Nexon revenues rise in early 2015
After reading through Nexon’s financial report for Q1 2015, one can imagine the company skipping along while whistling a merry tune. Yes, it’s generally good news for the MMO publisher, as Nexon’s...
View ArticleDragon Nest II: Legend announced for mobile
Don’t let the Roman numeral two fool you into thinking that this is a sequel. Dragon Nest II: Legend is actually a prequel to the currently operating MMO, taking place 500 years in the past. Want...
View ArticleGlobal Chat: Does the 12X leveling speed hurt or help SWTOR?
I love seeing interaction and cooperative projects between MMO bloggers because what fun is there in being an island? Especially when we talk about massively multiplayer games! Anyway, two writers...
View ArticleThe Mop Up: FEAR is dead edition
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 of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a...
View ArticlePerfect Ten: Mobile MMOs coming soon to a pocket near you
It may be true that interest in playing and developing mobile games has peaked, although personally I very much like mobile gaming. On the flip side is the fact that studios like NCsoft and Nexon are...
View ArticleAction MMO Asker Online is in open beta
Asker Online is in open beta as of today, but what the heck is Asker Online? According to Steparu, it’s kinda like Vindictus. A brief review of the action MMO posted earlier this afternoon says that...
View ArticleGlobal Chat: The death of hope for Pathfinder Online
Pathfinder Online might not be completely dead, but hope for it has certainly gone down the drain following the announcement of the studio’s mass layoffs and the game’s financial straits. Blogger Lord...
View ArticleMassively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2015
Halloween is an unstoppable force in the MMO industry and will not be denied to developers and their players. It’s that time of year where spooky, creepy, and delightfully nightmarish events erupt...
View ArticleRusty Hearts returns… sort of
A few gamer spirits were broken in September 2014 when Rusty Hearts was shuttered by Perfect World Entertainment. Now those souls might have a chance at mending, as the game is coming back on a...
View ArticleThe MOP Up: GTA Online makes every bullet count (December 13, 2015)
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 of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a...
View ArticleDungeon Striker shutting down for the second time
It might not have the persistence of Hellgate: London, but Dungeon Striker has released and been shut down once before. Alas, its second lease on life was no more successful than the first, and the...
View ArticlePerfect Ten: Top 10 obscure MMORPGs
I’ve seen a lot of desperate requests in my day in which players are asking for games outside of the normal sphere of popularity and MMO mainstream (such as it is). We all know what the big games are,...
View ArticleDragon Nest Europe tech issues takes game offline for days, loses some data
It’s been a grim week for Dragon Nest Europe, as technical issues forced the team to take the game offline on February 2nd for several days. The original announcement called this a “very grave...
View ArticleThe MOP Up: PlanetSide 2 gets a promotion (February 21, 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 of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a...
View ArticleThe MOP Up: Easter springs upon us (March 27, 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 of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a...
View ArticleDragon Nest launches Vietnamese service tomorrow
As of tomorrow, Dragon Nest will expand its linguistic options, as it will start offering service to Vietnamese customers. The game and its launcher will offer both English and Vietnamese versions,...
View ArticleThe 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 of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a...
View ArticleDragon Nest to transfer NA operations next month
Nexon is getting out of the Dragon Nest business — in North America, at least. Nexon America announced a little while back that it will be transferring operation of the game in NA to Eyedentity Games...
View ArticleBattle Bards Episode 82: Dragon Nest
This week on Battle Bards, the crew dips its toes into the “candyland” world of Dragon Nest. It’s a game that belies stereotypical expectations, being both dark in theme and rich in music. Of course,...
View ArticleThe MOP Up: The Division opens its public test server (September 25, 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 of it gets backlogged. That’s why there’s The MOP Up: a...
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