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Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2020
It'd be spectacularly easy -- routine, even -- to look back at the year gone with derision, bitterness, and all sorts of acrid snark,...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2021
So... 2020 didn't go exactly as anyone planned. Our predictions for this past year were pretty janked up by that whole pandemic thing and...
Albion Online studio Sandbox Interactive just got bought out for more than €100M
As it turns out, the MMO industry is going to see one more big buyout move before 2021 is upon us. Last night, Albion...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvP experience in 2020?
A few years back, we retired our award for the best PvP experience in an MMO, largely because neither our writers nor readers really...
Albion Online celebrates the season with the return of Uncle Frost
It's time for the Yule season in Albion Online, and that means the return of Uncle Frost. Rather than being a more paternal figure,...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Most Underrated MMO
Welcome to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year 2020 awards!
Every year, we poll our writers on the best and worst MMOs, stories, studios, and trends and...
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs going into 2021
It is only natural that, when you are shopping around for a different MMORPG to play, to consider the health of potential play candidates....
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: RISE, Carth, Hunternet Starfighter, World of Kung Fu, Heroes Evolved, Arelot Kingdom, and Project EVE
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you’ve probably never heard of. Of course, YOU have heard of them,...
Albion Online adds 20v20 Crystal League battles and adjusts group warfare features in latest update
Crystals are super important in the world of Albion Online, apparently. Or at least, they're important enough that 40 people will want to fight...
Albion Online explains the big changes coming to PvP with the newest season
Don't you love when developers give you a choice? Albion Online has done that with its latest official dispatch, providing a video you can view...
Fight or Kite: Albion Online’s mobile beta hits the sweet spot
I’m still in quite a lull when it comes to MMOs as of late. I don’t know whether it’s related to the time of...
Albion Online lays out its schedule and activities for the next season of guild warfare
Season 11 of Albion Online's competitive guild warfare is kicking off on December 5th, which means you'd best be prepared to fight for your right...
The MOP Up: Conan Exiles forms ‘strike team’ to attack Xbox One server instability
Life in Conan Exiles is by nature harsh, but Xbox One players have it worse than most thanks to a slew of issues that...
Albion Online seeks to improve faction warfare and Hellgates in its next major update
With the Brimstone and Mist update effectively in the rearview mirror of Albion Online, the question of what happens next for the game has...
Albion Online tweaks Corrupted Dungeon mobs and balances item skills in its latest update
The most recent update to Albion Online is mostly about turning dials around, so it's not exactly what one would call a barnburner of...
Albion Online bans more than 600 accounts for buying currency
You are probably aware that buying Silver in Albion Online from a third-party site is not allowed, not least because there's a legitimate first-party option...
Albion Online’s Halloween event is prepping a solo dungeon
While you're going to have to wait until next week to experience Albion Online's Halloween event, the developers assure you that your patience will...
Massively Overthinking: Where is the line between buy-to-play, free-to-play, and subscription MMOs?
You might think this Massively Overthinking topic is way too obvious, but I assure you, it's not! Consider this: When the buy-to-play-with-no-sub Guild Wars...
Perfect Ten: A small sampling of literary offerings from MMOs
Salutations are in order once again for our most literate and eloquent readers of Massively Overpowered! I bid you welcome to our numerical column...
Albion Online’s midseason patch, Brimstone & Mist, is live with new dungeon mobs
It's patch day for Albion Online - hope you like demons and fire and fish! Yes, the midseason update - Brimstone & Mist -...
