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Shards Online adds fishing before it hops to alpha
What are the most crucial features to have in an MMO before you go into alpha testing? Shards Online already has a lot of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 83: The joy of cooking (in MMOs)
Justin and Bree discuss MMO cooking, WoW, GW2, Marvel Heroes, Atlas Reactor, Bless, and Trove, with a mailbag question on comment negativity.
Rumor: Stormblood is the name of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
We've got just about a month until Final Fantasy XIV holds its second fan festival in Las Vegas, and players are all eagerly anticipating...
Neverwinter is closing down the Gateway client
The Gateway site is not an integral part of Neverwinter, but it's a pretty advantageous portion of the game; it's a web-based service allowing...
Skyforge overhauls its invasion mechanics for its next major patch
It's kind of insane how frequently the world of Skyforge is invaded, but since those invasions form a core part of the game's content,...
Star Wars: The Old Republic outlines Season 7 PvP rewards
The seventh season of PvP in Star Wars: The Old Republic is coming to a close soon, and the galaxy will never be the...
Pokemon Go stream turns into ‘mugged in Central Park’ stream
Twitch streamer Rickeybot wasn't bothering anyone; he was just streaming a session of Pokémon Go in Central Park at night. Long-time stream audiences know...
The MOP Up: Batman invites you to his gala (September 18, 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...
Final Fantasy XIV drops a trailer for patch 3.4
Ready to see what awaits Eorzea with the end of the Dragonsong War? Final Fantasy XIV's next major patch drops on September 27th, and...
Blizzard will let you change your name on Battle.net (for $10)
So let's walk back through this procedure. You had to choose a name for yourself on Battle.net because you wanted to play World of...
PSA: Black Desert is $10 for 10 days
It's always a great day when a buy-to-play game goes on sale because then you can pick it up and just sit on it...
Final Fantasy XIV previews apartments and its side stories for 3.4
The housing system in Final Fantasy XIV is appreciably robust... if you can actually get a house. Otherwise, it's somewhat lacking. Luckily, the upcoming...
Self-driving cars are learning to drive with Grand Theft Auto
So it turns out that people were right when they said that self-driving cars were a terrible idea. We were all in favor of...
Solo players are welcomed to Craglorn with The Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel
When Craglorn first arrived in The Elder Scrolls Online back in 2014, it had a robust selection of content for max-level grouped players and...
World of Warcraft opens testing for patch 7.1, Mythic Keystones coming next week
The team behind World of Warcraft: Legion is wasting no time. The expansion didn't even launch a month ago, but patch 7.1 is already...
Skyforge shows off the Outlaw collector’s edition
Is jumping around with two guns all you've ever wanted in Skyforge? You're probably quite happy to get your hands on the Outlaw, but...
Mercy gets less love in the latest Overwatch patch
Are you tired of seeing Mercy's Resurrection use as a Play of the Game in Overwatch? Because dedicated support players were probably pretty tired...
Crowfall shows off the lore of the Bog Bear
It's important to remember that Crowfall takes place in a fantasy world with fantastical creatures. Sure, there are sieges and politics to consider, but...
Pokemon Go has dropped 79% of its players, but it’s still making money
The number of people playing Pokémon Go has declined by 79% since its peak, according to market analysis firm Slice Intelligence. That's a pretty...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 82: Boldly go
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, GW2, RIFT, STO console, Otherland, EVE F2P, Camelot Unchained, Dual Universe, and Hero's Song, with mailbag questions on what games MMO devs play and Stranger Things vs. The Secret World.
