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The Daily Grind: Where did you Marvel Heroes players scatter to after the sunset?
A couple of months ago, after we learned about the sunset of Marvel Heroes but before it actually happened early, we asked our local...
Fragmented is ‘more or less in maintenance mode’ due to lack of revenue
Over the weekend, we added a new entry to our "whatever happened to X" series with a quick note about Fragmented, the survival sandbox...
EVE Online community donates 3.7 million PLEX to family of fallen developer
Last fall, one of EVE Online's senior software engieers passed away at the age of 35, leaving a hole in the team's heart. While...
The Daily Grind: Is ‘naming-and-shaming’ MMO cheaters a good idea?
Last week on Reddit, an EVE Online player begged CCP to organize a wall of shame for botters - essentially an online list of...
The MOP Up: Battlerite’s magnificent magician (January 21, 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...
Global Chat: Jumping on board the Warframe train
Are you playing Warframe these days? If not, you might be missing out on the growing party of people who seem to be flocking...
Whatever happened to Ascent: the Space Game, Aura Kingdom, and Fragmented?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
The Daily Grind: Are we due for a good cyberpunk MMO?
I am a generally big fan of the cyberpunk genre, especially when it works in a healthy dose of '80s aesthetics for that clunky,...
Otherland overhauls the Lambda Mall and more
One of Otherland's most iconic locations just got a massive overhaul in this week's Patch 5.6.63, kicking off the first update for the game...
Star Trek Online hands out free ships today, but you’ll have to pay for a chance of one from Discovery
Happy Free Ship Day! This isn't us being cute; it's an actual holiday promoted by Star Trek Online every year on its anniversary. Just...
Star Citizen explains where baby ships come from
Star Citizen just wouldn't be Star Citizen without its obsession with meticulously crafted starships, and they're exactly the focus of the Ship Shape segment...
Destiny 2 admits poor communication on weapons and the latest faction rally
The first time Destiny 2 ran a faction rally, its mechanics had a problem where players could basically just earn tons of tokens without...
Massively Overthinking: Tackling our hoarding problem in MMORPGs
By coincidence, two articles in my feeds this past week both centered on video game hoarding - not hoarding the actual games but hoarding...
EVE Online’s upwell structures get a wellness upgrade
Some of EVE Online's player-built space platforms -- known as upwell structures -- are getting a massive upgrade in the game's upcoming February update....
Camelot Unchained lands $7.5M investment to hasten development: Our chat with Mark Jacobs on funding, VR, and beta one
If you know one thing about indie MMORPG Camelot Unchained, it's that CEO Mark Jacobs appears to dwell perpetually in internet comment sections amiably...
Crowfall’s Raph Koster goes into insane depth on the cost of creating video games
If you have an exceptional memory, you might recall that a couple of months ago, Crowfall and Star Wars Galaxies designer Raph Koster wrote...
Battle Bards Episode 113: Anarchy Online
Alien, quiet, and weird — that’s the Anarchy Online soundtrack for you in a nutshell. For the first episode of 2018, the ever-contentious Battle...
Star Trek Online offers up the Bajoran Interceptor as its crowning reward for its anniversary events
You didn't think Star Trek Online was just busting out a few giveaways for its eight-year anniversary celebration, did you? Because it's not. The...
Hyperspace Beacon: The case for mature-themed guilds in the SWTOR community
I am a huge advocate for guilds that can remain friendly to the under 18 crowd. One of my favorite Star Wars: The Old...
The Stream Team: Odessen is not the target in SWTOR’s KOTET
"Odessen is not the target," were the cliffhanger words uttered by Scorpio at the end of the last SWTOR Choose My Alignment Adventure - all...
