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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...

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...

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...

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 not a game with action combat, but you can still be pretty thoroughly screwed whilst trying to play the game...

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...

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...

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 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 MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we're deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

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...

It might not be your cup of tea, but Final Fantasy XIV is certainly the cup of tea for a large number of MMO...

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...

The studio behind Izanagi Online is hard at work at another mobile fantasy title that could well be making its way to the west...

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...

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...

After reading through Nexon's financial report for Q1 2015, one can imagine the company skipping along while whistling a merry tune. Yes, it's generally...

What do live-action sword-wielding Japanese schoolgirls have to do with Black Desert? Hell if I know, but they're front and center in a new...

Even if they share common lineage, MMOs must have a distinctive angle or face death by mediocrity. For the upcoming Icarus Online, that hook...

One of Phantasy Star Online 2's big hooks is doing crossovers with other major game franchises. The latest of these mashups is with Bandai...