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Drink in 20 glorious minutes of Blizzard Gamescom previews
While it's no BlizzCon, Gamescom has become an increasingly important platform for Blizzard to share exciting news about its roster of games. And we're...
Shroud of the Avatar works on replacing placeholder scenes
With the broad outline of the game now completed, Shroud of the Avatar's team is turning to placeholder locations and revising them with hand-crafted...
Destiny 2 to include text chat, promises to treat PC players like ‘first-class citizens’
We are one week away from Destiny 2's open beta test on the PC, and computer players might be growing both excited and anxious...
Xbox One X announces ‘select enhanced titles’ that include many online games
At its pre-Gamescom press conference this Sunday, Microsoft revealed more about its upcoming Xbox One X and its glorious 4K gaming capabilities. As part...
Sea of Thieves confirms crossplay between Xbox One and PC
Here's some exciting news coming out of Gamescom's early Microsoft presentation this week: Sea of Thieves will be linking up its PC and Xbox...
Star Citizen squishes bugs, finds new ones in the lead up to 3.0
Star Citizen's Sandi Gardiner and Forrest Stephan helm this week's episode of Around the Verse as the team treks along toward the 3.0 release.
In...
World of Tanks introduces PvE War Stories, amps up metal soundtrack
Maybe it shouldn't come as a huge shocker that the studio behind World of Tanks is into (pause for punny effect) heavy metal. Wargaming...
Sea of Thieves team gathers around a pup for pirate parley
Don't let the fluffy puppy distract you from what's truly important information in this week's Sea of Thieves Tales from the Tavern podcast! The...
Signups begin for Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics’ Xbox One and PS4 alpha
Hi-Rez has just announced that its SMITE-spinoff online card battler Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics is launching on both Xbox One and PlayStation...
Guild Wars 2 takes Path of Fire on tour, prepares big balance update
With the news of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire out there, ArenaNet is kicking it into high gear this summer to prepare for...
Valnir Rok brings Viking survival to Gamescom
If you like the refined mead flavor of Vikings and Norse mythology, then you're the ideal audience for Valnir Rok. This survival sandbox is...
H1Z1 Invitational returns to TwitchCon with a $500,00 prize pool
Daybreak's stream darling is starting down the road to another grand tournament, as the H1Z1 Invitational was announced to be returning to TwitchCon this...
‘Selectively multiplayer’ Shroud of the Avatar unleashes R44, plans August free trial, and expands around the globe
The Shroud of the Avatar team is sitting pretty on top of this past week's Release 44, but there is always more to be...
Star Citizen’s 3.0 alpha appears to have been delayed yet again
Ever wonder whether developers regret transparency? With Star Citizen, probably not so much when the money keeps coming anyway, even when the game's 3.0...
The MOP Up: Gamescom’s big opening by Angela Merkel (June 25, 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...
Dual Universe on playtesting, the planetary map, and summer cons
Kickstarted indie sci-fi sandbox Dual Universe has posted its monthly update this week with a meaty dev vlog from Novaquark's JC Baillie.
Baillie says that...
World of Warcraft Patch 7.2.5 is coming on Tuesday; here’s Blizzard’s survival guide
You only have one more weekend to wait before experiencing the next chapter of World of Warcraft's saga: Blizzard has announced that Patch 7.2.5 will release...
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse deep-dives the Banu, begins referral contest starring Star Kitten
Still reeling over the last Star Citizen infodump? You're getting a breather with this week's Around the Verse as the bulk of it is centered...
Take a peek at multiplayer space survival sandbox Hellion
First announced for Steam Greenlight back in April and debuted at this past Gamescom, Zero Gravity Games' "sandbox action multiplayer space survival game" Hellion...
Elite Dangerous’ 2.2 The Guardians hits PC beta next week
Frontier announced in this morning's newsletter that the beta for Elite: Dangerous'Â 2.2 patch, dubbed The Guardians, will kick off next week.
"We’re thrilled to let...
