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Icelandic developer known for EVE Online, DUST 514, EVE Valkyrie, and the canceled World of Darkness.

Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks

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I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 31: MMO expansions come roaring back

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Justin and Bree discuss Devilian, SWTOR, Ultima Online, the return of the MMO expansion, RIFT, Camelot Unchained, ArchLord 2, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on Heart of Thorns and gambleboxes.
Sure you are, home slice.

Star Citizen studio ‘grows’ dev team, claims layoffs are ‘streamlin[ing]’

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It's never exactly calming to hear that a large project is laying people off before release, and that's the rumor swirling around Cloud Imperium...

Leaderboard: Synth vs. orchestra for space MMOs

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Earlier this week we got a taste of Pedro Camacho's orchestral score for Star Citizen. I loved it, but I've also been putting together my...

EVE Evolved: New roles for capital ships

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In the past two editions of EVE Evolved, I looked at the Aegis sovereignty warfare overhaul and how it played out in a recent...

EVE Online reintroduces large-scale expansions

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Earlier this week, EVE Online Executive Producer Andie "CCPSeagull" Nordgren announced that the game will be returning to large-scale expansions in addition to frequent patches. What can...

The MOP Up: Ultima Online’s new home

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we're deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies

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MMO economies are notoriously hard to balance, so most MMO players have seen the effects of stagnation and hyperinflation in an MMO economy for...

Nexus Telegraph: WildStar takes on Halloween with Shade’s Eve

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While I can't decide if Halloween is my favorite real-life holiday (it's close, no matter what), I have no doubt that the spooky ooky...
You only remember these people when someone dies.

DUST 514 kicks off a new event in celebration of the Amarr

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A big lore shake-up occurred in the EVE Online universe when Empress Jamyl Sarum was killed while traveling. That has an impact on one...

Project Dogmat aims to fill the World of Darkness void

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Are you afraid? You should be, according to the website for Project Dogmat, which bills itself as a roleplay-friendly MMORPG with a "modern gothic...

The Daily Grind: How might VR reshape the MMOscape?

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Oculus Connect 2, a VR conference hosted by the folks behind Oculus, is set for just a few weeks from now. You probably didn't know...

Destiny sold 6.3 million copies its first month

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How successful was Destiny's September 2014 launch? Pretty successful, by most measuring sticks. Bungie moved 6.3 million copies of its sci-fantasy shooter in the first...

EVE Evolved: The war for Providence

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In the previous edition of EVE Evolved, I looked at how the state of PvP in EVE Online has changed since the Aegis Sovereignty...

Free-to-play WildStar ‘Reloaded’ arrives September 29th

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No, that isn't a typo in the title: WildStar fully converts to free-to-play on September 29th. Carbine and its crew are calling this significant change to...

History of EVE Online book rolls first copies off the printing press

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EVE Online's player history is a massive, ever-shifting entity, and one man is making good on his dream and promise to put it into writing. A...

PAX Prime 2015: Guild Wars 2 is never getting a PUG raid finder

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Guild Wars 2 set its fanbase on edge this last week on Twitter and at PAX prime. We learned that raids are coming to GW2 with...

Guild Chat: Finding MMO fun without your guildmates

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Good news, everyone: I'm back with an unexpected edition of Guild Chat for you! Observant Massively Overpowered readers might have noticed that I rotate...

WildStar previews its Halloween event, Shade’s Eve

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It's no secret that WildStar has had holiday events in the works for quite some time now, although the developers held off releasing them...

Global Chat: Returning to WildStar for F2P

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Many WildStar fans, past and present, are digging into the sumptuous buffet of the free-to-play patch on the test server for a better idea...

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