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Disney has canceled Marvel Heroes, Marvel has ended its relationship with Gazillion
We can now confirm this as real, following a statement made by a Marvel representative to Massively OP. We're updating below.
According to Kotaku, Disney...
Marvel Heroes’ update silence has stretched to four weeks; here are the latest developments
I'm afraid we still can't say that Marvel Heroes is going to be OK, as we've now gone an entire month since the last...
The Game Archaeologist: Disney’s Toontown Online
The use of the word "toon" to describe MMORPG characters is a contentious one, with fans divided over its annoyance or acceptance. But when...
Marvel Heroes has now missed three weekly updates in a row as Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters
It's now been two weeks since we've had any word on the state of Marvel Heroes, as today marks the third missed Friday update in...
Marvel Heroes studio Gazillion has fallen eerily silent – here’s what we know about the sexual misconduct allegations and missed updates
Something weird is going on at Gazillion.
On October 20th, the studio delayed its regular Friday Marvel Heroes update summary, promising details on Monday. Almost...
The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn
Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Video game voice actors and big studios tentatively ink deal to end 11-month strike
Almost a year ago, SAG-AFTRA issued a strike against a round of video game companies following a year and a half of failing negotiation...
The Game Archaeologist: Furcadia
Let's face it: There isn't really a huge pool of MMORPGs from the 1990s to explore in this column. By now I have done...
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 128: Geeks at Disney World
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.
Gigantic devs liken their graphics to candy and plastic toys
If you love to hate on brightly colored cartoony-stylized graphics of games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and even Wildstar, know that...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO IP should Disney themeparkify next?
Following Disney's announcement of the Star Wars Hotel in the Galaxy’s Edge Disney subpark this weekend, my MMO guildies were joking about using the location...
Jukebox Heroes: Six goofy RuneScape tunes
Over the past year I've nearly been bested by the unclimbable mountain that is the RuneScape soundtrack. With well over 1,200 tracks currently existing...
MMO veteran Bill Roper joins SpatialOS dev Improbable
MMORPG fans know well the name Bill Roper: He's the former Blizzard developer who went on to helm Flagship's Hellgate: London and Cryptic's Champions Online...
Disney’s new Star Wars land is half an MMO
Everybody's doing sandbox MMOARGs these days -- including Disney.
Disney World in Orlando has been working on a new Star Wars ride, glad news for...
Global Chat: The fallout over Secret World Legends
The fallout over The Secret World's reboot into Secret World Legends has spread far and wide over the MMO blogging community, with many expressing...
Wizard101, Pirate101 newsletters tease big ‘monstrology’ update for the Spiral
KingsIsle has just put out a pair of monthly newsletters for its 101 games -- heads-up to any lost Club Penguin peeps that there...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 111: Secret World’s Destiny
Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World, City of Heroes vs. MxM, Paragon Chat, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2 SAB, April Fools' Day, WoW 7.2, Destiny 2, and Club Penguin, with reader mail on Funcom and MMO guilds.
Beta signups for new Pirates of the Caribbean MMO are live
In case you weren't sick of looking at Johnny Depp's face, here comes another stab at a Pirates of the Caribbean MMO. No, it's...
