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The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s DS9 expansion gets a console release date (July 14, 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 Daily Grind: How early should an MMORPG’s hype cycle begin?
GIbiz put out an interesting piece this week looking 10 years into the past to see where the buzz was in the game industry...
SuperData’s May 2018 revenue report shows Fortnite slowing down, Pokemon Go picking up for summer
May 2018 was good to Fortnite, again, SuperData's latest global revenue report shows, but its growth rate may be coming to a middle. "Fortnite...
The Daily Grind: Does teaching toxic MMO gamers what they did wrong actually help?
As RPS reported this week, Valve has taken the relatively unusual step of making your Dota 2 and CSGO report cards semi-public - that is,...
The Soapbox: Do MMOs still fall victim to the copycat curse?
When Radical Heights launched, I was inspired to put together a whole Perfect Ten about why trend-chasing doesn't work for online games. Obviously, my...
Bless Online players riot and request refunds over missing endgame PvP, cash shop shenanigans, and duping as Steam reviews plummet
If you thought the Bless Online community was in meltdown after two days of early access headaches, wait until you see the reaction to...
PvP robot battler The Maestros programs a closed beta weekend
If you've ever had the desire to send in hordes of minions to fight at your command, yet you also felt anguished about causing...
Massively Overthinking: The case for rarity and randomness in MMO monetization
Last week, Guild Wars 2's Crystin Cox gave a monetization interview to Gamasutra during which she made one specific argument I wanted to pull...
SuperData’s April 2018 revenue report shows Fortnite setting new records, GTAO slowing down
Fortnite had another record month of revenue in April, according to SuperData's latest global revenue report. "Epic’s Battle Royale shooter made $296 million in...
Atlas Reactor arrives in China via Steam
Atlas Reactor really needs to be given some credit for striking out in a different direction when the rest of the PvP scene was...
Yes, Pyke, you’re the newest League of Legends champion
Gosh, isn't it just the worst when you've got those friends for whom everything just ties back to their deals? We get it, Karen,...
E-sports roundup: Riot and UC Berkeley, Hi-Rez’s varsity league, UK collegiate e-sports, cash for Averett e-sports
Still don't think we should take e-sports seriously? Doesn't even matter because it's happening anyway. To wit:
Riot Games has partnered with UC Berkeley to...
Ohio college begins Fortnite e-sports team and scholarship
E-sports programs and scholarships at universities stopped being newsworthy years ago once they were a dime a dozen, but a new one from Ohio's...
DOTA 2 is bleeding players, SuperData says
Things are looking slightly grim for Valve's MOBA, as SuperData reports that DOTA 2's playerbase is in decline as the game continues to lose...
Perfect Ten: Why trend-chasing doesn’t work at all for online games
Video games have always been a remarkably insular field; that's the nature of development. Someone produces Super Mario Bros, and a few years later...
GDC 2018: Games can help humanity, be profitable, and get support from gamers
Games alone won't make the world better. They won't even make gamers better. We publish some articles that certainly seem pretty pro-games, but we're...
The Game Archaeologist: A Tale in the Desert
Once asked what he thought was the most innovative MMO from the last decade, Dr. Richard Bartle, the creator of MUD, gave a succinct answer: "A...
League of Legends finally adds voice chat
For years now, we've been accepting our hostile insults and hyper-constructive criticism in League of Legends through team chat like chumps. Well, that's all...
MMO Mechanics: The Fair Play Alliance and mechanising fairness
News of over 30 gaming companies taking a united stand against unfairness and toxicity in online game communities sprung out of GDC 2018 a...
MMO studios form Justice League-style alliance to combat toxicity
After years of trying to crack the serious issue of negative behavior and toxicity among their individual communities, 30 game studios and industry leaders are...
