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LEGO Minifigures Online adds in monstrous minifigures and trials
Another series of minifigures is available in LEGO Minifigures Online, and the lineup is monstrous. As it should be; the minifigures in Series 14...
Guild Chat: Finding MMO fun without your guildmates
Good news, everyone: I'm back with an unexpected edition of Guild Chat for you! Observant Massively Overpowered readers might have noticed that I rotate...
PAX Prime 2015: Trion tries turn-based strategy with Atlas Reactor
Trion, the creator of Trove and RIFT, has turned its attention to the online PvP market with its new game Atlas Rector. At its core, Atlas...
Perfect Ten: Amazing MMO cosplay
I have nothing but deep respect for cosplayers because on two levels they are performing activities that I cannot. First of all, they put...
Funcom releases second quarter financials and announces The Park
We could quote a lot of numbers from Funcom's second quarter financial report, but let's be honest here: They're just confirming what we already...
Star Citizen threatened with class-action lawsuit
Internet Warlord Derek Smart is at it again: This morning, the dev behind Alganon and Line of Defense ramped up his crusade against Star Citizen and Chris Roberts with...
Funcom CEO discusses missteps and the future of the company’s games
It is a very unsettling time to be a fan of Funcom's titles with the news that the studio is actively looking for a...
Funcom in trouble, open to investors or acquisition
Things are looking a bit grim for The Secret World developer Funcom. According to a new post on the studio's website, LEGO Minifigures Online...
The Stream Team: Whaling on evil in Wizard101
There's magic in the air... literally, if you are in Wizard101. And where there's magic, you'll find Massively OP's MJ! How could she resist a...
Pirate101 preps ranked PvP and faster combat animations
Are ye a scallywag or a true buccaneer? If ye hew to the latter, then you'll no doubt be excited about the next big...
Global Chat: Do you crave human interaction in MMOs?
I've long been an advocate of "playing alone together" in MMOs. While I enjoy grouping and teaming up to a degree, mostly I want...
Eternal Crusade upgrades to Unreal Engine 4
Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is about to start looking a whole lot more attractive when you oogle its screenshots. This is because Behaviour Interactive...
New Pirate101 producer talks PvP, story, and more
New Pirate101 producer Leah "Professor Falmea" Ruben has penned a new producer's letter and posted it on the game's website. In it, she details...
The Game Archaeologist: The Sims Online
The Sims Online was one of the odder entrants into the MMO genre, an online iteration of an immensely popular game franchise that promised...
Smedley isn’t backing down from tough talk about hackers
Daybreak CEO John Smedley generated a lot of press yesterday with a series of angry tweets directed at Lizard Squad's Julius Kivimaki. Today, Smedley...
The Stream Team: Living the LEGO Minifigures Online life
Does MassivelyOP's MJ need a reason to play with LEGOs? Absolutely not! But LEGO Minifigures Online officially transitioned to buy-to-play today (complete with a new...
Trove on graduating Beta University and heading into the real world
The stages of pre-launch development always conjure some measure of protection for a fledgling video game. It may be rough, but that's OK, it's...
The Stream Team: The quest for more Wizard101 powers
After that really fun Battle of the Bands dungeon in Wizard101, MassivelyOP's MJ knew she had to return to fight those musical miscreants again....
Skyforge will finalize open beta after this week’s test
Skyforge has entered its final beta test, which means that open beta and soft launch is just around the corner. If you've been watching...
E3 2015: You are the chosen one in SWTOR’s Fallen Empire
Star Wars: The Old Republic fans are still hungry for more Knights of the Fallen Empire information, and we can't blame them. As we...
