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Destiny dev admits to drawing dungeon inspiration from World of Warcraft
For all the allergies Bungie has to admitting the Destiny games are MMOs, the dev team is not shy about admitting that it drew inspiration...
World of Tanks demonstrates how to chill games criticism on YouTube in three easy steps
The World of Tanks community is in uproar this week over the removal of a prominent YouTuber from the game's developer-backed promotional program and...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s green beetle fiasco (May 21, 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...
One Shots: Head of the class
What do you do if you're a sentient stone head who has been tasked with centuries of guard duty? You probably do a lot...
Albion Online’s final pre-launch update is uprooting cities left and right
Before Albion Online seizes its destiny and launches on July 17th, it is going to have one last hot, sexy fling in testing with...
Overwatch looks forward to anniversary skin and more diverse story focus over the next year
To the surprise of basically no one, Overwatch has succeeded through its first year, and it should also come as no surprise that Blizzard...
WoW Token value soars on Destiny 2 Battlenet news
WoW Token prices have soared following yesterday's surprise announcement that Destiny 2 will be published on Blizzard's Battlenet app (yes, that's what Blizzard called...
Destiny 2 may not launch simultaneously on PC and consoles
Properly excited about Destiny 2's announcements yesterday? We don't blame you. But there are a few points you might wish to consider. For example,...
Massively Overthinking: Being Uncle Owen in MMORPGs
Ever since the tone-deaf SOE proclamation that nobody wanted to play Uncle Owen in an MMORPG, contrary me has consciously fought that very stupid...
World of Warships’s Bismarck Campaign has launched
It's patch week for Wargaming's seafaring World of Warships MMO as the studio lets the Bismarck Campaign out of drydock. From today until June...
Destiny 2: Gameplay stream, features, and Blizzard’s Battlenet
You know you are more than a little curious to see what this fall's Destiny 2 looks and plays like, especially considering that the...
Overwatch celebrates first birthday with free-play weekend and GOTY edition
Overwatch is turning one year this month, so bust out your hipster camera and baby confections for a cake smash! Just kidding. Actually Blizzard...
Overwatch’s D.Va lands in Heroes of the Storm
D.Va fans now have a choice of two games to get their cute girl-in-a-mech fix. The Overwatch fan favorite made her way over to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 117: Starfall no more
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin is joined by MJ to chit-chat about The Secret World (Legends), ESO Morrowind, TERA, RIFT, Wild West Online, Guild Wars 2, ARK, Conan Exiles, EverQuest II, Warframe, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on returning to MMOs, F2P MMO recommendations, and our old Marvel Heroes guild.
LawBreakers begins a second round of closed beta this week
Get your breakin'-the-law gifs ready: Nexon’s CliffyB-designed online shooter LawBreakers enters its second round of closed beta this week. Last year, Boss Key announced it was...
Overwatch launches several pricey art books this October
It's apparently not official yet as Blizzard hasn't sent out a press blurby, but Overwatch is getting a pair of massive art books this...
The MOP Up: Life is Feudal’s building sim (May 14, 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...
The Game Archaeologist: When Hellgate London got Flagshipped
It seems that it really wasn't too long ago that I was filling in the time between night classes by boning up on video...
Overwatch League allegedly has a $20 million price tag to enter
Remember how Blizzard started to focus MLG in on Overwatch as an e-sports venue at the same time well-known teams started fleeing the scene?...
Massively Overthinking: Is the MMO genre facing an identity crisis?
MMORPG blogger and MOP commenter Isarii (@ethanmacfie) recently published an excellent video positing that the MMO industry is facing a "massive identity crisis."
"The MMO...
