Virtus Gaming hopes to be the next big thing for MMORPG communities
Last week, we were contacted by the purveyor of a new online gaming social media platform called Virtus Gaming. Drew Duncan's his name, and...
Pokemon Go: Fatwas, maps, lawsuits, and Kirby’s call-out
Happy Friday! Please don't die in 100 degree heat this weekend playing Pokemon Go, OK? We'd miss you.
It's all over, guys: Someone has...
Pokemon Go: $35M revenue, movie deals, and the US government
Welcome back to our near-daily roundup of Pokemon Go news from around the alternate reality that we all live in now.
The US House...
Ingress opens up a streak of portals along the US west coast
It's been a while since Ingress has opened up any new portals, but now there are a rash of them springing to life up...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 74: Go Pokémon Go!
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Pokemon Go, Trove, SWTOR's KOTET, and GW2 season 3, with mailbag questions on depression and ESO advice, plus an epic ad rant.
Pokemon Go designers discuss inspiration and development plans; trading is coming soon
How do you go from making Ingress to making Pokémon Go? We're using the hypothetical "you" here, if it weren't clear; you personally can't...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 73: AdventureQuest 3D
Justin interviews Artix, the creator of AdventureQuest 3D.
Pokemon Go quickly hits the top of the mobile charts
If you're one of the few people left who have missed out on Pokémon Go thus far, you've missed out on the fastest game...
Medal Masters makes a bid for your attention with a large mobile update
If you zombie players can rip yourselves away from Pokémon Go for a few seconds, you might see that there are actually other mobile games...
The Daily Grind: How would you design a Pokemon MMORPG?
It's been a good week for the alternate reality game genre: Aside from Ingress, most of the ARGs on mobile are teeny-tiny, and even writing about...
Multiplayer ARPG Heroes of Incredible Tales is out on Android and iOS today
It's not quite an MMO, but Heroes of Incredible Tales does have an MMO pedigree: It's the first-born spawn of Yong-Hyun Park's NAT Games...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 72: The dog days of summer updates
Justin and Bree discuss Riders of Icarus, Landmark, Age of Conan, RIFT, and Aion, with mailbag questions on FFA PvP tension and social encounters.
Massively OP Podcast Episode 71: Falling to the Force
Justin, Bree, and Larry talk SWTOR's Dark vs. Light campaign, plus ESO, WoW, SOTA, WildStar's character boosts, EQII's $400 guild halls, and LOTRO's new raid, with a mailbag question on the Steam summer sale.
The MOP Up: Ingress players show love for Orlando (June 26, 2016)
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...
Star Citizen passes 1M ships sold, $116M in crowdfunding
Star Citizen reached what Redditors are calling one of its last major milestones this weekend: 1,000,000 ships sold. The sale of the new Drake Dragonfly...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 69: WildSteam
Justin and Bree discuss ESO, WoW, WildStar, Nostalrius, TSW, Star Citizen, Landmark, and FFXIV, with a mailbag question on MMO dungeons.
Ingress player’s death spotlights ARG risks
Ingress, the alternate reality game where players travel to real-world locations to "capture" virtual portals, carries with it an inherent risk of danger as...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 68: Dark and light
Justin and Bree discuss Darkfall, Landmark, Marvel Heroes, ArcheAge, Neverwinter, and ESO, with mailbag questions on community negativity, streaming, and commenters.
Monster Hunter Online’s English translation arrives
After a short delay from its original intended release, Monster Hunter Online has finally brought an English translation of the game to market.
English-speaking players...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 67: Mailbag spectacular
Justin and Bree dive into the mailbag for an all-Q&A show with questions submitted by you!
