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PAX East 2016: Final Fantasy XIV answers questions and reveals the Palace of the Dead
If you think you've seen everything that Final Fantasy XIV has in its bag of tricks, the game's Q&A panel at PAX yesterday made it clear...
Marvel Heroes treks to Asia, new platforms this summer
Gazillion announced this morning that it's partnering with cloud-streaming service Ubitus to launch Marvel Heroes in South Korea and Japan this summer with China...
The MOP Up: ARK’s free PvP version goes wide (April 17, 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...
Perfect Ten: The odd things I noticed slipping back into Final Fantasy XI
Over the years, I may have spent more money on Final Fantasy XI than any other MMO. It's undoubtedly my first MMO, and it's...
Global Chat: An MMO to call home
Home. It's what many MMO gamers are looking for in a title: to plant down roots and find a place that exudes belonging. What...
The MOP Up: Demons invade Skyforge (April 10, 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...
Soulworker Online starts Japanese open beta next week
On the prowl for a new game to test? We might have something for you in the anime department next week with Soulworker Online.
Soulworker...
Perfect Ten: Most notable console MMORPGs to date
It used to be that hunting for a console MMORPG was one of the most fruitless endeavors known to gamers. The PC was where...
Step up and get your first look at Pokémon Go
Gotta catch them all? If you ever felt like the handheld worlds in the Pokémon games were ultimately too small, then get ready for...
Final Fantasy XIV invades Phantasy Star Online 2 in an odd collaboration
How cool are crossover events? While some people might decry them as shameless marketing ploys, there is something undeniably cool about mixing it up...
Tree of Savior enters Steam early access tomorrow, launches F2P June 19
The English version of Tree of Savior is on the way, and today we know when. Beginning tomorrow, March 16th, the game will enter...
Breath of Fire 6 launches this week in Japan
Are you a fan of the old Breath of Fire console RPG series? Did you think that the series would be substantially improved by...
IBM is testing a Sword Art Online VR MMO next month
If you've never watched Sword Art Online, here's the quick version: There's a VR-based MMO that became popular but then trapped everyone inside of...
NCsoft’s Master X Master’s ‘global’ test due to begin soon
NCsoft has announced that the first global test for its upcoming franchise-blending MOBA Master X Master is on the way.
Curiously, the "global" test appears...
Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded to sunset less than two months after its launch
Call it Gunslinger Stratos Unloaded.
Square Enix's colorful action title Gunslinger Stratos Reloaded officially launched in Japan six days ago, and yet it's already been...
Could one agreement be what’s preventing localization of Phantasy Star Online 2?
We've made our fair share of jokes about Phantasy Star Online 2 over here at Massively Overpowered, because how could we not? The game...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Social outcomes and online gamers
Of all the chapters in Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological Effects of Video...
Phantasy Star Online 2 still is not being localized, but the anime based upon it is
Good news, Phantasy Star Online 2 fans! Or hypothetical fans of the game who still have not played it due to the fact that...
Massively Overthinking: The cynicism of modern MMO Kickstarters
This week we've been abuzz about Smed's Hero's Song Kickstarter cancellation - the KS more than the game, mostly because the game is happening...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO dev brains we’d like to pick
This week's Overthinking question comes to us from longtime Patron Roger.
"If you guys could magically open a connection to any dev team, which team...
