Yearly Archives: 2016
Desert Nomad: The Nomad’s guide to Black Desert
Hello friends, and welcome to a new installment of Choose My Adv-- HA HA, PSYCH! This puppet's strings have been cut, suckers! No longer...
SMITE’s PlayStation 4 closed beta kicks off today
Heads up, console MOBA fans: SMITE officially enters closed beta on PS4 today. "All of SMITE’s game modes will be made available," says Hi-Rez, "and...
The Stream Team: Getting lost in Path of Exile’s labyrinth
Yesterday, MassivelyOP's MJ lost her way (and a few lives) on her first trip into Path of Exile's new Lord's Labyrinth that launches on live...
Exclusive: Elsword’s Add and Lu/Ciel revamp trailer
Elsword is about to get a big update overhauling the gameplay of two characters: electricity-centric mechanic Add and dual-playstyle tag-team Lu/Ciel (Lu is a...
Black Desert details headstart compensation plan with ‘shitstorm matrix’
Black Desert has elaborated on the compensation and support it will offer players in the wake of its headstart issues:
"We all know that every game...
Crowfall’s visuals are ‘stylized… with a little more grit’
Some of the criminally unsung heroes of MMOs are the artists who strive to sculpt and design the look of a game to fit...
Diablo III honors fallen developer with special cow level
Bumped into the extra special bonus cow level in Diablo III? It's there for a good reason and a limited time as a tribute...
Check out the full arsenal of Skyforge’s Knight
Even in sci-fi realms, it's near impossible for video game designers to divorce themselves from fantasy tropes. That's why it's surprising, but not really,...
Defiance continues its story in a big new update
The television series has ended, but Defiance isn't giving up the ghost along with it. The game has just deployed a big update that...
Trinium Wars releases on Steam early access
It's 200 years after World War III (the time just flies by, doesn't it?) and two factions are engaged in a ruthless struggle on...
Camelot Unchained discusses balance in the midst of the beta crunch
The developers behind Camelot Unchained are currently in the midst of a hard crunch to get the game's beta ready for players to, well,...
The Daily Grind: What unpopular opinion do you hold about MMOs?
I saw this question posed to Reddit the other day and thought it sufficiently interesting enough to want to post it to MOP's community with...
EverQuest II expounds on EU server merges
Norrathins knew that server merges were incoming for EverQuest II's European servers, but the what and when was still a mystery. Now, there's a...
The Stream Team: Peeking into Path of Exile: Ascendancy’s new labyrinth
Are you excited for this week's launch of Path of Exile’s Ascendancy expansion? MassivelyOP's MJ is! Luckily for her, she won't have to wait...
Escape from Tarkov looks at the creation of a realistic game world
When players take on the role of a mercenary in Escape from Tarkov, they won't be sprinting around a stylistically exaggerated world. On the...
The Division’s soundtrack is available for pre-order
Do you like The Division and want to take a piece of it with you all over the place? Do you just particularly care...
Asta opens up client download for its open beta on March 2nd
Boy, it seems like only yesterday that March wasn't yet a month to be worried about, doesn't it? Probably because yesterday it was still...
Final Fantasy XIV takes a look behind the magic of its sound design
Are you a fan of Final Fantasy XIV? Are you not a fan of Final Fantasy XIV while still feeling a great deal of...
TERA’s Dawnfall patch is live today with fresh endgame content
TERA's Dawnfall patch arrives today, bringing new content for endgamers. The Forsaken Island dungeon is getting a difficulty upgrade, and the Dreadspire returns to...
Mantle of Power expansion to take Trove to weird and wonderful places
Think you've seen everything that Trove has to offer? No matter how experienced a cubic adventurer you are, you've got another thing or two...
