fantasy
Crowfall’s Confessors represent the darker side of religion
The team behind Crowfall is hard at work preparing what it's calling a "core combat test" between three diverse archetypes. One of these, the...
Guild Wars 2 to restore Lion’s Arch in the next update
It won't be long now, faithful Tyrians, before you will be walking down the streets of the shiny, reborn Lion's Arch in Guild Wars...
The Stream Team: Exploring Das Tal’s public playtest with devs
There's simply no way MassivelyOP's MJ could resist showing off a new game, so when Das Tal opened its alpha doors for a day,...
Final Fantasy XIV outlines E3 plans and starts an art countdown
Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion launches into early access in just 10 days as of this writing, right after the wrapup of this year's...
Play Das Tal’s alpha for free right now
You'd never buy a car without test-driving it, would you? If only that applied to games and you could take Das Tal for a...
EU team disqualified from Guild Wars 2 world tournament
One aspiring Guild Wars 2 PvP team will be sitting on the sidelines when the world tournament comes to a conclusion later this year.
ArenaNet has...
Here’s a brief look at Record of Lodoss War Online
Steparu has posted a brief look at Korean MMO Record of Lodoss War Online, which he calls a "classical MMORPG." His impressions aren't overly...
Old School RuneScape tries its hand at e-sports
Old School RuneScape is gearing up for its first-ever competitive tournament. The contest runs from July 24th through July 26th, and it will feature...
Fly through the aquatic wonderland of Aion’s Cygnea
Cygnea may roll off the tongue like an ugly medical condition, but in truth it's a rather gorgeous zone that's coming to Aion with...
Tweet your way to victory in Final Fantasy XIV’s Twitter chocobo race
Square is hosting a Final Fantasy XIV chocobo race... on Twitter. You can compete with thousands of FFXIV fans around the globe in an event...
Das Tal is halfway to funding on Kickstarter with two days left
The halfway mark for funding is an important milestone for any Kickstarter campaign, but whether it's a good sign or a darker one depends...
Wisdom of Nym: Predicting the story beats for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
At the time you read this, you'll have about 11 days left until early access starts up for Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion --...
Lord of the Rings Online releases a balance patch with new roleplaying stage
The most recent patch to Lord of the Rings Online will go down in infamy for its basic lute volume nerfs. It's 12% quieter...
The healing Revenant was demoed in the Guild Wars 2 stream
Just because you're a blindfolded warrior empowered by the Mists in Guild Wars 2 doesn't mean you can't support your allies. That's the big...
Here’s an early look at Crowfall’s keeps
A lot of Crowfall is going to come down to the environments. That might seem a little bit odd or silly, but if you...
MMO Week in Review: Eyes on EverQuest Next (June 7, 2015)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMOÂ news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered's Week in Review!
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Black Desert’s Korean beta servers will be merged into one this month
Black Desert is exiting its Korean open beta this month. Developer Pearl Abyss and publisher Daum will be merging all the game's servers into...
EverQuesting: Why I cheered when EQ’s progression server crashed
When EverQuest's newest progression server Ragefire came online then took an immediate nosedive, I sprang from my chair cheering.
Hey now, don't aim those eye...
MMO Mechanics: Three non-combat mechanics to love
The wheels in my head have been turning over non-combat mechanics in MMOs for a while now, perhaps because of the buzz surrounding Wander,...
One Shots: The infinite summons
One of the stranger Final Fantasy tropes is that the more powerful a summoned creature is, the longer it would take for any given...