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Take a first look at the art and animations of Crowfall’s Ranger
It's no secret that you want your characters to look good. Everyone does; that's why very few games consider it an acceptable compromise to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 49: Marvel Heroes 2016 interview
Justin and Bree are joined by Marvel Heroes devs discuss Marvel Heroes 2016. We also talk The Repopulation's engine switch, The Division's beta, and business model shenanigans in RIFT, Trove, SWTOR, and The Secret World.
Trove now allows you to make a toilet that lets you fly
Do you see the people flying in the header image? Have you thought that you want to be able to do that in Trove,...
H1Z1 announces ‘crate bundles’ for the cash shop
Last week, Daybreak announced a monetization change for zombie survival box H1Z1 that almost slipped under our radar: The studio is adding bundles of...
DUAL Universe promises a seamless galaxy on a single shard
When it comes to creating a science fiction MMO, there are two directions you can take. You can either hold up EVE Online as...
Trove makes major business model adjustments
RIFT isn't the only game under Trion Worlds' umbrella that's reevaluating and adjusting its business model to become more profitable. Yesterday, the Trove team...
Massively Overthinking: The cynicism of modern MMO Kickstarters
This week we've been abuzz about Smed's Hero's Song Kickstarter cancellation - the KS more than the game, mostly because the game is happening...
Testing for Landmark’s next update is currently underway
No, Daybreak hasn't abandoned Landmark: Producer Terry Michaels tweeted yesterday evening that the team has sent the next update to the QA server and is...
Global Chat: Oculus Rift, GW2’s philosophy shift, and emulator exploration
The high cost of Oculus Rift brought a lot of discussion to the MMO blogosphere recently, with writers taking sides for and against the...
Listen to Crowfall’s devs discuss crafting scenarios
Have you ever wanted to sit in on a meeting with MMO developers and hear how they work their way through the design process?...
Here’s how castles are built in Crowfall
According to the old adage, a man's home is his castle. But you know what's really a castle? An actual castle. And you can...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO dev brains we’d like to pick
This week's Overthinking question comes to us from longtime Patron Roger.
"If you guys could magically open a connection to any dev team, which team...
Crowfall explains how to build your pocket-sized kingdom
Over at Crowfall, the subject is once again swinging back to the eternal kingdoms, the game's housing-cum-private world. ArtCraft posted a new 13-point FAQ...
Trove extends downtime by 24 hours [Update: It’s back up now!]
The two-day downtime for Trove that was supposed to end today has gotten extended by a full 24 hours as Trion Worlds announced that...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMO tropes we don’t need in 2016 (but clearly aren’t going anywhere)
All right, we've had just about a month of 2016 now, and I'm writing this on my birthday. Odds are good that I'm going...
Crowfall is going to start enforcing its ‘no refund’ Terms of Use policy
The official wording of Crowfall's Terms of Use policy has been that pledge packages will not be refunded. You buy a package, it's yours,...
The MOP Up: Titan Siege debuts (January 17, 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...
Crowfall details the goddess Illara and launches its pantheon guide
There's no doubt that the gods of Crowfall are powerful. But the last of the lot to be revealed - Illara, mother of cats...
Massively Overthinking: Just how massive is massively multiplayer?
Recent tweaks to the taxonomy structure of Massively OP and coverage of what we formerly called "Not-So-Massive" games prompted a resurgence of internal discussion about the types...
Trove is going offline for two days to upgrade its data storage system
Heads up Trovians: Trion Worlds is preparing to take Trove offline for two days next week to upgrade its data storage system with better hardware. The...
