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Can you believe Champions Online is eight years old? Yep, it's true, and the festivities are underway! In honor of the celebration, PWE has kindly...

Are you a fan of Neverwinter's current system of refinement? The developers certainly aren't, which is why the system is being massively overhauled from...

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...

Ever want to pick the brain of a systems designer behind one of your favorite MMORPGs and get the deeper, more complex answers behind...

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...

He just wanted to go out for a casual stroll. He picked the worst possible day to do it. Todd the Troll lumbered out of...

Don't fret, anxious console players: Your adventures in the completely safe and not-scary-at-all jungles of Chult are coming soon. In about a month, as...

The 23rd, 24th, and 25th centuries are so yesterday's Enterprise -- why not jump into the further future with a 26th century cruiser in...

Usually when it comes to discussing world hemispheres of MMO game design, comments and observations are made about what western studios can learn from their...

Over the summer, I put up some of NASA's fun faux retro travel posters advertising space paleofuture in my kid's room. I love this...

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...

So this is an unusual situation for me: I've never actually played a game for Choose My Adventure that I've disliked this much. Those of...

Believe it or not, this September will mark the 30th anniversary of the debut of Star Trek: The Next Generation. What began as a...

To celebrate the arrival of Tomb of Annihilation for Neverwinter on PC last week, PWE has kindly given Massively OP 50 Ash Lion mount keys to give away to our...

Good news, office drone! You've been slated for a hefty bonus! Now report to your nearest MMORPG to claim it! Perfect World Entertainment is running...

What might be worse than having an interesting-looking MMORPG in development shut down before it reaches launch is having one cloaked under the veil...

Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Dark and Light, RuneScape, RIFT, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on when an MMO "clicks" (specifically, FFXIV) and what non-fantasy MMOs still exist.

Dinosaurs, jungles, and tombs, oh my! All of these can be found in the latest major update to Neverwinter. The Tomb of Annihilation update...

When you complete or get tired of the storyline in Neverwinter's Tomb of Annihilation module, you can simply grab your weapon and go on...

Not every map in Sea of Thieves will be as simple as "'X' marks the spot." The team discussed how it's developing more advanced maps...