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ARK: Survival Evolved dev apologizes for saying expansion critics are ‘too cheap to pony up $20’
If you were one of the folks who were surprised that ARK: Survival Evolved's Studio Wildcard would charge for the Scorched Earth expansion DLC...
EVE Evolved: The consequences of a free-to-play EVE
This week we heard the unexpected news that EVE Online will be going partially free-to-play when the next expansion lands in November. Like many games...
The MOP Up: Revelation Online’s fashion show (September 4, 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...
Leaderboard: Where does Legion fit in the ranking of WoW’s expansions?
Poll after poll has shown that World of Warcraft players generally consider Wrath of the Lich King to be the very best WoW expansion....
PAX West 2016: WoW’s Legion Companion App and Return to Karazhan
During the World of Warcraft panel at PAX West today, Blizzard revealed that it's rolling out a new mobile toy for the game called...
Anarchy Online hopes to be on Steam by the end of 2016
Cross your fingers and wish on a falling star for Anarchy Online, as the classic MMO is working hard with Steam to get its...
Global Chat Extra: MMO bloggers’ first impressions of Legion
You'd better believe that MMO bloggers are out in full force this week to check out World of Warcraft: Legion. For some, it's the...
Armored Warfare briefs commanders on its new Frontline map
A new PvP map is coming to Armored Warfare in Update 0.17, and its design might throw a monkey wrench into the plans of...
Path of Exile’s Atlas of Worlds expansion is officially live [Updated]
Path of Exile's Atlas of Worlds expansion is official live. The countdown ticker rolled over at 4 p.m. EDT. Time to get in there!
Back in...
PAX West 2016: The Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel is live on the PTS
During the Elder Scrolls Online panel this afternoon at PAX West, ZeniMax developers fielded a number of questions from the audience centering on what...
Player-designed gear arrives in Warframe’s cash shop
There are a couple of topics I don't like to post about on Massively OP, and cash shop releases are one of them. But...
Here’s how Skyforge’s Ascension is rewriting character development
Skyforge's Ascension expansion isn't just another content drop -- it's virtual rewrite of the way characters are built and played in a way that...
EVE Online devs address the potential for ganking and abuse under its F2P model
Earlier this week, CCP announced a hybrid free-to-play business model revamp for EVE Online that has capsuleers across the galaxy buzzing. The system hinges...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part three
One of the things that bothered me about Warlords of Draenor was how bad it felt to play. It was unexpected. I don't inherently...
Shroud of the Avatar refines Release 33, works on stability
Shroud of the Avatar's last content update, Release 33, came out last week, but the team hasn't been satisfied with a one-and-done approach to...
Overwatch’s Eichenwalde map and Season 2 are live (gg ez)
Last night's Overwatch patch was hard to miss: It introduces a brand-new map, Eichenwalde, and implemented competitive play season 2 -- almost a week...
TERA’s next big update is all about guilds
Guilds are a pretty big deal in TERA, but let's be fair, they're a pretty big deal in most games. Of course, they're going...
The Daily Grind: How would you judge WoW Legion’s launch?
MMORPG launches seldom go to plan. Trainwrecks are inevitable. Never spend a vacation day on an MMO release date -- that's the conventional wisdom.
And...
The Division is opening a public test server
There's nothing quite like putting a patch out into the wild. Sure, you can do your best to test something internally, but until players...
Happy birthday, Champions Online
Champions Online turns seven years old today -- seven! And naturally, PWE and Cryptic have big plans for the whole month.
Everything in the...