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Video game unionization effort starts petition to remove Bobby Kotick from Activision-Blizzard
After calling for Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick to resign on Wednesday, video game industry unionization group Game Workers Unite has now put together a...
The Daily Grind: How much does nostalgia drive your MMO play?
Blogger and MOP reader Serrenity recently pointed us to a Kotaku article on the subject of video game nostalgia. Author Alyse Knorr maintains that...
The Stream Team: Looking for love in all the wrong places in Secret World Legends
Just because it is Valentine's Day, you might be thinking that Massively OP's MJ will visit the Love Hotel in Secret World Legends. That...
Tamriel Infinium: The many breeds of Elder Scrolls Online’s cat people, the iconic Khajiit
In the real world, I am not a cat person. Actually, I'm not a pet person. But in video games, I collect minipets, tame...
Elder Scrolls Online: You could dive into Wrathstone’s dungeons, or you could just sleep on a bridge
ZeniMax has a new video up on social media today zeroing in on the dungeon content coming in Elder Scrolls Online's Wrathstone DLC later...
Anthem’s live-action video Conviction is serious business
BioWare's been teasing a new live-action short for Anthem all week, and it's finally dropped. It's called Conviction, and it's credited to Neill Blomkamp,...
Vague Patch Notes: On play conditioning and the lecture of experience in MMOs
Yes, it's another week in which we talk about abstract concepts that underpin the way we play video games, this time inspired by a...
Black Desert Online is in open beta on the Xbox One through February 17
If you like your MMOs on consoles, your spirits black, your combat active, and your classes gender-locked, you should give Black Desert Online a whirl...
The Stream Team: A first look at Apex Legends
Massively OP's MJ may not be stellar at battle royale games, but that doesn't mean she won't dive in and play! A new team-based...
Minecraft-esque MMO sandbox Islet Online has launched on Steam and Android
So hey. This hasn't been the best week for MMOs and MMO fans. Watching what's happening at Blizzard is just devastating, even if the...
The Stream Team: A first look at Astroneer
With Astroneer now launched, it's a perfect time for Massively OP's MJ to dive in and check it out. Between exploring and excavating, there...
Not So Massively: SMITE’s 6.1 update, RUST minicopters, World War Z’s launch date, and Battlerite’s F2P trailer
The Not So Massively games are piling up, so let's knock 'em out real quick here with the return of our old NSM roundup,...
Ship of Heroes updates players on leveling up, powersets to show off, and staffing
Leveling up feels easy enough in games; you get enough experience, there's a flash of light, your level goes up by one. But Ship...
Hearthstone previews the Brawl of Champions as the Season of Rastakhan draws near
Although things might not be looking too great for Activision-Blizzard as of late, it would appear that it's still business as usual with Hearthstone,...
Reverse Engineering: The science of Elder Scrolls Online’s dragons
I don't think I can express how excited I am to bring this column to life on Massively Overpowered. Reverse Engineering covers the one...
Neverwinter’s new video teases content coming with new Yawning Portal video
We can't remember the last time Neverwinter dropped a big ol' video without a formal announcement, but hey, we're not mad about this one....
World of Warcraft: Europe’s anniversary, Patch 8.1.5 details, and Arena championships
While World of Warcraft officially turned 14 years old last November, astute historians might remember that it wasn't for several months after that until...
The Stream Team: Birthday bash for MOP at LOTRO’s party tree!
Who knows how to party better than a Hobbit? It's Massively OP's fourth birthday today, so MJ is throwing a bash the party tree...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds wins Game of the Year in the third annual Steam Awards
It's like a law of nature when you're connected with video games: You need awards, and something needs to be the game of the...
The Monster Hunter movie will hit theaters September 4 of next year
Work on the live action Monster Hunter movie continues, and now the whole shebang has a date: next year on September 4th, 2020 -...
