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The MOP Up: All news must go!

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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...
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Make My MMO: September 19, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, MUD canceled its Kickstarter, ostensibly so that its developers could pursue other job opportunities that will help fund...

The Daily Grind: Would you play an MMO with antagonistic GMs?

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Whenever we're reminiscing about the glory days of MMOs, we invariably bring up the prevalence of events and GMs in those classic games. What...

Not So Massively: Destiny loses court case; MOBAs try new toxic chat punishments

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Destiny's ex-composer Martin O'Donnell won a major court case against his former employer, giving him back shares in the company that are now worth...

‘SWG 2.0’ Divergence Online hits alpha 3, launches Indiegogo campaign

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If Divergence Online sounds familiar, that's because it's been in pre-launch testing for a few years already. This week, it's entered its third alpha and launched...

Kickstarter campaign ordered by attorney general to pay fines, make restitution

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One of the very real risks of donating to a Kickstarter campaign is the danger that a company could take your money and never...

MUD devs cancel Kickstarter project to make other games

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Open world crafting sandbox MUD made a splash on Steam's Greenlight earlier this year, but its Kickstarter drive wasn't quite as successful. Developer Ben...

Make My MMO: September 12, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, we caught up with Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, and Elite: Dangerous, each of which released a dev blog or...

The Daily Grind: How might VR reshape the MMOscape?

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Oculus Connect 2, a VR conference hosted by the folks behind Oculus, is set for just a few weeks from now. You probably didn't know...

Massively Overthinking: NCsoft’s western autumn

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This week's Massively Overthinking is brought to you by a guildie of mine named Onyx, who donated to our Kickstarter campaign in this tier...

Kingdom of Loathing mulls mobile version and spin-off, prepares for annual convention

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There's a lot going on for the punny browser game Kingdom of Loathing, so let's bring you up to date on all of the...

Eco finishes its Kickstarter with over $200,000 raised

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Survival sandbox and learning environment Eco finished out its successful Kickstarter run overnight, raising $202,760 and just reaching its epic justice system stretch goal. Strange Loop Games' John...
Miniatures? Color me interested.

Crowfall raises another million, previews collector’s edition

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While the central narrative of Crowfall focuses around an all-consuming Hunger that demolishes everything, Crowfall's development studio seems to be on the upswing rather...

Eco offers doomsday device Kickstarter tier, then pulls back from the brink

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In the final hours of its successful Kickstarter campaign, the global survival sandbox Eco pulled out the big guns: a new tier that would allow...
For the record, again, this costs a lot of money on a monthly basis.

Ron Gilbert explains how video game budgets work

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If you've never designed a game for money, you probably do not have a very clear picture of what video game budgets look like....

Three quarters of Socuwan’s content is community-made

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If you need a new Kickstarter MMO to follow, Socuwan may be worth a look. A self-described "quirky indie" title for Windows, Mac, and Linux and...

Eco details its hydrology, pollution, crafting, and food systems

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Eco's Kickstarter drive ends this week, and though Strange Loop Games has already made its goal and then some, the developer is continuing to...

Make My MMO: September 5, 2015

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This week in MMO crowdfunding news, not a whole lot happened! In the land of pseudo-MMOs, though, Kickstarter darling and PvE-focused survival sandbox Eco...

Eco’s proposed death penalty doesn’t mess around

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Eco, the global ecosystem survival game that recently blew through its $100,000 Kickstarter goal, has added a player-run criminal justice PvP system as a...

Ask Mo: The state of Massively Overpowered

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Ask Mo is back, and today Mo and I are answering a few meta questions about Massively OP itself. Our first question is from long-time...

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