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DC Universe Online unveils plans for a trip to the evil Earth-3
The DC Universe loves its alternate worlds, as you probably already know. (If you didn't already know, there it is.) Earth-3 is one that...
DC Universe Online’s artifacts system goes live with GU76 today
Game Update 76 descends upon the gloomy superhero world of DC Universe Online today. The headline feature going live after the big ol' maintenance?...
DC Universe Online is shutting down PlayStation 3 support in 2018
The official announcement is titled "Changes coming to DC Universe Online for PlayStation 3," but it's really just one change for DC Universe Online....
Pantheon’s social systems aren’t ‘simply bringing back the past’
One of the most interesting things to cover when it comes to Pantheon's development has been its reconciliation of two superficially opposing ideas for...
The MOP Up: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet announced (October 29, 2017)
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...
Daybreak would like you to consider becoming an unpaid volunteer
Volunteer work is all well and good when it's for a worthy cause, but what about when it comes to donating your time to...
Daybreak on H1Z1 and Just Survive: ‘It’s best to consider each game as a separate entity moving forward’
Gotta stop teasing Daybreak for a month: Just Survive, the actual zombie sandbox half of the H1Z1 salmagundi, is getting love. The latest patch...
Chronicles of Elyria on a la carte prices, skins, and this weekend’s convention game
Looking to just buy your way into an exclusive alpha program? Want to put your name on a star or tombstone? Thinking about adopting...
Massively Overthinking: The state of early access, alpha, and beta ‘testing’ in the MMO genre
I remember years ago when then-Massively-columnist Rubi Bayer let loose with a blistering rant on the state of faux beta MMOs. She helmed Betawatch...
EverQuest: Ring of Scale opens pre-orders for December’s expansion
December is but two months and two major holidays away, so don't fool yourself into thinking that you can put off those essential preparations...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 141: Mouse invasions and elf butts
Justin and Bree discuss MMORPG Halloween, Trove, World of Warcraft, EverQuest II, DDO, Life is Feudal, Bless, Destiny 2, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag question on how and whether we should all be supporting struggling MMOs.
John Smedley rallies the MMO community to help former EverQuest associate producer
Former SOE head honcho John Smedley put out a S.O.S. on Sunday for one of his former employees who is recovering from alcoholism and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO rules at Halloween events?
I'm almost never happier in MMORPGs than when October rolls around. There's so much moodiness and festivities revolving around Halloween, thanks to developers' undying...
H1Z1’s three-day $500K prize pool Invitational tourneys kick off right now
We may roll our eyes at H1Z1's flip-flopping on names, gameplay splits, and apparent inability to actually launch, but there's no doubt Daybreak is...
Massively Overthinking: Is open-world housing really a ‘failed’ MMORPG experiment?
Massively OP's Justin Olivetti has a provocative article on his personal gaming blog, Bio Break, this week on MMORPG housing.
"I once again wonder why...
The Stream Team: Getting free Halloween goodies during DCUO’s The Witching Hour
Costumes are not just for Halloween in DCUO, but that doesn't mean the superhero game doesn't celebrate the holiday! The Witching Hour has returned...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 140: Dubious drops in LOTRO, FFXIV, and SWTOR
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends' Orochi Tower patch, Lord of the Rings' weird patch week, FFXIV's housing mess, SWTOR's balance patch, Warframe's open-world patch, and H1Z1's name-change patch, with a mailbag question about older gamers in MMORPGs.
EverQuest II opens Planes of Prophecy expansion preorders, includes $139.99 edition
Daybreak has just announced that EverQuest II's Planes of Prophecy expansion first teased back in September is launching on Tuesday, November 28th, with preorders live now. The...
EverQuesting: Celebrate everything Nights of the Dead with our EverQuest II guide
I may be disappointed with the lack of caring I feel is being shown to EverQuest II players by Daybreak/Columbus Nova, but that doesn't mean I...
The Daily Grind: Is PUBG finally the ‘WoW killer killer’ we’ve been waiting for?
Say the words "WoW killer" to a bunch of MMORPG players in 2017 and you're bound to get eyerolls, for good reason: Even though...
