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New Ascent patch has gas, terraforming
Sometimes a news post comes along that you're just meant to write. For me, it's this little ditty about Ascent. For one thing, I'm...
EVE Online fan calculates an 18% drop in subscriptions
There used to be a time when CCP would eagerly release every new subscriber milestone that EVE Online hit, but that era has passed....
Vendetta updates with 1.8.331 build
Long-running indie sci-fi sandbox Vendetta Online published a new build last weekend. Version 1.8.331 improved high drain power cells, it buffed extreme drain power cells,...
EVE Evolved: Four lessons sandbox MMOs can learn from EVE
The past few years have seen a resurgence of support for sandbox MMOs, both of the trying-to-be-minecraft creative kind and the hardcore nuke-it-from orbit...
Star Citizen saw a lot of progress in March
Star Citizen's latest monthly report was published this weekend. It covers most of the progress made in March, 2015, which was substantial according to...
Ascent is MMO space simming done right
My favorite thing about Ascent: The Space Game is its planetary rotation. It's a small thing, granted, but the first time I sat still...
Elite: Dangerous is now available on Steam
Have you yearned to play Elite: Dangerous but could not due to arcane rituals preventing you from playing any game that is not readily...
Star Citizen whale talks purchases vs. donations
If you've been hiding under a rock for the past couple of years and have no clue about the crowdfunded beast that is Star...
Leaderboard: Have you talked someone out of buying a game you like?
So here's something that doesn't happen very often: I talked a friend out of buying Star Citizen's Vanguard LTI concept. In the past I've...
Elite: Dangerous begins Mac beta test
Mac users, you are cleared for departure. Set a course for the beta star system and engage, although be warned: It may get a...
Star Trek Online lays out Delta Recruitment rewards
Star Trek Online is launching into a big storyline soon, but like most storylines you would expect for a game that's been running for...
Perfect World suffers more layoffs, this time in the EU
Massively OP has been contacted by a former Perfect World employee — who wishes to remain anonymous and whose identity we have confirmed — about...
Elite releases 86-track OST while LOTRO buffs its music system
It's a two-for-one music Monday here at Massively Overpowered! For starters, Elite: Dangerous is now selling its physical soundtrack as a 3-CD set. The...
Star Citizen opens up concept purchases for the Aegis Vanguard
Have you managed to make enemies in Star Citizen? Even though the full game is not actually available, do you have people who might...
Elite: Dangerous sends pilots on a scavenger hunt for a graphics card
When you have an entire galaxy at your fingertips, why not turn it into a massive scavenger hunt? Y'know, for kicks and corporate promotion!
Elite:...
Make My MMO: March 28, 2015
This week's crowdfunding news was all about Crowfall. Seriously, we must've written about Crowfall like 76 times or something. In the end, the most relevant...
Star Trek Online delivers rare rewards for featured episode
Star Trek Online must really, really want you to play the featured episode Uneasy Allies, because the team is waving around rare rewards for...
EVE Online’s Sleepers are stealing corpses to rebuild their bodies
When unstable wormholes began opening all across EVE Online back in 2009, players cautiously ventured forth into the unknown and discovered the ruins of...
Starship Empire gives you command of your own ship and crew
How much would a decent intergalactic starship cost? If you said $10,000, you are totally dreaming -- but you also might be in luck...
Star Citizen’s sound designer weighs in on sound in space
In space, no one can hear you scream. Or yell, or fart, or blow up another ship. Sound doesn't travel well in a vacuum,...
