The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO soundtrack or song released in 2019?
I hope you are all prepared for December, fellow gamers, because the Massively OP award season is right around the corner! That's always a...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this year?
Going through our coverage of 2019's MMOs, I realized there are a bunch of games that have previously been on our "anticipated" lists that...
Path of Exile shows off the bow changes coming for Conquerors of the Atlas
Throughout human history the bow has been used to take advantage of the time-honored combat principle that it's better to fight something that wants...
The Division 2 is offering weekly status updates and delaying a full State of the Game until January
If you were hoping for a State of the Game stream for The Division 2, you will be sadly disappointed by this week's dispatch from...
Star Citizen hypes this weekend’s CitizenCon, plans new community hub and free-fly event
We're about to have another big MMO convention weekend: this one for Star Citizen, as CitizenCon begins on Saturday. But as it so often...
Wild Terra devs announce Wild Terra 2, now open for crowdfunding
Did you notice that updates for PvP MMO sandbox Wild Terra had slowed down? We did, but we assumed the game was just reaching...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most treasured EverQuest or Vanguard memory?
EverQuest was not my first MMORPG, but it's certainly one that shaped me profoundly. While I look back and grumble at the antique design...
World of Warships players and devs are helping to rescue and repair an historic warship in real life
Oh man, this has been a rough week, and I'm so glad to be covering this instead of something bad: Cyprus-based games company Wargaming...
OrbusVR has launched the player house customization update for delightful decoration
It's nice to be able to get home from a long day of work, return to your home, fire up your favorite MMO, and...
Steam launches its Remote Play feature today
There are a lot of fun games on Steam that are kind of meant to be played by multiple people around a couch, but...
Path of Exile explains the Atlas changes coming in Conquerors of the Atlas
The system changes in Path of Exile tend to be well-considered and arrive in reasonable timeframes. As the game prepares for the upcoming Conquerors of the...
Torchlight Frontiers is letting players help design in-game weapons
Don't let this past weekend's revelation that Torchlight Frontiers has been delayed get you down: Echtra Games and PWE are charging ahead getting player-designed...
Remembering the life and work of legendary MMO designer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid
When the news hit last night, it brought everything to a screeching halt in the Massively OP office: At the age of 51, veteran...
The Covenant abilities for Death Knights in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands have been revealed
When World of Warcraft: Shadowlands arrives, every individual class will be choosing between four different class-specific abilities via the Covenants. Of course, enterprising fans on...
NCsoft unveils its mobile platform emulator, Purple
NCsoft is big into mobile gaming, but it also wants people to be able to take that mobile gaming cross-platform. Rather than building a...
Perfect Ten: When MMO lore is at odds with the game
Lore is made up. We all know that. People who write the lore for games are not doing research into the real story and...
Hearthstone’s Battlegrounds mode rotates heroes and tweaks minion tiers
The Battlegrounds mode of Hearthstone isn't as concerned with balance so much as it wants to provide a wild set of auto-battling madness. So it's...
The Daily Grind: Where do you go to mourn in MMORPGs?
Our team is still in shock over last night's news that legendary MMO dev Brad McQuaid has passed away, and I can only imagine...
Veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has passed away
I'm sorry to report another MMORPG genre obituary tonight: It's just been announced that veteran MMORPG developer Brad McQuaid has died.
McQuaid was probably best...
Black Desert Online introduces PlayStation 4 players to the world of fairy companions
There are some players who think that Black Desert Online is an intensely hardcore game that rewards nothing so much as brutal combat efficiency. Then...