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The Elder Scrolls Online will launch in Japan on June 23rd, 2016
We so often find ourselves covering games that have not yet been brought over to North America, but it's easy to forget in the...
Phantasy Star Online 2 is moving to the PlayStation 4 in 2016
If you're still waiting for Phantasy Star Online 2 to be released in North America, today's news isn't going to do much to help...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Games and education
We've got some really smart commenters here at MassivelyOP, and I think they help keep the fiercer trolls away. But when Joystiq itself went under,...
Jukebox Heroes: Ragnarok 2’s soundtrack
Game soundtracks like this are the reason why I scrounge outside of the well-known MMOs for hidden gems. As I've often said before, the...
SMITE previews Ragnarok Force X Thor and a bit of the Japanese pantheon
While you collect all of the items in the current SMITE Odyssey, you know that they're building toward a specific reward once they're all...
Massively Overthinking: Is IP-blocking in online games a necessary evil?
This past week, news about Black Desert's IP blocking has reminded me once again how IP-blocking, region-locking, and the resulting isolated MMO communities are...
Tree of Savior closed beta 2 begins on October 27
The next Tree of Savior English closed beta test is right around the corner.
On the official site, the team announced that the second closed beta...
Elder Scrolls Online is coming to Japan in 2016
Can Elder Scrolls Online take root in an eastern country such as Japan? That's what we're going to find out, as ESO will be...
Final Fantasy XIV is creating its first European data center
Final Fantasy XIV is not a game with action combat, but you can still be pretty thoroughly screwed whilst trying to play the game...
Anime MMO Onigiri coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 ‘soon’
The anime-saturated Onigiri is about to make the leap from Japan to the west on consoles as a free-to-play MMO.
What we have here is an...
The Game Archaeologist: Lucasfilm’s Habitat
Some of you reading this may simply never have known a world before the internet existed by virtue of your age. It's not your...
World of Warships launches September 17th
If you've been waiting until the official release to launch your naval career in World of Warships, mark your calendar: In two weeks, the...
The MOP Up: Another stab at Game of Thrones
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...
The MOP Up: Rick & Morty meet MOBAs
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...
Final Fantasy XIV launches in Korea on August 14th
Whether you're playing Final Fantasy XIV in Europe, the US, or Japan, there are no delays for content. Everything comes out at the same...
Final Fantasy XIV previews Alexander, claims 5M all-time subs
It might not be your cup of tea, but Final Fantasy XIV is certainly the cup of tea for a large number of MMO...
World of Warships’ open beta launches today
Let the naval battles commence: World of Warships soft launches today! Above and beyond throwing open the beta doors to one and all, the game...
Toram Online offers a class-free mobile experience
The studio behind Izanagi Online is hard at work at another mobile fantasy title that could well be making its way to the west...
Massively Overthinking: The language barriers of MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes from Kickstarter donor XanadoX, who wants us to talk about "playing MMOs in another language: Korean, Japanese, or even...
There are six minutes of Overwatch shooting action in the Tracer preview video
You've already seen gameplay footage for four of Overwatch's fighters (Zenyatta, Mercy, McCree, and Hanzo) from Blizzard's upcoming team-based shooter. Now witness Tracer in...
