retro
The Game Archaeologist: Firefall, an MMO tragedy about more than just a bus
Back when I first started writing for Massively and was energetic enough to go on trips to trade shows, I hit up a PAX...
BlizzCon 2023: Everything we learned about The War Within in World of Warcraft’s What’s Next panel
This year's opening ceremony for BlizzCon did not feature the usual kickoff of a new major World of Warcraft reveal followed by a lengthy...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Mortal Kombat Onslaught, DC Dual Force, Definya, Project Mist
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you've (probably) never heard of!
Mortal Kombat Onslaught: This Warner Bros. multiplayer mobile...
Trove brings back its Shadow’s Eve Halloween event with a new questline and new rewards
The Halloween chill has descended upon the cubic land of Trove once again, as the MMO is kicking off Shadow's Eve this week with...
Minecraft promises big 2024 update following player unrest over content cadence
Next year is going to mark 15 years of Minecraft, and Microsoft-owned developer Mojang is celebrating the milestone by launching Update 1.21, which will...
Vague Patch Notes: Why procedural generation doesn’t solve the content problems of MMOs
Just yesterday, MOP's Justin ran down the various features that the long-canceled EverQuest Next promised before its demise - including the promise of all...
The MOP Up: It’s the great Albion, Charlie Brown!
Albion Online is getting into the spirit of Halloween with its Harvest Challenge: "Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are...
Trove’s spoopy October update, The Trouble with Titles, en-titles you to a fun time
It's the season for both tricks and treats, and Trove has plenty of both stashed inside of its Halloween bag. The voxel MMO is...
Choose My Adventure: Exploring Lost Ark’s jump start server and a regular XP-boosted character
Last week was a close vote here in Choose My Adventure World Land slash Waffle House. The vote came down to one person casting...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO cash shops usually have things you want to buy?
My recent return to Guild Wars 2 for the Secrets of the Obscure expansion resurrected one of my old gripes: The cash shop almost...
Massively Overthinking: Do you sub to MMOs you’re no longer playing?
Over the summer, an MMO did something I've never seen an MMO do before: It stopped taking my money for no discernable reason and...
Trove’s Battle of Fire and Ice event pits yetis against dragons in tomb-raiding combat
Yetis doing battle with dragons in a bid to win the Battle of Fire and Ice. It sounds like delightful young adult fantasy novel...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs you’ve already forgotten ever existed
Falling into obscurity and then being completely forgotten is the nightmare of any creative artist. This tragic scenario is compounded when it comes to...
Some Assembly Required: Taking a look at other players’ Craftopia creations
To this point I've been mostly focusing on my personal Craftopia journey in terms of crafting, gathering, and house decorating (such as it is)....
The MOP Up: RuneScape’s community is ‘smashing’ that Necromancy skill
Jagex said that Necromancy has proven to be a huge hit in RuneScape, with the community taking to this new skill line like a...
Pixelart MMO Tales of Yore officially launches out of early access
It's been months since we last peeked in on Tales of Yore, the goofy but detailed retro 2-D MMO from indie studio Coke and...
The Game Archaeologist: Gameline, the Atari 2600 digital storefront
Modern MMO gamers are blessed with plenty of conveniences that we take for granted. One such convenience is the ability to simply download any...
The Soapbox: The day my son lost his first online video game to a sunset
It was a few weeks back that I walked into our family room and saw my 14-year-old son crouched over the iPad with a...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac, the O.G. classic server
In 2003, Sony Online Entertainment tried an experiment to reach out to the (then) small-but-growing community of Mac users. The company released EverQuest Macintosh...
Trove PC adds community voting to Luxion loot, Fiesta Online celebrates three weeks of summertime
It's a two-for-one news headline for a pair of the MMOs that still remain in Gamigo's portfolio: The PC version of Trove has gotten...
