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Moonlight Blade’s Romantic Destiny update is live
You'd be forgiven if you missed last week's Moonlight Blade update; after all, it's currently in open beta only in China, with nary an...
Nexon’s Q3 2016 financials ‘solid’ thanks to China, MapleStory, and Dungeon&Fighter
Nexon's third quarter financial report is out this week, and the company is calling it a "solid" one, with revenues boosted higher than expected...
Paladins touts a playerbase of 4 million
Hi-Rez is not above tooting its own horn, especially when it has a huge number to celebrate. Today the studio announced that Paladins has...
Revelation Online’s Chinese version adds the stealthy Assassin
Those of us here in the US have to wait a little bit longer for Revelation Online to start in on beta testing, but...
Trion’s Scott Hartsman: The MMO market is ‘in very good health’
In a new interview on MCVUK this week, Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman dishes on the state of the MMO industry and making inroads...
David Brevik becomes Path of Exile advisor
While some people were clinging to rumors that David Brevik was returning to the Diablo franchise that originally made him famous, the truth is...
SuperData says MMO gamers still stick around in a single game for a long time
Gaming research firm SuperData released a nifty pair of graphics on MMO retention last night.
The firm argues that a slim majority of MMO gamers...
Nexon pumps out a half-dozen new mobile games in Korea
Nexon is continuing its assault on the mobile games market with a planned release of a half-dozen titles this fall in Korea and China....
Leaderboard: How many subs do you think WoW has right now?
This past week, Blizzard denied a quote from a Polish print magazine attributing a post-Legion 10.1 million subscription count for World of Warcraft to...
The MOP Up: The Black Death’s knights vs. outlaws (October 2, 2016)
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...
Superdata: WoW now charges a full monthly sub in China
Superdata's digital games market report for August 2016 landed in our inbox today. Those of you who've been consistently frustrated and confused over the...
Echo of Soul returns to Korea a year after its shutdown
Last year was rough on Echo of Soul. The Korean fantasy MMO ended up closing down in both its native country and China in...
RuneScape dev Jagex helps form new Chinese company, saw ‘record profits in 2015’
Back in June, we were finally able to confirm the rumored $300M March sale of British MMORPG studio Jagex to China's Shandong Hongda, a...
Paladins expands e-sport tourney after early access ‘Steam success’
Hi-Rez is touting Paladins' successful early access open beta launch in a press release out earlier this morning.
The studio says that "within the first...
Analyst: China should port MMOs westward (carefully!) as mobile competition stiffens
China is the biggest game market in the world. So why the heck do so many games exported from there to here seem to flop?
That's the...
Diablo III gets a special Chinese Mahjong set for the series anniversary
Are you a big fan of Diablo III and mahjong both? Can you scarcely bear to be playing one without the other close at...
Perfect Ten: The worst-squandered IPs in online gaming
There are always going to be differences in opinion about what should be done with an IP based upon a franchise. That's just natural....
The MOP Up: Destiny prepares for Rise of Iron (September 11, 2016)
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 Stream Team: Watch and win a Neverwinter 7-day VIP key
Do you want seven days of VIP access in Neverwinter? Did you miss your chance during the giveaway last month? Then you are in...
Superdata: Online games account for 60% of digital PC revenue
Superdata has published its MMO and MOBA Games Market Report for the 2016 cycle, and let me just warn you before we dig in:...
