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Perfect Ten: 10 little things I love about Final Fantasy XIV
A reader recently sent in a letter asking Justin to explain why he (Justin) had never really connected with Final Fantasy XIV despite giving...
Beat Elder Scrolls Online’s Falkreath Hold, buy a Nord manor
When the Horns of the Reach DLC launches for The Elder Scrolls Online next month, one of the dungeons wrapped up in the bundle...
ARK Survival Evolved won’t wipe exploit-infested servers ahead of August launch
Were you anticipating a wipe ahead of the formal launch of ARK: Survival Evolved in August, especially given all the recent exploits? It's not...
Absolver begins PC and PS4 preorders ahead of August 29 launch
Absolver came out of nowhere last year, not quite an MMO but with a lot of the stock online multiplayer RPG trappings, with a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 127: EVE walks no more
Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, EVE, SWTOR, Black Desert, Albion, and Citadel, plus a mailbag question on class and character investment in MMORPGs, with a special interview segment featuring ARK: Survival Evolved composer Gareth Coker.
Final Fantasy XIV adds Creation tomestones with patch 4.05
It's been just about four weeks since Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood launched, and now the game's usual endgame setup is fully in place. Today's...
Elite Dangerous’ David Braben on communities, MMOs, F2P, and the space game genre
Elite Dangerous' David Braben has a big spread in Rolling Stone's Glixel blog this week, and it's a fun read as he zips around...
Global Chat: Are MMO side quests worth it?
Apparently I am a pot-stirrer. On my side blog, Bio Break, I like to throw out conversation starters every now and then, and one...
Elder Scrolls Online wants you to PvP in its ‘Midyear Mayhem’ event
If you've never been excited by Elder Scrolls Online's PvP before, maybe ZeniMax's new PvP event will entice you. It's called Midyear Mayhem, and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG is the worst for duos?
As I've been playing Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind the past week or two, my husband has been watching me from the depths of his...
Even mainstream sites are starting to notice Final Fantasy XIV’s housing problems
Did you know that Final Fantasy XIV has a housing system that's particularly restrictive and makes it unnecessarily difficult to own a house? Probably,...
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...
DC Universe Online is releasing its stat rebalance with its next major patch
No one likes seeing numbers go down in an MMO. You work really hard to make sure your attack power goes as high as...
Wisdom of Nym: The numbers game in Final Fantasy XIV
It's not really hard to figure out the best stats for melding in order to do the maximum damage in Final Fantasy XIV. You...
Final Fantasy XIV details some of the balance changes coming to the game on Tuesday
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV arrives tomorrow, and everyone who has been following the game knows that it's bringing the new weekly...
Get a special Fortnite rifle for free before the game launches
When you're just sitting around and waiting for a game to release, it seems like the perfect time to partake in efforts to grab...
The MOP Up: Crash Force offers arena fun at a discount (July 16, 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...
One Shots: Man of Tungsten
Look there! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Mysecretid!
Who among us hasn't played a video game at some point and...
How to find the right MMORPG as a couple
People seemed to quite like my piece last week about how my wife and I wound up married in no small part due to...
FFXIV updates players on DDOS attacks, teases Tuesday patch content
A series of DDOS attacks on Final Fantasy XIV this summer kicked Square Enix into high gear to defend itself. As the studio seems...