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Hyperspace Beacon: The sorry state of roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic
Since the server merges, the Star Forge server has unofficially become the roleplay server for Star Wars: The Old Republic. And roleplaying's fight to...
The Stream Team: Win a Wizard101 Battlemage Keep bundle
It's time for another MOP giveaway of awesome Wizard101 goodies! Massively OP's MJ has gotten her hands on a few Battlemage Keep bundles and...
Global Chat: The MMO expansion lifecycle
With the ever-developing, ever-growing nature of MMORPGs, the expansion truly has a life of its own. By now we are well acquainted with the...
The MOP Up: Diablo levels up in Heroes of the Storm (May 13, 2018)
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...
Wizard101’s Doctor Who event is bigger on the inside
Someone over at KingsIsle is obviously a big Doctor Who fan, because Wizard101's current event is a thinly veiled homage to that sci-fi series....
The Daily Grind: Do you make an effort to be positive and friendly in MMORPGs?
Despite concerns about the pervasiveness of toxicity in gaming, most gamers are not toxic. Outside of extremely social MMOs, I suspect most people probably...
World of Warcraft needs you to babysit again
Oh great, you're here. We'll be out late, at least until 11, so make sure that the kids are in bed by 7:30 with...
Kids these days: Fortnite fights a 14-year-old in court, signs 13-year-old to e-sports team
Epic Games is still doggedly pursuing supposed Fortnite cheaters. As we reported back in November, one of the defendants in Epic's many lawsuits is...
‘We all can be heroes:’ An interview with Star Trek Online’s Chase Masterson
With a dozen members of the all-star cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine returning to reprise their roles for this June's Star Trek...
Massively Overthinking: What we really mean when we talk about ‘difficulty’ in MMORPGs
Massively OP reader Steve wants us to revisit the Daily Grind on making death more meaningful without making it more annoying. His letter was long, so...
The Soapbox: Three augmented reality game problems (most) MMOs don’t have – and one thing they do so much better
I'd like to think that I'm kind of a healthy gamer. While MMOs take a lot of time, the nice thing is that their...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the horror of the Live Letter
It's easy to miss one of the worst bits of news about the next Final Fantasy XIV Live Letter because it's tucked in the...
Jukebox Heroes: Five great YouTube channels for MMO music
As a collector and reviewer of MMORPG soundtracks, I owe a great debt to fellow music lovers who take the time to somehow extract...
GDC 2018: Bridging and embedding cross-platform online communities
As this year's GDC coverage is winding down, I am finally coming to the topic I saved for last: community. MMOs are more than just...
Wizard101 plans its 10-year anniversary while Pirate101 grooms Handsome Dan
With the 10th anniversary of Wizard101 approaching, the team at KingsIsle is squirreling itself away behind closed doors to plan a grand soiree. We...
GDC 2018: Games can help humanity, be profitable, and get support from gamers
Games alone won't make the world better. They won't even make gamers better. We publish some articles that certainly seem pretty pro-games, but we're...
GDC 2018: Depictions of violence and war in video games and Destiny’s Sword
I love stories. Maybe it's the teacher in me, but I love stories not just for their raw entertainment value, but for their ability...
Fortnite passes $5M in mobile sales while adults grapple with its popularity
Like it or not, the Fortnite wave has yet to crest in our culture. The multiplayer shooter just passed $5 million in mobile sales...
GDC 2018: Yokozuna, big game data, and the future of MMO monetization
GDC isn't E3. It isn't PAX. It's not even what I think stereotypical gamers can appreciate. But I think the Massively OP crowd is...
Sea of Thieves does blockbuster sales in the UK while former artist criticizes its lack of depth
Rare has a reason to rejoice this week, as Sea of Thieves has sailed to a number one spot on the sales chart in...
