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BlizzCon 2019: World of Warcraft Shadowlands liveblog

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We're liveblogging from BlizzCon once again! Starting at 5:30 p.m. EDT, we're getting the third of a total of six "coming soon" panels for...
Oh my.

BlizzCon 2019: Here’s Blizzard’s apology for its Hearthstone esports disaster

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Blizzard's Hearthstone Hong Kong fiasco was very much on our minds this morning as the Massively OP team prepared for BlizzCon, and we were...

BlizzCon 2019: Overwatch 2 panel liveblog

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We're liveblogging from BlizzCon once again! Starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT, we're getting the second of a total of six "coming soon" panels for...
Another one of these, but the art is more boring.

BlizzCon 2019: Diablo 4 reveal panel liveblog

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We're liveblogging from BlizzCon once again! Starting at 3:30 p.m. EDT, we're getting the first of a total of six "coming soon" panels for...

BlizzCon 2019: Opening ceremonies liveblog

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All right, here we go, just like before. It's time to kick off BlizzCon 2019, and we're kicking it off the best way we...

Our complete BlizzCon 2019 coverage

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BlizzCon 2019 is upon us, set against the backdrop of a boycott over the Hearthstone mess, but we're covering Blizzard's annual fan convention just...

Battle Bards Episode 155: FFXIV Shadowbringers

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Welcome to the “Cursed Episode” of Battle Bards, where you’ll be risking bad luck and poor RNG rolls just by hearing it! But it...

Massively Overthinking: The problem with MMO ‘dailies’

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Longtime MOP Patron and friend of the site Avaera recently posed us an intriguing questions about daily login rewards in MMORPGs. "Recently my game of choice,...

EVE Online is getting the Twitch Plays treatment, and you can join in right now

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You folks remember a years back when when Twitch Plays Pokemon blew up, right? It originally started out as a social experiment, allowing Twitch...
Pack it in.

Legends of Aria details the process of moving house to the new merged Ethereal Moon server

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Ready to pack it in and move servers in Legends of Aria? The new Ethereal Moon server beckons all players, but for players with houses...
Back in time.

Vague Patch Notes: Does BlizzCon have a future in its current form?

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BlizzCon 2018 was a pretty unnecessary disaster for Blizzard. It managed to demolish any hopes people had about Battle for Azeroth rounding the bend and...

CS:GO stops letting players sell container keys due to their use in money laundering

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The otherwise innocuous activity of selling keys to open containers in CS:GO has apparently been used for far more nefarious purposes. According to a...
Minnesota is hard done by here.

The Daily Grind: Would you pay a sub to play Guild Wars 2?

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Hear me out - not trolling here. I've been thinking about this all week, ever since the uproar over the pricing for Guild Wars...
Appreciable?

Final Fantasy XI offers fantastic items to players in the Adventurer Appreciation Campaign

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Adventurers of Vana'diel, you are appreciated! We're sure that everyone playing Final Fantasy XI appreciates the appreciation, but what's even nicer than the intangible...

Here’s what to expect from the inaugural Path of Exile ExileCon in November

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Path of Exile's first fan convention, ExileCon, is just a few weeks away, and now Grinding Gear Games is dropping gobs of info on...

Guild Wars 2 fans are super unhappy about yesterday’s build template patch

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Yesterday, we covered the release of Guild Wars 2's build template system, which had already come under fire from players grumpy over its complicated...
Engizzage.

Snoop Dogg has a giant mural of Star Trek Online concept art in his home

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If you're only familiar with Snoop Dogg from his rap career, you've probably missed the man's larger career path and general arc of his...

The Daily Grind: Will BlizzCon weaken gamers’ #BoycottBlizzard resolve?

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Two forces are destined to collide at this coming weekend's BlizzCon: the force of fan fury over Blizzard's recent actions and the force of...

Fortnite pro player is swatted live on stream during a Championship Series game

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Cody "Clix" Conrad, a 14-year-old professional Fortnite player, was minding his own business playing a Championships Series game over the weekend when his house...

Grab a MU Online, C9, Flyff, or Rappelz trick-or-treat bundle in Webzen’s Halloween giveaway

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Webzen is celebrating Halloween with a spoopy array of events across its whole catalogue of MMOs, including including MU Online, Rappelz, Flyff, and Continent...

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