Yearly Archives: 2016
Wizard101 and Pirate101 have ponies and decorations for all
When it comes to a great holiday event, what would you rather have more: in-game activities, giveaways, or cash shop sales? If you said,...
Life is Feudal initiates global closed beta test
The global closed beta test for Life is Feudal's MMO mode has begun, according to the official site. The beta will admit anyone who...
Allods Online is bringing cross-factional orders to the game with its next update
When Allods Online patch 8.0 goes live, there are going to be new storyline events that remain hidden behind a veil of secrecy at...
Blade & Soul has gone free-to-play in Korea
Back during November's G-Star in Seoul, NCsoft announced that Blade &Â Soul's Korean version would be joining the Western and Taiwanese servers in their free-to-play...
The Stream Team: Sneaking a peek at Riders of Icarus’ Ranger’s Fury
A big new update is hitting Riders of Icarus tomorrow, complete with new zone, new levels, and a new class. Massively OP's MJ is...
Datamining hints at new content coming to Star Trek Online
So what's next for Star Trek Online? Intrepid dataminers have been poking around in the game's files since the last patch and found a...
Trion Worlds responds to Reddit allegations over ArcheAge website security
Early this morning, a first-time Reddit poster alleged that he or she had run a "basic web security evaluation" on Trion World's game websites,...
Hyperspace Beacon: Where can SWTOR go from here?
Have you ever watched a great movie and ever wished that the director would make a sequel but also not make a sequel, all at the...
The Secret World kicks off Krampusnacht once more
Oh, you'd better have guns, you'd better have spells, or else you'll get dragged by a monster from hell; Krampusnacht is in The Secret...
Partly crowdfunded Guardians of Ember is now in early access
After a brief headstart earlier this week, Guardians of Ember is live on Steam now in early access with a current on-sale base price...
Winter festivities arrive in Black Desert today
It's Christmas in Black Desert! Or at least it will be once the extra maintenance is over.
Kakao is kicking off the winter festivities today...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 PvP league changes explained
Guild Wars 2 fans had a strong inkling that some significant, much-needed changes would be a large part of the PvP League's season 5 launch, and...
World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Heroes of the Storm ring in the holidays
The holiday season is rolling out in many of Blizzard's games (although that Diablo guy is being a real Grinch about it), so as...
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Most Improved MMORPG of 2016
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Most Improved MMORPG of 2016, which was awarded to WildStar last year.
All MMOs, regardless of release date,...
Evolve developer Turtle Rock Studios is working on a new multiplayer FPS with Perfect World Entertainment
Back in October, Evolve ceased its apparently successful revival and moved into maintenance mode, with developer Turtle Rock Studios handing off the game and...
China bans streaming games not approved by the Ministry of Culture
China's Ministry of Culture is the government agency that covers (among other things) what imagery can and cannot be shown in a video game....
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday also features some hidden activities
Enjoying the Guild Wars 2 Wintersday festivities? Have you already seen all that's on offer? That's quite the accomplishment, seeing as how it's only...
Mortal Online revamps all of its racial textures
Rebuilding a game's models is hard and somewhat grueling work. Luckily, you can get some of the same impact at times by just providing...
The Daily Grind: Do you find MMO non-human racial choices lacking?
Every time I start a new MMO, I make a vow to myself not to pick a standard human as my racial choice. Nine...
The Stream Team: Nab yourself a SMITE Nike Peregrine code
Massively OP's MJ loves Fafnir’s Winter Wonderland, even if she hasn't gotten very far yet. There's just an addictive pull to these PvE arenas....
