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Chronicles of Elyria picks up former Revival lead developer
Has enough time gone by to start erasing memories of Revival, that ambitious but troubled horror MMO that was canceled back in March 2016?...
The MOP Up: Speedrunning World of Warcraft (October 15, 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...
Massively Overthinking: Three-way RvR and ‘fair’ PvP in modern MMOs
MOP reader Sally Bowls is on a roll with the good questions lately! She lobbed us one this past weekend that seems a good...
World of Warplanes 2.0 introduces conquest mode, bombers, and respawn
Live in World of Warplanes this week is a 2.0 reboot that's striving to be more than just another patch. Wargaming is calling it...
The MOP Up: Black Desert’s Taiwan meet-and-greet (October 8, 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...
Grab a Total War: ARENA closed beta key from Wargaming and MOP
At the tail end of last year, Wargaming's then-new publishing label, Wargaming Alliance, announced it was picking up SEGA's Total War: ARENA, a "free-to-play,...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes players back with a free month for its birthday
Happy birthday Dark Age of Camelot! This month, Mythic's (now Broadsword's) classic realm-vs.-realm MMORPG celebrates its 16th birthday following its 2001 launch.
The team raised...
Wild West Online shows off the old-timey guns coming with its beta
Here's a grand surprise for you: Wild West Online will feature old-timey weapons. It will, in fact, involve a fair amount of shooting things....
Are MMOs and video games fulfilling our need for productivity?
Here is a question for you to ponder: Do MMOs make you feel more productive than your main job or school? If so, it...
Battleground Europe brings vintage WWII warfare to Steam
Even an old dog can find itself a fresh young pup in the right circumstances. Battleground Europe, originally known as World War II Online,...
Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on guilds, groups, and the social systems that make an MMORPG go ’round
Over the weekend, the studio behind crowdfunded RvR MMORPGÂ Camelot Unchained released a hefty chunk of its ongoing beta one document, revealing extensive insight into...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World’s Tokyo reveals (September 24, 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...
War Thunder enters the Cold War era with its latest update
While you weren't paying attention, the Cold War crept up on us all. Again. War Thunder entered a new era -- or E.R.A. --...
Happy birthday to Fallen Earth, Aion, World of Warships, and Warhammer Online
This particular part of September is loaded with MMORPG and MMO birthdays. In addition to ArcheAge, whose corgipocalypse we've been covering already, and Ultima...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Our Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire launch countdown checklist
I can't quite believe that around 18 months of Guild Wars 2 development is about to drop in our laps this week through the Path of...
World of Warships is offering charity bundles for donating to hurricane relief
If you've somehow missed the news, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma have pretty well pounded the daylights out of the Caribbean, Florida, and eastern...
Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore
In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
Heroes of the Storm goes overboard with Kel’Thuzad video docs
Watch out if you are wandering into Heroes of the Storm territory this month, as a super-nerdcano is erupting thanks to the debut of...
War Thunder adds Emperor’s Garden map, postpones War Diaries storyline
With a rousing game of Wingball wrapping up over the holiday weekend, War Thunder turns its attention to the next big addition to the...
The MOP Up: Warframe battles cancer (September 3, 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...
