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The classic break-up line is "it's not you, it's me." It is, of course, usually a lie, and it often gets followed up shortly...

I have sort of an odd relationship with "story" in gaming. JRPGs really got me into gaming and inspired me to focus on my...

Over the past couple of months, the MMORPG community has worked its way through massive leaks of top-secret info: first for Elder Scrolls Online's...

Back when I mentioned that I was learning to like Black Desert a while back, I got this tweet from the game's official account....

The polls are closed, the votes are in, and the results are tallied. EVE Online has its 12th Council of Stellar Management following this...

While a spring launch of Secret World Legends is not a guarantee it's still a hope, so it's not too soon to be thinking...

This will come as no surprise to regular readers, but I like Transformers. I like Transformers a lot, including the toys. There are lots...

With Lord of the Rings Online hitting its 10th anniversary this past week, plenty of bloggers are enjoying the festivities and recalling some of...

Unlike some gamers, I actually like Star Wars: The Old Republic's Trooper storyline. In fact, one of the most meaningful choices in the whole game is made...

Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...

This past weekend I was watching a new video by The Hive Leader in which he was discussing some lessons that MMOs might learn...

Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Guild Wars 1 and 2, Star Trek Online, FFXIV, Neverwinter, WoW addons, Kingdom of Loot, and City of Heroes, with mailbox questions on MMO tourist mode and character creation inspiration.

I can't quite believe that we are already on the penultimate chapter of Guild Wars 2's third Living World season, but if I were under any...

Well, congrats, Ashes of Creation. You did it: You made your $750,000 Kickstarter goal in less than 24 hours, which means we're going to...

It's benchmark time, friends! I have, no the surprise of no one, already run the benchmark and played around with the character creator (I...

The spring season always sees a deluge of MMORPG birthday celebrations: Lord of the Rings Online, City of Heroes, Allods Online, Free Realms last...

Last week, Massively OP community veteran BalsBigBrother pointed out -- rightly! -- that while Trove is amusing, it's very much lacking in prepared story or...

When I first discovered EVE Online back in 2004, it had been out in the wild for just under a year and was a much...

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...

Long ago when we were between MMOs, my guild went through several months of playing a new game every week thanks to the magic...