The Daily Grind: How much do you see COVID-19 impacting the MMO sphere?
It's not really surprising that COVID-19 is having an impact on gaming. No, the disease is not rampaging through the world with a horribly...
WRUP: Son edition
Son. Child. Offspring. Descendant. Genetic payload. Youth. Boy. Boyo. Scion. Youngling. Lad. Squire. Successor. Heir. Offshoot. Spawn. Additional family member. Post-pregnancy. Kid. Sport. Slugger....
PAX East 2020: LOTRO plans Aragorn and Arwen’s wedding plus 2021 expansion as DDO teases unicorns
If you skipped out on PAX because of contagion concerns, or just missed the Standing Stone party last night because all the MMOs piled...
The Daily Grind: What does a new MMO have to do to get your attention?
Last week, we reported that Population Zero is gunning for a May launch as a buy-to-play title. While I'm always intrigued by the debut...
Coronavirus fears prompt GDC to reschedule to late summer
If it isn't obvious already, just about nobody is messing around with the rapid global spread of the coronavirus. On top of multiple studios...
Betawatch: Temtem plans for this year and the next
You can be glib and accuse Temtem of basically being a slight variant of Pokémon, but you cannot accuse the developers of lacking ambition. Not only...
Dauntless’ 1.1.5 release tackles bugs in a big way
On one hand, the latest patch for Dauntless is on the unexciting side because it doesn't feature any major content updates. On the other hand,...
CCP Games just canceled April’s EVE Fanfest over coronavirus concerns
Yesterday, we wrote about ongoing discussions in the EVE Online community about the safety and wisdom in attending EVE Fanfest, then set to run...
WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Wrath of the Lich King
The downside to a project like this one, where I'm going through each of World of Warcraft's expansions one by one, is that it...
WoW Classic offers another guide to starting out as the WoW Token rolls out to China’s version
You there! Do you know about starting out new in WoW Classic? Probably yes, if you had an interest in it, but Blizzard has still...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG you’ve never played and probably never will?
A while back, a few MassivelyOP staff were chit-chatting about alting in MMOs, specifically in Star Trek Online. During the discussion, it occurred to...
Massively Overthinking: What one piece of knowledge would you like to impart to new MMO gamers?
A while back, I was reading on a non-MMO subreddit some comments from some younger people that made my head spin: They were informing...
Riders of Icarus releases its newest patch, Call of the Wild
The latest patch for Riders of Icarus is out now, allowing players to experience the Call of the Wild! No, this does not mean that...
Star Trek Online starts off another event campaign with a return to the Battle at the Binary Stars
The anniversary event for Star Trek Online has just about wrapped up, but starting on March 5th, a new year-long event campaign is kicking off...
Check out footage of Blade & Soul’s upcoming Unreal Engine 4 client from the Korean server
It's a well-known fact that Blade & Soul is getting an engine upgrade to Unreal Engine 4. How much will that actually do for the...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating MMORPG exit barriers
In episode 13 of season 9 of The Simpsons, after having spent far more time than she wants in the Movementarian cult, Marge angrily...
Final Fantasy XIV launches behind-the-scenes Shadowbringers retrospective
The PAX East panel for Final Fantasy XIV will be streaming live on Saturday, February 29th. No, Square-Enix will not be attending the convention, but...
Roblox is worth $4 billion now, clocks over 115 million monthly users
Hey, you know what's worth $4 billion these days? It's not your Magic: The Gathering collection, that's for sure. No, it happens to be...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most toxic fan-based defense force?
Every single MMO has its own unwanted and unnecessary defense force. We could run a story tomorrow about Final Fantasy XIV selling your credit card...
Astellia Online’s upcoming event celebrates the coming of spring
Guess what? Spring is coming, and we are still in the grace period when cheeky references to some other season approaching are present in the...
