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PAX East 2016: Brad McQuaid on Pantheon’s startup, development focus, and old-school nature
The development history of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen could be generously described as "checkered." The title went through several forms of failed crowdfunding...
The Game Archaeologist: Saga of Ryzom
Every so often I get requests to cover such-and-such game in this column. These are often incredibly obscure titles, even to me, and when...
Fragmented releases Steam early access trailer
Are you hyped yet for Fragmented, the survival sandbox spinoff of indie sandbox MMORPG The Repopulation? Ahead of its Steam early access launch next...
The MOP Up: ARK’s free PvP version goes wide (April 17, 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...
Das Tal’s investors give the game more funding
Those of us with a fondness for MMOs have had to learn exactly how expensive these games are over the past few years. The...
Ascent: The Space Game formally launches from early access today
Players of Ascent: The Space Game have no doubt grown accustomed to the game being in early access, along with approximately every other title....
Flameseeker Chronicles: The future of Guild Wars 2 under Mike O’Brien
The news coming from ArenaNet has been very interesting since the company's President Mike O'Brien took over as Guild Wars 2 Game Director, so I...
Sandbox Ascent: The Space Game’s new patch adds co-op combat, overhauled UI
Indie space sandbox MMORPG Ascent: The Space Game scored a "massive" update yesterday, so big the studio has nicknamed it the HyperMegaUltra update. "So...
Global Chat: Why bloggers aren’t worried about the future of MMOs
The future of MMOs weighs heavily on some minds in the community, but contrary to some Chicken Littles out there, the sky is not...
Sub-based survival MMORPG The Skies hits Steam early access next week
Survival MMORPG The Skies is launching what developer Eforb is calling closed Steam early access next week on April 8th, with an open early...
Revival’s development has been indefinitely suspended
We're sorry to report this afternoon that indie grimdark sandbox Revival is being put on indefinite hold. Illfonic's Adam "Snipehunter" Maxwell has posted that formal...
Project Gorgon’s next patch introduces flower arrangement skill
Surely one of the best parts of being a tiny indie studio is that you can more or less do whatever you want. So...
Realms of Alanar wants to make a retro-style virtual fantasy world with your help
If you were creating a sandbox MMO, what would your feature list look like? For one small indie developer, his feature set is everything...
RPG MO adds player-created minigames, teases fletching
Need a free, bite-sized MMO to while away the occasional break? You could do worse than checking out RPG MO, an indie sandbox with...
Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre
I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...
Gloria Victis’ rep system lets players become nobles and outlaws
Indie sandbox Gloria Victis' alpha is humming along, this week with a redesigned rep system, rebalanced combat dynamics, and the overhauled settlement of Mereley,...
Exclusive: Shards Online’s skill system dev diary
Indie sandbox Shards Online is barreling toward its 2016 launch, promising a creator's paradise for those willing to steer their very own servers. Today, Citadel...
The Daily Grind: Where are all the MMORPG themeparks?
A reader named Rogbarz emailed us toward the end of last year, lamenting the fact that we have a lot of upcoming indie games...
Indie sandbox Sacrament heads to Kickstarter next week
Indie jack-of-all-trades sandbox Sacrament is planning a Kickstarter for March 16th, according to its recent podcast.
Ferocity Unbound Core Studios developers Steeldeal, Layenem, and Kraive...
No Man’s Sky pricing leak rumour sends fans into a tizzy
There's been a huge degree of fascination with indie game No Man's Sky since it stole the show at E3 2014. The game promises seamless exploration of...
