fantasy
Black Desert’s Lahn is about to get a huge upgrade
If eastern MMORPGs have taught us anything, it's that if you see a woman step onto a battlefield wearing nothing more than functional lingerie...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 173: The Bless Mess
Justin and Bree discuss Bless Online's launch, EVE Online's Into the Abyss, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online's spyware issue, Path of Exile's Incursion, H1Z1, Star Trek Online, Trove, DDO, and UO, with mailbag questions on the Bless Mess and on open-world immersion.
Diablo builds a new game while Hearthstone preps free packs and events
A job listing for a Blizzard dungeon artist has the gaming community buzzing today, as this particular listing is for a "new and unannounced"...
Hi-Rez launches standalone F2P game Realm Royale, a mix of ‘open-world PvP MMO and your favorite hero shooter’
You can't accuse Hi-Rez of not chasing trends: Not only is it introducing a battle royale mode to SMITE, but it's actually just launched...
Apple’s OpenGL deprecation could spell trouble for some MMOs on Mac
Get all the "haha people game on Macs?" out of your system right off the bat because this one isn't funny. MOP tipster Apparition...
Bless Online buffs Rangers, nerfs Guardians and Mages, and plans targeting changes
Neowiz is moving fast to patch away some of the doom from Bless Online after its messy early access soft launch last week. The...
Guild Wars 2 runs a deadly bonus World vs. World week
The weeklong bonus for World vs. World content in Guild Wars 2 starts on June 8th, and it's all about high risk and high...
The Stream Team: Prowling through AdventureQuest 3D’s Dragon’s Graveyard
AQ3D just can't seem to stop dropping new content on players! The most recent is Dragon's Graveyard. Yah, how is Massively OP's MJ supposed...
Lord of the Rings Online 22.2 update is live with sweeping class balance changes, wearable instruments, and new story quests
It's release day for Lord of the Rings Online. Update 22.2 is the big ol' class balance patch that everyone's been fussing about for...
Star Wars Galaxies creator Raph Koster to release postmortem book on MMORPGs
Raph Koster is certainly a well-known name in the MMORPG industry who has spent his career working on titles such as Ultima Online, Star...
Pokemon-inspired ‘massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure’ Temtem is about to break $100K on Kickstarter
In this past weekend's Make My MMO, we noted we were keeping a close eye on Temtem, a clearly Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure."...
Wisdom of Nym: The non-combat side of Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3
Let's face it, I'm literally never going to be able to cover everything in a Final Fantasy XIV with one column. They're just too...
Camelot Unchained begins the one-month countdown to beta
Hope you're not tired of hearing about the Great Coming of Camelot Unchained's first beta test because we get the feeling that City State...
Get caught up on the Darkfall spinoffs as ex-Aventurine devs explain what happened to the original (and throw shade)
Unless you're a hardcore Darkfall player from way back in the day as MOP's Andrew was, you probably look at the sequels and spinoffs...
Players rage over the bots and hacks still allegedly plaguing Black Desert
Frustration and rage is bubbling over on the Black Desert forums, where players are venting about the ongoing issues of botting and hacks -...
Bless Online apologizes for poor game balance while players find novel ways to break the game
Is there any possible redemption for Bless Online? This disastrous soft launch has many players throwing up their hands and demanding refunds (not to...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel pressure to play MMOs for daily bonuses or experience events?
On Wednesdays, we farm gems.
In Trove, that is. That's because ever since Trion revamped the daily login system, players get a daily bonus for...
The MOP Up: Fractured Lands has fun in the apocalypse (June 3, 2018)
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...
Jukebox Heroes: Six musical themes for upcoming MMORPGs
Usually in Jukebox Heroes I'm looking back at current and sunsetted MMORPGs, but this week I thought I'd change things up a bit by...
One Shots: The crane… the crane…
I love crane machines. Yes, I know they're a total scam, but I won something in one once, and I can't help but throwing...
