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Perfect Ten: MMO systems that could be great (but I haven’t seen it yet)
Before I start this column, I want to say two important things. First, my experiences do not extend outward to the limits of the...
PSA: The Crew is discounted on Steam right now
Yesterday I implored the MOP chat room to talk me out of purchasing The Crew. Thankfully they did, because today it's on sale via Steam. Strangely,...
The Stream Team: Duty calls in Final Fantasy XIV
Now that Massively OP's MJ has been back in Final Fantasy XIV for a bit, she's gotten back into the swing of using her...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 33: Ascent’s James Hicks
Justin and Bree fête Ascent's James Hicks discussing Star Citizen, Wurm Online, Ultima Online, WildStar, Daybreak's mystery game, Elite: Dangerous, RIFT, and Funcom.
Tamriel Infinium: Orsinium makes me forget the things I don’t like about ESO leveling
Anyone reading this column regularly understands that I have a bit of a tiff with ZeniMax because of the way it's handled the leveling...
The Crew’s expansion to feature monthly tourney, player-created missions
The Crew's first expansion is coming on November 17th, and Ubisoft has dropped a looooong post on its website that examines the various feature-adds....
Not So Massively: Star Citizen’s map is amazing (October 12, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns economy and legendary weapons
ArenaNet has published two Guild Wars 2 dev blogs today: one on the economy and one on legendary weapons. ANet economist John Smith begins by...
Wisdom of Nym: Surpassing Final Fantasy XIV’s cross-class legacy
In one respect, Final Fantasy XIV is an incredibly flexible game. You are never actually locked into a single role or job; even if...
Elite: Dangerous shows off a planetary surface
Give people a game about flying around in space and the first question you hear is, "When can we walk around on a planet?"...
Daybreak’s Jens Andersen says PlanetSide 2 ‘is really struggling’
Daybreak Executive Creative Director Jens Andersen admitted on Reddit that PlanetSide 2 isn't doing as well as it should: "The game is really struggling, and...
The MOP Up: Skyforge’s new raid (October 11, 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 Stream Team: A peek into Final Fantasy XIV’s housing
It's no secret that housing is a favorite feature of any game for MassivelyOP's MJ, and she's excited to take a peek at FFXIV's...
Elite: Dangerous asks players to stop exploring (for the moment)
One of the keenest parts of Elite: Dangerous is the fact that it's a game with a huge galaxy just begging to be explored....
ARK has already sold 2 million early-access copies
How do you sell 2 million copies before you officially launch your game? Be a studio with a survival MMO on Steam. And, you...
Neverwinter: Strongholds arrives on Xbox One next month
If I were a serious business console gamer, I think I'd be going crazy at the delay between PC launches and console launches for...
World of Warcraft and RuneScape make Twitch’s top games list for September
Don't put much stock in what people are playing on Raptr? What about what people are watching on Twitch?
The streaming giant recently released its September...
Destiny is adding microtransactions, starting with emotes
Bungie is opening another revenue pipeline for its popular Destiny, as the game will introduce microtransactions next week.
"This coming Tuesday, October 13th, Tess Everis...
DC Universe Online launches Episode 17 for members today
It's October 7th, and do you know what that means? Not just that Halloween is one day closer, as it happens; it means that...
Check out this guide to Elder Scrolls Online’s Orsinium
We're about a month away from Elder Scrolls Online's next DLC update, which will open the doors to the Orcish ancestral city of Orsinium....
