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MMO ‘creature-collection adventure’ Temtem has launched its backer alpha
One of the two major MMO Kickstarter success stories of 2018 was most definitely Temtem, the clearly Pokemon-inspired "massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure" that raised...
Massively on the Go: The Pokemon Let’s Go-Go Connection
Yes, we're going to talk about Pokemon Let's Go Eevee (or you can pretend its Pikachu if you just want to experience Pokemon Yellow again). No, it's...
Niantic’s Harry Potter ARG Wizards Unite opens enlistment with new trailer
Turns out that Ingress Prime wasn't the only fun thing Niantic was plotting for November: The studio best known for Pokemon Go also announced...
MMO Business Roundup: Japanese lockboxes, POGO and Square Enix financials, and Prima’s end
"The Good Times Are Over for Japan’s Loot-Box-Style Gaming Bonanza" - that's the brutal headline plonked onto this week's Bloomberg report on Japanese lockboxes....
The MOP Up: TERA opens SEA server and delivers Deathwrack to consoles
It was a pretty big week for action combat MMO TERA, starting with the delivery of the four-dungeon Deathwrack update to Xbox One and...
Follow JC Go puts a Biblical spin on Pokemon Go’s formula
It seems like everyone these days is trying to get in on the GPS-based augmented-reality game fad, and the latest entry into the genre...
Massively on the Go: The key MMO features in The Walking Dead Our World
As a franchise, The Walking Dead is probably past its prime, but I'm admittedly still a bit of a fan. In fact, I was playing...
Pokemon Go is pushing Gen 4 and Let’s Go Content at the same time
Nintendo and Niantic seem to be working overtime these days: With Let's Go Eevee and Pikachu games coming in November and Pokemon Go's big...
The MOP Up: Blizzard’s new playgrounds
Ranked Season 4 started up in Heroes of the Storm this past week, and that's just the start of the fun with Blizzard's MOBA....
Pokemon Go players identify strange new creature during community day event
During the recent Pokemon Go community day event, trainers were surprised and confused to discover a strange, new Pokemon kicking around alongside the community...
NetEase’s blockbuster battle royale game Knives Out is porting to PlayStation 4
Knives Out, which deserves an award based on the fact that it has the best battle royale game name ever, is coming to the...
Massively on the Go: Our guide to legendary and EX raiding in Pokemon Go
It's a bit odd to say this about a Pokemon game, but raiding in Pokemon Go is kind of a big deal. Multiplayer has always been...
PAX West 2018: Every mobile game should play like Elder Scrolls Blades
I don't usually report on mobile games, but I do play quite a few of them. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Mario Run, and...
Massively on the Go: Guide to Pokemon Go’s battle system basics
As much as I love some of the game's systems that encourage social play, Pokemon Go's obtuse battle system from the start was problematic. It's...
Massively on the Go: Our guide to which Pokemon you should keep (or send away)
There's so much involved with Pokemon Go for new (or returning) players to adjust to that even knowing what's "good" can be hard to figure out....
The MOP Up: Warface heads to PlayStation 4 (August 19, 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...
The Walking Dead: Our World designed its AR game with MMOs in mind
Are we, as a culture, at full Walking Dead saturation yet? Probably been there for years, honestly, but it is astounding how many video...
Massively on the Go: Our basic guide to Pokemon Go gameplay and questing
Pokemon Go has come a long way since its early days of just catching and gym battling. Those are still core gameplay elements, but there's...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMORPGs incentivize exploration – and how?
Our Daily Grind on exploration last week sparked an intriguing follow-up from MOP reader Miol.
"When asking about sightseeing and exploration in MMORPGs, you also...
Massively on the Go: A guide to (re)learning how to catch Pokemon in Pokemon Go
So, you're in Pokemon Go, and you just saw a Pokemon. You clicked the little beast and now are in the catch screen. Just straight flick those...