martial arts
Age of Wushu celebrates seven years of sandbox shenanigans in China
Has it really been seven years since martial arts MMO Age of Wushu first descended on an MMORPG genre that had almost forgotten what...
Gigantic’s last matches are now playing out ahead of tomorrow’s sunset
There will be no stay of execution for the gorgeous MOBA Gigantic, as PWE has put up a countdown clock for the game's final...
Absolver shows off its upcoming free expansion, Downfall
It's been quiet on the Absolver ranch for a while after the development team spent the early part of the year working on refining...
Black Desert begins Mother’s Day event, revamps defense, guts the Arsha PvP server, and teases Lahn
Here's an event that doesn't get celebrated much in MMORPGs: Mother's Day. Oh sure, the devs will send out Tweets, but we don't often...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 169: Farscape and RuneScape
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Trove, Secret World Legends, RuneScape and Jagex, Amazon's New World, PWE MMO sunsets, Star Trek Online's new business model, SWTOR, and ESO, plus mailbag topics on the Guild Wars 1 graphics update and crafting MMOs. And yes, we talk Farscape too!
Perfect World is sunsetting Swordsman Online and Jade Dynasty as teams move on to ‘bigger and better things’
Perfect World announced two sunsets yesterday: Four-year-old Swordsman Online and nine-year-old Jade Dynasty will close down in June. Here's the official announcement for Swordsman...
Tree of Savior hands out second anniversary gifts, previews new classes
It's been two years since Tree of Savior leaped onto the Steam scene, and the crew is celebrating with a nine-week event that is...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most creative way MMOs thwart toxicity?
Forget group-kicks: If you're a tool in Sea of Thieves, your own shipmates might just opt to stuff you in the brig - "a...
One Shots: Flying lessons
Massively OP Readers, you are clear for take-off. Please cross-check the cabin, assume flight positions, and break out the best aerial screenshots you have....
Fractured shows off 14 schools of combat in first gameplay footage
While Fractured, the dynamic fantasy sandbox MMO, has been sporadic with its development blogs, when they do arrive, you can be assured that they...
The MOP Up: Multiverse makes a comeback (December 31, 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...
Perfect World Entertainment sprinkles holiday events across its library
With so many Christmas events popping up this month, there's no time nor space to spread them out. Perfect World Entertainment seems to think...
Riot’s new promo video argues e-sports are indeed sports
No one will be surprised by Riot Games' latest e-sports video. Riot Games really likes e-sports. Indeed, Riot Games believes e-sports are real sports.
"Not...
Black Desert welcomes new toon Ran to the roster
Is there room for another character class at the Black Desert table? Scooch over and make room no matter what you think on this,...
One Shots: The rat race
At times, I feel like I must be the responsible adult in the MMORPG genre and sit down some of these artists and tell...
Soak up these Moonlight Blade videos from G-Star
Wait, which one is Moonlight Blade? Oh, it's the one where gravity doesn't appear to exist for special individuals who flit through the air...
Hyper Universe triggers a free testing weekend, brings in Bruce Lee’s stunt double
Players seeking a different twist on the familiar MOBA format might want to take a look at Hyper Universe. This slightly crazy game pulls...
Olympic e-sports are becoming inevitable as IOC says they ‘could be considered as a sporting activity’
The International Olympic Committee has formally stated that it may consider e-sports a sporting activity.
"Competitive e-sports could be considered as a sporting activity, and...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons MMO characters seem truly insane
We all like making the occasional observation about the weirdness inherent in video games, but most of us also recognize that what we're really...
Age of Wushu adds a new free-for-all battle royale mode to its China version
There are two ways to look at the new battle royale mode added to the Age of Wushu Chinese servers. The first is with...
