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Paragon introduces its new character, Zinx
The lack of humanoid cat-people in certain games is a failing that urgently needs to be addressed by developers, so it's a good thing...
Path of Exile updates fans on the state of Fall of Oriath’s beta
The sixth week of beta testing of Path of Exile's next expansion is kicking off, and the good news is that the developers still...
Gigantic highlights the backstabbing fun of Tripp
Every game needs one character who slinks around in the shadows and stabs people in the back, and in Gigantic that character is Tripp....
Secret World Legends update continues the main story
Boy, the Secret World Legends story is just clocking right along, isn't it? The game's latest update continues past the end of the "Mortal...
Take an in-depth look at Destiny 2’s Endless Vale PvP map
It's not going to blow your mind to find out that there's going to be PvP in Destiny 2. Heck, it seems almost the...
The Elder Scrolls Online details the lore behind Horns of the Reach
So what's going on in the next big chunk of The Elder Scrolls Online DLC? The short version is "nothing good," as detailed in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 126: Firefall gets extinguished
Justin and Bree discuss Firefall's sunset, WoW's datamining, Wild West Online, Secret World Legends, Tibia, and Warframe, plus a mailbag question on how MMOs could ditch pure DPS roles.
TERA launches the Dragonsire’s Revenge and Summer Festival today
Ready to face a very large and very angry dragon? The bright side is that he's not really angry at you, specifically; the down...
Riot Games files a lawsuit against the developer of an alleged League of Legends clone
Once upon a time, a studio named Riot Games made a game called League of Legends, which was essentially a Warcraft III map given...
Oculus Rift price drops to $400
How cheap does a VR headset and motion controller have to be before you'll consider purchasing it? Facebook is hoping the answer to that...
Black Desert ups the in-game prices on cash shop items in the auction market
Players are making more in-game money in Black Desert than they were a year ago. Part of that is just, you know, a year...
Valiance Online says its alpha is coming soon
Hearing that something is coming "soon" is the bane of every MMO player; it technically qualifies as a time frame, but it's vague and...
World of Warcraft may be making big changes to Artifact Knowledge with its next patch
Artifact Power is the big power mechanism behind making your Artifact weapon more powerful in World of Warcraft. That seems pretty straightforward; it's called...
Dean Hall calls the pre-launch price hike for ARK: Survival Evolved ‘outrageous’
Whether you love or loathe the early access survival sandbox genre, you've got Dean Hall's DayZ to thank for it, although he's had far...
RIFT opens up patch 4.2 on the test servers
The 4.2 patch for RIFT (Celestial Storm if you're on a first-name basis with patches) is heading to the live servers on July 19th....
Final Fantasy XIV ends its simultaneous logouts
A little under two weeks ago, Final Fantasy XIV announced that the game would log everyone off of the servers once per day. Players...
The MOP Up: SMITE sees a Divine Light (July 9, 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...
Atlas Reactor offers free loot for an appreciation weekend
Hey, you there! If you didn't already know it, Atlas Reactor appreciates your playing. As a reward for all of that appreciation, players can...
TERA launches Dragonsire’s Revenge on July 11
The Dragonsire is out for revenge! What does he want revenge for? Unfair parking tickets! Oh, and the fact that the gods did try...
Datamining generates World of Warcraft expansion rumors
Players have datamined a bit out of World of Warcraft's most recent test realm patch that hints at the destination of the next expansion, with...
