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Camelot Unchained’s terrain will adapt to realm control
The latest Camelot Unchained newsletter reveals that taking territory in the game will change more than just what's on the map: The terrain will...
Perfect Ten: Ten really great races from MMOs
Here I go, here I go, here I go again. Girls, what's my weakness? Non-human races. But oh, so many MMOs let me down...
Take part in a BlizzCon auction for charity starting November 4th
Do you have a deep need to grab some rare Blizzard memorabilia? Do you have a large amount of disposable income? Do you want...
Final Fantasy XIV previews the upcoming Lord of Verminion mini-game
If you've got an extensive minion collection in Final Fantasy XIV and want to throw down to see if your minions can beat up...
The Scream Team: Halloween and Haukke Manor in Final Fantasy XIV
Not everything about Halloween has to be dark and spooky; just look at the festive decorations in FFXIV! MassivelyOP's MJ can't help but smile...
EVE Vegas 2015: The future of PvE in EVE Online
While the focus of EVE Vegas 2015 was definitely on the new Citadel structures and the capital ship overhaul coming next spring, the topic...
Trove summons the bone dragon
Even as Trove is in the throes of a "very, very squarey" Shadow's Eve celebration, it's also summoning the fearsome bone dragon to terrorize...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 35: Expansions galore
Justin and Larry deep-dive into SWTOR's Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion, with news on Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, Halloween, EVE Vegas, ArcheAge, WildStar, and Star Trek Online.
World of Warcraft highlights the haunted places of Azeroth
There's a lot of ghostly stuff in World of Warcraft. Some of it, of course, is quite obvious. You fight a lot of ghosts,...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer soloing or grouping in MMORPGs?
As we belatedly covered yesterday, the developers of upcoming indie MMO Saga of Lucimia believe that group-centric play is the solution to a problem supposedly created by the...
Wisdom of Nym: The cancelled future of Final Fantasy XIV
Every game has stuff in it that's dummied out. There are ideas that the developers brought to a certain point without ever finishing, and...
Final Fantasy XIV unveils a trailer for its next patch
The first major patch for Final Fantasy XIV goes live on November 10th, and as usual, it's packed with things to do. There are...
EVE Vegas 2015: Project Discovery gamifies scientific research
One of the problems facing some fields of scientific research is that there are often huge numbers of images to classify and analyse, and...
The MOP Up: The secret history of Destiny (October 25, 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...
EVE Vegas 2015: Further Citadel details, Valkyrie, capitals, and skill packets
Though most of the big reveals for EVE Vegas 2015 were front-loaded into day one's EVE keynote talk, a lot of questions were left...
One Shots: Pure Final Fantasy XIV
Every so often it seems as though the One Shots mailbox starts getting dominated with a single game. I've had this happen with Guild...
EVE Vegas 2015: Citadel expansion details revealed
CCP promised some big reveals at EVE Vegas 2015 and so far it has definitely delivered. In yesterday's EVE Online keynote speech, we heard concrete...
Camelot Unchained talks tool tweaks, art updates, and more
CityState published its usual Friday update last night, and while it's headed up by the aforementioned Shapeshifter class reveal, there are some other interesting...
Camelot Unchained reveals its Shapeshifter classes
I think I found my preferred class in Camelot Unchained. It's called the Black Rider, and "while their attacks may not be as physically...
EVE Vegas 2015: What to expect from EVE Vegas 2015
While the main event of the EVE Online community calendar is undoubtedly the annual EVE Fanfest in Iceland, smaller fan-run events have popped up...
