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Battle Bards Episode 92: Dragon’s Prophet
Strap in for a fiery ride across the skies in today’s episode of Battle Bards! While Dragon’s Prophet was not fated to last long...
You need to see Elite Dangerous’ new character creator, ‘Holo-Me’
Elite Dangerous players, it's time to get hyped: During yesterday's stream, Frontier announced a brand-new toy for the game, a commander creator. Known as...
The Stream Team: The heart is where the Hellbugs are… in Trove
Have you ever heard the phrase "Home is where the heart is"? But where's the heart? It's where the Hellbugs are -- in Trove!...
Trove’s Xbox One version is moving closer to an official launch
It's been apparent that Trove's transition onto consoles hasn't moved quite as fast as Trion Worlds originally hoped. While the studio originally was hyping...
The MOP Up: Players petition to ‘revive’ Ultima Online (January 29, 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: Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
I confess that I have a particular fascination for MMOs that came into existence in the 1990s. It's not only the fact that I...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 101: Marvelous heroes
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Marvel Heroes, Trove, Elder Scrolls Online, WoW, Wizards of the Coast, and Path of Exile, with mailbag questions on Standing Stone/Daybreak and MOP's allies.
The Daily Grind: Have you ever participated in a protest in an MMORPG?
Protests in the real world dominated this past weekend's news, and while I surfed around for an in-game equivalent to cover, I couldn't find...
The MOP Up: No Man’s Sky gets shielded (January 22, 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...
A peek at Camelot Unchained’s trees, forests, and C.U.B.E.
"Today's update might be a little lighter on the tech side," Mark Jacobs tells Camelot Unchained backers in his latest update, "but we have...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 99: Landmark goes into the dark
Justin and Bree discuss Landmark, Trove, Asheron's Call, WoW, FFXIV, WildStar, Hi-Rez, and Ashes of Creation before dipping into the mailbag to speculate on Daybreak's future.
The Game Archaeologist: Hero’s Journey
Fiction writers know well of Joseph Campbell's identification and outline of the monomyth, or "hero's journey," in many stories. The 12-step process starts with...
Gamers resurrect LEGO Universe as Darkflame Universe with January alpha
Forget 2017; today I'm going to ask you to think back to 2010, when the folks behind LEGO decided it would be a great...
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2016: Trove’s Porter Potties
Today we're kicking off a countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2016!
Coming in at #5 on our list is Trove's Porter Potties,...
Massively OP’s MMO guide to the Steam Winter Sale
Do you have any money left after all of that holiday shopping, travel, and dining out? Steam would very much like to have what...
Trion Worlds’ Scapes jumps over to Bethsoft
One of the more prominent faces of Trion Worlds has been traded over to the team at Bethesda.
Evan Berman, more commonly known as "Scapes"...
The MOP Up: Christmas in a warzone (December 25, 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...
The Game Archaeologist: Wing Commander Online and Privateer Online
In late 2012, former Wing Commander developer-slash-movie director Chris Roberts emerged from a decade of obscurity to ask for help to fund his vision...
Trove lights up Snowfest, lets players design minigames
Where are you spending your winter holidays? Trove is making a compelling case that you should hunker down in its pixelated, voxelated world for...
Don’t miss The Game Archaeologist’s histories of Asheron’s Call
The impending loss of Asheron's Call -- and Asheron's Call 2 again -- hit the MMORPG community pretty hard when the sunsets were announced...