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Albion Online updates players on server issues and offers compensation
Every game is going to have issues when it launches; the good ones acknowledge those issues and keep players updated on the state of...
Camelot Unchained state-of-the-build letter says it’s ‘driving towards Beta 1 at full speed’
Those who follow Camelot Unchained closely know that the team ends every week with a super-sized update letter on the project's progress. But if...
The Daily Grind: Is lore super important to you in MMORPGs?
So the other day, the Massively OP staff is hanging out in Slack while we work, and Justin says, "Bree, you know Guild Wars...
RuneScape lays out its ‘unfinished business’
Making MMOs is never a thing where there's a day that the game is finally complete. Always in motion, these developers are, and none...
Australia will play host to awful League of Legends e-sports reality show
Tear your eyes away from the wackadoodle reality show we're all living in right now: Riot Games has apparently sanctified a reality show for...
Lord of the Rings Online will deploy Mordor on Wednesday
Standing Stone Games now says it will launch Mordor on Wednesday after a delay of just two days.
"We have some good news on Mordor;...
Guild Wars 2 names and shames tournament cheaters
Want to enter in and -- more importantly -- win in a Guild Wars 2 monthly tournament but you lack the well-honed skills to...
MMO researcher Nick Yee is ‘dispeling myths about female gamers’
Quantic Foundry researcher and long-time MMO academic Nick Yee has an intriguing blog post out this week titled Dispelling Myths about Female Gamers in...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV issues that don’t exist yet… but will
One of the bright sides of having so many alts (specifically, six of them) in Final Fantasy XIV is that I'm getting a picture...
Albion Online is so popular it had to add emergency teleporters to its main hub
People are playing Albion Online, which is a good thing for the game. However, it's less good when Caerleon has more than a thousand...
ARK: Survival Evolved’s launch has been delayed another three weeks
If you thought ARK: Survival Evolved's launch this summer couldn't get any more contentious, go get another box of popcorn as penance. In the...
Black Desert team on the male Ranger, mobile version, and SEA server
Catching up with the Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss at ChinaJoy 2017, MMO Culture wrung out of the team a short but informative interview...
Lord of the Rings Online has delayed Mordor’s release
Those of you who were hoping to casually stroll into the eponymous Mordor in Lord of the Rings Online will be sorely disappointed today,...
The Daily Grind: How would you solve the housing server merge problem?
When ArcheAge launched, I was one of those who was brutally harsh about its mind-numbingly stupid housing system, a more or less open-world system...
Aion aims to overhaul its starting zones next month
Thinking about a fresh start in Aion? You might want to hold off a few weeks until Update 5.6 drops on August 9th, as...
The MOP Up: Skyforge investigates the Cradle of the World (July 30, 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...
Dark and Light reflects on early access launch, looks ahead to the future
Now that Dark and Light has (early access) launched, the team apparently decided that it is time to start printing a regular newsletter for...
LOTRO prepares players for Mordor’s epic story
As Lord of the Rings Online players will be entering the land of Mordor after Sam and Frodo created a huge mess in it,...
One Shots: The one where we mention Michael Bay
Warning: This column will contain GRAPHIC and EXPLICIT references to film auteur Michael Bay. You may find yourself cutting away in excitement every two...
Camelot Unchained’s big bot battle boasts benefits for beta-beseeching backers
What does a battle between hundreds and hundreds of bots have to do with fans eager to access Camelot Unchained's long-awaited beta? Plenty, it...