trion worlds

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

The MOP Up: RuneScape’s TCG wraps up closed beta (February 7, 2016)

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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...

One Shots: On a highway to Hell

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The Secret World has needed awesome mounts since, oh, day one, and it does my heart good to see players rumble about on hogs,...

ArcheAge’s costumes will soon come with stats and levels

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Fashion or power: Who says you can't have both? Not ArcheAge, that's for sure, because the game is getting ready to introduce costumes with...

Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Social outcomes and online gamers

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Of all the chapters in Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate: Unravelling the Physical, Social, and Psychological Effects of Video...

Ask Mo: Re-reviewing MMORPGs and birthday shenanigans

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Mo's been collecting letters to the editor for me to address in Ask Mo for the past month or two, and this one from...

RIFT’s subscription package improves as F2P gets a little worse

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In all of the hubbub surrounding Trion World's changes to the business model of RIFT, it might've been easy to overlook the fact that...

Massively Overthinking: Old MMORPGs, disco, and pop culture phenomena

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A reader named Rob provides this week's Massively Overthinking topic. It's a really good one! "Why isn't playing an old MMO from a previous decade...

More souls and massive tech improvements head to RIFT this year

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As RIFT approaches its fifth birthday this spring, Executive Producer Chris Junior revealed many exciting changes and improvements that are coming to the game. The fun...

Devilian adding Tempest class, raising level cap

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Trion Worlds' OARPG Devilian has only been out for a short while now, but the game is already preparing to grow in more than...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 49: Marvel Heroes 2016 interview

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Justin and Bree are joined by Marvel Heroes devs discuss Marvel Heroes 2016. We also talk The Repopulation's engine switch, The Division's beta, and business model shenanigans in RIFT, Trove, SWTOR, and The Secret World.
Like this, but a toilet.

Trove now allows you to make a toilet that lets you fly

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Do you see the people flying in the header image? Have you thought that you want to be able to do that in Trove,...

H1Z1 announces ‘crate bundles’ for the cash shop

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Last week, Daybreak announced a monetization change for zombie survival box H1Z1 that almost slipped under our radar: The studio is adding bundles of...

Trove makes major business model adjustments

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RIFT isn't the only game under Trion Worlds' umbrella that's reevaluating and adjusting its business model to become more profitable. Yesterday, the Trove team...

RIFT addresses paywall controversy, explains F2P finances

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The recent decision by Trion Worlds to set up what many see as a gear-related paywall in RIFT certainly has cause quite the discussion...

Global Chat: Oculus Rift, GW2’s philosophy shift, and emulator exploration

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The high cost of Oculus Rift brought a lot of discussion to the MMO blogosphere recently, with writers taking sides for and against the...

SWTOR is putting lockboxes inside of other lockboxes

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Star Wars: The Old Republic apparently couldn't stand to see RIFT hogging the business model drama spotlight today and has issued a new proclamation...

RIFT forces players to use cash shop for expansion gear upgrades

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Back when RIFT launched Nightmare Tide, it introduced earring slots and a new type of gear that required a "Planeswalker: Water" label. Both of...

Bebopping through ArcheAge’s Bloodsong update with Trion

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Sometimes the wait for new content is made worse when you see another region enjoying it long before you can. That's how I've felt...

Atlas Reactor is taking sign-ups for a February alpha test

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Trion Worlds has been so quiet about Atlas Reactor over the past few months that you can be forgiven for having forgotten the game was...

War Thunder fan creates a full virtual reality cockpit

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Flight sim fans are often on the cutting edge of technology and peripherals, usually more so than the rest of the gaming crowd. After...

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