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Perfect Ten: How MMOs can become more accessible
Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, I was remarkably reluctant to enter into the field of MMORPGs despite being a perfect candidate...
You can roll (but not play) Lahn in Black Desert today – there’s even a contest to enter
Lahn isn't live in Black Desert today, but she's the next best thing: pre-customizable. When she officially launches next week, she'll be BDO's 16th...
One Shots: First MMO loves
What was your first? Not necessarily the first MMORPG you ever played, but the first that made you fall in love with that game...
Dual Universe builds up development forward momentum
MMO development is rarely steady and even; there are ups and downs, fast periods and slow cycles. Sometimes the slower patches are necessary to...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s Lost City of Omu arrives on consoles (April 29, 2018)
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...
Here’s how to Celebrate City of Heroes’ 14th anniversary in Paragon Chat today
If you're feeling the burning desire to reminisce in City of Heroes and hang out with other people who understand why it was so...
Enter to win a Neverwinter painted spider mount on Xbox One and PS4 from PWE and MOP!
To celebrate the arrival of the Lost City of Omu expansion for Neverwinter on console this week, PWE has granted Massively OP 20 Painted Spider mount keys to give...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online Deep Space Nine starship on PC from PWE and MOP
Are you hyped for Deep Space Nine in Star Trek Online? Victory is Life is hitting PC in June, complete with a journey to the...
Enter to win a copy of Wild Terra from Juvty and MOP!
B2P MMORPG sandbox Wild Terra isn't resting on its laurels: Developer Juvty Worlds patched up for the faux-holiday at the beginning of April, adding "crystal"...
Final Fantasy XIV invites the community to design physical DPS gear
Thus far, Final Fantasy XIV has run three gear design competitions for the community, inviting players to design gear for tanks, healers, and magical...
Bot-maker Bossland’s legit game flops, Germany rejects Blizzard’s US court victory and won’t enforce damages
Are you surprised to be hearing about Bossland again? We're surprised to be reporting on it. The German-based botmaker made headlines for the last...
Next year’s EVE Fanfest won’t be in Iceland, obviating your efforts to properly spell Reykjavik
Last autumn, when CCP Games began dumping assets and studios and VR holdings overboard, it also sent almost all of its EVE Online community...
Star Trek Online recruits a dozen Deep Space Nine actors for this summer’s expansion
The final Deep Space Nine cast members reprising their roles for Star Trek Online: Victory is Life were announced today, bringing the total up...
Portable forts and a replay function parachute into Fortnite
Just when you thought that Fortnite's battle royale couldn't get any crazier, Epic Games keeps upping the ante with ideas like Port-a-Fort.
That's right: There...
Snag your very own Tinker Bell in Black Desert today
Fairy companions are live in Black Desert today! Players so inclined can pick up their very own Fairy Laila through the Fairy Queen Theiah...
Pirates plunder Shroud of the Avatar
Way back when websites were a new and marvelous thing, creators often slapped a yellow "under construction" icon on them to indicate what should...
Blade and Soul’s robot dungeon event kicks off next week
Call 'em golems, call 'em automatons, or call 'em war machines, at the end of the day, they're robots in a fantasy setting, and...
Pantheon offers special PAX pledge tier worth $1000, gives five of them away in contest
Among the more unusual business model setups for the incoming wave of indie MMORPGs is Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen's. As we've previously covered,...
GDC 2018: Bridging and embedding cross-platform online communities
As this year's GDC coverage is winding down, I am finally coming to the topic I saved for last: community. MMOs are more than just...
Black Desert holds global costume design contest
With thousands of dollars in real cash on the line, the stakes for Black Desert's global costume design contest are no chump change. Pearl...
