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StarCraft 2 unlocks free-to-play options, but it’s not completely free
First announced at BlizzCon earlier this month, StarCraft 2 is now free-to-play for anyone who would like to engage in Blizzard's hit real-time strategy...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst of BlizzCon 2017
Last weekend, even Massively OP was obsessing over BlizzCon, and we thought it would be fun to poll the writers, including those who watched...
BlizzCon 2016: Where’s the love for Diablo II and Warcraft III?
We were all prepared for the lack of Diablo III news from BlizzCon, in spite of the franchise's huge following. But what we we...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for BlizzCon 2017
Tomorrowday, BlizzCon will be upon us, and this year we're expecting a full reveal of the new expansion for World of Warcraft, still the...
SuperData: ‘The esports market has finally hit the mainstream’
In promotional materials associated with its new paid "Esports Scoreboard," gaming anaylsis firm SuperData - known best to our audience for its monthly revenue...
Here’s the in-game swag you’re getting with a BlizzCon virtual ticket (including WoW mounts!)
How many of you buy the BlizzCon virtual ticket as much for the in-game swag as for the actual streams? Even if not, you're...
The BlizzCon schedule is out, and it sure has some World of Warcraft panels
Again, we caution our readers, as we did yesterday, that there is not any official announcement of an announcement regarding the next World of...
The MOP Up: Warframe battles cancer (September 3, 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...
The MOP Up: State of Decay 2’s multiplayer mayhem (August 27, 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...
Wild Buster is a new MMO made by Mad Libs, apparently
If you can't create anything new, just slap together a lot of other things until you get something that sounds and feels vaguely fresh....
Korea’s FTC to investigate Blizzard’s StarCraft: Remastered hourly fees
The Korean StarCraft community is up in arms this week over Blizzard's rerelease of the game -- more specifically, its plan to effectively double-dip...
Analyst Michael Pachter’s Overwatch League skepticism and other business tidbits
Everyone's favorite gaming industry analyst Michael Pachter announced that his firm Wedbush is "skeptical that the Overwatch League will achieve much success," noting that...
Multiple countries will boycott the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games over e-sports concerns
Back in April, we wrote about how the Olympic Council of Asia and Alisports of China was aiming to bring e-sports to the Asian...
The MOP Up: SMITE sees a Divine Light (July 9, 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...
Don’t look now, but StarCraft’s HD remake is going to zerg your base
Thanks to job postings this wasn't a complete surprise, but yesterday Blizzard officially confirmed that it will be releasing a high definition remake of its...
Perfect Ten: What the mainstream games media doesn’t get about MMORPGs
Ever since becoming an MMORPG player and especially since covering these games professionally, I've realized one of my greatest pet peeves is the attitude the...
Diablo III shows Necromancer pack bonuses while Diablo II fan recreates game using StarCraft 2 engine
Are you thinking about picking up the Necromancer pack for Diablo III when it gets released? Blizzard hopes to sway you into the "yes"...
Overwatch celebrates first birthday with free-play weekend and GOTY edition
Overwatch is turning one year this month, so bust out your hipster camera and baby confections for a cake smash! Just kidding. Actually Blizzard...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s console mea culpa (May 7, 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...
A new job listing for Blizzard suggests another mobile title is in the works
Is there a Blizzard franchise you want to carry around in your pocket? Obviously, you can already play Hearthstone on your phone, but perhaps...
