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Stream Team: 12 days of TOR, day one
With the new expansion for Star Wars: The Old Republic hitting the live servers in a little less than a month, our streamers Larry...
Not So Massively: For the King’s Kickstarter, Hearthstone’s match controversy
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don't really...
WildStar shuts down the auction house before the free-to-play switch
WildStar will be free-to-play in a hot minute, and that means that certain things have to change, like several of the auction house mechanics....
Venus Rising is in beta, plans for launch later this year
Venus Rising is open. No, not just in the sense that it allows you to do a whole lot to other characters, although that's...
The MOP Up: All news must go!
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: Anarchy Online
"The future in your hands."
This was Funcom's promise to gamers in the early days of the 2000s. Even as the MMORPG genre slowly took...
Elder Scrolls Online is coming to Japan in 2016
Can Elder Scrolls Online take root in an eastern country such as Japan? That's what we're going to find out, as ESO will be...
The Stream Team: Launching those (World of) Warships!
Today's the day that eager captains can officially launch their naval careers as World of Warships leaves beta behind and joins the sea of...
Destiny: The Taken King breaks PlayStation records
If you had any doubt that Destiny is a huge force in the online world right now, Activision's announcement that the game is smashing...
World of Warships makes history come alive (and shoot you)
In honor of World of Warships' official launch today, we're celebrating what makes this naval combat game come alive. Previously, I explored the details and...
Sword Coast Legends hosts head-start event this weekend
Players eager to jump into Sword Coast Legends won't necessarily have to wait for the game's launch on September 29th. The game is hosting...
World of Warships leaves drydock for live waters
The majestic aircraft carriers and battleships of World of Warships are sailing into battle today as the game transitions from beta to live.
"Captains, thank...
Atom Universe takes the theme park model literally
The metaphor of the MMO as a theme park has been used heavily over the years, but in the case of Atom Universe, it's...
ArcheAge hands out compensation packs for Heroes Awaken downtime
ArcheAge's lengthy downtime over the weekend and its subsequent problems getting the authentication servers working has prompted Trion Worlds to hand out compensation packs...
Otherland compensates players for early access issues
Otherland's early access launch wasn't without its difficulties, as Drago has been racing to fix various issues over the past weekend. During this time, some...
BioWare bangs the SWTOR story drum in new teaser vid
BioWare has published a brief Star Wars: The Old Republic video featuring lead writer Charles Boyd. He says that the Knights of Fallen Empire...
Echo of Soul sunsets in Korea next month [Updated]
Hangame announced yesterday that it will sunset MMORPG Echo of Soul in its native Korea.
Hangame thanked players for their loyalty since the game's launch...
Destiny launches The Taken King
If there's a rash of unexplained office and school absences today, it might be the fault of Destiny: The Taken King. The massive update...
‘SWG 2.0’ Divergence Online hits alpha 3, launches Indiegogo campaign
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...
Team up with Neverwinter’s Harper Bard on the Xbox One [All gone now!]
The Harpers are iconic in Dungeons and Dragons lore and video games in particular, including Neverwinter. Thanks to today's giveaway, you can add one to...
