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Massively OP’s 2016 gift guide for the Blizzard fanatic
The holidays are almost here! Seriously, they're rushing forward at a rate of two seconds per second, or something. Which means that it's time...
Global Chat: Recapturing the MMO magic
I suspect that much of the willingness of players to pour money into MMO Kickstarters is out of a strong desire to see games...
SMITE adds Fafnir-flavored PvE holiday challenge
If SMITE were in charge of the reindeer games, they'd probably look something like the new PvE arena, Fafnir's Winter Wonderland. There, players will pit...
TERA previews its upcoming 30-person raid, Harrowhold
The next TERA update is going for big numbers with the introduction of the Harrowhold raid, bringing 30 players into the fold to take...
The Daily Grind: What’s the friendliest PvP encounter you’ve ever had in an MMORPG?
Not long ago, my little family detoured from our weekend road trip to have lunch with MOP's Eliot and his wife. Video games were...
EVE Online hits 50k concurrent users with its free-to-play shift
Players who want to jump in on EVE Online without paying for it now have the option to do just that; the game's most...
Eternal Crusade’s Tactical Escalation update is live
Like a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, Eternal Crusade's first major content update is meaty and chock full of goodies.There's plenty to sink...
Shroud of the Avatar gets gifty with exchangeable present boxes
As with every one before it, Shroud of the Avatar’s Update of the Avatar #203 packs a sleigh full of news. This time, however,...
Pokemon Go preps holiday bonus event, lays groundwork for Ditto
"What better way to say thank you than to celebrate our community?" That's the question Pokemon Go's Niantic is asking this Thanksgiving week. And...
Wisdom of Nym: Thankfulness for Final Fantasy XIV
I haven't exactly made a secret of the fact that I'm on a bit of a low pulse for Final Fantasy XIV at the...
Skyforge is lowering the difficulty of squad adventures
Do you roll solo in Skyforge? There's nothing wrong with that. You're a deity, you don't need to hang out with other people, you...
Where is Jeremy Soule’s Kickstarter symphony?
Back in 2013, Composer Jeremy Soule (Landmark, Guild Wars 2) launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $10,000 to fund his personal project of creating...
RIFT compensates players for server instability
Fans of RIFT have a new expansion to play, but that requires the game's servers to be cooperating in order to actually play it....
Project Gorgon patches alpha while holding an Indiegogo contest
A smaller build went live in Project Gorgon's alpha this past week, bringing revisions to the hammer and ice magic skill sets. The hammer...
Black Desert gives a sneak peek at Dark Elves, new areas, and more
Black Desert is on a hot streak of activity is month. The title merged servers in its "New World" update earlier this month while also...
Blade and Soul announces the Gunslinger and Korean F2P
It seems so very long ago, but the beginning of 2016 was dominated with excitement and expectations for Blade and Soul. For a good...
The MOP Up: Wurm Online cooks up a hearty Thanksgiving meal (November 20, 2016)
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...
Ultima Online’s publish 95 introduces December crafting festival and holiday rewards
Ultima Online's publish 95 is live this week in the 19-year-old MMORPG. The headline features are the Artisan Festival and holiday rewards, which aren't...
The Daily Grind: Do you make use of your MMORPG’s public test realms?
The patch server. The PTR. The PTS. Whatever your MMORPG calls it, it's probably got one: some sort of publicly accessible server that gets the...
Skyforge nerfs squad adventures and steels itself for a Reaper invasion
Love it, hate it, or ambivalent toward it, it's hard to deny that Skyforge is pretty on the ball with its production of updates....
