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Sea of Thieves shies away from friendly fire and permanent loss
Rare is still feeling out the "emergent world" of Sea of Thieves as the game nears its closed beta testing phase. In an interview...
A sneak peek at Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 3, Episode 1: Out of the Shadows
It's been nearly a month since the end of E3, but today, ArenaNet has finally given the go-ahead for press to talk about what we were...
Join Starfall Tactics’ pre-alpha event with a key from Snowforged and MOP
Snowforged Entertainment's online space strategy MMO Starfall Tactics is running another pre-alpha event for testers later this week.
"Prepare to crash your opponents in intense tactical battles,...
EVE Evolved: What went wrong with the Shadow of the Serpent event?
Last week's EVE Online patch added the massive Shadow of the Serpent event, a game-wide storyline arc that pits players against the Serpentis and Angel...
New Dawn is the survival sandbox that pits natives against pirates
Game studios are a bit like Klondike gold rushers, always scurrying to jump on the current hot trend. So witness, friends, the swelling of...
EVE Online drops new feature patch and Serpentis event
Lo and behold, the galaxy shuddered with terror and awe when EVE Online unleashed Update 118.6 across the cosmos. Historians later said that the...
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse teases 2.5 and character concepting
In this week’s 99th episode of Around the Verse, Star Citizen’s Sandi Gardiner and Ben Lesnick tease the in-development 2.5 patch. (Episode 100 next...
The Stream Team: Charades and pirates in SWTOR’s Shadow of Revan
They're back in the saddle again -- except with jetpacks instead of horses. So no saddles, actually. Massively OP's Larry and MJ have returned...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best piratey MMO?
Arrr, today be a good day to walk the plank o' public opinion and ask ye which is the best piratey MMORPG!
We'll leave the...
E3 2016: Sea of Thieves is much more than pirate ship PvP (and might just be an MMO)
It's been awhile since I've been excited for a Rare game, but pirate-themed, multiplayer sailing-and-swashbuckling game Sea of Thieves took hold of me just based on the...
Pirate101 returns to Valencia with major update
The madcap anthropomorphic buccaneers of Pirate101 are back with to fight against the Armada with a large update to the colorful MMO.
Valencia Part 2 released today,...
The Stream Team: Chasing Captain Greymast in EverQuest II
MassivelyOP's MJ really wants to break into Brokenskull Bay and face the pirates, but to do that, her Fury needs a few more levels....
EVE Online goes to the pirates in late June
The EVE Online update that's launching on June 28th is bringing new capital ships into the mix, and they aren't coming from the most...
Trion unlocks Trove’s classes for try-before-you-buy trial play
If you've ever logged into Trove and thought, damn, I sure wish I could try the Candy Barbarian or Pirate Captain to make sure...
EVE Evolved: Four PvE improvements EVE needs
EVE Online is typically thought of as being a heavily PvP-oriented game, and for good reason. Players can attack each other anywhere in the...
One Shots: Fire + ice = mess
What do you get when you mix fire and ice? A steamy combination of incredible pictures... and an awful mess.
Steampower Girl noticed that in...
Grab a Starfall Tactics pre-alpha key from Snowforged and MOP
Snowforged Entertainment's online space strategy MMOÂ Starfall Tactics is opening up its pre-alpha for testers today as part of a "galaxy explorers" event that runs...
The MOP Up: EVE Online phases out DirectX 9 (June 5, 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...
Preview: A look inside of ArcheAge’s Ascension launching today
Change is inevitable. And while it can be unnerving, it can also be very beneficial. ArcheAge's fans will see their share of changes today...
Jukebox Heroes: Wild West MMO tunes
"Wait a minute," you say out loud to your computer. "Western MMORPGs aren't a thing, except in my fondest dreams. How can you write...
