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Conan Exiles previews 2017 plans, throws shade on early access abusers
Though it's fun for the broader industry, GDC has been a bit of a dud for our genre for years now. If you're willing to...
Conan Exiles teases art book, stream ahead of early access launch
The hype meter is rising for Funcom's Conan Exiles, which launches early access tomorrow. Community Manager Jens Erik and Creative Director Joel Bylos ran...
Deep-diving Conan Exiles’ intricate construction system
Following up on last week's building-themed Conan Exiles video, Funcom hosted a Friday afternoon stream showing off the building tools in depth.
Community Manager Jens...
In Conan Exiles, ‘home is where you keep the hearts of your enemies’
January's the month: Conan Exiles hits early access on the 31st as Funcom's latest Conan-franchise game, this one an unabashed survival sandbox with a...
Funcom to demo Conan Exiles live on Friday
Wanna see Conan Exiles in action -- no filters, no fluff? Funcom is gearing up to demo the survival sandbox live tomorrow so you...
Conan Exiles answers questions about its upcoming early access launch
With Conan Exiles' early access launch just around the corner, you can better believe that the community has a mountain of questions about the...
The MOP Up: Chris Taylor’s new studio (November 27, 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...
Chaos Theory: Hide and Shriek in The Park of The Secret World
October is finally here. That means Halloween is this month! I can't even describe how excited that makes me. I know I'm not alone...
Chaos Theory: Happy handstands for Funcom’s funding
Things are looking up! I don't know about you, but I'm certainly feeling more relief-- and not just a little extra excitement -- when...
Funcom delays Conan Exiles’ planned September early access to January 2017
Funcom has decided to delay the launch of Conan Exiles into next year.
You might be thinking, wait, didn't Funcom only just announce a September...
Funcom’s Conan Exiles dev vlog illuminates PvE and PvP
In Funcom's first dev diary for the upcoming Conan Exiles survival sandbox, Creative Director Joel Bylos introduces the setting and hook of the game.
"Survival...
Conan Exiles includes purges, human sacrifice, and nudity
While the upcoming Conan Exiles will take place in the same fictional universe as Age of Conan and be made by the same studio,...
Chaos Theory: Looking over your shoulder at The Secret World’s 2015
We've finally left 2015 behind. And while it is perfectly natural to want to glance back in the rearview mirror over the last 12...
Chaos Theory: How my walk in The Park gave me hope for The Secret World
In the beginning, there was surprise. Funcom is making a single-player experience based on The Secret World?! After a few seconds that shock melted...
The Secret World’s Samhain Halloween event stalks in next week
Halloween is just around the corner, and so is The Secret World's Samhain event: festivities kick off next Tuesday, October 27th. Every year the...
Chaos Theory: Sneaking into The Park with Joel Bylos
Decisions, decisions. When you are invited to a special sneak peek of The Park, the upcoming single-player game based on The Secret World's own...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World’s Carter and Issue 12.5
It's pretty common knowledge by now that Lead Designer Romain Amiel really likes to give teasers and spoilers for The Secret World. Unlike Twitter,...
Funcom’s The Park shows off a trio of creepy screenshots
Funcom released a trio of new screenshots today for The Park, the upcoming Secret World single-player spin-off that's slated for release next month. The...
The Secret World gets hyped for Issue 11
With Joel Bylos out of the picture as The Secret World's lead, the monthly update letter torch has been passed to other members of...
The Daily Grind: What’s Funcom’s secret project?
When Funcom's Joel Bylos casually announced this week that he was moving on from his role as game director of The Secret World to...