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Trion offers compensation to ArcheAge and Rift players for server outages
Good news for players of ArcheAge and RIFT: You're getting some free stuff as an apology for the unstable servers that both games have...
ELOA gets a do-over under new ownership
Elite Lord of Alliance might have been down, but it's not out -- not yet, at least.
Following the decision by Webzen to close down...
The Game Archaeologist: Mark Jacobs on Mythic’s early online games, part 1
When you bring up the name "Mythic Entertainment," chances are that most gamers are going to immediately think of the studio's two major MMOs,...
Black Desert Online merges down into EU and NA ‘New World’ servers
If you ever thought that Black Desert's server structure was unwieldy and esoteric, good news for you! Kakao has announced that the western version...
Grimm: Dark Legacy releases the game of the TV show
Back in February we announced that an online prequel to the NBC series Grimm: Dark Legacy was coming to computers at some point this...
Crowfall breaks $3 million in crowdfunding
Crowfall has a lot to cheer about this morning: ArtCraft Entertainment just announced that it has "amassed more than $3 million in crowdfunding to bring...
Enter to win a Villagers & Heroes prize pack worth $150, courtesy of Mad Otter and Massively OP
Releasing globally on the Google Play Store today is the mobile version of Villagers & Heroes, which you might think sounds awfully familiar. That's because...
The Elder Scrolls Online wants to send you to Skyrim or Elsweyr
It would have been all too easy for gamers to have missed it amidst the One Tamriel launch hubbub this week, but The Elder...
The Daily Grind: Are you tempted by Amazon’s new Twitch Prime service?
Last night at TwitchCon, Amazon and Twitch announced a new service they're calling Twitch Prime. Basically it's an added perk of an Amazon Prime...
Aion shows off the new instances for patch 5.1
The next European Aion patch is bringing some new instances for you to challenge. Not one, not two, not three, but six new instances...
Paladins hits open beta on Steam today – pick up a Cassie key from Hi-Rez and MOP
It's official: Hi-Rez's shooter hybrid Paladins is leaping into open beta on Steam today, complete with Steam achievements!
"Some of the newest features of the Paladins...
Elder Scrolls Online goes offline ‘to prevent further rollbacks’
The Elder Scrolls Online is apparently suffering a round of emergency maintenance following the return of servers after regular patch maintenance this morning. The...
EVE Online studio CCP Games says VR will pick up a few years from now
CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson told DICE Europe attendees that the company is on track to "break even" in the VR field, according to a...
Guild Wars 2 starts experimenting with skirmishes this week
Guild Wars 2's World vs. World mode is about to get more interesting -- and more beneficial -- for its participants. The team is...
Why Eternal Crusade is launching on Steam first
Last week, Behaviour Interactive and Namco Bandai announced a release date for Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade -- September 23 -- but it surprised gamers...
Bless starts selling Russian founder packs
While we still wait here in the west for Bless Online to make the leap to Europe and North America, we do know that...
ArcheAge adds new events and adjusts regional event timers
If you've ever had a friend living in Europe while you live in the midwest US, you know that there's a really big time...
Gamescom 2016: Blizzard plans to show off Legion and new maps for Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm
Unless you're living in some sort of video game-proof hole, you are probably aware that the mighty Gamescom is kicking off tomorrow and running...
Of Kings and Men hosts short combat beta today
The persistent medieval war simulator Of Kings and Men is hosting a short-duration combat beta this week prior to the game moving into early...
The MOP Up: Project Gorgon’s pig dance party (August 7, 2016)
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...
