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Overwatch League finals did not draw eyes on ESPN
The Overwatch League finals were broadcast on ESPN, but odds are that if you watched them you did so on Twitch or other streaming...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 180: Superstoked for heroic MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss the influence of City of Heroes (Paragon Chat, SEGS, Valiance Online, Ship of Heroes, and City of Titans), plus WoW, No Man's Sky, SWGemu, Camelot Unchained, STO, CCP's new MMO, and Rend, with a mailbag entry on comments negativity.
Final Fantasy XI plans new content for its August update
Do you want to fight Iroha in Final Fantasy XI? Of course not, she's a perfect darling and wonderful. But fighting her is one...
Rend is hitting Early Access today
It's time to try a different sort of survival sandbox with the launch of Rend's Early Access today. You can pick up the game's...
The second part of War of Thorns is live now for World of Warcraft
It's time to set a really big tree on fire with this week's update to World of Warcraft's pre-patch War of Thorns. Last week...
There are no more PvP servers in World of Warcraft
It finally happened. After years of people claiming that it was happening whenever any change was made to PvP servers that the complainer didn't...
The MOP Up: Citadel gets reignited (July 29, 2018)
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...
God Eater Online is shutting down in September
Sadly, it does not seem that God Eater Online really talks much about the experience of turning deific entities into snacks. If you were...
City of Titans shows off villain costuming and body parts
Not every villainous group you will fight in City of Titans is exactly human. But the latest art development entry from the team shows...
The Elder Scrolls Online encourages players to visit Orsinium with its August event
It's currently Midyear Mayhem in The Elder Scrolls Online, an event running until August 6th encouraging you to go hog wild on PvP. But...
Bless Online shares details about the upcoming Assassin approaching from behind
People don't tend to trust assassins all that much, and the Assassins of Bless Online are not likely to change that fact. They do...
TERA adds a new class option for Elin in Korea
Most of the classes added to TERA after its launch have been restricted to certain races and genders, but the latest update for the...
StarCraft II celebrates its anniversary with portraits and base celebration
It's been eight years since the launch of StarCraft II, which is cause for celebration due to the... amazing competitive gaming moments? That's what...
Star Wars: The Old Republic bumps its next patch to August 7
Public test servers exist for a reason. Not just because unleashing your players on the game gives you access to a free and experienced...
Crowfall hosts an hour-long art Q&A stream
When your game maintains an aggressive schedule of streaming, it can be a bit of a problem when your usual streaming host isn't available...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds details a five-year plan for e-sports
Does it fill you with warm, fuzzy feelings to know that there's a nice long-term plan for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to chase that sweet e-sports...
World of Warcraft’s Communities feature is already running into some serious issues with trolling and harassment
The pre-patch for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has had some notable problems, and it looks like they extend all the way down...
Riot co-founder asks the Twitterverse whether it should build an MMO
In today's installment of Was This A Joke Or Not Theater, it seems that the co-founder of Riot Games (maker of League of Legends,...
Occupy White Walls is heading to Steam
Good news for cans of art curation, strange MMOs, or early access titles in general. The singularly unusual MMO Occupy White Walls is on...
Worlds Adrift will be launching its test server soon
Test servers! They're a great way to get a peek at new content or to actually hammer through any major game-breaking bugs that might...