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Choose My Adventure: Summarizing our MMO adventures in 2018

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Sometimes I wonder how people think things work behind the scenes here at Massively Overpowered, so let me give a little peek behind the...

Population Zero starts selling founder’s packs, lays out 2019 testing schedule

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Russian-made survival MMO Population Zero plans to head into alpha testing at the start of 2019 -- and hopes to end the year with...
I don't like this, but hey, someone did.

Vague Patch Notes: MMO emulation as a paean for the dead vs. a mockery of the living

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If you ever need to know why we'll happily cover Star Wars Galaxies emulators and not Ultima Online emulators here on Massively Overpowered, the reason is...

Shadow’s Kiss peeks at mad science, mummies, and pole dancing

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Time to dive into the seedy underbelly of the city and see what's going on with the indie vampire MMO Shadow's Kiss. The month...
YOUR MONEY IS NOW OUR MONEY, AND WE WILL USE IT TO BUY DRUGS

So-called gaming addiction and Fortnite myopia aren’t just a problem for The Children

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If you're over that whole lockbox politics thing, you can always fall back on the moral panic that's gripping parents and teachers instead: video...

The FTC commits to investigating video game lootboxes following US Senate subcommittee hearing

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Readers following the long-running lootbox/lockbox debate will recall that back in February of this year, New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan, who sits on the...
THE BOX OF LOCKS

Nearly a third of the kids surveyed in the UK Gambling Commission’s study admitted to buying lockboxes

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The UK Gambling Commission's Young People & Gambling 2018 report was released this month with disturbing statistics for the role gambling is apparently playing...

Tencent is expanding draconian ‘healthy gaming’ child blocks across all of its titles

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Oof. If you thought RealID was a bad call, point your eyeballs at China, where Tencent has announced it will expand its existing "addiction-prevention"...

Warframe’s Fortuna expansion widens the open world this November

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We've finally got a launch window for the Fortuna update that Warframe's Digital Extremes first revealed at TennoCon this past summer: It's coming next...

For Science: Why ‘screentime’ is a useless measure of media consumption

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A few weeks ago, my eyes skimmed over a discussion some of our commenters were having about video game science - I can't even...

Hyperspace Beacon: Old characters, rumors, and nostalgia in Star Wars The Old Republic

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I believe a game has hit an unusual place when players get nostalgic pangs for a game within the game itself. We see that kind...
Launch or do not, folks.

Skyforge launches into open beta in Japan on October 11

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If there's one thing Japanese people like, it's science fantasy action RPGs. (If there are two things, the other one is not having kids.)...
I'm supposed to what?

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs too optimistic?

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I don't mean optimistic in terms of their existential nature, as to whether they have a future, that sort of thing. I mean in...

I’m totally playing a naked gerbil pistoleer when Crowfall launches

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The latest entry in Crowfall's ongoing Monster Month is also the best, full-stop, for it features the adorable and spunky Guineceans. Usually with more clothes,...
We never like these things.

International regulators co-sign declaration to investigate lockboxes and skin gambling

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If you thought Belgium and The Netherlands were going to keep on standing alone in the fight against lootboxes, you were very much mistaken,...

UK divorce firm says Fortnite and other online games contributed to 5% of this year’s divorces

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Are people getting divorced over Fortnite? Or does a UK divorce website deserve a medal for SEO trick of the year? Why not both? A...
Kick it down the road.

UK researchers identify link between lootboxes and problem gambling

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Are lockboxes just another form of gambling? That depends on which government entity, scientist, lawyer, or doctor you ask. But maybe the question we...

Tencent’s market value dropped by $20B following new Chinese gaming regulation plans

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Earlier this month, there was a flurry of news about the state of game publishing in China. You'll recall that Monster Hunter World ran...
I can stop any time I want.

For Science: How gaming addiction is influenced by emotion and pride

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Video game addiction isn't as easy to treat as heroin addiction. That's one of the big takeaways from a recent Reddit AMA with a...

The Survivalist: Which sci-fi crash site survival sandbox should you play?

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Survival sandboxes have certainly come a long way in the last couple of years. Not only has the number of new genres exploded (as...

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