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Multiplayer survival sandbox Outpost Zero hits Steam early access
The super pretty survivalbox Outpost Zero has planted roots in Steam's early access program. It's currently $15.99; tinyBuild and Symmetric Games say it's a...
The Game Archaeologist: A history of EverQuest’s expansions
I don't know if EverQuest holds the crown title for the MMO with the most expansions, but I'm sure it's among the top three...
Exploring Pokemon Go’s real-life communities: MOP staffers revisit the game from opposite corners of the world
It's year two of Pokemon Go. While there's always room for improvement, enough has changed that I feel comfortable recommending the game to at...
Blade & Soul’s False Idols update includes two endgame raids
Among the highlights of Blade & Soul's upcoming False Idols update are two raid dungeons for endgamers to explore. NCsoft's lightly previewed both in...
The Division 2 won’t force you to group if you don’t wanna
With The Division 2 on the way for next year, fans of the series are trying to get a handle on just how much...
Wisdom of Nym: Taking a spin in Final Fantasy XIV’s Heaven-on-High
Heaven-on-High is not quite the same as the Palace of the Dead. That is not surprising; they're different places with different lore and slightly...
Pokemon Go’s second anniversary report card sees high marks for content and innovation
Today is Pokemon Go's second-year anniversary. Last year's report card had to grapple with things like the game's rapid rise and fall as a fad,...
ArenaNet has let go two Guild Wars 2 devs following a heated Twitter confrontation
Please note that this article has been heavily updated over the last week as this story has continued developing. New additions are at the...
Guild Wars 2 living world AMA on beetles, Joko, PvP, fractals, raids, and just what the heck happened last week
Team ArenaNet descended on Reddit last night to chat about all things - what else - Guild Wars 2. But if you haven't got...
Pokemon-inspired MMORPG Temtem just funded on Kickstarter with over half a million bucks
Temtem has just fully funded on Kickstarter to the tune of just about $573,919, with 11,715 backers (the counts will keep fluctuating for a...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s scorched sky policy (July 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...
The Stream Team: Raiding ARK’s island ascension cave
With access to a full set of ARK servers, Massively OP's MJ and the crew have their choice of adventures. And today, they choose...
Chaos Theory: A year in the life of Secret World Legends
We've talked all about Secret World Legends' first anniversary party, but now it's time to talk about the game's first year. Fans can easily recall...
Guild Wars 2 continues efforts to fix its living world episode issues
When you deliberately add roller beetles to your game, you have to know that bugs are going to be an issue.
Guild Wars 2's newest...
RIFT hands out free progression server vault space
Have you ever gotten excited about a game issue or MMO extended downtime because you know that there's a good chance that you will...
World of Warcraft ‘not looking to compete’ with Discord but might be breaking your favorite addon
World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas sat down with Forbes this week for a two-part interview about some of the big changes with...
ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2’s living story, Heart of Thorns vs. Path of Fire, security, and momentum
Though ArenaNet was technically at E3 this year, the group representing Guild Wars 2 was chiefly a marketing and business one, so they carted our interview...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV beast tribes, bottom ranks
I have mentioned before that I'm a big fan of the beast tribes of Final Fantasy XIV. Final Fantasy XI, too; there's a charmingly...
One Shots: I have had just about enough of you!
There are certain locales and cutscenes in MMORPGs that I've noticed get screenshotted more than most, and none seem to be quite as popular...
Chaos Theory: A guide to Secret World Legend’s first MEGAversary
Next week marks one year down for Secret World Legends, but the party has already started! From June 20th through July 17th, 2018, players...
