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The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update
Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
LOTRO Legendarium: The first year of LOTRO’s operation
It was April 24th, 2007. World of Warcraft players were deep into The Burning Crusade, SOE had just launched Vanguard, and the indie MMO...
Daybreak on EverQuest 3: ‘We will definitely do something with the IP’
An EverQuest interview with several developers from early June is gaining increased attention as of late thanks to the magnifying glass of blog Inventory...
PlanetSide 2’s new mentoring system goes live today for PC players
I recall my very first PlanetSide 2 match. I was shown an opening cinematic about why this planet we were fighting on was important...
The Justice League turns dark in today’s DC Universe Online patch
Today DC Universe Online is stepping up its game with its Justice League Dark update. The centerpiece of this patch is the debut of...
Perfect Ten: Great MMOs that will run just fine on your old computer
The other day a friend was telling me that he used to play EverQuest Online Adventures very regularly back in the day, but fell...
The Stream Team: Fighting decisional paralysis in EverQuest II
Massively OP's MJ still has so much to do in EverQuest II that she freezes up trying to decide! So for this EverQuest Two-sday,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 230: A tale of geeks and gamers (and the Legends of Aria interview)
Justin and Bree are joined by Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann for a deep-dive into the launch patch, plus we discuss Villagers & Heroes, SWTOR, Neverwinter, DCUO, and WoW, with a mailbag topic about City of Heroes' spiritual successors.
TERA’s Antiquities update next week comes with a solo scavenger hunt
The next episode of TERA's Skywatch rollout is launching next week on July 23rd, and it's called Antiquities, so you can probably already guess...
DC Universe Online soars onto the Nintendo Switch on August 6
From Metropolis to Gotham, the world of DC Universe Online will soon be available in the palm of your hand when the game comes...
Massively Overthinking: Revisiting sheep and wolves in MMOs
One of the meta discussions we've been having here on MOP this week has centered on PvP sandbox titles like Albion Online, specifically how...
Z1 Battle Royale’s latest patch is adding in race cars
So maybe Z1 Battle Royale (formerly H1Z1, formerly King of the Kill, briefly known as High Lord Algernon Whipoorwill And His Amazing Whirlygig for...
PlanetSide 2 discusses the incoming DX11 PS4 update, the Mentor system on PTS, and a new social hub
A couple of days ago, the developers of PlanetSide 2 offered up a livestream that ran down some of the most recent matters for...
Daybreak filed for yet another studio trademark just a week ago
Last week, we covered some odd happenings over at the MMORPG company formerly known as SOE and now known as Daybreak, and today we've...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 229: Adventures in Albion Online
Justin, Samon, and Bree discuss Daybreak, the new LOTR MMO Amazon is co-developing, EVE Online's comms blackout, Caravan Stories, and City of Heroes, with a sponsored segment on Albion Online's Percival update.
Daybreak spent June creating even more new companies than we thought
This week, we've been covering some strange moves over at MMORPG company Daybreak, the studio long ago comfortably nestled under Sony's hierarchy as SOE...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO suffers the most from powercreep?
Last month, an MOP reader named Swifty replied to our Daily Grind about the last MMO he'd quit by calling out EverQuest II -...
Massively Overthinking: What would you want out of a potential WoW sequel?
It's a rare MMO player who's never played World of Warcraft, which makes this particular summer an interesting one for the whole genre. Even...
After suggesting it’d save Player Studio, Daybreak has quietly shuttered it for EverQuest instead
Back in March, Daybreak appointed a new Producer for its long-running Player Studio program - that's the system that allowed players to create and...
Battle Bards Episode 148: Composer spotlight on Inon Zur
On a special theme episode of Battle Bards, acclaimed composer Inon Zur is given the spotlight, especially for his contributions to several MMORPG soundtracks...
