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DC Universe Online’s GU63 brings new Suicide Squad content, tutorial skipping, and lockboxes
Game Update 63 has landed on the DC Universe Online servers this week, and it's a smallish one, but that won't surprise longtime players,...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II says hello to Kunark (August 21, 2016)
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...
Valiance Online preps new character creator while City of Titans spies on villains
Time to catch up on the sinister plans and inspirational acts of City of Heroes' spiritual successors. Don't worry: We won't tell anyone your...
The Daily Grind: Should MMORPGs have special areas for paying players?
I was poking around in the Guild Wars 2 cash shop this weekend when I realized that ArenaNet is selling teleports to Noble's Folly....
The Stream Team: Marvel Heroes’ story gets level scaling
One of the saddest things for MassivelyOP's MJ in Marvel Heroes was the fact that friends of different levels couldn't really join her on...
Check out some classic bloopers from City of Heroes’ business model swap
The people behind City of Heroes were not actors, but Paragon Studios staff was very forward-facing and open with players. So when the team...
One Shots: Swords and other pointy things
What are swords good for? For one thing, they make excellent pointers, communicating to your audience that this thing over here is what you're...
The Stream Team: Giving Marvel Heroes’ Green Goblin a go
When it came time for MassivelyOP's MJ to decide on a Marvel Heroes character with her free hero box, she had a pretty tough...
Champions Online begins testing Shadow of Destruction update
Superheroes are notorious for staging spectacular comebacks after suffering defeat or even dying for the sixth time that week. So try not to act...
City of Titans launches a comic-based Patreon
Developing a game is expensive, and that's why City of Titans has taken to Patreon... sort of. See, the developers are not asking for...
Perfect Ten: The ten things I look forward to with MMO launches
It's not long now until World of Warcraft: Legion launches, which is all that I've been waiting for now for a while. Sure, technically...
Marvel Heroes’s 59th character will be Thor’s sister Angela
Siblings can be a pain in the tuckus or a best friend (or both!). Thor is about to find out which it is, as...
Marvel Heroes’ dynamic combat scaling is live now
Dynamic combat scaling is live today in Marvel Heroes, affecting enemies and zones in both story mode and challenge mode.
The game launched with fixed...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online’s Cradle of Shadows (July 31, 2016)
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...
Grab a freebie Marvel Heroes hero box from Gazillion and MOP [All gone!]
Did you get a freebie hero last weekend for logging into Marvel Heroes? Me too. The game boasts 58 playable characters so far, and I've...
DC Universe Online launches new duo and raid today in Episode 26
DC Universe Online's 26th episode is live for all players today, playable by subbers and purchasable by everyone else in the market.
"Episode 26 features the...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs churn out new classes on a regular basis?
I continue to be impressed and occasionally bewildered by how Marvel Heroes keeps releasing new classes into the game, sometimes as frequently as every...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 75: Future oracles
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Guild Wars 2, Shards Online, LOTRO & DDO, FFXIV, Black Desert, and more, with a mailbag question on boosting GW2 characters.
The Stream Team: Preparing Storm for Marvel Heroes’ Cosmic Midtown
For the most part, MassivelyOP's MJ just loves going into Marvel Heroes and blasting things with her super powers and reveling in the loot...
PSA: Get a free Marvel Heroes costume and character this weekend
Psst! Hey buddy! You want something for nothing? Sure you do. All you have to do is log onto Marvel Heroes this weekend and...
