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The MOP Up: Black Desert shows pet love (August 20, 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...
Chaos Theory: What we want out of the Secret World Legends TV show
Wow. So I had no intention of crafting another Chaos Theory this week. I had plans. Other plans. But then the Secret World Legends...
Ultima Online is giving away six ‘grandfathered’ castles for its 20th anniversary
While Ultima Online these days allows players to own only a single house on a production shard per account, that rule will be broken...
Istaria kicks off Halloween early with a community contest
It makes sense, sort of, that in an MMO where you can dress up as a dragon year-round that Halloween might be a favored...
Elder Scrolls Online puts a high hall on the market
Sure, you could be content with your little one-room cell for the bare minimum of comfort and space, but if you're going to be...
Ultima Online starts testing its fall update while Dark Age of Camelot continues its Dragon’s Curse campaign
Let's check in with the Broadsword MMOs to see what's happening in its part of the online world, shall we?
Ultima Online has kicked off...
Secret World Legends posts roadmap for the next year
Funcom is making good on its promise to post a development roadmap for Secret World Legends, as it just put up the schedule of...
Jukebox Heroes: Six goofy RuneScape tunes
Over the past year I've nearly been bested by the unclimbable mountain that is the RuneScape soundtrack. With well over 1,200 tracks currently existing...
LOTRO Legendarium: Mirkwood, the best zone no one remembers
The other day I was continuing on with my Bingo Boffin adventures in Lord of the Rings Online when Mr. Boffin decided he was...
E3 2017: Destiny 2 is launching September 6 on consoles, October 24 on PC
The launch dates for Bungie's highly anticipated Destiny 2 have been revealed, and PC players are going to need an extra-large dose of patience...
Ultima Online fires employee over cheating scandal
You don't need to be a brand-new and modern MMORPG to suffer major cheating scandals, something the nearly 20-year-old Ultima Online has reminded us...
The Game Archaeologist: When Hellgate London got Flagshipped
It seems that it really wasn't too long ago that I was filling in the time between night classes by boning up on video...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes back old players, Ultima Online discusses summer updates
Broadsword's keeping fans of its MMORPGs Dark Age of Camelot and Ultima Online busy this week!
Dark Age of Camelot is running a Come Back...
Maclaine Diemer opens up about composing Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
Today we are sitting down with ArenaNet Lead Composer Maclaine Diemer, who players might best know from his work on Guild Wars 2: Heart...
Ultima Online starts testing pet patch, teases 20th anniversary plans
Did you realize before you saw this headline that the granddaddy of all graphical MMORPGs is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year? Yes, we...
One Shots: There’s nothing wrong with being childish
An interesting bit of fallout from last week's One Shots challenge to submit a picture that captures a "childlike" spirit is that several commenters...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World predictions 2016 vs 2017
It's no secret that The Secret World had a rough year in 2016. I just really wish I could say differently. And it's especially...
Massively Overthinking: Breaking your immersions in MMORPGs
Veteran MOP reader and tipster Nordavind is going to break your immersions. Just kidding. He does have a question for us all on that...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World says sayonara to 2016
Have you ever had a year that you looked back on and all you could really say was, Hey, I made it through. I've...
The Stream Team: Gallivanting around Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday
Massively OP's MJ may not have done so well on Guild Wars 2's Halloween jumping puzzle, but surely she can do better on the...