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Studio known to MMO players for games like RIFT, Defiance, Trove, and Devilian.

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Perfect Ten: More anthropomorphic MMO studio conversations

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A while back, you may recall that I posted some of my conversations with anthropomorphized concepts of MMO studios. If you don't remember this,...

GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel

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Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...
Maybe I can hammer it into working well?

RIFT is tweaking ability performance to address area impact

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There's a bit of a problem that's turning up on RIFT, both the Prime server and the live servers. That problem? Some abilities just...

ARK-inspired PixARK enters early access

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It's a big day for a small game. If you've been seeking a title that has the visual aesthetics of Trove and the dino-taming madness...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 163: Expansions ‘Я’ Us

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Justin and Bree talk expansions for Elder Scrolls Online, Star Trek Online, and Skyforge, with news on Bless, GDC, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, a new Star Wars title, Project Gorgon, RIFT, WoW, and Trove, with mailbag questions on whether Gorgon vs EverQuest and our Steam Team.

The Stream Team: Super Trove Hero adventures!

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It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's the Vanguardian! Trove's superhero expansion has just landed, and Massively OP's MJ is torn between playing...
Always something new to adventure.

Trove’s Heroes expansion is live today with superheroes and a new biome

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Trion's blocky sandpark Trove is patching up any minute now with Heroes, a brand-new superhero-themed expansion - all live today for PC, PS4, and...

GDC 2018: Hands-on with Trion’s ‘reimagined’ Defiance 2050

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Before my GDC interview with Producer Matt “Destromathe” Pettit last week, I was really frustrated with the news about Defiance 2050. I wasn't a huge fan...

Trove’s Heroes expansion is basically about the war on bots

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When Trove's superhero-flavored Heroes expansion launches on Tuesday, it's bringing with it not just a new skyscraper-bedecked neon zone but a plotline for said...
roar?

ArcheAge shows players how the next patch will allow you to tame a dragon

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Of all the flying things you can ride in the world of ArcheAge, dragons seem like they might not be the best choice. They're...

The Daily Grind: Is player trading a make-or-break MMO feature for you?

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MOP reader Xijit recently pointed us to a thread on Bless Online's Steam page where players are noting that person-to-person trading is not currently...

Trion plans Defiance 2050 closed beta for April – here’s how to sign up

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Defiance players itching to give the game's reinvention as Defiance 2050 a spin are going to get that chance in April. "We’re thrilled to announce...

RIFT Prime jacks up its quest experience, works on lag

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Players on RIFT's relatively new Prime progression server will see one major complaint addressed today: Trion Worlds is tripling the experience rewarded from quests...

Perfect Ten: Why MMO progression servers are a brilliant idea

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Over the past couple of weeks, I have been enjoying the journey through RIFT Prime, the game's first progression server. Trion Worlds surprised and...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 162: The Morninglight wants you

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Justin and Bree discuss Project Gorgon, RIFT, Trove, Secret World Legends' South Africa, ArcheAge's progression servers, Black Desert on Xbox One, World of Warcraft, and Bless, with mailbag entries on classic Guild Wars and RIFT Prime.

Defiance activates four events for Armistice, gives out a week of patron time

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Don't twiddle your thumbs and sigh with impatience that Defiance 2050 hasn't arrived yet; get active in Defiance right now, thanks to its Armistice...

Preview: Trove’s Heroes expansion is super – and launching on March 27

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If you were ever of the opinion that one thing the voxel world Trove needed was a superhero, then you are getting your wish!...

Trion Worlds’ Scott Hartsman goes on NBC to address video game violence and game ratings

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Here is something kind of neat: Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman sitting down with NBC's Press:Here to talk about video game violence and game...

Trion Worlds says it has no plans to bring RIFT to console

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With MMOs such as Trove and Defiance already inhabiting both the PC and console space, it seems not unreasonable to wonder if Trion Worlds...

The MOP Up: Enter the Phantom Halls — if you dare! (March 18, 2018)

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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...

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