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The MOP Up: RuneScape Chronicles’ beach party (July 17, 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...
Pokemon Go gets cloned, sponsored, and harmonized
If you're in China, you might not be able to play Pokémon Go right at the moment. You can, however, play City Spirit Go,...
Jagex confirms sale to Chinese company
Back in March, we reported on the rumored sale of Jagex to Chinese company Shandong Hongda, a company known chiefly for its mining operations. The...
Warcraft has become the most successful film adaptation of a video game
The strength of its success at the Chinese box office has led Warcraft to be the single most successful video game adaptation film to...
Check out gameplay footage of Lineage II Blood Alliance
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a crowded social environment (shopping mall, concert, military assembly, Senatorial filibuster) and found yourself thinking...
Overwatch expects the new competitive play to change after release
Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan took to the forums yesterday to share some of the plans for the game's continued development.
Primarily on the table,...
Warcraft film hits a roundly disappointing $24.4 million opening in the US
It might seem a bit baffling that the Warcraft film was released in China well before it was released in the United States (which...
The Warcraft movie is going gangbusters in China
Poor overall film reviews or no, Warcraft is most certainly going to make some nice bank this summer. The movie opens in the US...
Revelation Online is coming westward, taking beta signups
NetEase and My.com have announced that they are bringing Revelation Online westward. The steampunk-fantasy flavored MMO soft launched in China last year and boasts six classes with...
Snail Games announces Kingdom Warriors beta signups
Snail Games has kicked off pre-registration for pre-launch closed beta test events for upcoming MMO Kingdom Warriors. The studio is calling it a "mobile...
Tencent’s new Chinese console includes League of Legends in its lineup
If you've long wished to play League of Legends on a console, we're happy to tell you that this will soon be a thing...
Nexon slips a little in first quarter but has confidence in its future
Nexon has come out of the gate in 2016 looking strong. The MMO publisher posted its Q1 financial report this week, stating that the...
Crowfall’s ‘universe’ plan could mean regionalized servers
"PvP is the universal language of gaming," says Crowfall studio ArtCraft in a new blog post last night. "Killing other players is a transcendent...
China gets the Warcraft movie two days before everyone else
Want to be among the first in the world to see the Warcraft feature film? Then you best be buying a ticket to China....
Leaderboard: What must a classic WoW server have to make you play it?
Word yesterday that Blizzard has invited the "progressive vanilla" Nostalrius emulator team to Blizz HQ, presumably to discuss World of Warcraft and not the...
ArcheAge enters open beta testing in China
The worldwide availability of ArcheAge takes another step forward as the game's Chinese client enters its open beta test. This comes after several different...
Marvel Heroes treks to Asia, new platforms this summer
Gazillion announced this morning that it's partnering with cloud-streaming service Ubitus to launch Marvel Heroes in South Korea and Japan this summer with China...
Let it snow (and more) in World of Warships
World of Warships might need a meteorologist before too long. In an upcoming patch, the game will be adding a weather system for its...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online Vaadwaur Astika Heavy Battlecruiser from PWE and Massively OP
In honor of Star Trek Online's mid-season 11.5 launch, PWE has granted Massively OP five Vaadwaur Astika Heavy Battlecruisers to give away to our readers!
"Battlecruisers of the...
CCP’s 2015 finances included year-over-year revenue decline for EVE Online
Hat tip to marketsforISK blogger croda for digging into CCP's 2015 financials, which were released to the public at the end of March. The good news is...
