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The Stream Team: A Return to Wraeclast in Path of Exile
With the whole Diablo Immortal dumpster fire and the looming PS4 release fresh on his mind, Massively OP's Chris has gotten the online ARPG...
Path of Exile releases patch 3.4.4, fixing bugs and improving Xbox One performance
While Path of Exile players are still anxiously awaiting the official announcement of the next expansion and its subsequent release - slated for November...
One Shots: Winter is… here!
As I'm prepping this column, we're in the middle of a nice early November snowstorm. I'm sort of wondering where fall went and why...
WoW Factor: The dumb World of Warcraft stuff from BlizzCon
It's easy to just think of this year's BlizzCon as having dumb stuff on display for Diablo, but let's be real here - there were...
Torchlight Frontiers’s first closed alpha test will start November 16th
November is going to be a milestone month for Echtra Games's upcoming action-RPG Torchlight Frontiers, as the studio has announced that the game's first...
The Daily Grind: Are you hostile to mobile MMORPGs?
Happy Friday. Let's talk mobile. MMORPG players in particular run along a certain demographic that does not align well with mobile. Oh, sure, we have...
NCsoft formally reveals Aion and Blade & Soul sequels ahead of G-Star
This week's NCsoft game announcements aren't going to surprise most of you who've been following NCsoft for a while. We've known for many moons...
Smilegate MMORPG Lost Ark finally, finally starts Korean beta testing
You know that we've been anticipating, slavering, and hoping for Lost Ark for so long that when the Korean beta kicks off, it's a...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that aimed at the future… and missed
The future is a weird place. It's similar to the present, but it has a very different outlook on the world, and it wants...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 195: April fools at BlizzCon
Justin and Bree cover the BlizzCon mess, Diablo Immortal, WoW Classic, WoW's content plans, Torchlight Frontiers, Shroud of the Avatar, Old School RuneScape, and LOTRO's legendary server, with a mailbag question on noobing it up in WoW.
Blizzard talks Overwatch’s Echo character, big-screen ambitions, and crossplay potential
Most of the buzz coming out of BlizzCon's Overwatch reveals centered on the new playable bad-girl Ashe, who is totally not just McCree but...
Blizzard denies claims that Diablo 4’s reveal was meant to punctuate BlizzCon as ActiBlizz stock plummets
So here's some fuel on the raging dumpster fire that is the Diablo scene right now: Kotaku has sources claiming that Blizzard did indeed...
Path of Exile is indeed launching for PlayStation 4 this December
Let's keep the Path of Exile announcements coming, shall we? Turns out that PlayStation 4 launch rumor wasn't a fluke; it's really happening, and...
Path of Exile is launching buyable, moddable private leagues this week
Remember how Grinding Gear said it had a bunch of Path of Exile announcements queued up for the next couple of weeks, including the...
Netease talks up Diablo Immortal to Chinese fans and onlookers
While American fans at this weekend's BlizzCon went into full-on meltdown mode, NetEase was also telling Chinese fans about the upcoming Diablo Immortal. It...
BlizzCon 2018: What the heck happened?
Every year, I cover BlizzCon for Massively Overpowered. This is not new information; you've all seen my liveblogs running every year for quite some...
BlizzCon 2018: Diablo Immortal lore, zone, class, and Q&A recap
Blizzard's Wyatt Cheng and Matthew Burger took the stage for the Diablo Immortal Q&A panel at BlizzCon tonight, clearly aware of the drama swirling...
BlizzCon 2018: Blizzard defends Diablo Immortal, hints at more Diablo projects on the way
"I'd like to thank April Fools Guy for setting off what's sure to be two solid weeks of hand-wringing over the time/place etiquette of...
Torchlight Frontiers’ Forts will be players’ homes amidst the wilderness
The world of Echtra Games's upcoming action-RPG title Torchlight Frontiers is vast and untamed, but players will be able to carve out a piece...
BlizzCon 2018: Diablo fans go into full-fledged meltdown mode over Immortal
It's hard to imagine a more perfect storm of nerdrage than the one that Blizzard concocted at BlizzCon this Friday. Sorely neglected Diablo fans...
