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Massively Overthinking: What are your criteria for recommending MMOs?
Last week, we got a well-intentioned email from a reader named Rick, who proposed a column in which readers tell us what they are...
David Brevik reveals a new indie title in the vein of Diablo and Terraria
Diablo, Hellgate: London, and Marvel Heroes creator David Brevik has just announced his newest game -- and it's both similar and unlike anything he's...
Linkrealms is sunsetting today
Sad news this morning: Linkrealms is sunsetting, today if our read of the letter sent to players yesterday is correct, since today is the...
Ship of Heroes deep-dives villains and new ‘body-conscious’ female hero costumes
If you cared about the lore in City of Heroes, you were probably pretty attached to certain villain groups, right? Who doesn't remember Circle...
Wall Street firm sees Destiny 2 ‘struggling with player engagement’
Destiny 2 is definitely not riding high in its first year of live operation. Warning signs started to appear late last year, as datamining...
Whatever happened to Ascent: the Space Game, Aura Kingdom, and Fragmented?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
PSA: Darkfall New Dawn is free-to-play right now ahead of next week’s launch
If you've been curious about the indie spinoff Darkfall: New Dawn but aren't sure yet about plunking down pre-order cash, then you'll be interested...
Dauntless maps out its feedback-inspired plans for early 2018
Dauntless is doubtless eyeing Monster Hunter World's launch at the end of the month with trepidation, but the plucky indie dev team is forging...
Camelot Unchained lands $7.5M investment to hasten development: Our chat with Mark Jacobs on funding, VR, and beta one
If you know one thing about indie MMORPG Camelot Unchained, it's that CEO Mark Jacobs appears to dwell perpetually in internet comment sections amiably...
City of Titans drafts volunteer to build metro landmarks
Considering that it's City of Titans and not Prairies of Titans or Lonely Country Road of Titans, it's safe to assume that this indie...
Elite Dangerous drops the first part of Beyond this quarter, with beta launching January 25
We're guessing there are lots of new Elite Dangerous players roaming around now, what with the game having been just 7 bucks on Steam...
Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in Project Gorgon
I'm really glad to be heading into Project Gorgon for the first CMA of the year. Not just because it's a title which I...
Why developers believe abusive vitriol is the cost of doing business with games
When is it appropriate to send verbal abuse to someone you don't know personally? When is it appropriate to tell someone that you hope...
Turn-based MMO Stash launches after quietly growing over the years
Back in 2016, we first heard about a unique-looking MMO that had just entered early access called Stash. This indie title eschewed modern conventions...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO hopes and wishes for 2018
One of the frustrating bits about our end-of-the-year content rollouts is that sometimes predictions and story roundups can come across as negative. It’s way too easy...
Superhero indie MMOs City of Titans, Valiance Online, and Ship of Heroes say they’re not in a race
Whenever we write about the current crop of City of Heroes-inspired indie superhero MMORPGs, some of our commenters nearly always ponder whether it would...
The MOP Up: Honoring RIFT’s Wintercharm (December 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...
The Stream Team: Happy launch day Wild Terra!
It's a great day when a game launches! And today's that day for Wild Terra. That means Massively OP's MJ gets to go in...
Wild Terra officially launches out of early access today
It's a big day for Wild Terra, as the indie isometric sandbox we've been watching for years is officially launching today on Steam. No...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Rogalia, Lazarus, Dead Maze, We Ride, and SOS
Welcome back to our intermittent series on MMOs and other multiplayer games you you’ve never heard of! Let's run down five more floating to the...
