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ArcheAge says new fresh start servers coming later in 2018
Now that all of ArcheAge's fresh start realms have been converted to legacy servers, the community is burning with the question of when --...
Smed’s secret Amazon game is hiring a level designer
It looks as if John Smedley's new game is about to begin hiring in earnest. "We are going to be looking for an experienced...
Lockbox roundup: MMO studios on ‘elegant’ lockboxes, legal issues, and the ‘cosmetics only’ angle
You know the lockbox thing is reaching saturation when there are so many things to cover we have to resort to a roundup. Nevertheless,...
Global Chat: Love the farm, hate the farm
How do you feel about grinding in MMOs? What about farming? These questions can elicit a wide variety of answers, from shrieks of dismay...
RIFT players build remembrance garden for well-loved teen
Just before Christmas, 17-year-old Nikita Hedingham was biking to a volunteer position when she was struck by a semi and killed. Her death has...
MMO Year in Review: Star Citizen’s alpha 3.0 finally arrives (December 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey as we head into...
PSA: RIFT, ArcheAge, and Trove are reclaiming abandoned names, so save yours soon
Happy new year! You don't need that old, musty name any more, do you? Especially if it hasn't been used in a while?
While you're...
Battle Bards Episode 112: MMO minigame music
It’s time to take a diversion to play — and listen — to the minigames tucked inside of our MMOs! The Battle Bards haul...
The MOP Up: Honoring RIFT’s Wintercharm (December 24, 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...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO carols for your gaming joy
If someone -- and we are not necessarily suggesting you -- were to create an MMO Christmas carol album, what songs would be included?...
The Stream Team: Snowfest fun in Trove
A winter wonderland of cubes? Massively OP's MJ says, yes please! Trove's holiday Snowfest is in full swing, and the hub is decked out...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2017?
Earlier this week, we posted our award celebrating what we thought was the best MMO-related trend of the year: a renewed focus on building...
The MMOs of the Steam winter 2017 sale
Another December, another Steam sale to entice you to spend money on games you don't have time to play just to have them for...
Massively OP’s Winter Holiday 2017 guide!
It's that time of year again where the airwaves of certain radio stations are clogged with the same songs from the 1950s, television broadcasts...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value at the start of 2018
Let's talk about value. A couple of weeks back, I did an article on the healthiest games at the end of the year; today,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 149: Bringing back the MMO magic
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, WoW, MMO holiday events, ArcheAge, the site awards, EverQuest, Pantheon, Ashes of Creation, RIFT, the Star Citizen lawsuit, and Funcom, with mailbag topics on horror MMOs and "iterating the magic away."
The MOP Up: Wakfu climbs the Mineral Tower (December 17, 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...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG articles of 2017
For this week's Massively Overthinking, I've asked the writers to do something most of them hate: brag! We've tried to isolate our favorite personal...
RIFT course-corrects on $100 mount pack while Trion gets into the holiday spirit
Well, that didn't last long. RIFT has already yanked its controversial $100 random mount packs from the game store following strong opposition from the...
RIFT would like to sell you a random mount for $100
We were talking on the podcast this week about how Trion Worlds tends to aggressively pursue different revenue streams in its MMOs -- and...
