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The MOP Up: Crossout brings out the big raids (April 1, 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...
Tree of Savior hands out second anniversary gifts, previews new classes
It's been two years since Tree of Savior leaped onto the Steam scene, and the crew is celebrating with a nine-week event that is...
GDC 2018: Making sense of battle royale MMO Mavericks with Automaton Games
So as you may know, I'm an MMORPG guy - not really a battle royale guy. There are some cool ideas for people who like...
Shroud of the Avatar launches tomorrow, firms up release candidate
With weeks days hours to go before Shroud of the Avatar officially launches with Release 52, the crew at Portalarium are working on firming...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and evergreen options against new ones
Quick, you there! Tell me what's going to be in the next patch for Final Fantasy XIV, patch 4.3! Not all of it, though,...
GDC 2018: Hands-on with Trion’s ‘reimagined’ Defiance 2050
Before my GDC interview with Producer Matt “Destromathe” Pettit last week, I was really frustrated with the news about Defiance 2050. I wasn't a huge fan...
Shroud of the Avatar: Partying with Portalarium, countering pay-to-win, and the state of the game
The day is finally arriving: Shroud of the Avatar is formally launching next week. It's been a long journey. The path to this new old-school...
First impressions of the newly launched ARK Park
By the time you read this dear reader, I'll already be dead... dead tired, that is, from running around the Game Developer's Conference talking...
GDC 2018: Rend is looking to ‘WoW’ the survival genre
I'm already old and bitter when it comes to survival games. I've killed zombies, dinosaurs, infected bears, maybe even infected dinosaurs, and people. Lots of...
EVE Online pumps out quality-of-life patch, starts taking CSM applications
The skies are crowded with activity in EVE Online as of late. CCP came out this week to talk about many of the "little...
Preview: Trove’s Heroes expansion is super – and launching on March 27
If you were ever of the opinion that one thing the voxel world Trove needed was a superhero, then you are getting your wish!...
Warframe launches a dojo improvement while celebrating its anniversary and St. Patrick’s Day
It's a big week for Warframe, partly because the game is celebrating five years of operation. The anniversary site has gone live, and it...
RIFT starts Carnival celebration, previews Tenebrean Prison warfront
RIFT's anniversary event, Carnival, is now raging across the game's live servers -- but not on the new Prime progression server. While the latter...
OrbusVR previews the talent system for its classes
When you first choose your class in OrbusVR, you have four options. The new talent system coming to the game also gives you four...
Blade & Soul’s Fire & Blood update is making hardmode dungeons worth your while
So what's in Blade & Soul's Fire & Blood patch next week, other than way too many ampersands that our CMS can't properly parse?...
Monster Hunter World previews a crossover with Devil May Cry
The Monster Hunter series is a set of video games in which you fight giant monsters and then harvest their corpses to make more...
The MOP Up: Dragonball Online kicks off beta testing (March 11, 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...
Skyforge offers better previews, better symbols, and better trophies
The latest Skyforge patch is out in the wild, and it makes a lot of little things in the game better. Case in point,...
City of Titans’ avatar builder is on display – and it’s pretty awesome
It has been five years since comic book and City of Heroes fans threw $678,000 at Missing Worlds Media in the hopes of seeing...
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...