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The Daily Grind: Do you find MMO non-human racial choices lacking?
Every time I start a new MMO, I make a vow to myself not to pick a standard human as my racial choice. Nine...
Elder Scrolls Online’s winter festival begins Thursday
The Elder Scrolls Online, the MMORPG once infamous for eschewing holidays, is following up its inaugural autumn bash with a winter party called the New...
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 95: Rising from the ashes
Justin and Bree discuss end-of-the-year coverage, ArcheAge, Ashes of Creation, Elder Scrolls Online, CCP, Cold Iron, The Secret World, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on MMOs we wish we liked and the New World's timeline.
Choose My Adventure: On the wrong side of the law in The Elder Scrolls Online
The Thieves' Guild might have a somewhat generic name for what it's doing, but I find it makes far more sense in any world...
Trove soft-launches with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console open betas today
The mass-movement of MMORPGs to console platforms that's pervaded 2016 continues today with the launch of Trove's PlayStation 4 and Xbox One open betas...
Gaijin begins crowdfunding multiplayer war shooter Enlisted
War Thunder studio Gaijin announced today that it's publishing Darkflow Software's "fan-driven" MMO squad-based multiplayer PC shooter called Enlisted. "Gaijin Entertainment Promises to Reinvest Game...
Warframe pushes The War Within to consoles alongside a gaming giveaway
It has been a month and a day since The War Within, one of Warframe's most-hyped content releases to date, arrived on the PC....
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2016 in review
If you care about awards - and let's be real, we all do, even if they don't inform our emotional states - you'll notice...
New research suggests head-mounted VR sets are unintentionally sexist
A new research study conducted by University of Minnesota researchers Justin Munafo, Meg Diedrick, and Thomas A. Stoffregen says that head-mounted virtual reality is unintentionally...
Defiance promises players more content moving into 2017
If you like playing Defiance, we can't blame you for being just a little... on edge about the game. The whole "transmedia synergy" element...
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...
Trove launches on the PlayStation 4 this week
While Trion Worlds announced earlier this year that its sandbox Trove would be coming to consoles by the end of 2016, the studio demurred...
The Stream Team: Exploring ARK’s revamped ice cave
One of ARK's recent changes included a complete reworking of the island's cave systems. That means that all of the caves that Massively OP's...
Activision brings Vicarious Visions in to work on Destiny
Some big things are happening with Destiny. We already knew that Destiny 2 was on its way, and there's the rumor that it's coming...
Final Fantasy XIV sells soundtrack arrangement album
We will not judge you in the slightest if you admit a fondness for listening to Final Fantasy XIV's extensive, excellent, and ever-expanding soundtrack....
Enter to win a Gigantic Ruby Code key from PWE and MOP
In honor of the staggered open beta launch of Gigantic yesterday, PWE and Motiga have granted Massively OP 10 Ruby Code keys to give away to our readers! What's...
Gigantic introduces founders packs for semi-open beta
Gigantic's beta doors swing open today -- but not quite all the way open. Anyone with Windows 10 or an Xbox One can slip...
Dragon Quest Heroes II is hitting the PlayStation 4 in April 2017
Are you eagerly anticipating the day that Dragon Quest X graces the shores of North America? Well, too bad; that's not the announcement we've...
China is cracking down on MMORPG lockbox vendors
Violently authoritarian government regulates nasty video gaming monetization exploit, and gamers are cheering? Yep, China is cracking down on lockboxes. A notice from the creepy Ministry of...