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Datamined files point to a SMITE PS4 version
Hi-Rez looks like it might be preparing for further expansion into the console market with an upcoming PlayStation 4 port of its popular MOBA.
One datamining site found files...
EVE Online releases its December patch with Operation Frostline
The winter holidays are very different when you are in space and literally everyone is threatening to blow your ship up. That's hardly the...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the ‘Not So Massively’ gamer
The holidays are approaching, and that means there's not much time left to get presents for your friends and lumps of coal for your...
Epic’s new game is a MOBA called Paragon
Epic's entering the MOBA space with Paragon, which is scheduled to hit the PC and PlayStation 4 in 2016. The studio released a brief...
SWTOR climbs, FFXIV falls in Raptr’s October rankings
Raptr recently released its most played games list for October 2015. MMOish titles featured heavily in the list, with Star Wars: The Old Republic...
The MOP Up: Players choose Lineage II classic server name (December 6, 2015)
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...
Gloria Victis revises combat mechanics and more
Alpha-state fantasy sandbox Gloria Victis pushed out a press release late this week touting "massive" amounts of polish and bug-fixing for the latest build....
Perfect World is running a bunch of holiday events
Perfect World Entertainment has brought back its annual winter holiday events to its stable of MMOs. We've mentioned the goings-on in Star Trek Online...
H1Z1’s booby traps look fairly painful
Have you ever trapped an actual booby? It seems like that would be pretty difficult. I won't get into the hows and whys and...
The Daily Grind: Will we ever see a smash hit mobile MMO?
I acknowledge the fact that not every MMO fan is craving for a more portable online gaming experience. There's a lot of wariness out there,...
EVE Online welcomes back lapsed accounts to test its new server hardware
You remember that EVE Online is testing out some new hardware for its live servers, yes? Awesome. Because you're invited to take part in...
These are the stealthers who will gank you in Camelot Unchained
During this afternoon's studio livestream, City State Entertainment revealed the three classes that will be stunlocking and PKing you from stealth mode in Camelot...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the MMO hipster
I say this with nothing but love in my heart: Some of you guys are serious MMO hipsters. Heck, some of you guys were...
EVE Online player counted among the victims of mass shooting
The mass-shooting in San Bernadino, California, on Wednesday apparently claimed the life of a popular EVE Online player.
According to friends on Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit, Robert "Photon...
Crowfall discusses the true meaning of ‘pre-alpha’
What is an alpha, really? What's the dividing line between an alpha and a pre-alpha when both are playable? If a game has had...
EVE Online discusses installing and testing new server hardware
Server technology is definitely some sort of black alchemy. The new EVE Online server technology is being installed and tested at the CCP Games...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Games and education
We've got some really smart commenters here at MassivelyOP, and I think they help keep the fiercer trolls away. But when Joystiq itself went under,...
EVE: Gunjack launches on Samsung Gear VR
Not every inhabitant of the EVE Online universe is some fancy hotshot pilot with a billion-ISK warship under his or her seat. As CCP...
Crowfall’s latest vid diary talks UI customization and more
Crowfall's latest dev video addresses UI customization, and it features UX Designer Billy Garretsen. "The grand vision," Garretsen says, "is to really let people...
EVE Online adds in dirt and kill marks to ships
A factory-fresh ship in EVE Online should not look exactly the same as one that's been through countless corporate wars. There should be some...