Monthly Archives: April 2015
Watch Dota 2’s Red Bull Battle Grounds America regionals… now
Dota 2's Red Bull Battle Grounds e-sports event has been winding its away across the world with only one regional champ left to be decided: the...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 11
Justin, Bree, and guest John discuss Anarchy Online, Star Wars Galaxies, Guild Wars 2's Heart of Thorns, Neverwinter, Meridian 59, Ultima Online, classic Guild Wars, WildStar, Elder Scrolls Online, and Elite: Dangerous, with mailbag questions on making your own MMO.
EVE’s Mosaic update is now live
CCP has successfully upgraded EVE Online with today's Mosaic patch. The new Opportunities tutorial system is now available for all newbs, and the patch...
Perfect World to become privately owned
Perfect World is no longer a publicly traded company, as founder Michael Yufeng Chi made a deal to take the company private.
Chi will take...
Guild Wars recalls what a long, strange trip it’s been
As you might have already been aware, today is the original Guild Wars' 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Community Manager Gaile Gray wrote...
The Soapbox: Making your own fun in MMORPGs
This guest Soapbox was commissioned through Massively Overpowered's Kickstarter campaign and is authored by Chris "Warcabbit" Hare, a developer at Missing Worlds Media. The opinions here...
DCUO’s stat flattening is not the end of the world
One upcoming change to DC Universe Online has some players concerned, although it may not be as bad as feared. Daybreak announced that it...
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes traveling merchants, prepares next patch
If the latest Dark Age of Camelot newsletter is any indication, the team and community are crazy involved with this classic RvR MMO. Broadsword...
Hyperspace Beacon: Hands-on with SWTOR’s Rise of the Emperor update
If you read the last Hyperspace Beacon, then you know that BioWare's announcement that Ziost is finally hitting Star Wars: The Old Republic excited...
Children’s Week returns to World of Warcraft
Won't somebody please think of the children! Oh... someone did? And there's a whole week dedicated to those wee 'uns without parents? Now we feel...
Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown launches today
After quite a while in early access testing and a significant name change that appears to have displaced much of the "online" component of...
Dev polls community about bringing back original Darkfall Online
Are you unsatisfied with the way that Darkfall Online has progressed after transforming into Unholy Wars? There may be a window of opportunity to...
Blasting through a hands-on with TERA’s new Gunner
Are you tempted by TERA's new Gunner? I am. Admittedly it's been a long while since I've frolicked in the land of Arborea, but my interest is...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs eliminate ‘soulbound’ mechanics?
This morning's Daily Grind arrives from Kickstarter donor jackfrost, who phrases his question in the form of a rant:
Why do almost all rewards in current...
Not So Massively: LoL’s Reddit controversy, HotS’ Heroes of the Dorm
If ever we needed evidence that e-sports are fast becoming more like real-life sports, this week's MOBA news provided it. Dota 2 announced that...
ArcheAge’s Freedich housing disappears tomorrow
Do you play ArcheAge? Do you own land on Freedich Isle? If so, you'll want clear out all your chests, furniture, and crested items...
Cabal II closed beta begins April 30th
Those of you sitting on the edge of your seats and waiting eagerly for the first Cabal II beta test in North America need...
Marvel Heroes throws Avengers Assemble event
If you're a superhero fan, there's a slight -- slight -- chance that you've heard of this Avengers: Age of Ultron movie that's coming...
Is Black Desert changing its tune on gender-locking?
Is Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss having second thoughts about gender-locking the fantasy sandbox's character classes? Maybe so, if a recent fan even in...
Daybreak launches new site, triggers week of celebratory events
Daybreak Game Company now has a new home and logo to make its transition from Sony Online Entertainment complete.
"We are so proud of our...