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Jukebox Heroes: Ragnarok 2’s soundtrack
Game soundtracks like this are the reason why I scrounge outside of the well-known MMOs for hidden gems. As I've often said before, the...
The MOP Up: Tera’s expansion launches in Europe (November 22, 2015)
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 Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
Lost Ark Online announced for China, gets new website and trailer
Lost Ark is indeed heading to China, a fact announced at Tencent Games Carnival 2015. Besides debuting a new trailer, representatives from Smilegate and...
Nexon had a good year in spite of its NCsoft disengagement
You might think Nexon would be smarting after selling off its NCsoft shares at a substantial loss in the wake of what was apparently...
Massively Overthinking: Is IP-blocking in online games a necessary evil?
This past week, news about Black Desert's IP blocking has reminded me once again how IP-blocking, region-locking, and the resulting isolated MMO communities are...
Lost Ark will be out of the public’s eye at G-Star
Fans hoping for personal views and hands-on time with the upcoming action-RPG Lost Ark at G-Star are in for a world of disappointment. While the...
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is coming to China on November 20
Chinese news site 17173.com is reporting that Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns will be releasing in the country on November 20th.
The launch of...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2015: World of Warcraft drops 100K subs, Actibliz buys Candy Crush dev for $5.9B
Strange things are afoot at Blizzard Activision.
Even while the studio is preparing for BlizzCon and the trailer reveal for the Warcraft movie, it announced...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite obscure MMORPG?
Even at a site like Massively OP, we still run across MMOs we've never, ever heard of, obscure little gems (or trainwrecks, depending) that...
Tree of Savior closed beta 2 begins on October 27
The next Tree of Savior English closed beta test is right around the corner.
On the official site, the team announced that the second closed beta...
Firefall aims for an update every six to eight weeks
Firefall isn't keeping its players in the dark regarding the game's future plans. Red 5 posted a development schedule that includes the next four...
Echo of Soul announces China closure too
Any way you look at it, Echo of Soul is taking a beating lately. Following the announcement earlier this month that the game will be...
Yoshida celebrates one year of Final Fantasy XIV in China
Final Fantasy XIV guru Naoki Yoshida headlined a one-year anniversary celebration for the game in China this week. He revealed that FFXIV version 3.0...
A fireside chat with Firefall’s executive producer
For a tumultuous period of time, Firefall was in freefall, having crossed the spectrum of gamer goodwill about as fast as was humanly possible....
The MOP Up: Another stab at Game of Thrones
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...
ArcheAge is launching in China next month
After a couple of delays, it looks as though China will finally be able to join the ArcheAge club in less than two weeks.
Tencent...
The Soapbox: These three MMOs deserve a do-over
Wouldn't it be cool if every MMORPG that failed to reach its potential were granted some sort of do-over? We've seen it happen once, with...
WildStar starts testing free-to-play patch
WildStar's free-to-play transition is just around the corner, as testing commenced today on the fall patch. The public test realm update includes the new...
The MOP Up: Evil Island edition
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...
