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Massively OP’s guide to Valentine’s Day around the MMORPG verse
Ready for sappy questlines, particle effects that look like hearts, and lots -- and I do mean lots -- of pink? Valentine's day has...
Black Desert’s western launch helped Kakao’s games division have a great 2016
Kakao is a major company in South Korea with over 5000 employees and its fingers in many pies, from a major instant messaging app...
Black Desert’s Valentine’s Day events and ocean rescue system arrive today
Valentine's Day has come to Black Desert Online in a 1 GB patch today -- they take V-day seriously, these folks at Kakao.
Beginning today,...
One Shots: Cow disco!
With the recent switchover to a new comment system and the very real fear that we might lose previous comments (including, alas, your excellent...
Black Desert’s Dark Knight journeys westward in March
The Dark Knight is coming westward, Black Desert fans -- maybe sooner than you thought. March, in fact!
"The Dark Knight is the next character...
Black Desert patches in gold chests and a level 50 guide
A gold treasure chest would be pretty useless. Leaving aside the fact that gold is a soft metal and making a treasure chest out...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future
Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.
One Shots: A purrrfect sunset
What makes a good sunset even better? When you get to curl up with your favorite pet and share a Hallmark moment together.
UpayaCrow kicks...
The Stream Team: Out on Black Desert’s expanded ocean
What should follow a desert expansion? An ocean! Black Desert Online's Margoria expansion this week opened up vast stretches of the high seas for...
Black Desert’s GMs ran some epic live Margoria events yesterday
Missing studio-led MMORPG events in your games, especially as Asheron's Call goes dark next week? Kakao apparently did too, as the launch of the...
Black Desert’s Margoria expansion sends gamers to the high seas today
Suit up and man the decks, me hearties: Black Desert's Margoria expansion is going live today.
"The Margoria Expansion pushes the limits of what is...
Black Desert considers second Awakenings, console port; releases Dark Knight trailer
What does the future hold for Black Desert? The present holds the game releasing in Taiwan, but the future is a bit more up...
One Shots: Healin’ skellies in Shards Online
When the NDA is away, the cats will play -- and take screenshots! Bless our dear community for documenting upcoming MMOs as they venture...
Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online renaissance
As I peruse a hundred or so community blog posts every day, it's fascinating to me to see what games the MMO blogosphere as...
Black Desert introduces the family fame system with today’s patch
Live in today's Black Desert patch is what Kakao is calling the "family fame" system, which looks like a way to encourage alting and...
The MOP Up: Black Desert loyalty rewards (January 15, 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...
Black Desert’s ship-faring Margoria expansion sails westward January 25
You might have noticed that yesterday's wee Black Desert patch included a brief mention of Margoria preload content. That's because the naval-themed Margoria expansion...
The Daily Grind: How often do you claim refunds on MMOs?
Chargebacks were a big deal in 2016: Black Desert, ArcheAge, and No Man Sky were all embroiled in community drama thanks to perceived chargeback...
The MOP Up: A marriage forged in hell (January 8, 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...
One Shots: The Reaper comes for all MMOs
In light of this past week's sad Landmark news, it's perhaps too on-the-nose that I asked for players to send in pictures of defunct...
