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CCP Games discusses EVE Online as a forever game, its 300K players, and its mobile and big screen aspirations
Variety has a fresh interview with CCP Games CEO Hilmar Petursson on the sale of the company - and its chief asset, MMORPG EVE...
The Daily Grind: How much of a historical or lore purist are you in MMOs?
VG247 put up an interestung piece this week discussing in part the Assassin's Creed franchise, which I realize is not an MMO, but the...
Survival MMO Rend patches in reputation tweaks, smarter mobs, and jump nerfs
Patch 4.1 descends on Rend today when the servers return from maintenance, and it's a bit of a hodge-podge of tweaks and fixes. Notably:
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DragonCon 2018: On SMITE’s studio split, new god teases, and (no) permanent adventures
Once I knew I'd be able to attend a SMITE panel and interview devs at DragonCon 2018, I knew the first question I would...
EVE Evolved: What could the sale of CCP Games mean for EVE Online?
Just a few days ago, we awoke to news so unexpected that it made me check I hadn't time-traveled to April 1st: EVE Online...
New World interview covers sandbox design, hosting tech, combat, death, and more
New World, Amazon's in-development MMO, has been something of a mystery until the last few weeks, but information is now coming out faster and...
DragonCon 2018: Secret World Legends is finally getting a new scenario
Since the inception of scenarios back in The Secret World, there has always been a promise of more to come. And now, that promise...
PAX West 2018: Every mobile game should play like Elder Scrolls Blades
I don't usually report on mobile games, but I do play quite a few of them. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Mario Run, and...
Fallout 76’s NPC interactions, construction, and deconstruction (through nukes)
Trying to nail down a solid answer about how MMO-ish Fallout 76 will be is a bit like trying to grab an eel in...
Valve’s Artifact will feature no moderation and no cards earned through play
Oh boy.
If you've avoided hearing about Valve's upcoming digital card game, Artifact, you might want to take a look at the latest interview from...
Guild Wars 2’s Mike Z on storytelling, philosophy, and season five
Guild Wars 2 turned six years old late last month, and to mark the occasion, Red Bull (yes, that one) sat down with Game...
EVE Evolved: How would you reboot EVE Online?
EVE Online has been pretty comfortable in its hardcore sci-fi MMO niche for over 15 years now, working its way through dozens of expansions and...
PAX West 2018: Survival MMO Rend’s surprising art, Dorito map, faction PvP, and inbound PvE
If this PAX West 2018Â was about one thing, it was about proving me wrong. I jumped into the Rend interview expecting a specific type...
The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds lets gamers tattle on each other (September 2, 2018)
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...
Dive deep into Path of Exile’s Delve when it hits the PC servers this afternoon
Are ya ready, OARPG fans? Delve is launching for Path of Exile today as promised - at 4 p.m. EDT today, in fact, if...
Trion Worlds rebuts staffing rumors, confirms RIFT is not in maintenance mode
We received a concerning tip today claiming MMORPG company Trion Worlds was forcing employees into paid time off ahead of some sort of September...
Text-based MMO MUD Starmourn is a sci-fi sandbox spectacle due out later this year
It's been a while since we talked about Starmourn here on Massively OP, but if you squint back into 2016, you'll remember that it...
The Game Archaeologist: City of Villains, enhancement diversification, and Going Rogue
It's always easy to look back at the making of City of Heroes and its first year with a memory tinted toward the good...
Cliff Bleszinski promises to detail Boss Key’s demise in his upcoming autobiography
For those of you who missed it over the past year or so, the path of Boss Key Productions was one of being founded...
World of Warcraft’s voice actor roundup, R. Lee Ermey tribute, and Horde identity crisis
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has elicited a lot of praise from the community for its superb voice acting. Blizzard Watch put together...