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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...
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...
