martial arts
Choose My Adventure: Entering the fray in Blade & Soul
Hello, friends, and welcome to a spankin' new series of Choose My Adventure. This month, I'm going to be diving into NCSoft's wuxia-inspired Blade &...
PWE’s 2014 wuxia MMORPG Swordsman Online lands on Steam
These days, if you're not on Steam, you're throwing money away, a lesson more and more MMORPG studios are learning lately. Perhaps that explains...
Battle Bards podcast listens to Age of Wushu’s score
This week on the Battle Bards podcast, the crew visits the far east to evaluate the merits of Age of Wushu's soundtrack. With strong Chinese themes...
Launch impressions of Blade & Soul: Combat, story, questing, and flow
Every time I play Blade & Soul, I'm really playing a different game, which I dub Why Don't I Like You More? The object...
Wear animals while mentoring in Moonlight Blade
What's big in fashion in Moonlight Blade for the new year? It's not animal prints -- it's animals! From accessories to costumes to weapons, the...
PWE shuts down World of Jade Dynasty for redevelopment
Perfect World Entertainment has decided that it will be going back to the drawing board with one of its newest titles.
The studio announced today...
The MOP Up: Age of Wushu Dynasty launches (January 10, 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...
Should you play Black Desert or Blade & Soul?
Just the other day we were discussing in the office the differences between Black Desert and Blade & Soul, and I said that I...
Marvel Heroes introduces the ‘flashy’ Iron Fist
Marvel Heroes' 54th and final hero of the year, Iron Fist, will be making his way to the live servers later this week, voiced...
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...
Blade & Soul dedicates a week to highlighting the Force Master
The combat in Blade & Soul centers around mixing it up with martial arts, but the Force Master is the class that recognizes how...
Martial arts MMO Moonlight Blade is freaking gorgeous
So, Moonlight Blade looks pretty awesome. How do I know? Well, because Steparu has thrown a couple of the game's G-Star videos up on...
Moonlight Blade is using famous fight choreographers
Moonlight Blade, the kung fu MMO developed by Chinese megacorp Tencent, will be published in South Korea by Nexon, according to Steparu. Famed martial...
It’s Kung Fu Master week in Blade & Soul
Do you know kung fu? The Blade & Soul Kung Fu Master does, clearly, and today NCsoft decided to kick off Kung Fu Master...
Pocket MapleStory launches while Age of Wushu Dynasty preps closed beta
Looking for a mobile fix of your favorite MMOs? There are many possibilities coming down the road, including Age of Wushu Dynasty and Pocket...
Blade & Soul’s western closed beta kicks off tomorrow
NCsoft has announced that Blade & Soul's first western closed beta weekend kicks off tomorrow (October 29th at 1 p.m. EDT). All you've got...
Not So Massively: Martin Shkreli slammed in e-sports; Star Citizen legal letter revealed
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...
Blade & Soul’s website talks skills and skill trees
NCsoft has updated Blade & Soul's western website with a bit about the game's skill trees. You'll earn a skill point with each character...
The MOP Up: Another stab at Game of Thrones
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 Soapbox: These three MMOs deserve a do-over
Wouldn't it be cool if every MMORPG that failed to reach its potential were granted some sort of do-over? We've seen it happen once, with...