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Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Starlight Celebration on December 15
It's that time of year when the snow begins to fall once more... except it's definitely not snowing in Ul'dah. It's far too warm...
Skyforge kicks off 12 Days of Winter events
There's no shame in having a single holiday event to celebrate the winter holiday of your choice (although it's going to be Christmas in...
Grab a Mu Online, Flyff, C9, or Rappelz holiday loot key from Massively OP and Webzen!
Webzen has winter events rolling out across its entire roster of western MMORPG this month, and we've got goodies for four of them. The...
Wintersday and PvP season 5 arrive in Guild Wars 2 today
Christmas rolls out across Tyria today as Guild Wars 2's Wintersday begins!
“It’s time for long winter nights, snowball fights, and exchanging gifts. Wintersday arrives...
SWTOR welcomes Life Day and 5th anniversary celebration
Rushing out to see Rogue One this weekend? Not so fast: SWTOR is going to make a play for your attention and geek affections....
Heroes of Newerth adds a new hero, ranking system, and wipes away all demerits
Ho ho holy crap, Heroes of Newerth is getting a massive patch just in time for Christmas. The game's 4.0 update not only adds...
RuneScape plans Sliske’s Endgame and Christmas content for December
Remember back in 2013 when RuneScape launched the "Missing, Presumed Death" questline? When Death actually went missing? Yeah, we don't either. 2013 was adorable,...
WildStar celebrates the consumer season with Winterfest
There's no need to get sappy or sentimental in WildStar when the holiday season rolls around. When it comes to Protostar's Gala Winterfest, cold,...
The MOP Up: The worst Overwatch players ever (December 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...
One Shots: Shifty adorableness
I don't want any of us to be fooled by this picture. Shifty-eyed evil comes in many forms, the most deceptive of which is...
The Daily Grind: Which game made the biggest contribution to killing MMORPGs in 2016?
MOP commenter deekay_zero proposed this week's Daily Grind in a roundabout way, and fair warning: It's a bit of a downer. He semi-jokingly suggested that...
The Champions Online Winter Event stomps into town
Being a superhero means that every holiday - every single one of them - will be met with an array of themed villains. It's...
Obsidian’s Armored Warfare team hit with layoffs
Obsidian Entertainment has announced layoffs for an unknown number of staffers working on military MMO Armored Warfare.
Gamasutra reports that the cuts are planned to...
Snowmageddon strikes Atlas Reactor
Welcome to SNOWMAGEDDON, the brutal, take-no-prisoners, open-all-presents throwdown that only Atlas Reactor has the guts to operate! Well, it's a lot more fluffy and...
EverQuest II celebrates a new Frostfell event with double the reward items
Christmas time is here in the real world, and while we're decorating trees and decking halls, it's important that we get our winter holiday...
Guild Wars 2’s fifth season of PvP and Wintersday begin next week [Updated]
Guild Wars 2 PvP players, listen up: You're getting some of what you've been craving. Anet confirmed today that its PvP revamp is landing...
Albion Online’s holiday event is elfin’ hardcore
It's not launched yet, but Albion Online apparently didn't want to let the holiday season go by without adding a little festive fun of...
The Dawning arrives in Destiny on December 13
The spirit of the holidays can mean many different things to many different people. To some people, it's all about togetherness. For others, it's...
DC Universe Online brings out new holiday outfits and penguins for December
It's time for the holidays in DC Universe Online once again, and that means that a supervillain is going to try to ruin the...
Nature cops who punch kraken: Catching up with Project Gorgon’s Eric Heimburg
As many of you are well aware, we here at Massively OP are pretty fascinated with the work being done by MMO industry veterans...