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Khaimera is live in today’s Paragon patch; watch the teaser video
Epic Games has today released yet another hero for its upcoming MOBA Paragon. Khaimera is described by Epic as a "high-risk, hi-reward" melee jungler...
The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online’s den of the Dark Brotherhood
A dear Patreon patron has requested a livestream of The Elder Scrolls Online's Dark Brotherhood DLC. Alexander, your wish is coming true. MOP's most rabid...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Update 11 features Argonian theme, new dungeons, updated trials, and new hair
ZeniMax is busily teasing its plans for The Elder Scrolls Online's Update 11 today. If you're a fan of the franchise's lizard peeps, you're...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best thief class in an MMORPG?
Back in April, I wrote a Daily Grind about MMORPG classes we hate to play, and rogues and thieves topped my list. But I...
EVE Valkyrie unleashes Carrier Assault update, new map, and new singleplayer missions
CCP has pushed out EVE Valkyrie's very first big content patch today. Called Carrier Assault, the update introduces a new game mode by the...
SMITE’s 2016 World Championships features another million-dollar prize pool
Hi-Rez Studios told press and fans today that it's taking over Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, for its next big event.
Hi-Rez Expo will...
Star Trek Online to introduce JJ Abrams-inspired content
PWE and Cryptic have confirmed today that the Star Trek Online universe will collide with the JJ Abrams lore. "Players will soon be able to...
The Skies is still on track for a 2016 PC beta, 2017 console beta
Post-apoc F2P MMORPG The Skies has been busy since launching its early access alpha on Steam last month. Last week, it performed a mass...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.3 in review, part two
Between all of the stuff in patch 3.3 and the plethora of reveals from this year's E3, my cup runs over with parts of...
Phantasy Star Online 2 reveals the full details of its collaboration with Final Fantasy XIV
Are you eager to play Phantasy Star Online 2? Wait, scratch that; the ship has pretty well sailed on that and most of the...
Star Trek Online will memorialize Anton Yelchin in-game
For those of you who missed the news, actor Anton Yelchin (best known to fans of Star Trek as Chekov in the reboot films)...
The MOP Up: League of Legends fights in-house toxicity (June 19, 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...
MMO Mechanics: Zonation and scaling mechanics in MMORPGs
The recent E3 hubub about The Elder Scrolls Online new level syncing mechanics being extended has got me thinking all about the mechanics behind zones in MMOs,...
One Shots: Cave art
True fact: One of the earliest attempts to screenshot the action in an MMORPG took place as prehistoric cave paintings in France. Another true...
The Game Archaeologist: The Shadow of Yserbius
Really, I blame my parents for not being filthy rich.
If they had been, we could've afforded the $130/month unlimited subscription fee to the ImagiNation...
Firefall is coming to PlayStation 4 and mobile platforms
We won't lie: We've been a little concerned for the future of Firefall over the past year. But if the dev team has anything...
Destiny maybe, possibly, could be some day coming to the PC
Console-only online games. Doesn't that rustle your jimmies, PC players? For those of us who can't afford or choose not to add an Xbox...
E3 2016: Final Fantasy XIV discusses the Deep Dungeon, Xbox One, and the future
Whenever Naoki Yoshida shows up at a convention, you know ahead of time that Final Fantasy XIV fans are going to have plenty to...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMORPGs of E3 2016
With E3 taking up so much head-space this week, we thought it only right to discuss how MMOs in particular fared at the convention....
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs for mature audiences only
As with mainstream movies, it seems that the MMORPG industry has settled comfortably into the PG-13 zone for its approach and themes. Sure, there's...
