dev diary
PAX West 2017: Chronicles of Elyria’s monetization philosophy, tribe evolution, and the PvP sandbox stigma
What is Chronicles of Elyria? We first learned about the game and its goal to redefine the MMORPG genre back in 2015. Since then,...
The MOP Up: Skyforge gets a dark rush with the Revenant (September 10, 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...
Guild Wars 2 on how Path of Fire is the most ‘complex’ story ANet’s done
Even if you're a Guild Wars lore fan whose favorite word is "Cantha," it's likely that you've lost a bit of the story along...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Getting to grips with Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire mounts
ArenaNet dedicated last week to all things mounts, so it stands to reason that I'd simply have to provide you with a run-down of...
Wurm Online works on becoming better-looking and better-performing
This past Saturday, Wurm Online pumped out a small 4.0.6 client release. With improved performance and better lighting, the patch serves as a prelude...
The Black Death looks back at history while Osiris: New Dawn releases the Architect update
At this point, we are really starting to wonder if The Black Death is a history thesis that ran away from the student and...
Marvel Heroes explains tomorrow’s Omega Prestige system, says it will come to PC later
Maybe you've heard of this new Marvel Heroes Omega Prestige system and have been wondering, "What in Sam Hill is that all about?" Now...
Guild Wars 2 devs on how mounts bring the ‘joy of movement’ to Path of Fire
If you took part in the first Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire preview weekend, you surely got to play around with the first...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 Elite Specialization preview weekend impressions
Over the weekend Guild Wars 2 players had the chance to get to grips with the new Path of Fire elite specializations in a PvP setting,...
Guild Wars 2’s second Path of Fire preview weekend is about to begin
Update: It's live!
Didn't get a chance to jump into Guild Wars 2 during last weekend's Path of Fire preview weekend? You're getting another chance...
Guild Wars 2 deep-dives Path of Fire’s elite specs for every class
ArenaNet has a new dev vlog out today focusing on the development of Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire elite specs. Some of the...
The MOP Up: Portal Knights splits up the party (August 13, 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...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Cautiously optimistic about Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire expansion
ArenaNet chose to very cleverly stave off the post-season blues by teasing a long-awaited, much-anticipated, and very-spoiled Guild Wars 2Â expansion announcement as a close...
Dual Universe looks back at its Kickstarter campaign, talks about its progress in July
A little under a year ago, the sci-fi sandbox Dual Universe successfully funded its Kickstarter campaign to the tune of $630,000 and officially put this...
LOTRO: Mordor is still aiming for a July 31 release
Lord of the Rings Online players are on pins and needles this week, wondering if they only have a few days before the expansion...
Bless Online’s Rebuild Project homes in on character growth
Following the cancellation of the western version of Bless Online, Neowiz surprised everyone by announcing that it would be publishing the game here in the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 One Path Ends is live, plus first impressions of Siren’s Landing
I realise that you were probably expecting some rather excited ramblings that contained my first impressions of the Guild Wars 2 season 3 finale, One...
Next Day Survival debuts, plus H1Z1, Hellion, Black Death, and Life is Feudal survivalbox news
ARK and Conan aren't the only survivalboxes in town -- in fact, several of the modern contenders in the subgenre have updates and videos this week demonstrating...
This week in survivalboxes: ROKH, Hellion, The Black Death, and Life is Feudal
ARK and Conan aren't the only survivalboxes in town -- in fact, several of the modern contenders in the subgenre have updates and videos...
Pantheon’s Brad McQuaid on skill memorization, mana management, and combat prep
When an MMO is deep in development, it's natural for players to want to know the answers to everything, down to the tiniest detail,...
