virtual reality
Social VR MMO MetaWorld will use SpatialOS just like Chronicles of Elyria
UK tech startup Improbable is stretching the bounds of the MMO and MMORPG again with its announcement that its SpatialOS will serve as the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 74: Go Pokémon Go!
Justin and Bree discuss WoW, Pokemon Go, Trove, SWTOR's KOTET, and GW2 season 3, with mailbag questions on depression and ESO advice, plus an epic ad rant.
Perfect Ten: The most exciting MMO developments yet to come in 2016
In the annals of MMORPG history, 2016 might well go down as a very odd duck of a year. While on the surface it...
Black Desert publisher Daum EU rebrands as Kakao
Back in April, we wrote about the company structure behind Black Desert publisher Daum, which is owned by South Korea's Kakao, which also owns Nzin,...
Go behind the scenes of EVE Valkyrie’s carrier assault mode
EVE Valkryie is aiming to create a high-octane virtual reality experience, and one of the strongest weapons in its arsenal to provide that is...
The MOP Up: Ingress players show love for Orlando (June 26, 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...
E3 2016: Previewing Elite Dangerous VR
At this year's E3, I sat down with Elite: Dangerous' Senior Designer Sandy Sammarco and PR/Communications Manager Michael Grapper to talk about the game's successes and...
EVE Valkyrie unleashes Carrier Assault update, new map, and new singleplayer missions
CCP has pushed out EVE Valkyrie's very first big content patch today. Called Carrier Assault, the update introduces a new game mode by the...
The MOP Up: League of Legends fights in-house toxicity (June 19, 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...
CCP announces Carrier Assault patch for EVE: Valkyrie VR shooter
CCP has today announced a free update for VR-centric EVE: Valkyrie, the star of which is a new game mode called Carrier Assault.
"Until now...
‘Boundless MMO’ Dual Universe announces itself to the world
Back in February of this year, Massively OP got wind of an upcoming science-fiction MMO in development called Dual Universe. This looked like an interesting...
CCP announces Gunjack Next for Google Daydream
EVE Gunjack is getting a sequel, and it's an exclusive for Google's Android-based Daydream VR platform, which itself was announced just today. Gunjack Next --...
Becoming Preta offers VR and cross-platform play
One of the reasons why we have been keeping an eye on the virtual reality trend this past year is for its possible implications...
The MOP Up: Setting a VR world record (May 8, 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...
Elite: Dangerous features in a new Oculus Rift trailer
A new Oculus trailer this week is intent on reminding everyone that Elite: Dangerous is indeed available on the Oculus Rift VR platform.
"Frontier was...
The MOP Up: Allods’ Gibberling Festival (May 1, 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...
EVE Fanfest 2016: CCP Falcon on Fanfest, the EVE community, and harassment
Over its almost 13 years of operation, sci-ci MMO EVE Online has gained a largely undeserved reputation for antisocial behaviour. EVE is built on...
Daybreak exec on early access, e-sports, VR, EverQuest Next, and the future of EverQuest
GamesIndustry.biz has published a lengthy interview with Daybreak chief publishing officer Laura Naviaux Sturr on the evolution of the MMORPG studio over the last year....
EVE Fanfest 2016: EVE Valkyrie launching a carrier assault later this spring
The virtual reality EVE Valkyrie is striving to prove that it's not just a passing fad. The starship dogfighting game announced that it's prepping...
EVE Fanfest 2016: Full cross-platform play is planned for EVE: Valkyrie
EVE: Valkyrie will eventually be playable fully cross-platform, according to a presentation given today during EVE Fanfest 2016. The game has already launched on the...