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The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG features the most ‘hostile design’?
Last week, the Extra Credits crew did a feature on hostile architecture aka unpleasant design - a way of papering over a problem in...
The Stream Team: Teamwork and pteras in PixARK
Massively OP's MJ didn't get very far solo in her first look at PixARK, but now she's going to team up so she can...
Durango: Wild Lands set to launch on Android in SEA next month
Amid all of the spring MMO releases that are cropping up, be careful not to overlook what could be one of the hottest of...
The Stream Team: A sneak peek at Defiance 2050’s closed beta
Whether or not you were a fan of Defiance, you might be interested in seeing what Defiance 2050 is about. Massively OP's MJ gets...
Fortnite: Downtime, weapon swapping, week 10 challenge leaks, and Ninja’s Vegas tourney
Epic Games is super sorry about all the Fortnite downtime earlier this month, so sorry it spent 11 seconds talking about it in its...
Enter to win a copy of Wild Terra from Juvty and MOP!
B2P MMORPG sandbox Wild Terra isn't resting on its laurels: Developer Juvty Worlds patched up for the faux-holiday at the beginning of April, adding "crystal"...
Camelot Unchained works on trading, the UI, and building code ahead of July’s beta
July 4th is getting closer, which means the Camelot Unchained team is in high gear polishing up the build for the beta that's finally...
EVE Fanfest 2018: CCP Falcon on EVE’s community team layoffs and having Hilmar as a CEO
It's safe to say that it's been a rough year for CCP Games, with the company pulling out of VR game development and laying...
The Daily Grind: How much MMO game info should be hidden from the players?
A blog post on The Psychology of Video Games blog a few weeks ago seems relevant to our interests: It explores the "pleasure paradox," which...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s Fallen Gate moves forward (April 22, 2017)
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...
Warframe debuts a new pet class and an endless game mode
It's been a long time coming -- nearly six months now since its initial announcement -- but Warframe's newest class has finally made it...
The Game Archaeologist: Harry Potter Online
If all goes well, later this year we will finally be treated to an actual Harry Potter MMORPG in the form of Harry Potter:...
Jukebox Heroes: Vanguard Saga of Heroes’ soundtrack
It may be hard to believe, but it has already been about four years since SOE decided to close down the troubled yet cult...
The Stream Team: Checking out another ARK: Aberration cave
There's another cave on ARK's Aberration server that Massively OP's MJ has never explored. This must be rectified immediately! She has gathered a group...
The Daily Grind: What was the most disappointing MMO expansion of all time?
Best and worst, top and bottom: It's fun to discuss video game in absolute extremes (at times). And I'll bet that a lot of...
ArcheAge creator Jake Song talks about his return to the game
ArcheAge's recent update is called Legends Return, a title that works on a couple of levels when you consider that the game's creator, Jake...
Hearthstone Game Director Ben Brode departs from Blizzard to form new game studio
Without a doubt, one of the most vivacious and well-loved personalities at Blizzard Entertainment has been Ben Brode. The Hearthstone game director injected a...
The Stream Team: Trailblazing in Wild West Online
It's been a right long time since Massively OP's MJ has moseyed through Wild West Online, and much has changed. One thing has stayed...
Defiance 2050 blasts its way into closed beta this weekend
Defiance 2050's closed beta - for PC, anyway, since the console version's beta testing has been delayed - is set to launch here not...
Choose My Adventure: And now, Ultima Online, sooner or later
Oh boy.
So, yes, I did actually play some Ultima Online. Or I tried to play some Ultima Online, at least. I'm not sure that...
