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One Shots: Don’t you forget about me
I think that we can all agree that Hirku seems like he'd be a pretty fun-loving dude to hang out with in World of...
Sea of Thieves has more content than you think
One of the concerns that some players have held about Sea of Thieves, especially after its public betas, is that the pirate game appears...
Here’s everything you need to know about Sea of Thieves ahead of launch
With only a few short days until Sea of Thieves officially launches on Xbox One and PC this March 20th, it's safe to assume...
Interview: ArcheAge 4.5 Legends Return launches April 5th with dragon taming and fresh start servers
If I were to tell you that ArcheAge's next big update is launching next month, you'd tell me that it's too soon. And we'd...
Sea of Thieves casts off on its final beta voyage
This is it you pirates, scoundrels, and scallywags: Sea of Thieves' final beta is upon us, and only the most cutthroat and dastardly will...
Perfect Ten: A dozen MOBAs that didn’t make it
With the insane success -- both in terms of popularity and finances -- that Dota and League of Legends spawned, you can easily understand...
RuneScape goes deep sea fishing
Every MMO has fishing. Been there, angled that, am I right? But as of this week, RuneScape has taken this sport to the next...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s March balance update has players excited
The EVE Online community came down pretty hard on CCP Games at the start of the year, with podcasts, blogs, and the Council of...
The MOP Up: Closers chooses its next character (March 4, 2018)
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...
Sea of Thieves runs another stress test, talks pirate customization (or lack thereof)
Just in case you read that headline and made a mad dash to this first paragraph with the hope of seeing that Rare has...
The Soapbox: Six responses to the ‘gaming is wrong/evil/an addiction’ argument
I recently went on a rant about gaming, but it wasn't directed at gaming. It was in defense of gaming. I am so weary...
Massively Overthinking: Why doesn’t video game marketing reflect our demographics?
This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes to us from Steve, and it's a frustration for our team as well, I promise.
"If the following statistics...
Whatever happened to Pirates of the Burning Sea, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and Puzzle Pirates?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Sea of Thieves will make your character for you
As an online multiplayer RPG, Sea of Thieves is making its own playbook instead of copy-and-pasting features and structure directly from other games. One...
Sea of Thieves may have microtransactions, but it will never have lootboxes
In Sea of Thieves, your character is a pirate roaming the high seas for boxes of treasure, but in real life you won't need...
Sea of Thieves dips into the lore of the high seas
Believe it or not, there's more to Sea of Thieves' world story than "pirates going mental on each other." Rare has created a thought-out...
Sea of Thieves datamining hints at another faction and an open beta
The beta client for Sea of Thieves has been updated once again, but don't get your hopes up about playing it right way, as...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about the increased focus on PvP in upcoming MMOs?
Don't look now, but PvP is coming -- and it's coming to almost every new MMO in development. It only recently hit me just...
332,000 pirates board Sea of Thieves’ closed beta
It turns out that not only were players excited to jump into the role of pirates-to-be for Sea of Thieves' closed beta last month,...
One Shots: The jig is up
What will you when you embark on your pirate career in Sea of Thieves? I know that at least for me, the answer will...
