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CCP Games thinks EVE Online is about to make it big in China and Korea
We've previously covered CCP Games' Hilmar Petersson's comments on not giving up after all EVE Online's unsuccessful spinoffs, including most recently Project Nova. But...
Black Desert says it’s finished its Shadow Arena-related ‘false bans’ investigation
Since March, we've been covering a hacking wave and the ensuing fallout in Black Desert, as cheaters swarmed the now-defunct Shadow Arena battle royale...
Desert Oasis: Understanding and critiquing Black Desert’s RNG systems
One of the main critiques readers made about my first Desert Oasis column last month was that I did not mention Black Desert's random...
Black Desert deletes Shadow Arena, compensates players, and opens the Egg Hunt
The day has come, folks: Shadow Arena is officially patched out of Black Desert today, after hackers and banwaves and what had to be...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 215: Anthem exposed
Justin and Bree discuss Anthem and BioWare, Guild Wars 2, DCUO, RIFT, Albion, DDO, Dragon Quest X, and Black Desert, plus a mailbag topic on event fatigue in MMOs.
Black Desert has 18M registered players as Pearl Abyss counts $1B gross sales
If you're still reeling over the news that Black Desert is unceremoniously deleting its battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, from the game tomorrow, take...
Kakao is permanently killing off Black Desert’s battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, this week
Dang, this was not the outcome we were expecting here: Kakao has announced it is outright sunsetting Black Desert's Shadow Arena mode. On Wednesday,...
One Shots: Beauty in profile
Let me be clear on this: You guys always post absolutely amazing pictures. One of the toughest tasks I have every week is picking...
Global Chat: Do you think you could design a better game than World of Warcraft?
Let's be honest: We all are so egotistical and opinionated that we totally think we could design a better MMO than World of Warcraft....
Black Desert goes Out of the Woods on PC, adds four classes and PvP modes on Xbox One
If you're hoping for another update on the botched Black Desert banwave, alas, there hasn't been one - we're in exactly the same place...
The Black Desert Shadow Arena banwave and backtrack is an absolute clusterfudge
For the last week we've been covering the hacking wave in Black Desert, as cheaters swarmed the Shadow Arena battle royale mode with trial...
Massively Overpowered feature patch notes for April Oneth
Here at Massively Overpowered, we're always doing our best to make use of our staff's particular talents. We make sure to have Justin saying...
One Shots: CatDog, CatDog
The second I saw Hirku's picture of his Warframe pet, the lyrics of Nickelodeon's CatDog came to mind: One fine day with a woof...
Black Desert’s big banwave this week apparently had more than a few false positives
Earlier this week, we covered Kakao's move to crack down on cheating in Black Desert, specifically in Shadow Arena, which has reportedly been plagued...
Desert Oasis: Reframing player perceptions of Pearl Abyss’ MMO Black Desert
Hello and welcome to our revival of the Black Desert column! The Desert Nomad decided it was time to reroll for the new meta, and...
Black Desert mass-bans Shadow Arena hackers as True or False patch goes live and Black Desert Mobile is teased
If you've been keeping an eye and ear on Black Desert's battle arena mode Shadow Arena, you probably know that the game's been plagued...
Massively Overthinking: Designed downtime in MMORPGs
In a Daily Grind not long ago, MOP reader Armsbend said something I thought just cried out for discussion. After noting that he had...
Black Desert Online changes node war mechanics and encourages collecting cherry blossoms
The spring has arrived in Black Desert Online, and that means it's time for the traditional celebration of spring in the form of fighting over...
One Shots in Smell-O-Vision!
Have you ever had an odd moment where you wondered what your favorite MMO would... smell like? If aromas could waft out of your...
Battle Bards Episode 140: Piano piano!
It’s one of the most powerful and versatile of musical instruments, and now the piano is getting its own featured show here on Battle...
