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Final Fantasy XIV posts another anniversary story while scheduling its next live letter
The celebration of Final Fantasy XIV's eighth anniversary in fiction continues to roll on with a new side story for players to enjoy. This...
World of Warcraft removes references to former employees and removes the AoE cap in patch 9.1.5
The most immediate fallout of the ongoing Activision-Blizzard lawsuit has been the removal of numerous references to now-former employees directly named or implicated in...
New World tells of the sad history of its zombies and phantasms
"Not alive. Certainly not dead. Their existence is a constant agony."
No, we're not talking about Waffle House employees here, but rather the Lost of...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off its anniversary fiction with Tales from the Twilight
Today marks the eight-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV's successful relaunch, and that means celebration. The obvious in-game celebration is the Rising event, of course,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you played with the worst voice acting?
There was a particular line from the male Norn back in the beta for Guild Wars 2 that made me laugh much more than...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s burning of Teldrassil plot wrap-up is terrible
Fair warning: This post contains spoilers for the current World of Warcraft plotline for anyone who has not finished up the latest parts of...
New World kicks off the Tales of Aeturnum series with the Angry Earth
It's going to be a little longer until you get to try out New World, but the development team is doing its bets to...
The Elder Scrolls Online previews one of the lorebooks of the Waking Flame DLC
We all know why you play The Elder Scrolls Online. It's not for exciting combat, it's not for boundless exploration, and it sure as...
Final Fantasy XI prepares a Ramuh-filled update for August
The developers of Final Fantasy XI really hope you like everyone's best-known avatar of lightning, Ramuh, because he's going to be featured a lot...
Final Fantasy XI brings back the Sunbreeze Festival once again
Considering the sheer number of world-shattering threats that your character has no doubt dealt with in Final Fantasy XI, it would make sense if...
PSA: Square-Enix is reprinting the Final Fantasy XIV lore books once again, and they’re up for pre-order
If you're a fan of Final Fantasy XIV and want more of the lore behind this game, the Encyclopaedia Eorzea volumes one and two...
World of Warcraft’s finale for the Sanctum of Domination raid reveals a major character’s fate
We try really hard to avoid spoilers here when we're talking about story stuff on Massively Overpowered. It's possible, for example, that you are...
Iron Harvest lore interview sheds light on Usonian history
A new interview at VentureBeat delves into the lore of multiplayer RTS Iron Harvest 1920. In the interview, game designer Elliott Verbiest talks about...
World of Warcraft’s patch yields another cinematic… but there are more still encrypted ones to find
There's a new cinematic that's been discovered for World of Warcraft's upcoming patch 9.1, Chains of Domination. It's a spoiler. That much you can...
World of Warcraft patch 9.1’s test server updates with lore-important early cutscenes that have been datamined
Fairly warned be ye, readers: Spoilers lie ahead for the patch 9.1 storyline in World of Warcraft.
Curious about what Helya is up to at...
Guild Wars 2 starts its return to Living World Season 2 on May 25
The overall Guild Wars 2 story has been moving through a lot of Living World content since the game's initial launch, and so it's possible you...
Bless Unleashed has released its Secrets and Scions update
Ready for some more story in Bless Unleashed? Here's hoping you are because the console game's latest update, Secrets and Scions, brings exactly that. The...
Star Wars: The Old Republic to launch update 6.3, The Dark Descent, on April 27
Earlier today, we made a snarky joke about how the next Star Wars: The Old Republic patch has had plenty of its content teased but...
World of Warcraft opens up pre-orders for the Sylvanas novel
Are you a World of Warcraft fan eager to get some more Sylvanas content? Really? Well, you're an odd one, but you're going to get what...
Final Fantasy XI updates with the latest part of the Voracious Resurgence
It's time for an update of dour elves with the latest patch for Final Fantasy XI, bringing in the final part of the Voracious...
