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Black Desert nerfs ghillie suit, preps revamped skill system, and kicks off soccer event

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Times, they are a-changin' in Black Desert Online. The fantasy sandbox received a major patch on Friday that had a far-reaching impact across the...

Pirate101 returns to Valencia with major update

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The madcap anthropomorphic buccaneers of Pirate101 are back with to fight against the Armada with a large update to the colorful MMO. Valencia Part 2 released today,...
Nothing but sad things to say.

Funcom is sunsetting LEGO Minifigures Online in September

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This won't come as a surprise, but it'll still make you sad: Funcom is shutting down LEGO Minifigures Online this fall. The studio made...

One Shots: Fire + ice = mess

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What do you get when you mix fire and ice? A steamy combination of incredible pictures... and an awful mess. Steampower Girl noticed that in...

The Soapbox: Sharing MMORPGs with my kids

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"Dad, can I pilot your ship tonight?" I turn around to see my seven-year-old son giving me Bambi eyes with his hands clasped because, somewhere...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with distinct visual styles

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Given the choice, I am always going to pick a game with stylized graphics over realistic ones. This is for many reasons; it's partly...

The MOP Up: EVE Online phases out DirectX 9 (June 5, 2016)

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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...

WildStar’s soundtrack is now for sale

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WildStar Composer Jeff Kurtenacker is interrupting your normal daily routine for this important announcement: "Today! It's out. How big can we make this?? Buy...

Jukebox Heroes: Wild West MMO tunes

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"Wait a minute," you say out loud to your computer. "Western MMORPGs aren't a thing, except in my fondest dreams. How can you write...

Jukebox Heroes: Great tunes from dead MMOs

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When a beloved MMORPG is canceled, it doesn't entirely vanish without a trace. After all, there are thousands (if not millions) of eyewitnesses with...

One Shots: You put a spell on me

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One of the very few MMORPGs that my wife and I ever played together was Wizard101, and I think most of that time involved...
How are you this way.

Rumor: Wizard101 and Pirate101 developer KingsIsle hit by layoffs [Confirmed]

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Industry vets on Twitter have begun sending condolences to KingsIsle employees allegedly hit with "mass" or "massive" layoffs today. KingsIsle is the studio behind...

The MOP Up: Setting a VR world record (May 8, 2016)

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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...

One Shots: Slipping between shadows

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I'm not one of the stealthy types in MMOs, mostly because very few games give me the chance to hang upside-down from rafters and...

Perfect Ten: The final minutes of beloved MMORPGs

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"This is how the world ends," T S Eliot wrote in his famous poem, "not with a bang, but with a whimper." That might well...

Chaos Theory: The Secret World survival game

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I've been thinking. (A dangerous pastime, I know!) And I think I have come up with a solution to a number of the things...

EVE Fanfest 2016: CCP Falcon on Fanfest, the EVE community, and harassment

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Over its almost 13 years of operation, sci-ci MMO EVE Online has gained a largely undeserved reputation for antisocial behaviour. EVE is built on...

Funcom has another Secret World spin-off in the works, gives up on LEGO Minifigures Online

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Funcom's annual report is out, and there's a whole lot to glean from the document about the company's state and its future plans. In...

Paragon’s Iggy and Scorch are an explosive mix

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Kids, don't drink and drive. Unless, for some bizarre reason, you end up in a MOBA where you've transformed into an alcoholic gremlin-thing and...

Pirate101 gives away free hats while Wizard101 introduces daily assignments

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Let's check in with KingsIsle's 101 universe today, shall we? Stating in Pirate101, the swashbuckling game is giving away free "Helms of Ultimate Protection" for...

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