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Beta signups for new Pirates of the Caribbean MMO are live
In case you weren't sick of looking at Johnny Depp's face, here comes another stab at a Pirates of the Caribbean MMO. No, it's...
EVE Online plans Blood Raider capital ships with dedicated bays for player corpses
Perhaps the most disturbing of the pirate factions in EVE Online's dystopian universe is the Blood Raider Covenant, a radical Amarrian cult who drain the...
Cloud Pirates opens up a new deathmatch map
We're going to assume that if you're already sailing in some sort of magical airship and engaging in aerial combat with disgruntled associates, then...
The Survivalist: Massively OP’s guide to multiplayer survival sandboxes
Welcome to The Survivalist! Ya'll might have noticed that I have gravitated a bit from my happy home of deep, immersive virtual worlds (possible...
The U.S. Navy solicits players for ‘massively multiplayer online war game’
Remember back in 2011, when the U.S. Navy rolled out the world's first MMOWGLI -- that is, massively multiplayer online wargame leveraging the internet?...
City of Titans wants to take you downtown
What would a superhero MMO look like if it took place in a small town where the tallest building was only three stories? We'll...
Sea of Thieves’ devs return for another hilarious gameplay video
"What is the point of making a game if you can't be the best at it?"
In a second (edited) developer gameplay video, the Sea...
Sea of Thieves talks about its voyage system, runs another technical alpha test
Ahoy maties, there's a new Sea of Thieves Inn-side Story video out this week that discusses the game's voyage system. This system is what...
Cloud Pirates has arrived on Steam early access
Cloud Pirates officially flew into early access on Steam yesterday, bringing its quirky blend of Allods Online dirigibles and MOBA combat to the platform....
The MOP Up: FFXIV’s triple world records (February 26, 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...
EverQuesting: What I’ll do in EverQuest II, 2017 edition
A long time ago, in a spring far, far away (2016 feels that way already), I noted that there is simply too much to...
EVE Evolved: What do we want from Drilling Platforms?
If you followed our EVE Fanfest coverage last year, you might remember CCP announcing plans to add a whole series of new deployable structures...
The MOP Up: Hearthstone gets ready to banish dozens of cards (February 19, 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...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival XIV Europe: Samurai, Doma, and theme songs
If you're a fan of Final Fantasy XIV, the European fan festival is something you've been waiting for more or less since December's Japanese...
Sea of Thieves teases a larger world in its next alpha test
The jolly, rip-roaring fun of Sea of Thieves is only going to get crazier as more players and features come in the next alpha...
EVE Online deploys ‘Guardian’s Gala’ patch on Valentine’s day
Not everything on February 14th needs to be all about pink lace and floating hearts. EVE Online, for example, is rolling out a nice...
Cloud Pirates hits early access and adds convoy mode
Hear ye, hear ye! Pirates are terrorizing the skies with the aid and comfort of ruthless players! So-called "early access" has ushered in an...
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse explores the music of Squadron 42
Music and sound for Squadron 42 is the focus of this week's Star Citizen Across the Verse show. The team brought on Emmy Award-winning...
Age of Sail MMO Caribbean Conquest has returned to Kickstarter
Not quite a year ago, we did a brief piece on Caribbean Conquest, a sailing MMORPG that launched and then canceled a small Kickstarter....
Airship-themed MOBA Cloud Pirates enters early access February 9
Arrrr, skymateys: Cloud Pirates is floating into early access on February 9 following a stress test two days before.
The game is an online MOBA/shooter...
