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Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online predictions for 2016
Speculation can be dangerous because I tend to be too hopeful for the MMOs that I play. I've been critical of The Elder Scrolls Online in...
Elite: Dangerous’ Horizons goes live today
Elite: Dangerous' Horizons - specifically, the 1.5 ships update - is set for launch today. Horizons is considered the next season for the game's original version,...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Biggest MMO Blunder of the Year
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for biggest MMO blunder of the year.
Last year, we called developer hubris and obstinance the biggest blunder...
It’s a Wipe! mimics online guild management
How well do you fancy yourself a guild leader? If you've ever had a hankering to try it out without all of the drama...
Not So Massively: Counter-Strike nerfs all the guns (December 14, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
DDO previews Update 29: The Codex War
Before 2015's hourglass runs out of sand, Turbine promises to get one last big update for Dungeons and Dragons Online out of the door. The developers...
Guild Wars 2 plans post-Heart of Thorns balance changes
On the Guild Wars 2 official forums today, ArenaNet's Gaile Gray has outlined a number of balance changes heading to the game, once again...
Wisdom of Nym: Looking back at Final Fantasy XIV’s 2015
I realize that this is arguably a little early. We've still got a couple of weeks left in 2015, after all, and patch 3.15...
SWTOR lets former subscribers play first chapter of Knights of the Fallen Empire for free
As many of you know, to get in on Star Wars: The Old Republic's recent expansion, Knights of the Fallen Empire, you at least have...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio maintains the best community presence?
Last week, when the Massively staff was debating internally which MMO company deserved our best MMO studio of 2015 award, I argued that overseas studios...
EVE Evolved: Operation Frostline patch and event guide
Practically every MMO does some kind of event for the holidays, but how do you bring the holiday cheer to a dystopian sci-fi universe...
The MOP Up: GTA Online makes every bullet count (December 13, 2015)
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...
Final Fantasy XI adds Unity shirts and jump emotes (and actual content)
After more than a decade of operation, Final Fantasy XI has finally added jumping. Sort of. You still can't use it to reach high...
Elite Lord of Alliance’s first major content patch adds a new level cap, a new area, and Christmas
How long should a game be around before you start upping the level cap? Elite Lord of Alliance (or ELOA as it's known to...
Star Citizen launches 2.0 alpha for all Citizens
Cloud Imperium has just launched Star Citizen's 2.0 alpha version to the public.
"Star Citizen Alpha 2.0 is here! Today, we are proud to make...
Diablo III previews Greyhollow Island for Patch 2.4
There are lots of different flavors of creepy in Diablo III. Obviously, players are dealing with a world of the demonic at all times,...
Asker Online adds the scythe-using Blood Vampire
Korean action-MMOÂ Asker Online's idea of vampires has nothing to do with sparkles, counting, or plotting revenge against Simon Belmont. Instead, the Blood Vampire is...
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the World of Warcraft fan
Look, I know what you're thinking, and I'm sorry to say there's not much to be done. As great a gift as it would...
Destiny developers clarify the shift to event-based updates after The Taken King
Players of Destiny might well have expected the game's future updates to resemble what had happened before The Taken King, with medium-sized DLC packs...
Check out fan-made videos for both of TERA’s new dungeons
The most recent patch for TERA added in two new dungeons along with a new class. But what if you're not sure about those...