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Console players of TERA can now face the New Awakening update
The time has finally arrived for PS4 and Xbox One players of TERA to wake up to a brand-new day. A day full of...
One Shots: MMOs as emotional therapy
Poor Vincent, he just survived Last of Us 2 and probably choked about six hundred puppies in the process. That's bound to mess up...
Blade & Soul shows off all the new features with today’s Divine Break update
Haven't you earned a break in Blade & Soul? The newest update is dubbed Divine Break, and it... actually doesn't give you a break...
Perfect Ten: What makes me feel welcome when trying out your MMO
While it's not "standing in front of your high school in your underpants and reciting a difficult Shakespeare passage" level of anxiety, there is...
Phantasy Star Online 2 adds new Urgent Quests and an Independence Day event
There's been another update to Phantasy Star Online 2 once again, and this one has introduced some unique new Urgent Quests and a Fourth...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 277: All the wonder in the ‘verse
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, WoW Classic, Black Desert, Star Wars Squadrons, DC Universe Online, Torchlight III, and Anarchy Online, with adventures in RIFT, SWG Legends, and The Outer Worlds, and mailbag topics on LOTRO leveling, MUDs, and the next generation of MMO fans.
The MOP Up: Niantic halts plan to discontinue Pokemon Go on old mobile devices
This month, Pokemon Go announced that it was discontinuing support for 32-bit Android mobile devices, mostly devices released prior to 2015, including the 1st-gen...
Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?
A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years.
"I...
Blade & Soul demos Way of the Lightning spec as Korean version preps new class
Players of Blade & Soul's western version are in for a treat, at least if they play the Force Master, as NCsoft West has...
DC Universe Online invokes the Council of Wonder Women for WONDERVERSE, launching in August
Daybreak's DC Universe Online is turning its attention to Wonder Woman for its next episode, dubbed WONDERVERSE.
"In WONDERVERSE, the Source Wall has cracked and...
Vague Patch Notes: Have we ever really had an MMO sequel?
In the wake of Justin's recent column on whether or not MMO sequels are a good idea, MOP reader Bobfish had an interesting question...
TERA’s latest PC update opens the Draakon Arena and adds the Partner Adventure system
PC players of TERA are now able to fire up the latest update to the action MMO, which as we reported earlier is bringing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 276: Opening the doors to Torchlight III and New World
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Torchlight III, EVE Online, Phantasy Star Online 2, Playable Worlds, ArcheAge, EverQuest, and EverQuest II, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on moderating chat toxicity and the impact of modding on games like Fallout 76.
The MOP Up: COVID-19’s digital silver lining
While the COVID-19 epidemic has been nine types of awful over the last half-year, video game studios and publishers aren't complaining quite as loud...
PC Gaming Show: Torchlight III just hit early access, New World’s beta begins in July
PC Gamer's PC Gaming Show is upon us today, and good news for MMO fans: We're actually expecting several fun reveals, from the likes...
Phantasy Star Online 2 posts content roadmap and promises more PC platforms
Have you already blasted and slashed your way through all of the content that Phantasy Star Online 2 has to offer? We're a little...
TERA’s next major patch on PC brings a new dungeon and new partner adventures
The next big patch for TERA's PC version arrives in less than a week on June 16th, and it's got some new stuff to do....
Massively Overthinking: Do you keep MMOs installed for the login freebies?
MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...
Phantasy Star Online 2 adds new campaigns and issues boosts for broken content release times
Phantasy Star Online 2 has just finished its latest maintenance which has brought on a variety of things for players to do. Among them...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO studios favor console or PC players more?
Here's a topic that I'm torn on answering definitively because I think it changes from studio to studio when it comes to prioritizing the...
