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The9’s CEO is throwing over a million bucks at Chinese Firefall players
It's kind of a nail-biting time to be looking in from the outside when it comes to Red 5 Studios and Firefall. The past...
Final Fantasy XIV welcomes players to another year of updates
It's sometimes difficult to believe that Final Fantasy XIV has been running for five years now in one form or another. A new letter...
Allods Online offers players a slice of holiday cheer
The holidays are pretty well and truly over for most of us, but they're not so far in the past that we can't get...
A special message of thanks from the EverQuest and EverQuest II teams
The year 2015 will go down in memory as a tumultuous time to be a fan of EverQuest and EverQuest II. Even disregarding all...
Nexon is bringing free-form flight to TERA in Korea
You all remember how Nexon is taking over publishing duties for TERA in Korea, right? It's important to remember it, because otherwise the newest...
Crowfall testing resumes on January 6th
There's a new video from the development team behind Crowfall taking a look at the game's past year of development while thanking players who...
Crowfall details the system of crows and vessels
Let's be real here - the name Crowfall has never made a whole lot of sense. What's so special about a crow, after all?...
Pathfinder Online has a new investor interested in taking over the game
Acting CEO Lisa Stevens has good news for Pathfinder Online fans - the game may have found the investors it has been looking for....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 44: Guild Wars 2 sounds and space questions
Justin and Bree interview Guild Wars 2's sound design team, then interview our "local" astrophysicist to answer your mailbag questions on space and space games.
Survarium patch 0.34 adds Christmas-themed raiding and improved netcode
The good news is that if you're reading this today, you've managed to survive the holiday rush. The question, then, is whether or not...
See what it’s like landing on a planet in Elite: Dangerous with Google Cardboard
People have the time to start playing around with their holiday gifts now, but what's the best use of those gifts? More apropos, is...
Not So Massively: Top 10 most surprising NSM stories of 2015
Back in 2011, our former corporate overlords at Massively-of-old noticed that games like League of Legends were getting pretty damn popular and asked us to work...
NCsoft is hiring for a new shooter project
If you were kind of sad when NCsoft shut down development on Project HON back in March, today's news is going to hit you...
Check out Escape from Tarkov’s inventory and looting in a new preview video
17In order to perform the eponymous task in Escape from Tarkov, you're going to need stuff. Guns, for example, guns are things. Bullets, too....
Take a tour of the new dungeons in Black Desert’s newest Korean update
There's no official release date in the US for Black Desert just yet. But it is coming, and that means that there's all the...
The Elder Scrolls Online will launch in Japan on June 23rd, 2016
We so often find ourselves covering games that have not yet been brought over to North America, but it's easy to forget in the...
Crowfall updates founders on test stats while teasing more lore
The first major test for Crowfall had just shy of 5,000 people eligible to take part in the test antics, but only 59% of...
Final Fantasy XIV’s new year celebration is all about monkey business
The new year is nearly upon us, and that means the usual Heavensturn celebration for Final Fantasy XIV. The lore of this year's event...
The MOP Up: A look behind A Realm Reborn (December 27, 2015)
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...
Devilian takes a look at the successes and failures of its launch month
The first month of operation is a tumultuous time for any new title. Devilian feels as if it were just announced, but it launched...
