online shooter
Not So Massively: Dota 2’s $18m main event, Hearthstone’s expansion
This week, third-person MOBA SMITE revealed its new support character Khepri, the ancient Egyptian scarab god. League of Legends pushed its HUD overhaul to...
CCP announces Gunjack, a VR title for mobile
Move over, EVE Valkyrie. Gunjack is CCP's newest virtual reality pet project. Gunjack is in development for the Samsung Gear VR platform, and yes,...
Ex-WoW lead Rob Pardo says industry devs are avoiding the ‘MMO’ label
MMOs aren't going anywhere, but the label may be on the way out. This comes from former World of Warcraft lead Rob Pardo, who...
The MOP Up: Evil Island edition
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...
Borderlands Online promises three-month patch cycle
One of the nice things about being an MMO successor to a hit series of shooter titles is that you can draw from and...
The Stream Team: Supporting pyromania in World of Warships
Sailing. Setting things on fire. Sinking ships. What's not to like about World of Warships? MassivelyOP's MJ enjoys causing explosions -- especially when it's...
Win a Warframe Echoes of the Sentient promo key from Massively OP (All gone now!)
Warframe's massive Echoes of the Sentient patch is about to go live, so let's have a celebration with free stuff! We've got 1000 promo keys to...
Heroes & Generals releases anniversary infographic, claims 5.5 million users
A year ago this month, Heroes & Generals launched on Steam. To celebrate the anniversary, developer Reto-Moto has released a huge infographic featuring a...
Chaos Theory: A whole summer of The Secret World’s player-run events
What's up in The Secret World? I'm glad you asked! If you're one of those folks who are not-quite-so-patiently awaiting the launch of the...
Warframe’s Echoes of the Sentient update is live today
Warframe players take the role of heavily armed space ninjas just by logging in. As such, it makes sense that the game would have...
With Your Destiny and Asta close down
We truly do hate to be the bearers of bad news, especially when that news has to do with the demise of an MMO....
British tanks are coming to War Thunder
Did you know that War Thunder is a flight sim with tanks? You probably did, because you're pretty smart. Did you know that British...
World of Tanks is now rolling on XBox One
As of today, XBox One owners can jump into beautifully recreated WWII armored vehicles and blow their enemies to smithereens: World of Tanks has...
Guns of Icarus boss talks PvE, factions, new ships, and more
Last week I checked in with indie airship battler Guns of Icarus, and I figured why not check in with the dev team at...
War Thunder exec fired after pressuring YouTuber to sign contract
A heated exchange between one avid War Thunder YouTuber and the game's producer has seemingly resulted in the producer losing his job for overreaching...
Not So Massively: HoN Tour season four; cheating in Hearthstone and League of Legends
It's been a busy week for online gaming, with Star Citizen releasing alpha patch 1.15 and delving into the details of its new audio...
One Shots: Aerodynamically impossible
Back in the late '70s, the first Superman flick had the tagline, "You will believe a man can fly." Well, I look at the...
The Game Archaeologist: Kingdom of Drakkar
Kingdom of Drakkar, also known as Drakkar or even Kingdom of Drakkar II, is a really odd duck among the annals of MMO history....
Leaderboard: How many MMOs have you played this week?
I guess my MMO habit is back in full swing, because after a few weeks of vacationing in the realm of single-player titles (and...
The Daily Grind: Have you played Guns of Icarus?
Every so often I check in with Guns of Icarus, a slick little multiplayer shooter featuring steampunk airships and tactical crew-based combat. Indie outfit...
