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Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon
Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...
Blizzard is using a loophole to keep selling Overwatch lockboxes in China
There's a law on the books in China that states you can't sell random loot boxes in an online game without disclosing the odds...
Overwatch is about to propel you into a double XP weekend
Strap on those jet boots and wiggle into your spandex because Overwatch is about to send you careening on a course toward double experience....
The Daily Grind: Are social hubs and chat windows enough for your MMO needs?
The other day I was reading up on how the upcoming Dauntless will feature a social hub where players congregate en masse and do...
Albion Online’s final pre-launch patch adds mammoths, destiny board, and more
The final pre-launch flight is boarding for Albion Online, and features are trying to cram through the door to get a seat on tomorrow's...
Destiny 2 unleashes a triple dose of gameplay featurettes, fan pieces together prequel album
Now that summer is here and online gaming is heating up, doesn't it seem as though all of these studios are doing everything in...
Will Smed’s Amazon game utilize shooter mechanics?
Back in February, we learned the fate of MMORPG industry veteran John Smedley: He's heading up a new game for Amazon Game Studios.
Smed is...
‘Dunkirk’ events arrive in World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Warplanes
Dust off your transmedia synergy bingo cards: Wargaming's just announced a cross-promotion with the Warner Bros.-backed, Christopher Nolan-produced historical war film Dunkirk. Here's your...
The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s monthly challenges (June 4, 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...
LOTRO Legendarium: Seven abandoned LOTRO features
One of the hallmarks and attractions of MMORPGs is growth. These games, much like the characters that inhabit them, grow and change over time....
World of Tanks pushes out Update 9.19 with improved equipment and directives
The new hotness in World of Tanks these days is ranked battles, which is getting ready to kick off a beta season to iron...
Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist
This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...
Overwatch reveals Horizons Lunar Colony map
One of these days, Overwatch -- bang, zoom, to the moon! And that day is coming very soon, as Blizzard just announced a brand...
Global Chat: Freaking out over Destiny 2
Ever since the Destiny 2 reveal, everyone seems to be freaking out about this follow-up MMO shooter. Will it be the new hotness or...
Warframe and Top Cow to produce exclusive comic book series
Well here's a fun bit of news: Warframe is getting a physical comic book run. Digital Extremes announced today that it's signed Top Cow...
The final PlayStation 3 has rolled off of the assembly lines
So long to the PlayStation 3, it seems; after a decade of manufacturing, the final edition of the console has been made, and the...
Overwatch teases new character, shuts down hope of solo campaign
There has been a development in the world of Overwatch that may point to the debut of a brand-new hero.
Blizzard posted a lore update today...
One Shots: Action arrested
In tossing out a screenshot challenge last week revolving around combat action shots, you'd think that this would be a piece of cake. After...
Destiny 2: ‘The life of a cheater will be nasty, brutish, and short’
Bungie's weekly dev blog is still riding high off the big Destiny 2 reveal, but that doesn't mean the text doesn't share anything in...
Italy and 35 Italian aircraft are live today in War Thunder’s Regia Aeronautica update
Update 1.69 Regia Aeronautica is live in Gaijin's military MMO War Thunder today. The patch introduces Italy as its sixth nation with what it's deemed...