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PAX West 2017: Hands-on with Amazing Eternals
If I had to pick a PAX West booth to give an award to for sheer fun factor, it would go to Digital Extremes’...
PAX West 2017: Trove’s next big patch will focus on clubs
While most of the focus at PAX West 2017 for Trove was on the Eclipse expansion that just released (with its new Atlas, Shadow...
Snag an Amazing Eternals closed beta key from Digital Extremes and Massively OP [All gone!]
Digital Extremes' new shooter/TCG hybrid The Amazing Eternals (fka Keystone) launched its founders program this week, rolling into closed beta with a new trailer...
Digital Extremes announces retro permadeath MMO ‘Survived By’
Warframe developer Digital Extremes just announced that it's partnered with Human Head Studios for a new MMO "roguelite" with a pixel-art style. It's called...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 133: Gaming Gamescom
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, sunsets for Ghost in the Shell Online and SkySaga, Closers, ArcheAge 4.0, Star Citizen's Gamescom demo, SWTOR, and WoW Argus, with mailbag questions on Marvel Heroes and MMORPGs as a drug, plus a PAX West preview.
The MOP Up: State of Decay 2’s multiplayer mayhem (August 27, 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...
The Game Archaeologist: Furcadia
Let's face it: There isn't really a huge pool of MMORPGs from the 1990s to explore in this column. By now I have done...
The Stream Team: Conquering the new bosses in Trove’s Shadow Tower
Last time, Massively OP's MJ made her maiden trip into Trove's Shadow Tower. This first visit saw her conquer the first two floors, but...
Massively Overthinking: The survivalbox vs. the MMORPG
A few weeks ago in Massively Overthinking, the team discussed the resurgence in popularity of small-scale co-op games and whether that has impacted the...
The Stream Team: Exploring Trove’s Eclipse expansion (plus giveaway)
Trove's Eclipse is happening today, and Massively OP's MJ is going to experience it. And she gets to do so from the comfort of...
Touring Trove’s new Eclipse expansion with the Trion team
The big solar eclipse may have been yesterday, but today marks the beginning of Trove's Eclipse! And luckily, this one will last much more...
SkySaga shuts down production and goes on hold indefinitely
Very sad news today out of Radiant Worlds, which announced that Smilegate, its publishing partner, ordered that SkySaga's development be shut down immediately and pulled...
Trove’s subclassing system launches with Eclipse next week
A total solar eclipse isn't a common event -- the continental US hasn't seen one in almost 40 years. So it makes a lot...
Retro shooter Keystone rebrands as The Amazing Eternals ahead of founder beta
Remember back in 2015 when a gamer sneaked into Digital Extremes' headquarters and wandered around for a day, tricking the unassuming Canadian devs into...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Online Adventures
In the pantheon of SOE's (now Daybreak) flagship EverQuest franchise, there used to be a whole family of MMOs gathered around the table every evening....
Neverwinter’s Tomb of Annihilation is coming to consoles on September 12
Don't fret, anxious console players: Your adventures in the completely safe and not-scary-at-all jungles of Chult are coming soon. In about a month, as...
Snail releases trailer for PixArk, its Minecraft-ARK Survival Evolved mashup
What's that squishy sound? Oh yeah, it's the sound of an IP being milked. I'm talking about Snail Games' new Minecraft clone PixArk, which...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for gamers who are sick of raiding?
In the middle of the conversation spawned by yesterday's financial news that Guild Wars 2 had seen its worst revenue quarter since launch, several...
Neverwinter releases epic retro posters for Tomb of Annihilation
Over the summer, I put up some of NASA's fun faux retro travel posters advertising space paleofuture in my kid's room. I love this...
Massively Overthinking: Gathering our thoughts on Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
This week, the dominant story has become Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion, which is coming our way far sooner than a lot...
