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Turbine spins LOTRO and DDO teams out to new studio, using Daybreak as publisher
Welp, didn't see this one coming.
Turbine has just announced that it's spinning off the Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online...
The Stream Team: Wandering into Wild Terra for the first time
It's no secret that Massively OP's MJ loves sandboxes, so she's always interested in checking out new ones. Wild Terra went into Steam Early...
Pro e-sports team opens retail shop in London
So file this one under "that happened": A pro-gaming team has opened a pop-up e-sports retail store in London.
The team is Fnatic, and really...
China bans streaming games not approved by the Ministry of Culture
China's Ministry of Culture is the government agency that covers (among other things) what imagery can and cannot be shown in a video game....
El Somni Quas is still in development — and here’s the proof
Back in October, MOP posted a rundown of upcoming indie MMOs. Among those listed was El Somni Quas, an Ultima Online-like game that looked...
New research suggests head-mounted VR sets are unintentionally sexist
A new research study conducted by University of Minnesota researchers Justin Munafo, Meg Diedrick, and Thomas A. Stoffregen says that head-mounted virtual reality is unintentionally...
Ever, Jane’s third big update of open beta begins today with house ownership
Do you want to own the grandest mansion in the land? Of course you do. That's why you're reading an article about Ever, Jane,...
Exclusive interview with Ashes of Creation’s Jeffrey Bard, formerly of Daybreak
Yesterday we covered a tip about a new MMORPG in the making: Ashes of Creation. Apparently we caught wind of this title before it was...
Project Gorgon crosses fundraising halfway mark, introduces the Fairy race
Good news for Project Gorgon: The indie MMO has crossed the halfway point in its current Indiegogo campaign, raising over $10,000 toward its $20,000...
Nature cops who punch kraken: Catching up with Project Gorgon’s Eric Heimburg
As many of you are well aware, we here at Massively OP are pretty fascinated with the work being done by MMO industry veterans...
Former BioWare and Blizzard devs announce new online co-op RPG Dauntless
At the 2016 Game Awards last night, gamers laid eyes on Dauntless, a new online multiplayer (but not massively so, alas) RPG from indie...
The Exiled begins its closed alpha today, and we’ve got keys!
The closed alpha for The Exiled -- the game formerly known as Das Tal -- has begun!
From December 1st to December 21st, early backers...
The MOP Up: Chris Taylor’s new studio (November 27, 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...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the people of the MMORPG genre
It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and we wish you all a happy one, whether you're celebrating locally or not. For this week's Massively Overthinking...
Darkfall: New Dawn kicks off free-play stress test through the holiday
Darkfall: New Dawn is currently in the middle of a free stress test, so if you're looking for a brutal sandbox to call home...
Black Death’s Providence update adds animal husbandry, treasure hunts, and better NPC AI
Indie survival sandbox The Black Death has a big patch out this week called Providence with a ton of new features and skills. Players...
Twitch-centric Streamline is free on Steam for the next 24 hours
Remember back at the turn of October, when Amazon Game Studios and Twitch announced the Twitch Prime mélange and promised everyone tons of free...
Wild Terra patch adds new PvE server ruleset and major combat overhaul
This week's Wild Terra patch is one of the biggest in the indie sandbox's history, says developer Juvty Worlds, and for good reason: It's...
Darkfall: New Dawn holds another free stress test, boasts 10K community members
There is no shortage of good news flowing out of Darkfall: New Dawn this week, so let's get right to it. The team announced...
Ascent: The Space Game’s presidential election and player-run GoFundMe
Among the fun quirks of sandboxes is the political intrigue they can spawn. One such drama is currently unfolding in indie sci-fi sandbox Ascent: The...
