Yearly Archives: 2016
Chronicles of Elyria reaches gambling stretch goal, eyes pet and mount customization
Good news for the shifty bluffers out there: Chronicles of Elyria has reached its $1.5 million stretch goal, which means that the team is...
Check out Lineage Eternal’s official teaser trailer
NCsoft released a quickie trailer for Lineage Eternal's new teaser website, a likely herald for the closed beta test expected to take place in Korea...
EVE Online players raise $6000 for widow and family of fallen gamer
If you've played MMORPGs long enough -- or played some of the older ones especially -- you've surely met or heard about a fellow...
The Daily Grind: What’s your one wish/prediction for BlizzCon 2016?
BlizzCon 2016 kicks off today;Â in fact, our first liveblog covering the opening ceremonies begins this afternoon at 2 p.m. EDT. And we've already pretty...
The Stream Team: Chasing the Rider in The Secret World
Although Massively OP's MJ has plenty of other goals in The Secret World (The Unseen achievement is a top priority!), she can't break away...
Massively Overthinking: The MMORPG board games connection
MOP reader Kastaguro sent us an interesting question last month about MMORPGs, board games, and a possible playerbase shift.
"I was wondering if any of...
SMITE brings Thoth to the PC, more skins to the console
With two versions of SMITE operating, keeping track of what is going on in each will be a tricky prospect. Fortunately for you, you...
Heroes of the Storm teases next week’s collegiate e-sports documentary
This past April, a team of college students from Arizona State University won full tuition from Heroes of the Storm's Heroes of the Dorm...
Grimm: Dark Legacy releases the game of the TV show
Back in February we announced that an online prequel to the NBC series Grimm: Dark Legacy was coming to computers at some point this...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2016: Blizzard claims ‘biggest quarterly online player community in its history’
Activision-Blizzard's Q3 2016 financial report PR just released, surprising no one with record-setting piles of money and success.
"The Activision and Blizzard segments had record...
EverQuest II shows off the Ascension classes for Kunark Ascending
When EverQuest II's next expansion hits, players are going to be progressing through an entirely new set of classes. The new Ascension classes are...
Cross-platform space MMO Nebula Online has launched today
EVE Online has a little bit of competition in the hardcore kitchen this month, as indie title Nebula Online launched today on iOS, Android,...
The Stream Team: Continuing Chronicle: RuneScape Legends’ PvE campaign
Massively OP's MJ made it about halfway through Chronicle: RuneScape Legends' new PvE campaign last time. The additional challenges for each match have been...
EVE Online GMs removed at least 25 trillion ISK worth $400,000 from the game
If you've been reading the gaming news this week, you may have heard about the enormous amount of wealth that was recently removed from EVE...
Chaos Theory: A guide to The Secret World’s Samhain 2016
Well, there you have it. After 12Â months of anticipation, the 2016 Samhain event in The Secret World is here. And I most definitely have...
Pokemon Go’s creator wants players to look up more often
Pokémon Go's success in 2016 has been a source of delight to one of the game's creators, Niantic's Dennis Hwang, who said that the...
Blizzard responds to feedback on World of Warcraft’s hidden artifact appearances
There are a lot of artifact appearances in World of Warcraft: Legion, at least in theory. If you're not into pushing forward with PvP...
Crowfall outlines its persistent world testing schedule
There comes a point with any game's testing when you have to just turn on the servers and leave them on. Sure, it's nice to...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Amazing Guild Wars 2 in-game Halloween costumes
I've devoured all of my homemade pumpkin pasties and downed the last of my butterbeer while enjoying the Halloween festivities in Guild Wars 2, gaining...
Grab a Gigantic closed beta key from Massively OP and Motiga
Gigantic isn't exactly an MMO, a MOBA, or an FPS: It's somewhere in between, with incredible stylized graphics, gorgeous art, and an impressively enthusiastic...