Official Site: Defiance
Studio: Trion Worlds
Launch Date: April 2, 2013
Genre: Sci-Fi third-person shooter
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
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Here’s the full list of Trion Worlds’ Black Friday deals
As you plan your Black Friday shopping strategy (ours: sleeping in and lazily shopping on Amazon Prime), Trion Worlds wants to help out by...
Halloween events across the MMORPG verse, 2017 edition
Hey, you. Yeah, you, dude leeching candy from the bucket you bought "for the neighborhood kids." And you, lady still trying to decide between...
Trion Worlds entices players to support Extra Life charity with in-game rewards
If you haven't heard already, tomorrow marks the start of a massive gaming marathon called Extra Life that will help raise much-needed funds to...
Jukebox Heroes: Destiny 2’s soundtrack
I feel like making a bold statement today, so here it goes: Destiny 2's soundtrack is far and away better than its predecessor --...
PAX West 2017: Trion’s PvE MMO shooter Defiance deserves a second look
I admit that before PAX West 2017, I hadn't logged into Defiance in a long, long time. I couldn't even say how long. Even...
PAX West 2017: Ashes of Creation reveals December 15 alpha zero, Bear McCreary as composer
During the Ashes of Creation panel at PAX West, Founder and Creative Director Steven Sharif announced the exact date of the upcoming Alpha...
Perfect Ten: MMO experiments in transmedia synergy
We're not going to argue that MMORPGs are the dominant form of media entertainment these days, but they do have endurance and a devoted...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s bad news bears (August 6, 2017)
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...
Perfect Ten: MMOs in limbo
The one thing that I thought we could all count on forever was that the MMO life cycle was pretty easy to understand. A...
The Ex Inanis faction offers new loot for currency in Defiance
The Ex Inanis have arrived in Defiance! Gasp! Shock! This is unexpected! Partly due to the fact that we don't know who the Ex...
The MMOs of the Steam Summer 2017 Sale
After some ups and downs this afternoon -- everybody loves the "try again later" message, right? -- Valve's summer Steam sale is finally underway...
Defiance heats up summer with a new high-powered event
We may be past the days of the almighty transmedia synergy, but Defiance is not ready to give up its penchant for world-changing events....
The Game Archaeologist: How Sceptre of Goth shaped the MMO industry
When it comes to text-based MMOs created in the '80s, '90s, and 2000s, the sheer number of them would blot out the sky. There...
Trion streamlines its Glyph launcher to decrease its memory footprint
If you play one of Trion Worlds' online games, then chances are very good that you also use Trion's Glyph launcher on a daily...
Defiance invites you to cleanse the diseased with pure, searing flame
The new Defiance event is full of disease. There's an outbreak of some illness or another with all-new Arkfalls, but what's really important is...
RIFT, Trove, and ArcheAge start accepting Razer zGold
There's a new way to pay in Trion Worlds' games, and that way is Razer zGold.
Trion announced this week that all of its games,...
The MOP Up: Guns of Icarus has relaunched as Guns of Icarus Alliance (April 2, 2017)
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...
April Fools’ Day 2017: Hijinks across the MMOverse
If you don't like tricks and jokes, just stop reading right now, turn the lights off, and go climb back into bed. Nothing on...
Defiance prepares for its Armistice Day celebration
In Defiance lore, Armistice Day is a pretty big deal. It's not just an excuse for a holiday; it's the end of the Pale...
The Stream Team: The heart is where the Hellbugs are… in Trove
Have you ever heard the phrase "Home is where the heart is"? But where's the heart? It's where the Hellbugs are -- in Trove!...
