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The Vikings invade SMITE today
Hi-Rez MOBA SMITE has big plans this summer -- Viking plans. Players who pony up 900 gems (a little over $15) to participate in the Viking...
Pantheon could begin testing at the end of the year
Pantheon's development is coming along, according to a new state of the game newsletter posted by Visionary Realms' Brad McQuaid this week. "e are...
SMITE’s Susano swings storms and swords
As part of its big patch today, SMITE has pushed live Susano, God of the Summer Storm, the newest entry to the Japanese pantheon in the Hi-Rez...
Pantheon’s Visionary Realms hires more developers
The Pantheon team is a bigger one today, as Visionary Realms has announced that it's taken on five new members for the development team --...
Massively Overthinking: Trinities and quaternities in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic was inspired from Jake, who wrote in to us wondering about roles in MMORPG classes and group content:
"What happened to roles?...
Skyforge suffers Reapers’ Revenge, introduces controller support
Reapers' Revenge has come roaring into Skyforge at last, bringing with it several nice features and official support for controllers.
Today's patch adds the first...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 62: EVE Fanfest and PAX East
Justin and Bree are joined by Brendan and Eliot for a full hour of EVE Fanfest and PAX East debriefing.
PAX East 2016: Brad McQuaid on Pantheon’s startup, development focus, and old-school nature
The development history of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen could be generously described as "checkered." The title went through several forms of failed crowdfunding...
Skyforge offers overview of Reapers’ Revenge D-1 Distortion
When Skyforge's delayed Reaper's Revenge patch releases next week, players will get to experience their first D-series tier of Distortions, those Pantheon-specific encounters that...
Pantheon’s Rogue will throw chemicals in your face
Hands up: Who wants to play a Rogue when Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen launches? You might be tempted after reading this class' reveal. The...
80 unusual problems that can be explained by Skyforge’s Alchemist class
This week, Skyforge reintroduced the combat Alchemist class with a brand-new class trailer. This is not an April Fools' joke! The Alchemist is a hybrid...
The MOP Up: Easter springs upon us (March 27, 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...
Pantheon hopes to ‘bring back the magic’ of classic MMOs ‘without the tedium’
Gamers Nexus has a timely video interview with Pantheon's Brad McQuaid that might allay the fears of those watching the development of his old-school MMO.
"The main...
Global Chat: The death of EverQuest Next
There are some MMO industry events that, when they occur, spark a wildfire of blog posts across the community. This past week's announcement by...
Check out nearly two hours of early gameplay from Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
The footage you are going to see below is not the beta test for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. It's not the alpha. It's...
Pantheon to debut on Twitch this Friday
You've read about Pantheon, you've followed the various crowdfunding campaigns, and you've devoured every second of its trailers. Now it's time to see the...
Pantheon’s Cleric is the ultimate team player
There comes a point in any MMO's early development when the players find themselves at the end of their patience for yet another zone...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPGs to watch in 2016
A long time ago on another website far, far away, I held a tradition of kicking off the new year by listing the top...
MMO Year in Review: WildStar Reloaded (September 2015)
This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...
Pantheon introduces you to Wild’s End
What do you do with a tract of land that's been perhaps irrevocably damaged and haunted due to a savage war many years previous?...