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Final Fantasy XIV prepares to unveil a trial at E3 2017
It's almost time for E3 2017, and there are going to be all sorts of new and exciting games on display. Final Fantasy XIV:...
You’ve got mail in Shroud of the Avatar
Just ahead of the long weekend, Shroud of the Avatar rolled out one of its distinctly consistent monthly updates for early players. The so-dubbed...
Enter to win a Legends of Aria alpha trial key from Citadel and MOP
Legends of Aria's alpha launched yesterday, setting loose the new and more MMORPG-like vision for the game formerly known as Shards Online. While normally...
Shroud of the Avatar polishes up the desert, teases a moondial
What's that up in the header screenshot? Is it Conan Exiles? Nope -- it's Shroud of the Avatar's Sequanna Colossus map and my favorite...
Allods Online’s Creation update lands May 23
Next week is shaping up to be a big one for the MMO industry, unsurprisingly, as Memorial Day approaches and schools begin leaking out...
Shroud of the Avatar works on endgame storyline
Will Shroud of the Avatar finish fleshing out its main storyline in time for this summer's official release? It might be a photo finish,...
The Stream Team: Sashaying through Shroud of the Avatar while it’s free
It has much too long since Massively OP's MJ has sashayed though the lands in Shroud of the Avatar. Part of the reason is...
Russian Pokemon Go player sentenced over blasphemy law
The 22-year-old Russian vlogger convicted of playing Pokemon Go inside a church has been hit with a 3.5-year suspended sentence.
Ruslan Sokolovsky was found "guilty of inciting...
Shroud of the Avatar secures Russian publishing
Shroud of the Avatar is coming to Russia, Portalarium announced today. The studio's inked a deal with Moscow's Black Sun Game Publishing "to publish...
Elder Scrolls Online outlines Morrowind’s Clockwork City raid
Listen up, raiders: The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind expansion is out in just a month, and you're going to want to be prepared for...
Shroud of the Avatar is free-to-play for most of May
Shroud of the Avatar is running another free trial -- quite a long one! It'll run from May 10th to the end of the...
Massively Overthinking: Competitive PvE in MMORPGs
During last week's podcast, Justin and I bumped into a tangential topic about competitive PvE and how relatively rare it is in MMORPGs, which...
PSA: The Division is free to try this weekend on PC
The Division (or what we called "The Divs" when I was a kid roaming the suburban streets of Ohio, looking for my next hit of...
Hyperspace Beacon: The three key problems with SWTOR’s War for Iokath
Unlike some gamers, I actually like Star Wars: The Old Republic's Trooper storyline. In fact, one of the most meaningful choices in the whole game is made...
Final Fantasy XI prepares for its May version update
This month's version update for Final Fantasy XI is a little bit smaller than normal. Of course, that's understandable; there's a 15-year anniversary celebration...
Pokemon Go player faces up to 3.5 years in Russian penal colony over blasphemy law
A 22-year-old Russian vlogger is facing prison time for playing Pokemon Go inside a church.
Last summer, Ruslan Sokolovsky recorded himself playing Pokemon Go on...
Enter to win a copy of Guardians of Ember courtesy of InselGames and Massively OP
In honor of upgraded US servers for Guardians of Ember as well as the launch of Act V, InselGames has granted us 50 Steam keys for copies...
Former Funcom execs convicted, sentenced in insider trading case
The insider trading case that's embroiled the former leadership of MMORPG studio Funcom has finally come to a close today with convictions and sentences...
The MOP Up: Aion has spring fever (April 23, 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 Exiled goes free-to-play for its third season
The Exiled, the PvP MMO formerly known as Das Tal, is making some business model changes.
When it launched into early access back in February,...