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Star Trek Online brings Awakening to console and launches a breast cancer charity event
Let the games of catch-up begin! Star Trek Online players on PS4 and Xbox One can now get the same stuff that PC players...
Star Trek Online’s former lead producer departs Cryptic
With several series finales and touching moments in history, fans of Star Trek have many ways to say goodbye. Now that former lead producer Maria...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s thorny patrol
Cryptic is really hot to trot with Star Trek Online's new patrol system, and this past week the studio highlighted the third new one:...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually engage with player-generated content in MMOs?
Two videos inspired today's Daily Grind. One is a recent episode of Extra Credits about player-generated content in games - what we've always called...
One Shots: Getting all down and cozy
I love a good cozy place in an MMO, moreso if it's got a fully stocked snack bar and some of my all-time favorite...
Neverwinter brings Uprising to consoles, Star Trek Online is bringing a Patrols menu to consoles
Perfect World's two larger console MMOs are getting some updates of note for players on Xbox One and PS4. The Uprising content patch for...
Global Chat: Diving deep into Project Gorgon
While you're over there playing the same-old, same-old MMO, do you know who is having a spectacular time discovering one of the most original...
Star Trek Online’s patch today continues adjusting patrols rewards
Here's the bad news for today's patch in Star Trek Online: The Delta patrol missions will be providing less experience at the end of the...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online PC Science Intel bundle in honor of Awakening’s launch
With Star Trek Online's Awakening expansion now out in the wild on PC, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP a bunch of goodies to give...
Star Trek Online memorializes actors Eisenberg and Donner, adds intel science ships
Brokenhearted Deep Space Nine fans who gathered together to remember the life and work of actor Aron Eisenberg ("Nog") this week will be glad...
Actor Aron Eisenberg gets a torchlight vigil in Star Trek Online
The Star Trek fandom was shocked to learn that Aron Eisenberg passed away on Sunday, September 22nd. Eisenberg was best known among fans for...
One Shots: Tossing virgin gamers into volcanoes
The great volcano god Kenny is angry (again). Kenny's got a temper like you wouldn't believe, and he goes off on every perceived insult...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
Star Trek Online patches in improved rewards for daily patrols
If you feel like you're just not getting enough from going on patrol in Star Trek Online before today, apparently the designers agreed. The...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 238: Ten years of free-to-play
Justin and Bree discuss DDO, Bless, Book of Travels, Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, WoW Classic & Retail, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on static endgames and genre labels.
One Shots: What a view!
When you're visiting a California-class planet like Risa, you definitely need to bring along a few things. You'll want to pack sunscreen, a surprisingly...
Star Trek Online is bringing back the horror-themed Hearts and Minds mission for Friday the 13th
At the time of this story's writing, it is Friday the 13th, which either brings to mind goofy horror monsters, bad luck traditions, or...
Interview: Star Trek Online’s Al Rivera on Discovery’s Awakening and beyond
The Federation's past is meeting its future this week with the rollout of Awakening for Star Trek Online. Set in the "present" timeline of...
Star Trek Online Awakening is officially live today, starring Discovery’s Anthony Rapp
Star Trek Online Awakening is formally launching on PC today, with Star Trek Discovery's Anthony Rapp's voice and visage at the helm of the...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...