The MOP Up: Blizzard belongs in a museum!
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 ArticleNot So Massively: Destiny loses court case; MOBAs try new toxic chat punishments
Destiny‘s ex-composer Martin O’Donnell won a major court case against his former employer, giving him back shares in the company that are now worth a considerable sum. Diablo III players discovered an...
View ArticleThe MOP Up: All news must go!
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: Ten well-known voice actors behind SWTOR’s characters
When it launched, Star Wars: The Old Republic was one of the biggest video game voice-over projects that BioWare or any studio had ever done. It boasted over 200,000 lines of dialogue voiced by more...
View ArticleDiablo III, Ark, and Warframe all climb on Raptr’s August stats
Raptr’s monthly stat summaries remain the best possible way to track the popularity of games among the people who actually use Raptr. And it’s a pretty solid month for those users playing online games...
View ArticleNot So Massively: Martin Shkreli slammed in e-sports; Star Citizen legal...
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really fit into the MMO category. Join me each week for Not So...
View ArticleNot So Massively: Star Citizen’s map is amazing (October 12, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really fit into the MMO category. Join me each week for Not So...
View ArticleBlizzCon posts its two-day event schedule
BlizzCon 2015 is less than a month away, and fans of World of Warcraft, Diablo III, Hearthstone, StarCraft II, Overwatch, and Heroes of the Storm have much to look forward to when the convention...
View ArticleLinkin Park to perform at BlizzCon
BlizzCon 2015 has its big closing act: Linkin Park. The rock group has signed on to perform a concert for Blizzard’s community on Saturday night, November 7th. As with most of the convention’s...
View ArticleTake part in a BlizzCon auction for charity starting November 4th
Do you have a deep need to grab some rare Blizzard memorabilia? Do you have a large amount of disposable income? Do you want to support a charity? Do you like piña coladas? The last one isn’t terribly...
View ArticleOne Shots: Rainbow glory
Even the grimdark world of Diablo III has a cute, rainbow-colored side… and reader Zulika is the one to take us through the wardrobe and into that magical world. “In Diablo III there is a hidden land...
View ArticleWorld of Warcraft drops 100K subs, Actibliz buys Candy Crush dev for $5.9B
Strange things are afoot at Blizzard Activision. Even while the studio is preparing for BlizzCon and the trailer reveal for the Warcraft movie, it announced that World of Warcraft has dropped another...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2015 opening ceremony recap, Warcraft movie trailer
BlizzCon 2015 kicks off with its opening ceremony at 2 p.m. EST (11 a.m. PST) today, and Massively OP liveblogged the festivities down in the comments. Now that it’s over, we’ve updated the end of...
View ArticleBlizzCon didn’t forget about Diablo III: Patch 2.4 is on the way ‘very, very,...
Diablo III barely got a nod during BlizzCon’s 2015 opening ceremonies, but its panel this evening proved Blizzard has plenty in store for the game. Game Director Josh Mosqueira headlined the Blood and...
View ArticleHearthstone’s League of Explorers adventure looks adorable
During the BlizzCon opening ceremonies earlier today, Blizzard revealed a brand-new Hearthstone adventure, and its spunky trailer just about stole the whole show (and spawned a million “golden monkey”...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2015: Overwatch shows off three new heroes and Origin Edition bonuses
It’s been about a year since we first heard of Overwatch at last year’s BlizzCon. Since then, the beta has kicked off, and as of Tuesday, 82,000 matches had been played with an average length of about...
View ArticleThe Daily Grind: Did BlizzCon deliver on your expectations?
It’s not exactly a stretch to say that Blizzard Entertainment casts a long shadow over the field of online gaming. World of Warcraft remains an absolute juggernaut of the MMO field despite its recent...
View ArticleNot So Massively: BlizzCon 2015 (November 9, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really fit into the MMO category. Join me each week for Not So...
View ArticleBlizzard sues alleged bot purveyors for WoW, Diablo III, and HOTS copyright...
Back in May, Blizzard’s attempts to thwart gold-selling company Bossland GmbH — perhaps better known to gamers as the unit behind botting group HonorBuddy — were stymied in a German court. Blizzard’s...
View ArticleDiablo III begins testing Patch 2.4
Diablo III fans, were you perhaps a little giddy to hear at BlizzCon that Papa Blizzard wasn’t giving up on your game of choice? The studio is making good on its word to bring a meaty content update...
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