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Mark Kern says he’d buy Firefall back if it sunsets
Mark Kern, most recently recalled to MMORPG audiences for volunteering himself as a spokesperson in the Nostalrius World of Warcraft vanilla server ordeal, told...
Guild Wars 2 hacking post sheds light on 300 cheaters caught last April
If I had a dollar for every time someone wrote us a letter or comment about how he'd been unfairly banned from an MMORPG,...
Linkrealms launches Steam early access today
Linkrealms is launching into Steam early access today. If you're thinking, "Hasn't that game been around for a long time?" know that you're not...
Trove introduces the Trove essentials pack
So you've decided to start playing Trove. Have you considered getting all of the things you need to play Trove? "But it's a free-to-play...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 64: To boldly return
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online, Chronicles of Elyria, Marvel Heroes, WildStar, TERA, and LOTRO, plus a mailbag question on metacritic for MMOs.
The MOP Up: Setting a VR world record (May 8, 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: Myst Online Uru Live
The impact of Myst's launch in 1993 was akin to an atomic bomb going off in the PC gaming world. The leap forward in graphical...
Massively Overthinking: The sandbox MMORPG disconnect
This week's Massively Overthinking was inspired by a reader who decided to go by Sandboxless in Seattle when he penned this note of frustration to us.
I...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 63: Leisure suit Larry
Justin and Larry discuss pristine WoW servers, TSW, Trove, Champs Online, SWTOR, lockboxes, and birthdays in CoH, LOTRO, and Guild Wars.
Trove players protest the expansion’s new gem system
One of the selling features of Trove's first expansion, Mantle of Power, is its gem system. This new way of increasing your character's stats...
Stardew Valley announces co-op multiplayer and console ports are coming
Have you been sucked into the charming microcosm of farming, dating, and crafting that is Stardew Valley? This retro-designed indie title is one of...
Leaderboard: What must a classic WoW server have to make you play it?
Word yesterday that Blizzard has invited the "progressive vanilla" Nostalrius emulator team to Blizz HQ, presumably to discuss World of Warcraft and not the...
SkySaga’s alpha 8 phase introduces endgame grouping
Smilegate's voxelbox SkySaga enters its eighth phase of alpha today with a number of new additions, including... endgame. Yes, there's a new tier of...
Trove launches Mantle of Power, plans week of bonus login rewards
Trove's Mantle of Power is now live for all players, bringing with it an increased level cap of 30, new empowered gems, and new...
The Game Archaeologist: Saga of Ryzom
Every so often I get requests to cover such-and-such game in this column. These are often incredibly obscure titles, even to me, and when...
Trove: Mantle of Power is a gem of an expansion
As you read this, the head start for Trove's first expansion, Mantle of Power, has opened its doors to players who purchased one of...
Working As Intended: Busting up the MMORPG nostalgia party
Last week, a clever Massively OP commenter, SC_Deadline, neatly summed up the ongoing Nostalrius emulator shutdown as Blizzard "bust up someone's nostalgia party," which...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about being ‘run’ through MMORPG content?
The news that Guild Wars 2 is nerfing player-led "runs" through Super Adventure Box made me sit back and ponder the whole concept. Power-leveling lowbies...
The Game Archaeologist: Guild Wars Utopia
Aztecs. Chronomancers. Mounts. Halberds. Golems. Dual wielding.
These are all but a hint of what a fourth Guild Wars campaign could have been, a campaign...
Guild Wars 2 is nerfing Super Adventure Box tribulation mode cheesing
Can't hack Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box but really want a sparkly orange weapon? Get your runs while you can. ArenaNet Game Security...
