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Mark Kern to deliver Nostalrius petition to Blizzard next week
The Nostalrius team isn't the only one heading to Irvine to meet with Blizzard: The ex-WoW, ex-Firefall developer Mark Kern says he's locked in...
A player enacts vigilante justice in The Division’s Dark Zone
The Dark Zone is not a nice place in The Division. It's not called the Kitten Cuddles and Sunshine Zone. There are, however, places...
The story of Overwatch’s Hanzo and Genji plays out in ‘Dragons’ short
The archer-assassin Hanzo stars in the latest Overwatch animated short, which tells the tale of two brothers locked in eternal struggle.
"Dragons explores the history...
The MOP Up: Blizzard’s mobile prospects (May 15, 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...
First impressions: Overwatch offers nothing new (yet), but I’m buying it anyway
I'm going to be blunt: I don't feel like a Blizzard fan. I know that may sound odd from the guy who plays Hearthstone more than any other writer on...
The9 exchanges half of its shares in Red 5 for stake in Cayman Islands cashmere corp
Chinese MMO operator The9 has exchanged about half of its shares in Red 5 for nearly 153.9 million shares of L&A International Holding Limited. The9...
Almost 10 million people logged into Overwatch’s beta
Overwatch has swallowed my guild. Ever since the Overwatch IV drop was shut off at the end of open beta earlier this week, my...
The Division requisitions higher armor cap and new gear sets
While we don't know just yet when The Division's 1.2 update will be coming, when it does arrive it's going to be interesting.
A summary...
Global Chat: Which MMOs have the best quests?
For some players, quests are either those things that serve to annoy with reading (in a game!) or merely provide gussied-up reward packages. But...
Surprise: Overwatch gives an extra day of open beta to all
Has your Twitter feed been inundated with talk about Overwatch this past weekend? You can thank Blizzard for making the game's beta open to...
Overwatch open beta is live until May 9th
Tired of just watching the people who get to shoot their way through Overwatch in its more selective test phases? You don't have to...
Overwatch’s Winston: Are you with us?
Overwatch's Winston should probably not quit his day job, but you gotta love him anyway.
Blizzard has a new Overwatch trailer out today featuring our...
Neverwinter announces new guild alliance system
Guild alliances are coming to Neverwinter's Maze Engine campaign on June 7th, at least for PC players (Xbox players, you'll be lagging behind as...
The MOP Up: Allods’ Gibberling Festival (May 1, 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...
Ubisoft says it’s heard Division players’ anger over cheating ‘loud and clear’
Ubisoft has addressed the ongoing cheating concerns in The Division with a blog post to players today. "We have great plans for the future...
Global Chat: What can MMORPG devs do to foster community?
One of the neat aspects of the MMO blogosphere is how writers will often interact and collaborate with each other. Recently, four bloggers ganged...
Get free premium time in World of Warships’s big balance update
World of Warships' recently launched update 0.5.5 is a game changer, both in content and in optimizations. By reducing the number of files players'...
The Division’s cheating plague may be a result of its bad network model, consultant argues
The Division just can't catch a break.
Glenn Fiedler, a former lead network programmer for Sony and Respawn and current games tech consultant, says that...
EVE Fanfest 2016: CCP Falcon on Fanfest, the EVE community, and harassment
Over its almost 13 years of operation, sci-ci MMO EVE Online has gained a largely undeserved reputation for antisocial behaviour. EVE is built on...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 62: EVE Fanfest and PAX East
Justin and Bree are joined by Brendan and Eliot for a full hour of EVE Fanfest and PAX East debriefing.
