interviews
Hi-Rez just officially announced SMITE 2, soft-launching into beta this year – but SMITE will stay online
Have you ever wanted to play SMITE but with better graphics, improved matchmaking, and more modes and special events? Well, soon you can! Except...
City of Heroes Homecoming talks funding, the City Council, and the impending content drop
Following yesterday's surprise announcement that NCsoft has granted City of Heroes rogue server group Homecoming a license to operate the game - something it's...
Project Gorgon’s Sandra Powers on the MMORPG’s features, its fiscal future, and the broader genre
The story of 2023 for Project: Gorgon was a remarkable one to say the least, as it faced possible maintenance mode and serious illness...
Path of Exile 2 talks movement, microtransactions, builds, and more in new interview
The Path of Exile 2 playerbase got themselves a little treat earlier this week when game director Johnathan Rogers sat down for an interview...
Guild Wars 2’s ArenaNet is working on expansions for both 2024 and 2025 already
Guild Wars 2 is ending 2023 with a traditional dev blog recapping the year and looking ahead to what will be the game's fifth...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MOP articles of 2023
Every year, we pick out a bunch of narrative arcs and stories that dominated the headlines and emotions of the MMORPG genre, and it...
LOTRO’s executive producer hints at 2024 plans with more Umbar zones and new legendary servers
Lord of the Rings Online players won't have to wait until early 2024's producer's letter to find out all of the details of what's...
Lord of the Rings Online apparently once considered non-combat classes
With Christmas and New Years looming in the near future, Standing Stone Games is getting ready to send its devs on a well-deserved holiday...
Tribes 3 Rivals promises a business model that has learned from past monetization mistakes
Near as we can figure, there are two types of players learning that the venerable Tribes FPS franchise is coming back in the form...
‘Shit happens,’ The Day Before devs tell disgruntled players as mass-refunds continue
We're into day six of The Day Before drama, which certainly doesn't embroil any of you, as our readers were too clever to buy...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2023 MMO predictions
We've been offering up an MMO predictions list for Massively Overthinking for years upon years now as our writers and readers prognosticate on the...
Blade & Soul shares early gameplay videos and communication plans for Neo Classic servers
We're still not entirely sure just what Blade & Soul is doing with its upcoming Neo Classic servers, but it looks as if NCsoft...
BitCraft studio co-founder discusses building a societal game and what the MMO’s endgame looks like
If you have about 30 minutes and are curious to learn more about BitCraft and societal games from Clockwork Labs co-founder Tyler Cloutier, then...
Wandering Wraeclast: Introducing Path of Exile 2’s Mercenary crossbow class and WASD
Looking forward to new Path of Exile updates has been a quarterly spectacle for many years. It's only recently, however, that fans also can...
Lost Ark talks about December’s new Voldis region, new story, and new content in video
The latest update to Lost Ark not only added an edgy new class and a host of quality-of-life updates but also began a series...
Wayfinder previews December update, puts off stream in absence of finalized publishing plan
While the rest of us are still nervous about the fate of Wayfinder after Digital Extremes axed its publishing department and jettisoned the game,...
Throne & Liberty addresses PvP overlap, cash shop plans, and its global launch
With Throne & Liberty headed for a December 7th Korean release and making a big splash at this year's G-Star with gameplay demonstrations and...
Massively Uplifting: MMO gratitude, goodness, and giving, from Elder Scrolls Online to Guild Wars 2
Today is a big day for your belly! If you celebrate Thanksgiving, chances are you'll have/have had a table overflowing with delectable dishes today...
World of Warcraft’s John Hight talks cosmic scale in expansions and sticking to the timeline in Classic
In the wake of this year's BlizzCon, interviews with the World of Warcraft team continue to trickle out, with the latest one being with...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas claims War Within early access won’t grant long-term advantages
So let's recap for people who have missed out on this. World of Warcraft's next expansion, The War Within, is available for pre-order. This...
