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LOTRO Legendarium: Reviewing the Mordor soundtrack
Here's a weird thing to admit: I was actually concerned when I heard that Lord of the Rings Online brought back Chance Thomas to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO delivers players the best ‘tricks?’
"Trick or treat!"
Kids say this over and over every October 31st, but let's be honest: They're only looking for the treats. If an adult...
The Stream Team: Giving away creepy clown Halloween bundles in Wizard101
Halloween is all about collecting goodies, and Massively OP's MJ has some Wizard101 goodies to give away! Special for the season, she has a...
Trion Worlds entices players to support Extra Life charity with in-game rewards
If you haven't heard already, tomorrow marks the start of a massive gaming marathon called Extra Life that will help raise much-needed funds to...
Boat mounts, Halloween, and Billy the Kid blast into Wizard101 and Pirate101
As Pirate101 celebrates its fifth birthday this month, there is no shortage of things to keep budding buccaneers occupied in this strategy MMO. New...
Free Realms ‘Sunrise’ emulator prepares for second alpha test
Last year, almost three years after SOE shut down Free Realms for good, a group of players announced that it was resurrecting the title...
The Daily Grind: Do dinosaurs help or hurt your immersion in MMOs?
My kids, being of a younger age, tend to find dinosaurs pretty darn awesome. They went bananas the other day when they saw a...
The Daily Grind: Is there a ‘youth’ stigma in online gaming?
A couple of nights ago, my husband was playing Overwatch when I heard a pair of high-pitched voices coming across his headset. "Oh cool,...
Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how toxic gamers try to intimidate Blizzard devs
As the discussion and response to Overwatch's legendary toxicity problem continues, even the development team isn't spared from the impact of this, ahem, "passionate"...
Star Citizen is down to only 7 must-fix issues before alpha 3.0 goes to the Evocati
What's that sound? That's the sound of Star Citizen's alpha 3.0 creeping ever closer, as the teams say they've made "substantial progress."
In the latest...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with playable fairies
Probably my greatest and most constant gripe about fantasy MMORPGs is that for all of the freedom and imagination that this genre supposedly boasts,...
RuneScape players accuse new lockbox promo of promoting gambling to children
RuneScape announced yesterday a new promo that works in conjunction with its existing Treasure Hunter system. It's a bit of a lockbox system, with...
PAX West 2017: How RIFT is making player exploration worth the effort
Although much of the RIFT demo at PAX West focused on showing off the Celestial Storm update, it was another aspect that captured my...
Facebook doubles down on e-sports with Hi-Rez’s Paladins Premier League contract
From FarmVille to VR to e-sports: Facebook is gunning for whatever the kids are into these days.
At least that's the takeaway from Hi-Rez's announcement...
Wizard101 relishes its accomplishments so far this year
It has been a big and busy year for Wizard101, and the team wants to make sure that you notice and appreciate everything it's...
Wizard101 and Pirate101 weather DDOS attacks
If you have tried to log in and play Wizard101 or Pirate101 in the past 24 hours, you may have experienced disappointment as the...
Wizard101 celebrates its ninth birthday with free gifts
Here's one MMO that we didn't realize was creeping up on a decade of live operation! Wizard101 is celebrating its ninth birthday this week,...
The MOP Up: State of Decay 2’s multiplayer mayhem (August 27, 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...
The Game Archaeologist: Furcadia
Let's face it: There isn't really a huge pool of MMORPGs from the 1990s to explore in this column. By now I have done...
ARK won’t be featuring console crossplay any time soon
Friends and family separated by gaming platforms won't be coming together for a joyous reunion any time soon if they're playing ARK: Survival Evolved.
Crossplay...
