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Crowfall details the obdurate Stoneborn race
The Stoneborn of Crowfall are not dwarves. They sometimes get referred to as dwarves, but it's a ridiculous name because they're as large as...
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood launches 4.1 The Legend Returns in October
Did you think that the final boss of Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood was difficult? You'll probably be singing a different tune when you face...
WildStar briefs players on October plans, including new primal difficulties and Shade’s Eve
Attention, cupcakes and other sweet confections: WildStar has plans for October. You could probably guess that Shade's Eve would return again, of course, because...
Kritika Online moves to full launch on Steam with today’s Fractured Memories patch
Lots of big stuff is happening today for Kritika Online. First of all, the game's servers are going down at 9:30 a.m. EDT to...
Diablo III will get absolutely no announcements at this year’s BlizzCon
Blizzard really cares about the Diablo III fanbase and the overall Diablo franchise. So what if it gets less attention than other franchises? So...
Wild Terra’s latest update adds guild storage, reset scrolls, and pet taming
Ever feel lonesome while playing Wild Terra? No need for that with the latest patch! You can tame animals and have them follow you...
Ultima Online’s F2P mode launches spring 2018, limits housing, boats, and banks
Two decades after launch, Ultima Online is still going strong, and as we reported over the weekend, soon - spring 2018, to be exact...
Elite: Dangerous players are putting together fragmented accounts of fighting the Thargoids
One of the first players to encounter the Thargoids in Elite: Dangerous provided a video of the encounter, and the bad news is that...
World of Warcraft hotfixes include an account-wide Argus unlock
How many alts do you have on World of Warcraft? Be honest, we won't judge you (and can't hear you anyway). Because unless the...
Check out the central player hub for Monster Hunter World
If you haven't guessed this from the title, Monster Hunter World is about hunting monsters. On a world. Exactly what it says on the...
Armored Warfare deep-dives the role of Armored Fighting Vehicles
The latest development diary on the Armored Warfare site is trying to answer a remarkably unclear question: What are Armored Fighting Vehicles? It sounds...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 137: Hotfooting down the Path of Fire
Justin, Bree, and Tina discuss Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire, Guardians of Ember, the EverQuest franchise, Villagers & Heroes' Starfall, Secret World Legends, Star Trek Online, and Ultima Online F2P, with mailbag questions on the best time to join a guild and deal-breaker MMO features.
SWTOR plays the nerf-and-buff game with Assassins, Shadows, Sages, and Sorcs in 5.5
The latest set of class changes for Star Wars: The Old Republic are like the circle of life. Deception Assassins and Infiltration Shadows? You've...
Kritika Online opens up its test server for its next update
The next patch for Kritika Online is on its way, and this time you get to try it before you... well, play it. (You're...
The Repopulation’s next patch is on the way, and so is more visual lore
Fans of The Repopulation have been waiting for the game's next patch for a little while, but it shouldn't be much longer now. A...
Lord of the Rings Online tested Dungeons of Naerband and the Court of Seregost this past weekend
Did you take part in the last dungeon testing on the Lord of the Rings Online test server? If so, you'll have the context...
The MOP Up: Monster Hunter World’s Tokyo reveals (September 24, 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...
Final Fantasy XIV plans UI improvements for patch 4.1
The next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV contains many pieces of content, but it also promises to improve the quality of life for...
World of Warcraft audio drama shows what happened to Alleria and Turalyon
The open question of "where are Alleria and Turalyon" was bouncing around in World of Warcraft pretty much as soon as players got to...
Wild West Online begins its second tech alpha test today
The first technical alpha for Wild West Online was a success, at least in that lots of stuff broke. But when you're running a...
