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MMO Year in Review: Carebear tears of Elyria (May 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
Shroud of the Avatar is in the final stretch before launch
Shroud of the Avatar is planning to hit the ground running in 2017, sprinting right on to the full launch of the game. The...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV Tokyo Fan Festival in review
Ah, that moment when something is revealed that everyone already knows about. There was no real ambiguity about what the first new job was...
ArcheAge kicks off Revelation launch compensation package
Today we finally learned what's powering the ArcheAge fresh start servers.
Oh, poor ArcheAge. I apologize for my cheap shot. Merry Christmas.
Senior Community Manager Seraphina...
The MOP Up: Christmas in a warzone (December 25, 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...
The Game Archaeologist: Wing Commander Online and Privateer Online
In late 2012, former Wing Commander developer-slash-movie director Chris Roberts emerged from a decade of obscurity to ask for help to fund his vision...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival Tokyo 2016: Red Mage, swimming, and Stormblood’s June 20 launch date
It's the holiday season here in the US, but in Japan it's just another weekend. Only it's not just another weekend; it's the weekend...
Star Citizen launches 2.6 Star Marine, announces Amazon Lumberyard partnership
It's always nice to be able to report good news about Star Citizen, as one of our readers noted when sending us this tip, and...
Osiris: New Dawn releases a trailer for Dawn of Aziel
On one hand, the new ice world of Aziel seems kind of appropriate for the season when it gets added to Osiris: New Dawn....
Warframe’s Glast Gambit update rolls out in time for the holiday
Warframe whipped up a sweet patch just in time for the holiday weekend: It's called The Glast Gambit, and it's freeeeeeee, with a new...
How Pokemon Go should integrate Pokemon Sun/Moon
Say what you will about following tradition, but when I first heard more Pokemon would be added to Pokemon GO, the first thing I thought...
Jukebox Heroes: The 2016 Online VGM Awards
With all of the award madness going on at Massively OP this month, it's the perfect time to unveil the 2016 Online VGM Awards!...
Crowfall is testing out its item imports and exports between worlds
The many worlds of Crowfall are built on a premise of risk and reward. The best materials are found in the most dangerous kill-or-be-killed...
Camelot Unchained recaps ‘roller-coaster’ 2016 with new pics
Camelot Unchained is wrapping up its development for the year with a recap of the team's current efforts and a top 10 list describing...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new MMORPG zone added in 2016?
It's practically expected of a major MMORPG patch or expansion to add new zones -- the more, the better, setting aside their self-inflicted endgame...
Mu Origin bonds players together with the companion system
Isn't playing an MMO more enriching when you're teamed up with someone else? Mu Origin thinks so, which is why it has added a...
Anarchy Online manufactures the winter holidays
Anarchy Online might be a tad tardy to the holiday party, but it's making an effort. With the game's December 20th patch, the Winter...
Chaos Theory: The kink in Secret World’s Krampusnacht
The Secret World, I'm shaking my head at you. I mean, I wasn't expecting anything really for the Krampusnacht holiday. But this?
Remember back when...
The Soapbox: Asheron’s Call is dead, and Turbine killed it
You'd think recent news about Asheron's Call 1 and AC2 would be easy to swallow. After all, we'd already been warned that Turbine was becoming a mobile...
Allods Online’s Immortality expansion is live today
Going live this morning in Allods Online is the long-awaited Immortality update, which delivers new zones, a new race, and a new storyline to western...
