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Diablo III sums up why Necromancers are getting smaller sets and weaker cooldowns
Had you forgotten about the Diablo III Q&A stream about the Necromancer? Because that happened. Not to worry, though; there's a full summary available...
World of Warcraft is testing Mythic keystone changes for patch 7.2.5
There have been good parts and bad parts of Mythic keystones in World of Warcraft, and the team is planning to address the latter...
Star Wars: The Old Republic prepares celebrations and promotions for May 4
Ah, the fourth of May, a day of celebration for Star Wars fans due to its similarity to an iconic line from the franchise:...
Pantheon unveils the second part of its early Monk preview
Harsh environments, energetic punches, and the ever-present specter of death, all of this can be found within the archive of the most recent Pantheon:...
WildStar patch 1.7.1 arrives tomorrow, complete with expert Skullcano
Ready to challenge a few more bits of group content at Prime difficulty in WildStar? You'll have your chance when patch 1.7.1 arrives on...
Magic: the Gathering Online got the latest broken combo banned in just two days
You may not play Magic: the Gathering Online, but if you play any sort of free-to-play online card game, you owe some of your...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 115: Legendary podcasting
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 1 and 2, Star Trek Online, FFXIV, Neverwinter, WoW addons, Kingdom of Loot, and City of Heroes, with mailbox questions on MMO tourist mode and character creation inspiration.
Defiance invites you to cleanse the diseased with pure, searing flame
The new Defiance event is full of disease. There's an outbreak of some illness or another with all-new Arkfalls, but what's really important is...
LEGO Conan Exiles isn’t a game, but it is a trailer
The whole "LEGO everything" bit is pretty played out at this point. We've got several dozen platforming 3D games that have "LEGO" in the...
Path of Exile previews updated NPC models and adds new cosmetics to its store
Since Path of Exile's next major update is really heavy on story, it's the perfect time for the team behind the game to work...
EVE Online rolls out major PLEX changes on May 9
When EVE Online releases its next big patch on May 9th, PLEX is changing in a big way. For example, the old days of...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for its May version update
This month's version update for Final Fantasy XI is a little bit smaller than normal. Of course, that's understandable; there's a 15-year anniversary celebration...
Neverwinter shows off the features of the Great Hall
Ah, the Great Hall! It's the place in Neverwinter where your guild hatches all of its greatest schemes, gathers and laughs about victories won,...
Final Fantasy XIV talks about the new features of its Stormblood benchmark
Have you downloaded the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood benchmark yet? "No," you say, "because I already know my computer can handle it and who...
The MOP Up: Warface meets Crysis (April 30, 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...
Echo of Soul is heading to China (again)
Good news, Echo of Soul fans in China: The game is coming back. (It's not coming back in North America, it never left. It's...
Chronicles of Elyria answers player questions in a two-hour video
The Chronicles of Elyria team hosted a public community Q&A session, and players had questions. And those questions... well, they were answered. Extensively. The...
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest live letter discusses inventory, benchmarks, and housing in Stormblood
The anticipation for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is pretty high among the game's players at this point. It's just under two months away, and...
Revelation Online invites you to visit the Immortal Annex
The Immortal Annex in Revelation Online is a place of boundless learning, a faction devoted simply to studying, researching, learning, and never actually going...
Conan Exiles walks through the process of adding texture-rendering middleware late in development
The developers of Conan Exiles had a problem. The game was full of high-resolution textures to paint across the world, thus ensuring that rocks...