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Check out Black Desert’s Chinese debut trailer
You might be surprised to know that Black Desert hasn't actually launched in China yet, given its status in South Korea and its popularity...
Multiple countries will boycott the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games over e-sports concerns
Back in April, we wrote about how the Olympic Council of Asia and Alisports of China was aiming to bring e-sports to the Asian...
Perfect Ten: EverQuest’s EverExpanding franchise
When Daybreak announced last year that it was cancelling the highly anticipated EverQuest Next project, the series' forward momentum lurched to a halt. This wasn't...
World of Warcraft announces $100K prize pool for Mythic Dungeon Invitational e-sports competition
World of Warcraft is giving e-sports another go. In a blog post going live this afternoon, Blizzard has announced the Mythic Dungeon Invitational, an...
Monetization expert: MMOs are dying because of clueless design, not insufficient demand
MMORPG players just love it when somebody declares the MMORPG dead, right? All those games you're playing, all the games we're writing about and...
Chinese government attacks on Honour of Kings MOBA leads to child locks
You may not have heard of Honour of Kings, but that's probably because you don't live in China. It's one of the most popular...
Black Desert has no plans for localized China-only content
Chinese players will be able to enjoy a localized version of Black Desert courtesy of Snail Games, but according a recent interview with developers...
Check out Legend of the Ancient Sword gameplay in action
If you enjoy keeping your eyes on Chinese MMOs that may make their way stateside, you'll want to keep your eyes on Legend of...
Hearthstone nerfs bothersome Quest Rogue deck, skirts around Chinese lockbox regulations
Following Hearthstone's most recent expansion, Journey to Un'Goro, one deck has come to dominate pretty much all others -- and Blizzard now says that...
Transformers Online moves to open beta in China
3Are your primary complaints about Overwatch the fact that it doesn't exclusively star giant robots while being a Chinese-only title? Because that's exactly what...
E3 2017: Path of Exile’s Jonathan Rogers on the Fall of Oriath and markets beyond
Despite the recent release of Path of Exile's Fall of Oriath's recent beta release, Grinding Gear Games sent Technical Director Jonathan Rogers out to E3 2017...
Shroud of the Avatar adds East Asian-themed town, kicks off Q&A
Fancy a bit of the Far East in your MMORPGs? Shroud of the Avatar is making that wish come true with its unclone of...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2’s class roster (June 18, 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...
The MOP Up: EVE Valkyrie lowers its price point (June 11, 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...
Blizzard is using a loophole to keep selling Overwatch lockboxes in China
There's a law on the books in China that states you can't sell random loot boxes in an online game without disclosing the odds...
Twilight Spirits starts open beta testing later this month
Craving your next fast-paced action MMO fix? Netease is currently prepping Twilight Spirits for open beta, which is scheduled to arrive on June 29th.
Twilight...
Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss prepares IPO in Korea
Multiple Korean outlets are reporting that Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss is preparing an initial public offering and seeks a fall listing on the Korean stock...
Blizzard announces Overwatch Contenders e-sports ‘development league’
Blizzard has just announced "Overwatch Contenders," what it's calling a "development league for aspiring Overwatch League professionals."
"Over the first year of organized Overwatch competition,...
The Game Archaeologist: When Hellgate London got Flagshipped
It seems that it really wasn't too long ago that I was filling in the time between night classes by boning up on video...
NetEase has a smashing good first quarter 2017 thanks to mobile sales and Hearthstone
Chinese operator, developer, and publisher NetEase posted its Q1 2017 financial report this week, and the news is quite good for the company. NetEase...
