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Trove introduces pumpkin quests and freebie musical mount for Halloween
I'm gonna give Trove a pass on wackadoodle Halloween events. Trove is wackadoodle all the time. My character has a hot dog hat. If...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 141: Mouse invasions and elf butts
Justin and Bree discuss MMORPG Halloween, Trove, World of Warcraft, EverQuest II, DDO, Life is Feudal, Bless, Destiny 2, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag question on how and whether we should all be supporting struggling MMOs.
Trove’s November 14 update revitalizes guilds, adds East Asian biome
Trion has just announced a "massive" free expansion for its cutesy voxel sandbox Trove, launching on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, all on November...
The MOP Up: Speedrunning World of Warcraft (October 15, 2017)
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...
Trion Worlds entices players to support Extra Life charity with in-game rewards
If you haven't heard already, tomorrow marks the start of a massive gaming marathon called Extra Life that will help raise much-needed funds to...
Virtual Earth Online looks like a Minecraft and Second Life mash-up
So you're tired of visiting far-flung post-apoc space stations, fantasy ghost castles, underground slime lairs, and zombie grottos on Mars. What's next? How about......
The Game Archaeologist: Ultima Worlds Online Origin
While the heady days of Ultima Online's dominant position over the industry are long gone, the MMORPG continues to operate and expand, and many...
Perfect Ten: The 10 live MMORPGs everybody should try
If you have ever visited the MMORPG subreddit, you probably know that one of the most frequent posts that pop up are ones asking...
The Daily Grind: Do dinosaurs help or hurt your immersion in MMOs?
My kids, being of a younger age, tend to find dinosaurs pretty darn awesome. They went bananas the other day when they saw a...
The Game Archaeologist: The Chronicles of Spellborn
Hey! Hey you! Yeah, you the I'm-so-bored-with-all-of-these-MMOs gamer! You've been grousing about for years how MMOs never take risks, never innovate, and are merely...
Raph Koster on how Ultima Online pushed the MMO industry forward
Game Designer Raph Koster continues to ponder the significance of Ultima Online on this, the 20th anniversary of the MMORPG's historic release. In a...
SkySaga locks down official site following development halt, posts ‘nothing can be said for certain’
Just in case you were wondering, it's still a puddle of sadness and despair over at SkySaga. Following the online game's abrupt development halt...
Grab an Amazing Eternals beta key from Digital Extremes and MOP!
Digital Extremes' new retro-pulp shooter/TCG hybrid The Amazing Eternals (fka Keystone) has been under heavy development since its reveal last summer, most recently with...
The Stream Team: A look at Amazing Eternals (plus giveaway)
Massively OP's MJ has been looking forward to showing off The Amazing Eternals since she played it at PAX West. And now is her...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs with playable fairies
Probably my greatest and most constant gripe about fantasy MMORPGs is that for all of the freedom and imagination that this genre supposedly boasts,...
Choose My Adventure: Shroud of the Avatar in summation
All the time through playing Shroud of the Avatar, I found myself wanting to like the game a lot more than I did. And...
Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore
In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
Ubisoft announces hypercute retro-arena shooter Atomega
Ubisoft announced a brand-new multiplayer arena shooter today: It's called Atomega, and it's adorable, at least if you're into retro 3-D graphics and robots....
The Game Archaeologist: Climax’s Warhammer Online
Let's begin with a little personal history. Back in 2008, I decided to get into the blogging scene by jumping on board the latest...
Skysaga might not be completely down and out
Many players, including some of those here at Massively OP, were crushed to hear last month that the colorful MMO Skysaga had to shut...
