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Perfect Ten: Why making an Old West MMO would be challenging (but worth it)
The western has been limping along for decades now, occasionally rearing its head to produce a well-loved movie or game smash hit before disappearing once...
Battle Bards podcast listens to MMO character creation music
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns to listen to the oft-neglected character creation themes. What music do composers create for...
Jukebox Heroes: An MMO Halloween playlist
Halloween is upon us, that spooky and magical time of year that exists both in real life and in many of our MMOs. While...
MMO Burnout: Rebel Galaxy
I wanted to like Rebel Galaxy more than I do. That's not to say it's a bad game at all; on the contrary it fills...
Battle Bards podcast explores the music of Firefall
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, is back for another spirited episode, this time covering the soundtrack to Firefall. There are...
The MOP Up: Heart of Thorns countdown (October 18, 2015)
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...
Echo of Soul update brings in the Warlock
The soft-launched Echo of Soul has a new player on the scene today, as Aeria Games introduced its six class, the Warlock.
Warlocks can specialize...
How WildStar’s soundtrack is intensely personal for its creator
Loving those WildStar tunes? Then it's high time you met the man behind the game's enormous and beloved soundtrack, Composer Jeff Kurtenacker.
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Asta plans public beta for November 3
Will Asta succeed in the west after it failed in the east? That's the question that we're inching toward answering, as Webzen announced that...
Battle Bards MMO music podcast goes on an endless journey
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns for its 60th episode in which the co-hosts explore the theme of "endless...
Wind of Fate update shakes up Aion’s geography
It's been a huge month for Aion. Not only is it the fantasy MMO's sixth anniversary, but today the dev team pushed out Patch 4.8:...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks
I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...
Leaderboard: Synth vs. orchestra for space MMOs
Earlier this week we got a taste of Pedro Camacho's orchestral score for Star Citizen. I loved it, but I've also been putting together my...
Star Citizen’s main theme is pretty great
What will Star Citizen sound like? Underneath all the pew pews and the rumbling rocket engines, there's a score composed by Pedro Camacho that...
Battle Bards podcast debates The Crew’s soundtrack
Battle Bards, the world's first and only MMO music podcast, is back this week with a look at The Crew's soundtrack. The album was...
Massively Overthinking: Underrepresented MMO music genres
Massively OP Kickstarter donor Magnet Brain wants a revolution... in video game music!
"Enough with the orchestral fantasy score... what genre of music would you like...
Destiny launches The Taken King
If there's a rash of unexplained office and school absences today, it might be the fault of Destiny: The Taken King. The massive update...
The MOP Up: Ultima Online’s new home
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...
Crowfall raises another million, previews collector’s edition
While the central narrative of Crowfall focuses around an all-consuming Hunger that demolishes everything, Crowfall's development studio seems to be on the upswing rather...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best soundtrack?
At the start of this month I wrote up a Jukebox Heroes in which I listed my six favorite MMO soundtracks. This proved to...