mythology
Massively Overthinking: How seriously do you take MMO lore?
Kickstarter donor Alien Legion has proposed an intriguing question about lore in MMORPGs.
"Back in my World of Warcraft days, I mentioned to a friend that I would...
SMITE launches on Xbox One on 8/19
The testing is finished and there's nothing left for SMITE to do but launch properly on Xbox One. So the game is indeed launching...
Gamescom 2015: First hands-on look at Hi-Rez Studios’ Paladins
Hi-Rez Studios pulled quite the ace out of its sleeve during Gamescom with its freshly announced new addition to the shooter market, Paladins. The...
Global Chat: Guild Wars 2 needs to get its act together
Hunter's Insight is a long-time fan and player of Guild Wars 2, but recently he had some pretty harsh words to say regarding the...
The Stream Team: Continuing with The Secret World’s The Cost of Magic mission
During the last Secret World stream, MassivelyOP's MJ and group made it through the landmine-strewn first steps of The Cost of Magic sabotage mission,...
Dark Age of Camelot’s Otherworlds Chapter 3 is now available
Dark Age of Camelot released the third chapter of its Otherworlds Campaign today. If you missed the prologue as well as chapters one and...
Not So Massively: NSM at Gamescom 2015; Splatoon’s Octoling hack
It's been a fantastic week for online gaming with dozens of MOBAs and competitive shooters on the show floor at Gamescom 2015. Hi-Rez Studios...
Funcom in trouble, open to investors or acquisition
Things are looking a bit grim for The Secret World developer Funcom. According to a new post on the studio's website, LEGO Minifigures Online...
The Mop Up: FEAR is dead edition
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...
One Shots: First steps into a greater world
Do you miss Vanguard? It's been a while now since that particular fantasy world closed its doors to players, but warm memories of the...
Camelot Unchained launches community modding effort
The team behind Camelot Unchained wants the game to have a solid, modifiable interface. That's a commendable goal, but it's also something that's hard...
Get your Secret World currency conversion rates here
What is your money worth? Ever since The Secret World's currency conversion -- the one that will turn all the various tokens into Black Bullion...
The Stream Team: Cavorting through The Secret World’s The Cost of Magic mission
You asked for it, and now you're going to get it: MassivelyOP's MJ is tackling The Cost of Magic sabotage mission in The Secret...
SMITE previews a new joust map
Hi-Rez published a video diary today featuring SMITE lead designer Scott Zier and various artists, who spend the brief running time explaining how the...
PSA: The Secret World is consolidating currencies, so spend yours soon
Here's an important heads-up for The Secret World players that you might have missed back in July when it was originally announced: Funcom is...
Camelot Unchained newsletter discusses combat philosophy and developer status
The Camelot Unchained test phases had to be delayed, and that means that the latest newsletter for the game is in an odd place,...
One Shots: Abstract art
Every once in a while I receive a One Shots email that makes one of my eyebrows climb super-high while the other one dives...
Camelot Unchained wants stealth but not the sucky kind
Today's Camelot Unchained update is a long one, and that's because Mark Jacobs has a lot to cover. He talks about everything from backer...
The Stream Team: Taming the Transylvania terrors in The Secret World
There's much to see in The Secret World's Transylvania -- three whole zones in fact. And MassivelyOP's MJ barely trekked into one last time,...
SMITE adds Khepri, its biggest god yet
"This is one big scary bug. Much bug. Wow."
Hi-Rez has a lot to say about Khepri, SMITE's newest god, but perhaps the above quote...
