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Summer of SWTOR kicks off with the return of the Nar Shaddaa nightlife event
The so-called "Summer of SWTOR" is officially underway now that BioWare has pushed out Game Update 5.2.2.
It's not the biggest patch in the world,...
E3 2017: EA BioWare reveals Anthem, a shared-world Destiny clone
Move over Destiny; BioWare is about to take a shot at your market share with its newly revealed Anthem.
Anthem is a "shared-world action-RPG" in...
Siltbreaker, the first chunk of Dota 2’s co-op PvE campaign, is now live
It seems co-op multiplayer campaigns are the thing for MOBAs to do lately, if SMITE and Master X Master and Dota 2 are any...
The Daily Grind: Do we deserve better damage models in MMOs?
For all of the changes, iterations, and evolutions that MMORPGs have undergone over the years, it still feels like we're back in the 1990s...
Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok
Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...
SWTOR lists class specs slated for Update 5.3 love
BioWare has informed players that some of Star Wars: The Old Republic's advanced classes and disciplines will be getting some changes and love with this...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind is the MMO you want and don’t want
I have been head-over-heels for Elder Scrolls Online since One Tamriel, and the Morrowind chapter has only added to my enthusiasm for the game....
ArcheAge Erenor Eternal update dev tour: Trading revamp and new zones
Have you got the urge to explore? ArcheAge's Erenor Eternal launches this evening, bringing three brand-new zones for players to gallivant about in. Of course,...
PSA: Update your SWTOR iOS security key app soon
As you may have heard, yesterday Apple announced that its upcoming iOS 11 will nix any and all support for 32-bit applications and devices,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 120: Steaming into summer
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, FFXIV, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Ashes of Creation, Neverwinter, Shroud of the Avatar, and Black Desert, with a mailbag question on "don't give a fudge" gaming.
Rumor: Dark and Light is launching this summer on Steam
Chinese website 17173.com reported yesterday that Snail Games' revived MMORPG Dark and Light will launch as part of the Steam summer sale (rumored for...
The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s monthly challenges (June 4, 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...
MMO Mechanics: Making healing interesting in MMORPGs
I was reading a recent Daily Grind article on the topic of unique healing classes and it prompted me to think about the variety...
Perfect Ten: My favorite MMO dungeons
It's hard to look at an MMORPG and imagine them without dungeons. For some people, these instances are the core of their game experience,...
Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist
This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...
Choose My Adventure: Exploring the purpose and plan of this community column
You are no doubt staring at the title image above and thinking to yourself that it really does not look like a Neverwinter screenshot....
‘Summer of SWTOR’ brings back the MMORPG
Squeaking in just under the wire for the dev team's promised May delivery date, Star Wars: The Old Republic published its (remaining) 2017 roadmap yesterday. The...
Indie multiplayer VR ARPG Prevent the Fall lands on Steam early access
So here's a new one to our games list today: Indie developer D.W.S's "all the things" ARPG Prevent the Fall. It's one of those...
World of Warcraft briefs on its Tomb of Sargeras raid
World of Warcraft's elite players are waiting with bated breath for the release of the game's newest and perhaps most challenging experience yet: Tomb...
SWTOR’s development road map is coming this week
It's the end of May, and Star Wars: The Old Republic players are still waiting for that promised road map about the game's development...
