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Austrian supreme court declares that FIFA lootboxes aren’t gamblingSometimes you get a win in a larger sense that comes in the form of a specific loss, and that is what has happened with the most recent decision from the Austrian supreme court regarding the lockboxes in FIFA Ultimate Team. The loss is that the court has decided that the boxes for the game are not […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 4

Hytale’s studio head promises the game is meant as a ‘forever game’It’s been a wild ride for Hytale over the last few months as it moved from canceled to uncanceled to actually being a reasonable hit. Of course, the game is also currently in early access, so the reality is that there is work still actively being done on the game. But what happens after that? According […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3

Pax Dei addresses upcoming master crafts and crafting XP adjustmentsThe life of a crafter in Pax Dei is going to change quite a bit with the survival MMO’s next patch, so naturally that meant players had a lot of questions for Mainframe Industries, which the studio answered and shared. The Q&A was broken up into a couple of topics: master crafting and crafting XP […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3

Massively OP Podcast Episode 552: Burn it down to the Ashes of CreationJustin and Bree discuss the Ashes of Creation fiasco, Project Gorgon's successful launch, World of Warcraft's State of Azeroth address, and Jack Emmert's return to Cryptic, with adventures in WOW and Gorgon, plus a mailbag topic on playing MMOs on handheld devices.

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3

MMO Business Roundup: Niantic settles class action sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuitWelcome back to yet another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news, and once again, the industry horrors persist for the most part, though we are going to close out with some positive news. A little digestif, if you will. Don’t worry, it’s non-alcoholic; it’s chocolate milk. Niantic settles discrimination lawsuit: Pokemon Go developer […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3

Soulframe shows off major updates to stats, gear, and combat flow coming in its next pre-alpha buildThe first developer livestream of 2026 for Soulframe has come and gone, and in it Digital Extremes primarily showcased what’s in its next Preludes build as it slowly and squishily moves its way through paid-for pre-alpha testing, though it also provided a couple of hints at what’s to come after the next major update. Among […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3

EVE Online resolves to lean into galactic war and onramping solo players into social play in 2026What if people declared war in the stars, but it was for dumber reasons than a trade dispute? Whatever the motivation, the galactic conflicts of EVE Online are something that CCP Games wants to lean into and encourage, and it’s got a resolution to do just that in its 2026 roadmap. The primary vehicle for […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3

Mini MMO Palia has kicked off Lunar New Year with a party and a new ranching critter, the RoliAs promised and preordained here in the Year of the Horse – er, the Year of the Riffroc – Palia’s Riffrocin’ New Year is upon us this afternoon. “Ring in the Luna New Year with lantern-lit skies, Riffrocin’ Celebrations, and plenty of reasons to gather at the Fairgrounds as Palia welcomes the Year of the […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3

Choose My Adventure: Dungeons & Dragons Online’s party pooper of a missionAs I wrote last week, Dungeons & Dragons Online decided that it was done being nice and elected to introduce weird, pendulous swings of challenge, as missions were either too simple or too hard for someone whose only method of getting others to play with him was to buy hirelings. That experience didn’t really change […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3

16-year-old Star Trek Online announces 35th season – Corruption – and new executive producerYeah, we know the Cryptic MMORPGs have been bursting with good news the last few weeks, first with the announcement that Arc Games and Cryptic were finally free from Embracer, and second with the revelation that Jack Emmert is back at the helm of the MMORPGs. But we’re greedy and will take some more good […]

Massively OverpoweredFeb 3