Star Citizen’s monthly studio report covers alpha 3.0 work, eyes Squadron 42 - What's Cloud Imperium been up to the last month? Oh nothing much, just frantically trying to prepare Star Citizen's alpha 3.0 to debut ahead of the holidays - that's the…
Shadow’s Kiss devs interview vampires as their Kickstarter nears finish line - Even though it's looking more like Christmas than Halloween around these parts, Shadow's Kiss is taking its Kickstarter all the way to the bank. The blood bank. The indie vampire…
DayZ finally makes hard plans to leave early access and launch (beta) next year - Remember like 50 million years ago when DayZ was young, Dean Hall was at the top of everybody's interview list, and nobody realized the survival sandbox genre was about to…
City of Titans shares details on creating its mission lines - There's already a lot of lore floating around for City of Heroes-inspired indie MMORPGÂ City of Titans, but all of the lore in the world doesn't mean much if you never…
Camelot Unchained hypes Saturday Night Sieges, promises big announcements next month - Settle in, folks, because it's Camelot Unchained monthly newsletter day -- and that means plenty of good reading for those excited about this RvR title. One of the big topics…
Crowfall takes a skittering look at spiders - If you're the sort of person who runs screaming from a room and vows to burn the whole house down over the barest glimpse of an arachnid, you are not…
Chronicles of Elyria instigates a popularity contest over the last throne - Just a friendly reminder that Chronicles of Elyria is still trying to raffle off one of its few remaining in-game thrones to the most popular fan who can get everyone…
Are rank-and-file devs benefiting from MMO publisher ‘money-grabs’? Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs weighs in - Last week, Massively OP's Eliot Lefebvre wrote a (fantastic) Soapbox editorial arguing that Star Wars Battlefront II (and its concomitant monetization dust-up) is merely a symptom of the "long tail"…
Crowfall retires pledge packages in favor of pre-orders, partners with AbleGamers - Before we get to talking about ways Crowfall is trying to make money, here is something it's giving away for free: four brand-new Patch 5.3 wallpapers. Treat yourself today. ArtCraft…
Ship of Heroes readies combat alpha, shows off a massive raid test - It's a hundred identical superheroes in hot pants facing off against a giant robot, and that robot does not stand a chance. The following video may look a little odd,…
The Repopulation considers closing its EU server, adding hardcore server as 10.2 patch rolls out to testers - Idea Fabrik has a new forum post up on the state of sandbox MMO The Repopulation heralding the testing of update 10.2. There's downside, however, as the studio says it…
Saga of Lucimia secures independent funding to hire contractors - Fiercely independent and minimap-free Saga of Lucimia is publicly sticking to its guns in an attempt to fund and make this fantasy MMORPG, eschewing contracts with publishers who wanted the…
Albion Online’s next update, Kay, launches next week with tons of fresh PvP content - This summer's sole indie sandbox MMO launch, Albion Online, is rolling out its second post-launch update. It's called Kay. As in Sir Kay, one of the Knights of the Round…
Another year passes and Jeremy Soule’s Kickstarter album is still unreleased - How about this for a new November tradition at Massively OP: Let's get together at this time every year to see if video game composer Jeremy Soule is ever going…
Move over, pixel ships: Star Citizen is now selling pixel land claims - The Star Citizen community was once again rocked yesterday by the addition of new pixelstuff to buy ahead of launch, this time in the form of land claim licenses. Running…
Albion Online brings in the battle mounts - Albion Online PvP Game Designer Michael Schwahn jumped into the dev talk this week to discuss the new battle mounts that have come to the game, such as the command…
Shroud of the Avatar saves the wetlands - Wetlands are an important part of the ecosystem, and not just because they are chock-full of stinging insects, biting snakes, and muddy bogs. They also are important quest locations in…
Saga of Lucimia dev argues that minimaps destroy MMORPG immersion - Saga of Lucimia has made a name for itself during its long development as a hardcore old-school indie MMO with a focus on grouping (there's no solo content at all),…
ECO’s player housing is more beneficial than you think - In some online games, player housing is mostly a way to show off personal creativity and set up a space of your own. In ECO, however, it will be much…
Albion Online begins testing iOS client - Even with its launch on PCs earlier this year, Albion Online's true potential as a cross-platform MMORPG has yet to be fulfilled. The next crucial step in this effort? Getting…
Star Citizen opens up alpha 3.0 on the PTU to a ton of new testers - This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse doesn't pull any punches: Indeed, it heralds the expansion of 3.0 testing to several more tiers of backers and testers, meaning you should…
Camelot Unchained gives thanks for you - Due to the truncated holiday week, the Camelot Unchained team didn't have as much time to get work done. Still, there was progress made on several fronts, according to the…
Shroud of the Avatar elaborates on Release 48 changes - If you missed it, Shroud of the Avatar pushed out its November update pretty early this month due to the Thanksgiving holiday (an action that the team will repeat next…
Crowfall takes players on a journey… to squash bugs - The latest Crowfall Q&A video changes tack about halfway through. For the first half, lead designer Thomas Blair and executive producer Gordon Walton helpfully discuss various player questions like how…
Pantheon shows off the process of making a city with its latest video - If you wanted to catch the newest Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen stream live, we're sorry to inform you that you're too late. It already happened. But luckily, you can…
Ship of Heroes resurrects the crowd controller playstyle - Do you miss playing your Controller in City of Heroes? One of that game's spiritual successors wants to resurrect the concept of a mez-happy superhero who throws down crowd control…
City of Titans vows ‘no lockboxes’ for its business model - You might have missed the riots in the streets over lockboxes these past few months, but we assure you, the controversy is very real. One game where this won't be…
Chronicles of Elyria lays out one of its servers’ history in an animated video - If your favorite part of the Lord of the Rings films was the exposition-heavy introduction, then Chronicles of Elyria has a treat for you this week. Soulbound Studio put out…
Saga of Lucimia says it’s turned down two publishers to avoid going free-to-play - It's a good time to pile on predatory cash-shop models, especially if you've got a better one, and in-development hardcore MMORPG sandbox Saga of Lucimia is doing just that. While citing…
