Make My MMO: Everybody poops in Star Citizen (September 9, 2017)
Remember a few weeks ago when Star Citizen confirmed survival mechanics like eating and sleeping? Welp, add pooping to the list. This week in MMO...
Skysaga might not be completely down and out
Many players, including some of those here at Massively OP, were crushed to hear last month that the colorful MMO Skysaga had to shut...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMOs of 2017’s PAX West
PAX West 2017 has come and gone, and though MJ is still feverishly working on her last few articles, we wanted to pause a...
One of the last Asheron’s Call emulators vanished last night
When Asheron's Call shut down last winter following the spinoff of Standing Stone Games from Turbine, one of the few hopes the community had...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio’s finances worry you the most right now?
During this week's MOPÂ podcast, Justin and I remarked on Funcom's spectacular 2017 financial showing, particularly in light of the fact that its numbers were...
Record of Lodoss War Online launches global version, adds Sweet Elf Shaman
How many times can an MMO launch? With Record of Lodoss War Online, who really knows? The anime game came out in the east...
Meta: Twitch’s SUBtember promo helps Massively OP stream!
Massively OP is a Twitch Partner, meaning that our supporters are able to subscribe to our Twitch streaming channel, which puts money directly into...
City of Titans plans 2017 pre-alpha, crowdfund to ‘take things to the next level’
City of Titans studio Missing Worlds Media has just posted a recap of its presentation at last week's PAX West and a status update...
Blizzard to open an e-sports arena this fall
Everybody knows that if you are truly serious about being a legitimate force in the e-sports industry, you have to own your own arena....
Facebook doubles down on e-sports with Hi-Rez’s Paladins Premier League contract
From FarmVille to VR to e-sports: Facebook is gunning for whatever the kids are into these days.
At least that's the takeaway from Hi-Rez's announcement...
Paragon players rage over ‘pay-to-win’ monetization changes and loot crates
No exaggeration: The Paragon subreddit is in absolute uproar over the MOBA's newest monetization tactic. The board is currently covered with dozens of threads angry...
Raptr is shutting down on September 30th
Do you remember Raptr? You can see a screenshot from our own memories of it right there in the header. Yes, there was a...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds passes 10M sold
This year's online juggernaut is not, surprisingly enough, anything made by Valve, Blizzard, or Riot, but instead one stemmed from the mind of a...
Underage Overwatch player lands six-figure e-sports contract
He may not be old enough to vote, but 17-year-old Jay Won is already making more money than you. Probably.
Won, an Overwatch player who...
Dragon Nest NA operator takes over SEA branch
If you've followed its history over the past half-decade or so, you might have noticed that the action-MMO Dragon Nest hasn't had the easiest...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 134: You are my… Destiny
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Wander, ARK, Funcom, Destiny 2, Cloud Pirates, Perpetuum, EVE Lifeblood, Villagers & Heroes, and helping out with Harvey, with mailbag questions on favorite MMO moments and finding a good guild.
Exploration MMO Wander quietly died and almost no one noticed
Cast your mind back to 2015 and see if you can recall an odd MMO launching on PC and PlayStation 4 called Wander. It...
Perpetuum ends active development, eyes private servers
It's both an end and a beginning for Perpetuum Online.
The team announced on September 3rd that it is no longer actively developing for the...
Make My MMO: MMOTCG HEX is coming to PS4 (September 2, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, HEX announced it is officially coming to PS4 on September 9th under a hybrid HEX: Card Clash moniker, which...
Betawatch: Destiny 2 storms to PC (September 1, 2017)
The open beta for Destiny 2 finally hit the PC, and while I'm generally reluctant to say that anything is the preferred platform for...