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...
The Elder Scrolls Online disables a purchased costume due to an invisibility exploit
If you bought the Dungeon Explorer costume in The Elder Scrolls Online, you may have noticed that it is now a bit less... visible than...
The Stream Team: Dancing through some dailies in Final Fantasy XIV
MassivelyOP's Chris just has to dance. Don't worry, he's not actually going to be on camera and dancing -- nobody wants or needs to...
BioWare’s former general manager discusses the performance and limitations of the Frostbite engine
You may or may not blame the woes of Anthem on the engine it's built upon, and odds are that's probably not the cause of...
The last week of Anthem’s Season of Skulls has arrived
It's not just the sixth week of the Season of Skulls over in Anthem; it's also the last one. Yes, the season is coming to...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting rid of locked lockboxes altogether
The process of getting crates in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is not necessarily all that rewarding. You pay your hard-earned BP to get a crate, and it...
Wurm Online teases new content and Steam as devs scale back content support for Wurm Unlimited
Wurm Online dished out a new patch to players this past week, with changes for the Jackal server, updates crafter signatures, new hitching posts...
Former EverQuest, Vanguard developer passes away; colleagues raise money for his family
Please be aware that this post contains discussions of suicide, which we realize may upset some readers. Please read with caution and comment respectfully.
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