mythology
Funcom’s Q2 2016 financials show revenue dip, debt repayment, new titles
Funcom's second quarter financials for 2016 rolled in over the weekend. Of note, revenues are down 36% compared to the same quarter last year...
The MOP Up: Going on a pirate hunt (August 28, 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...
Funcom warns of system-wide forum data breach
A blaze of Twitter messages has just erupted to inform Funcom's community that all of its game forums have been breached by hackers and...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO music for epic fights
This week I'll be hijacking a question sent into the podcast that I thought was particularly apt for Jukebox Heroes to tackle. It comes...
Snag a Hell hoverboard in The Secret World’s challenge event
Forget about going to Hell in a handbasket, you could go in style on The Secret World's new flaming hoverboard! Next Wednesday's patch introduces...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 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...
One Shots: Wonderful Bree drug
Despite what you may think, libraries can be fascinating places full of mysteries and delights. Even in MMOs, you never know what you'll find...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best inventory system?
Video game packrats, obsessive compulsives, and that one guildie of mine whose MMO inventory literally has everything he's ever looted: Today's Daily Grind is...
Chaos Theory: Death becomes you in The Secret World
If all else fails -- die! That's my friend's new mantra when it comes to investigation missions. Why? Because in The Secret World, death...
International eGames Committee discusses e-sports championships and the Olympics
If you're looking for e-sports at the Summer Olympics, you have your wish... sort of. The International eGames Committee is hosting the 2016 eGames...
The Daily Grind: How do you decide when MMORPG class revisions have gone too far?
A bunch of my guildies flocked back to World of Warcraft during its pre-Legion festivities. One of them mentioned in passing that he'd been...
The MOP Up: The Dota 2 forum hack (August 14, 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...
One Shots: Swords and other pointy things
What are swords good for? For one thing, they make excellent pointers, communicating to your audience that this thing over here is what you're...
The Stream Team: Transylvanian sabotage with The Secret World’s Dr. Varias
MassivelyOP’s MJ and The Secret World crew have finally found everything needed to embark on Dr. Varias' sabotage mission. But what are they getting...
Chaos Theory: The 80s invade The Secret World
One of the best things about The Secret World is how it is set in the modern day. But that doesn't mean the game...
The MOP Up: Project Gorgon’s pig dance party (August 7, 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...
The Stream Team: Contagions and cracking codes in The Secret World
MassivelyOP’s MJ is investigating a mysterious disease in for Dr. Varias in The Secret World's Transylvania. She left off last time trying to crack...
Broadsword’s Ultima Online TOU briefly befuddles players with Sony mention
Broadsword, the EA spinoff company that runs classic sub MMORPGs Ultima Online and Dark Age of Camelot, gave UO players a scare yesterday with a...
Battle Bards Episode 79: Combat music
Ready to battle it out more than usual? The Battle Bards are cranking up the combat tunes from MMORPGs today, inviting all sorts of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 76: The fall of Firefall
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, Guild Wars 2, SOTA, SWTOR, Firefall, StarCraft Universe, Age of Wushu 2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early MMO adoption and permadeath in MMOs.