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Pokemon Go: New scanning rates, South America, and $160M revenue
This roundup is dedicated to all the people who are learning about video game "grind" for the first time thanks to Pokemon Go. Welcome!
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Global Chat: When MMORPG raiding becomes a job
When does a game go from fun to obligation? Xenophics wrote a gut-wrenching confession about how raiding in World of Warcraft became his "office,"...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Cradle of Shadows (July 31, 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...
Betawatch: Shroud of the Avatar is proudly persistent (July 29, 2016)
Let's make something clear: Shroud of the Avatar has not launched, it's just handled its final server wipe and will now be persistent moving...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s new Living Story has launched
Wowee, is it ever a massive day in the life of my favourite MMO! If you log in right now, you'll notice three greatly...
The MOP Up: Planet of Heroes comes into orbit (July 24, 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...
Betawatch: Das Tal weathers the summer alpha storm (July 22, 2016)
The doors are open for Das Tal's summer test, and the result has been good and bad. Good because a lot of people want...
Pokemon Go: $35M revenue, movie deals, and the US government
Welcome back to our near-daily roundup of Pokemon Go news from around the alternate reality that we all live in now.
The US House...
Global Chat: Pokemon GO mania sweeps the world
What became an overnight global phenomenon certainly prompted the MMO blogosphere to talk about their experiences and opinions with Pokémon GO!
To Game for Life...
The Soapbox: Calling an MMO launch a launch
It's launch.
Can we collectively accept that? Marketing, developers, and players alike? Launch is launch. When your game launches, it has launched. If I can...
The MOP Up: RuneScape Chronicles’ beach party (July 17, 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...
MMO Mechanics: Creating engaging crafting mechanics
I'm currently bogged down in an over-the-shoulder crafting blur, vicariously depleting gold and recommending several YouTube-approved crazy material gathering runs as I get my...
Betawatch: AdventureQuest 3D steamrolls toward open beta (July 15, 2016)
You know how some titles like to linger in ill-defined test phases forever? AdventureQuest 3D doesn't want to go that route. The game is...
MMO Week in Review: Lament for Turbine (July 10, 2016)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
The...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s Q&A bonanza (July 10, 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...
Betawatch: World of Warcraft and the art of pre-patch trolling (July 7, 2016)
We have a launch date for World of Warcraft's next expansion, but we don't have a date for the pre-patch before the expansion launches....
Riders of Icarus’ (soft) launch-day roundup and trailer
The high-flying, gorgeous Nexon MMORPG Riders of Icarus has soft launched into the skies of open beta today, meaning anyone and everyone can mount...
Global Chat: Why SWTOR’s dark vs. light side event fails
Star Wars: The Old Republic's new Dark vs. Light event has everyone talking, including MMO bloggers. The consensus seems to be wavering between bewilderment...
The MOP Up: Final Fantasy XI expands its wardrobe (July 3, 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...
Betawatch: Riders of Icarus moves into head start (July 1, 2016)
Riders of Icarus has not launched yet; it's in head start. Yes, head start before open beta, rather than before, like, launch or something....
