EVE Online expands its free-to-play offerings in the wake of studio instability
Good news, EVE Online fans! CCP is pretty happy with how the game's Alpha clone system has worked out, all things considered. In fact,...
PWE confirms Motiga layoffs and Runic Games closure, but MOBA Gigantic will stay up
Last night, we reported on multiple employees and former employees' allusions to the closure of Motiga Games, the studio behind MOBA Gigantic. "Today marks the...
Marvel Heroes has now missed three weekly updates in a row as Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters
It's now been two weeks since we've had any word on the state of Marvel Heroes, as today marks the third missed Friday update in...
Monster Hunter World isn’t doing lockboxes or lootboxes either
Add Monster Hunter World to the pile of games that are standing against the exploitation of lockboxes and lootboxes. Multiple Monster Hunter devs told...
Rumor: Motiga, the studio behind Gigantic, is closing down
Multiple employees and former employees are tweeting tonight alluding to the closure of Motiga Games, the studio behind MOBA Gigantic.
"Today marks the end of...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2017: Destiny 2 tops console charts, WoW monthly users are ‘stable’
If you were expecting big news out of Activision-Blizzard's Q3 2017 financial report... sorry to disappoint you, but you've probably heard the big news...
Economist argues that the ESRB is wilfully promoting gambling to children
If you've been following the lockbox/lootbox controversy over the last couple of weeks (or last multiple years, ahem), then you know that opponents of...
Black Desert publisher Kakao declares 550M registered users across all its games
Black Desert publisher and South Korean gaming giant Kakao announced this morning that it's accumulated "over 550 million registered users across its games portfolio...
Marvel Heroes studio Gazillion has fallen eerily silent – here’s what we know about the sexual misconduct allegations and missed updates
Something weird is going on at Gazillion.
On October 20th, the studio delayed its regular Friday Marvel Heroes update summary, promising details on Monday. Almost...
Indie vampire fantasy MMO Shadow’s Kiss has already reached its Kickstarter goal
Still bummed over the loss of World of Darkness and Revival? Shadow's Kiss may be for you. Last year, we covered the vampire fantasy...
EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II and Phoenix Labs’ Dauntless walk back lockbox plans
Hey, you folks who say complaining about lockboxes never changes anything? You're demonstrably wrong.
It turns out that EA, which increased its revenues last quarter...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is heading to Xbox One in December
For too long, the Xbox One has not had nearly enough games in which you wander aimlessly through a town looking for guns before...
So here’s what’s going on with EVE Valkyrie now that CCP’s downsized
Yesterday, MOP's Brendan reported on the startling news that CCP Games, long known for its flagship MMORPG sandbox EVE Online and more recently known...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 142: The state of the sci-fi MMO genre
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Destiny 2, RIFT, CCP's studio closures, Warframe, and Star Citizen's CitizenCon, with tidbits on Guild Wars 2, Trove, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and BlizzCon, and a mailbag question on the future of traditional MMORPGs.
MapleStory players have rolled 273 million characters since 2003
Can you believe MapleStory is 12 years old? I had to double-check it myself. In fact, it's older than 12, though it's 12 here...
The Daily Grind: Should video game developers unionize?
The New York Times ran an op-ed from Kotaku editor Jason Schreier last week outlining the perils of game industry "crunch": 80-to-100-hour weeks, often...
BlizzCon 2017 is almost here, and the lineup is set
Guess what, folks: It's almost that time again. BlizzCon 2017 is almost here, featuring all the stuff Blizzard has to discuss about World of...
EA has put the kibosh on a player-run Battlefield emulator – are MMOs next?
We don't cover the Battlefield games much on Massively OP, but this particular story caught my attention anyway because of the company and subject...
Shroud of the Avatar announces big gameplay change and new trial
Following the release of its October content update a few days ago, Shroud of the Avatar's weekly newsletter delivered a hodge-podge of smaller news...
Olympic e-sports are becoming inevitable as IOC says they ‘could be considered as a sporting activity’
The International Olympic Committee has formally stated that it may consider e-sports a sporting activity.
"Competitive e-sports could be considered as a sporting activity, and...
