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It's 2019, people. Let's do this. And by do this I of course mean learn to actually debate things in a way that might wind up changing...

Here's a fun question to kick things off. Should old black-and-white films be colorized? The key word there is "old," because there are a...

While The Game Archaeologist columns take up the most time of any project I do here at Massively OP, I absolutely love doing them...

It's like people are discovering MMOs all over again. Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies creator Raph Koster recently expressed amusement at the culture and...

Hardcore roleplayers and sandboxes may want to give Starmourn a sliver of precious attention this week: The elaborate MUD hits open beta this weekend....

The MMO genre is in a strange and uncertain place right now -- but also one that is quietly thrilling. We've long passed the...

As we do every year, today we're going to peek back at the horrifying outcomes of last year's MOP staff predictions for the genre and the games within it to determine how well we did. After all, what would be the fun of making predictions if we couldn't giggle over our guesses a year later? So did we nail it or fail it? And did you fare better? Let's find out.

Last weekend, my husband made the bold choice to let our young son play The Stanley Parable. I am not entirely sure the kid...

While the common assumption about text-based MMOs is that they can and will last forever, the truth is that many of these are subject...

Does Massively OP's MJ like playing in the MUD? She's always loved the gooey kind on the ground, and she's just learning about the...

I mentioned a few days ago that I follow the same somewhat ridiculous process every time there's a new Final Fantasy XIV patch. Every...

Have you ever watched a MUD? Have you ever played one? Massively OP's MJ can say no to both! How can that be? Today...

It's been a while since we talked about Starmourn here on Massively OP, but if you squint back into 2016, you'll remember that it...

MOP Patron Avaera has entreated us to debate the problems of pay-to-win and cosmetic gear, and indulge him we shall. "The idea that good MMOs...

While I have been an MMORPG fan for a very long time, I was also a comicbook fan long before the MCU was a thing....

Most studios would be overjoyed to have pioneered one significant advancement in video game history, but then again, most studios aren't Kesmai. While it's...

The release of Raph Koster's monster book of game essays, Postmortems, was of high interest to Bree and me for different reasons. For her,...

You just couldn't resist the bunny post, could you? The bunnies were there and your mind goes, "Aww, fluffy little hoppity hoppers!" and now...

I was a wide-eyed, naive kid when I first stepped into Ultima Online in 1997, and as it turns out, the developers were too. That's...

Raph Koster is certainly a well-known name in the MMORPG industry who has spent his career working on titles such as Ultima Online, Star...