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SMITE’s Tides of China update is live today, overseen by Super Chill Bacchus
Patch 4.20: Tides of China is live in SMITE today, bringing with it seven Chinese quests (eight would have been more auspicious!) and the...
Age of Wushu adds a new free-for-all battle royale mode to its China version
There are two ways to look at the new battle royale mode added to the Age of Wushu Chinese servers. The first is with...
The MOP Up: Warface celebrates its birthday in Chernobyl (October 22, 2017)
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...
SMITE to fold its Chinese players into the global community
Contrary to popular belief, sometimes server merges can be a very good thing -- especially if your country or region has been kept isolated...
UK lawmakers examine lockboxes, PEGI leaves definitions to gambling commissions
The ESRB may not be interested in protecting gamers against predatory business model practices like lockboxes, but European regulators may be joining their Chinese...
Blizzard sues alleged Overwatch clone, bans World of Warcraft cheaters
Gone are the days when Chinese companies could get away with ripping off games left and right: Blizzard is going after another one of...
Chinese players review bomb PUBG on Steam over in-game VPN ads
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Valve said it was continuing to seek ways to crack down on review bombing, the practice of...
Elite Dangerous’ 2.4 update today heralds ‘The Return’ of the Thargoids
When Frontier's servers return to service today, Elite Dangerous will have a shiny new update. Patch 2.4 The Return promises "more mysterious and exciting...
Enter to win a Neverwinter gorgon mount on Xbox One and PS4 from PWE and MOP
To celebrate the arrival of the Tomb of Annhilation expansion for Neverwinter on console, PWE has granted Massively OP 100 Firesoul Gorgon mount keys to give away to our readers-- 50...
One Shots: A bridge too far
One more bridge. That's what she kept telling me, even though I cautioned her that sooner or later our luck would run out. She...
Conan Exiles makes a bold appeal to builders: Just play in god-mode
Lest you think that Conan Exiles is just about crushing your enemies and all that, Funcom has a new dev diary out today elucidating...
Pearl Abyss is building four more MMOs as Black Desert swells to 7.65M registered users
We've been tracking Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss' path to IPO since last spring, when multiple Korean outlets began reporting that the company sought...
Lost Ark releases a trailer for its second closed beta
We're going to lead off with the bad news: Lost Ark is currently planning its release in South Korea and China in 2018 with...
Enter to win a Champions Online 8th anniversary pack from PWE and Massively OP
Can you believe Champions Online is eight years old? Yep, it's true, and the festivities are underway! In honor of the celebration, PWE has kindly...
The MOP Up: State of Decay 2’s multiplayer mayhem (August 27, 2017)
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...
Path of Exile debuts in China, teases next expansion for December
First it was the launch of its nest expansion, The Fall of Oriath. Then it was its launch on the Xbox One. And now...
Black Desert team reveals perma-AFK leveling, tent camping, and a wicked sea monster
(We've updated this article since it went live with additional notes from Kakao - it's all at the end!)
When it comes to divining the future...
Enter to win a Neverwinter Ash Lion mount for PC from PWE and Massively OP
To celebrate the arrival of Tomb of Annihilation for Neverwinter on PC last week, PWE has kindly given Massively OP 50 Ash Lion mount keys to give away to our...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest II East
Publishing a video game globally is a monumental task, more so if it is a live online game such as what you'd find with...
No, exploitative gacha mechanics are not a good idea for western devs
We've been talking about exploitative gacha games and related business models on Massively OP for a long time, most recently and notably in depth earlier...
