Gankboxes are sandboxes that place such an emphasis on unrestricted free-for-all PvP that ganking comes to dominate the entire game, to the detriment of the rest of the world design.
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EVE Online’s upwell structures get a wellness upgrade
Some of EVE Online's player-built space platforms -- known as upwell structures -- are getting a massive upgrade in the game's upcoming February update....
Darkfall: New Dawn tacks on titles and opens local banks for business
Did anyone in class today remember that Darkfall: New Dawn is officially launching, oh, next week? Don't worry, it kind of slipped our mind...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2018
This is, bar none, the column I hate doing most on a regular basis. None of the games I highlight in here is something...
CCP addresses EVE Online botter problem, saying it’s at the ‘top of the list’
Last week, we reported on a situation brewing on the EVE Online subreddit, where player after player spoke out about the game's botting problem,...
Gloria Victis adds treasure hunting and preps female characters
It's been a while since we last checked in with Gloria Victis, so let us see what is going on with this medieval MMORPG,...
EVE Online players beg CCP to address botters after gamer takes down eight botter ships
Is there a quota for how many sci-fi spaceship MMOs with playerbases angry over exploits we can cover in a week? Because if so,...
The Daily Grind: What MMO will be the next to change up its business model dramatically?
You may not like it, but the vast majority of MMORPGs are free-to-play or buy-to-play as of 2018. EVE Online went free-to-play at the...
EVE Online improves forward operating bases with today’s patch
The pirate factions of EVE Online have always been a threat. We're not talking about player pirates, mind you; we're talking about the NPC...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s case for asymmetric and asynchronous gameplay
If there's one thing that EVE Online does better than any other MMO on the market today, it's persistent gameplay on massive scales. The now-famous...
EVE Online sunsets legacy APIs, delivers December economic report, and talks next week’s patch
May 8th, 2018. This date is important for players and community developers who are using older versions of EVE Online's API, as those legacy...
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2017: A big bag of what?
Today we're finishing off our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2017!
And the weirdest MMORPG story of 2017 on MOP was...
An EVE...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2017
Over the last couple of years, we've redoubled our efforts on our science-related articles, as you may have noticed from our roundups in 2016 and 2015....
Sumo Digital picks up CCP’s ejected EVE Valkyrie studio
Good news for anybody out there worried about the future of EVE Valkyrie: CCP's Newcastle studio, the one that runs Valkyrie, has been acquired...
Steam’s best-selling 2017 games include ARK, Warframe, and H1Z1
With 2017 officially over and done, Steam's taking a moment to report on its best-selling games over the course of the whole year. While...
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2017: Stream honking
We're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2017!
Coming in at #3 on our list is...
But seriously, how is stream honking...
MMO Year in Review: Lockboxes, CCP, and Destiny 2 (October 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
The MOP Up: Multiverse makes a comeback (December 31, 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...
MMO Year in Review: Expansion 2 for Guild Wars 2 (September 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
CCP is working on ‘a new and highly ambitious MMORPG’
Even with massive downsizing and the end of its virtual reality ambitions, CCP hasn't quite thrown in the towel just yet.
One of our tipsters...
EVE Evolved: 2017 EVE Online year in review
We've reached the end of another year, and it's certainly been a busy one for EVE Online. This year saw heavy gameplay iteration, with...
