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Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for Amazon’s New World
The announcement of a new sandbox MMORPG last week -- New World, by none other than Amazon Game Studios itself -- has had both...
Grand Theft Auto Online: Bikers lets you be the outlaw motorcyclist you always wanted to be
Here in the real world, your options with a motorcycle are more or less limited to "riding it." You can't really whip into a...
Pokemon Go stream turns into ‘mugged in Central Park’ stream
Twitch streamer Rickeybot wasn't bothering anyone; he was just streaming a session of Pokémon Go in Central Park at night. Long-time stream audiences know...
Self-driving cars are learning to drive with Grand Theft Auto
So it turns out that people were right when they said that self-driving cars were a terrible idea. We were all in favor of...
The Game Archaeologist: The silent world of Tibia
If I were to tell you that there's a Western MMO out there that's as old as Ultima Online and yet still has a...
No Man’s Sky tops the UK sales charts
Whether it's acknowledged as multiplayer or not -- and whether you experienced bugs and unplayability over the weekend -- No Man's Sky is already...
Superdata’s June report shows Overwatch, WoW still on top
Superdata's latest report on the worldwide digital games market is out, and Overwatch owned the month of June on PC, to no one's surprise,...
APB: Reloaded sees UK layoffs, plans PS4 update
"Big, dramatic, and dare I say exciting things are afoot!"
Thus begins APB: Reloaded's latest dev blog, penned by Community Manager Tiggs and Producer Joshua...
The Stream Team: Attempting Grand Theft Auto Online’s new Cunning Stunts
If racing through the streets of Los Santos just isn't doing it for you anymore, there are now new stunt racetracks strewn about GTAO...
The MMOs with deals on Amazon Prime Day
The second-biggest holiday of the year has arrived: I'm talking about Prime Day, of course, the summer's Black Friday, when Amazon puts a ton...
Hacker breaks into APB: Reloaded CM’s account, goes on minor crime spree
APB: Reloaded's community manager learned the hard way about the importance of account security, as her account was hacked over the weekend.
"Yes, my forum/game...
Grand Theft Auto Online expands its black market
Surely if you're playing Grand Theft Auto Online, you're not above engaging in some shady black market activities. So for criminal scum of the...
Grand Theft Auto Online gives players a promotion in next week’s update
Owning and running a (crooked) corporation must be a fairly compelling experience, since Grand Theft Auto Online is adding yet more content for its...
APB Reloaded soft launches on Xbox One in Europe
The team behind APB Reloaded has been laying down the foundation for the game's transition to consoles, work that is now paying off as...
Mark Kern says he’d buy Firefall back if it sunsets
Mark Kern, most recently recalled to MMORPG audiences for volunteering himself as a spokesperson in the Nostalrius World of Warcraft vanilla server ordeal, told...
The MOP Up: Blizzard’s mobile prospects (May 15, 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...
The MOP Up: Setting a VR world record (May 8, 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...
How MMORPG character gear is made in APB: Reloaded
APB: Reloaded has posted a new dev blog this week all about how character wearables are designed and inserted into the game.
"The character and...
The MOP Up: Richard Garriott’s new book (April 24, 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...
Former Funcom CEO charged with market manipulation and insider trading
Reuters reports that former Funcom CEO Trond Arne Aas has been charged by The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and...
