playstation 3
Battle Bards Episode 108: Vampires and werewolves
Here’s a musical episode that you can really sink your teeth into! Your… ear teeth? In any case, the Battle Bards are evaluating our...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons MMO characters seem truly insane
We all like making the occasional observation about the weirdness inherent in video games, but most of us also recognize that what we're really...
SuperData declares Destiny 2 the ‘fastest selling digital console game in history’
SuperData's September 2017 video gaming market global revenue analysis should make Bungie happy, whether or not it was bleeding players ahead of the Destiny 2...
Bungie denies Destiny 2 community claims that third-party apps are triggering PC permabans [Updated]
We've updated with Bungie's latest statement at the end of this post.
It's a classic case of he said, she said: the MMO edition.
Following yesterday's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 141: Mouse invasions and elf butts
Justin and Bree discuss MMORPG Halloween, Trove, World of Warcraft, EverQuest II, DDO, Life is Feudal, Bless, Destiny 2, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag question on how and whether we should all be supporting struggling MMOs.
Blizzard’s Battle.net has officially expanded to be a little more social
All right, so rebranding the Battle.net app didn't work out as well as Blizzard had hoped. But the company remains bound and determined to...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.11 introduces the Unending Coil of Bahamut
Bahamut. You know him, you fear him, you've gotten used to summoning and channeling him if you play a Summoner in Final Fantasy XIV....
Destiny 2 finally arrives on PC, plans four seasons for first year, and becomes best-selling 2017 game
It's a glorious day for PC players, as they are being welcomed into Bungie's sci-fi universe with the release of Destiny 2.
It's been a...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV 4.1’s squadron dynamics, alliance roulette, and materia
Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 fell into a pretty solid cadence right away, from my experience. It's not one of those patches where absolutely...
The MOP Up: Warface celebrates its birthday in Chernobyl (October 22, 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...
Massively Overthinking: Is open-world housing really a ‘failed’ MMORPG experiment?
Massively OP's Justin Olivetti has a provocative article on his personal gaming blog, Bio Break, this week on MMORPG housing.
"I once again wonder why...
The Stream Team: Getting free Halloween goodies during DCUO’s The Witching Hour
Costumes are not just for Halloween in DCUO, but that doesn't mean the superhero game doesn't celebrate the holiday! The Witching Hour has returned...
Destiny 2 PC preloading has begun, while console daily logins decline
PC fans, your time is almost here: You're finally getting a Destiny game on your platform. In fact, if you've already purchased Destiny 2, then...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 140: Dubious drops in LOTRO, FFXIV, and SWTOR
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends' Orochi Tower patch, Lord of the Rings' weird patch week, FFXIV's housing mess, SWTOR's balance patch, Warframe's open-world patch, and H1Z1's name-change patch, with a mailbag question about older gamers in MMORPGs.
Check out Destiny 2’s Legends Will Rise PC launch trailer
Hey remember Destiny 2? That cute li'l sequel from Bungie that launched on console and core MMO players promptly forgot all about it? Well,...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 in review
Let me make an agreement with you, dear readers: this column about Final Fantasy XIV will not talk about the housing situation in Shirogane...
Final Fantasy XIV brings around its annual Halloween event on October 19
Another All Saints' Wake is approaching once more in Final Fantasy XIV, and that means players will need to deal with the usual antics...
One Shots: Sea horsing around
When it comes to unusual ways for Massively OP readers to get around in MMORPGs, there seems to be no shortage of bizarre methods...
Destiny 2 vows not to delay Prestige raid further despite existing exploit
So here is an interesting conundrum: Say you have a highly anticipated raid in the works that you've already delayed. Now that the new...
Perfect Ten: Why no one should recommend World of Warcraft ever
Last week, MOP's Justin (friend to man and beast alike) posted his list of MMOs he would recommend people play. It was a pretty...