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BBC investigates ‘mind-boggling’ Star Citizen project
Star Citizen's $108M (and growing) crowdfunded budget is large enough that it is attracting the attention of many outside the sphere of games journalism. In...
Elite: Dangerous offers its Arena as a standalone product
You know what you find interesting in Elite: Dangerous. It's not exploring, it's not mining, it's not missions, it's just getting into close quarters...
EVE player uses $28,000 of skill injectors to create max character
We recently brought you the story of EVE Online player Stromgren who had bought almost $7,000 worth of skill injectors to become the highest-skilled character...
The MOP Up: Anarchy Online opens its Reck room (February 14, 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 OP’s guide to MMO podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
EVE Online player buys nearly $7,000 worth of skill injectors
EVE Online's passive skill training system lets players slowly accumulate skill points over time, and until recently there was no way to actively skip ahead...
Star Citizen clarifies the persistent universe and Squadron 42 split
Are you wondering about how the split between Star Citizen and Squadron 42 will affect your purchase of the game? The short answer is...
Star Citizen’s 10 for the Devs on the shooters that influence its combat
Star Citizen Animation Director Steve Bender and Technical Director Sean Tracy helm the game's latest Ten for the Developers video, in which they spend...
EVE Online patches in a new camera and skill point trading
The developers behind EVE Online work very hard to make sure that the game is pretty to look at. That's important. But you can...
Skill Trading is coming to EVE Online tomorrow, prices revealed
A few months ago, CCP Games announced its somewhat unorthodox plans to allow EVE Online players to extract and sell their skill points on...
Star Trek Online previews the new Tier 6 flagships
The Odyssey-class cruiser, the Scimitar-class warbird, and the Bortasqu'-class battlecruiser serve as the flagships for each of their respective factions in Star Trek Online....
EVE Online login authentication bug leads to ’emergency downtime’
CCP recently discovered an SSO (single sign-on) bug with EVE Online's test server. The good news is that CCP fixed it. The bad news is...
EVE Evolved: The right way to reboot DUST 514
This week we heard the news that CCP Games will be officially shutting down PS3 online shooter DUST 514 in May to start work on...
One Shots: On a highway to Hell
The Secret World has needed awesome mounts since, oh, day one, and it does my heart good to see players rumble about on hogs,...
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse on feedback, griefing, and the Starfarer
This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse video is up! Cloud Imperium's Sandi Gardiner and Ben Lesnick discuss PAX South and the ongoing free-fly...
Crowfall explains its skill system with an extensive FAQ
When Crowfall launches, it plans to have upwards of 1,500 skills available for players to choose and train. Before your eyes cross just thinking...
Ask Mo: Re-reviewing MMORPGs and birthday shenanigans
Mo's been collecting letters to the editor for me to address in Ask Mo for the past month or two, and this one from...
Massively Overthinking: Old MMORPGs, disco, and pop culture phenomena
A reader named Rob provides this week's Massively Overthinking topic. It's a really good one!
"Why isn't playing an old MMO from a previous decade...
Elite: Dangerous changes how Horizons is sold, discusses patch 2.1’s focus
Are you confused about the process of upgrading from Elite: Dangerous to the Horizons expansion? Do you find it frustrating and unclear? Have you...
Star Trek Online is discontinuing its Mac client
Star Trek Online is officially discontinuing support of its Mac client.
Perfect World says that following the Mac client's recent struggles and the support required...
