interviews
Anthem is the start of a ’10-year journey’ for EA and BioWare
At this point, when a game studio says it has a 10-year plan for its online game, do you believe it?
Perhaps unintentionally echoing Bungie just...
E3 2017: Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor on Morrowind, nostalgia, and PvP
The Elder Scrolls Online released its first expansion, Morrowind, shortly before E3 2017. MMOs rarely come up with mainstream media, but with Morrowind's nostalgia power, I heard...
E3 2017: Pokemon Go’s raiding, gym revamp, badges, and an interview with Niantic
Surprise! Niantic brought Pokemon Go to E3 2017 and invited members of the gaming press outside the sacred halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs and multiplayers of E3 2017
E3 is drawing to a close, with its reveals over and done with -- all that's left is processing our interviews and hands-on pieces....
The Daily Grind: What MMORPG needs megaserver tech the most?
During his interview with Gamasutra last week, Elder Scrolls Online's Matt Firor told the publication, "I really think MMO is a technology. It's not...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor on Morrowind, Dark Age of Camelot, and the old days of MMOs
Ahead of E3, ZeniMax's Matt Firor sat down with Gamasutra for a streamed interview on The Elder Scrolls Online, focused chiefly on Morrowind. It's...
The MOP Up: EVE Valkyrie lowers its price point (June 11, 2017)
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 chats with Star Trek Online Kuumaarke actress Kipleigh Brown
If you haven't yet played the most recent Star Trek Online update on consoles, you might not be aware that you're going to be...
Cryptic’s CEO discusses taking an IP and making it work for an MMO
At this point, Cryptic Studios has a stable of games based off of existing IPs, most notably Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and the upcoming...
Chaos Theory: Interview and impressions of Secret World Legends, part II
Last time, I told you my Secret World Legends tour with Creative Director Romain Amiel was too big to fit in just one Chaos...
Secret World Legends AMA says NDA drop, game owner bonuses, and roadmap coming soon
Have some questions about Funcom's Secret Worlds Legends reboot? You and a million other players, so stand in line, pal. Actually, the studio did...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Richard Garriott on launch and philosophy following equity crowdfunding announcement
Last week during its seasonal telethon, Shroud of the Avatar's lead developers surprised watchers by announcing an equity crowdfunding campaign that allows players and...
Chaos Theory: Interview and impressions of Secret World Legends
I may or may not be in that secretive NDA-locked closed beta of Secret World Legends -- I'm not telling. But there is something...
Marvel Heroes got you a cake plus half-price heroes for its 4th birthday
Marvel Heroes is turning four years old this weekend - can you believe that? That's four years of freebie heroes, blowing stuff up, baby...
Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist
This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...
LOTRO releases 10th anniversary soundtrack
A week after announcing Composer Chance Thomas' return to score the upcoming Mordor expansion, Lord of the Rings Online revealed another musical treat. The...
EVE Online’s space police get iPod makeover, patch coming June 13
Coming June 13th to a New Eden near you is an early summer patch for EVE Online. The space MMO is getting several ship...
Choose My Adventure: Exploring the purpose and plan of this community column
You are no doubt staring at the title image above and thinking to yourself that it really does not look like a Neverwinter screenshot....
Marvel Heroes interview on PC vs console, new characters, and whether PvP is dead
A few weeks ago as pre-launch hype for Marvel Heroes Omega on console was reaching its zenith, we reached out to Gazillion with questions...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood preview: Our interview with Naoki Yoshida
Don't miss the rest of our Stormblood preview coverage!It would be wrong to say that Final Fantasy XIV is the work of Naoki Yoshida...
