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Working As Intended: The fate of the MMORPG genre
I don't think I'm exaggerating to say that this past weekend was a strange one in the MMORPG community, when gamers across the wide expanse...
The MOP Up: Blade & Soul brings in the Warlock (March 6, 2016)
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...
Allods Online’s New Order will be broken up into four seasons
Does anyone else find it slightly ominous that the Russian-created Allods Online has an update coming out called "New Order?" Will all MMOs soon...
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s TCG wraps up closed beta (February 7, 2016)
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...
WoW Factor: Thoughts from inside the Legion alpha
Tuesday brought along a big surprise for me in the form of access to the Legion alpha test. I had pretty much resigned myself...
ARK adds a trio of new creatures and SWAT gear
Prehistoric animals continue to stomp, run, and scamper into ARK: Survival Evolved. The survival title will be adding three new creatures over the next couple of...
Perfect Ten: How to play MMOs on a limited time budget
One of the most frequent questions I'm ever asked here at Massively OP or on my own blog is, "How do you do it?...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Cognitive performance and your brain on games
So far in our exploration of the topics in Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological Effects of Video...
Perfect Ten: Top 10 obscure MMORPGs
I've seen a lot of desperate requests in my day in which players are asking for games outside of the normal sphere of popularity...
One Shots: Every shot is awesome!
Today's headlining picture is another debut for One Shots: Funcom's LEGO Minifigures Online. I don't know many people outside of MOP who have even...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing MMOs on Christmas today?
Christmas means different things to different people. Some folks imbue it with family-oriented festivities, others consider it a religious day, and others just think of it as...
The best MMO deals in the Steam winter 2015 sale
It's the holiday season! A time for cuddling up before a cozy fire, enjoying loved ones, sharing memories, and... just kidding. It's time to...
Massively Overthinking: The next big Star Wars MMORPG
In honor of Star Wars week (and rumors that EA is working on another Star Wars game), let's talk Star Wars MMOs.
Star Wars Galaxies...
Global Chat: Being thankful in MMOs
Last month's Thanksgiving holiday in the US prompted several MMO bloggers to share their thanks for gaming and other geeky goodness. Stars of the...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for The Secret World and Funcom fan
It's the holidays, and in the spirit of giving, I am going I'm going to give you ideas -- for gifts! Instead of waxing...
The MOP Up: Players choose Lineage II classic server name (December 6, 2015)
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...
Pirate101’s newsletter looks back at November
KingsIsle has published a Pirate101 newsletter that looks back at the month of November and forward to the month of December. It includes a...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Games and education
We've got some really smart commenters here at MassivelyOP, and I think they help keep the fiercer trolls away. But when Joystiq itself went under,...
The MOP Up: Tera’s expansion launches in Europe (November 22, 2015)
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...
Face the Lord’s Labyrinth in Path of Exile’s next expansion: Ascendancy
Earlier this month, Grinding Gear Games teased Path of Exile players with an announcement of an upcoming expansion announcement. Well folks, today's the day!...