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The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2019?

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Many years ago, we used to give an award for the most innovative MMO. It fell by the wayside as we expanded our awards...

The Game Archaeologist: That time when MTV made a virtual world

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For the music trendy in the '80s and '90s, MTV was a huge source of fascination and audio discovery. It was the edgy channel...

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2020

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All right, 2019. We're done with you. We're moving on. We're in a whole new decade. We've got a brand-new year full of new...

Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2019?

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We've noted before that while our awards are pretty good at identifying the big modern MMORPGs and the indie gems, it's much harder to...

MMO Cartographer: Reminiscing on the MMOs we toured in 2019

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It is that time of the year when retrospectives abound and people set their resolutions for the upcoming year. That seems like exactly the...

Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2019

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Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. Hey, you...

Ever, Jane improves its frame rate, but its horses be crazy

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Quick, what's your best stat? Is it strength? Dexterity? A wicked high intelligence? Well, if you're playing Ever, Jane, then you better respec into...
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MMO Burnout: Pokemon Sword and Shield is fun but not innovative

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I have a vivid memory from when I was younger - about 12 or so - of walking through the local Walmart with my...

Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2019 predictions

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The day has come: the day when we look back at last year's predictions for this year and see how we did. Yep, this...

Kickstarted survival sandbox Day of Dragons’ early access launch is bogged down by drama

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Remember the tussle over in-dev MMO Oath a while back? A sub-contractor for the game accused the developer of screwing with 'em, it hit...

Inferna is a PvE-centered indie fantasy MMORPG headed to Steam Early Access on December 6

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One more to the list, eh friends? Steam Early Access is going to be getting a fresh arrival for the MMO genre in the...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to communicate ideas to MMO developers?

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I've been thinking about communication since I saw a tweet about The Cycle: Apparently, players submit their pipedreams and bug reports and suggestions to...

Book of Travels talks roleplaying, meaning, and being an ‘oasis’ in a world of frenetic Steam games

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A glossy spread in Killscreen may not be what anyone was expecting out of Might and Delight, the Swedish studio whose adorable little indie...

Roblox’s latest event taps some Star Wars Rise of Skywalker transmedia synergy

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All the Star Wars things, please! That's what Roblox is dishing up right now. The kid-centered building MMO partnered with no less than Disney...

Funcom Q3 2019: Amid revenue drop and Tencent stock buy-up, Funcom is working on multiple new games

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It was going to be hard for Funcom to top its 2018 financials, given that it rolled out Conan Exiles last year but has...
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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...

UK art studio accuses Kickstarted MMORPG Oath of incompetence and failure to pay for work

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Last spring, we covered an incredibly ambitious new MMO called Oath. Developer Ready-Up Studios rolled out a $35,000-ask Kickstarter to build a free-to-play, action-combat...

Former Bungie CEO publicly unveils his new multi-studio games company

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Harold Ryan, the man who led Bungie for 15 years, has re-entered the games industry with a new company called ProbablyMonsters, which works a...

Perfect Ten: Kickstarter MMOs that raised the most money

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The rise of crowdfunding in the mid-2010s swept a large wave of MMORPGs our way that might never have happened otherwise. For a while...

EVE Evolved: Is the EVE Online community a force for good in the world?

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When we write or talk about MMO communities, we often focus on the practicalities of guilds or in-game events, the drama of forums, and...

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