Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s game-changing expansion
As I'm writing this, it's been several hours since Jeff Hickman, the general manager for Star Wars: The Old Republic, stepped on the stage...
WildStar is in the Humble E3 Bundle… for non-players
Getting WildStar for only a couple of dollars seems like a pretty solid deal, especially when that means an extra 30 days of game...
Blade & Soul offers an overview of the world at large
There's a great big world out there in Blade & Soul, but if you were hoping it would be a calm and welcoming place...
The Daily Grind: Do you like mobile gaming?
I feel like the odd man out when it comes to mobile (or more specifically for MassivelyOP's purposes, mobile MMOs). Everyone I know seems to...
One Shots: Bagpipes in the woods
I can't say that I'm the biggest fan of bagpipe music, although I do harbor a certain fascination for any musical instrument that looks...
The Daily Grind: Do you trust MMO leaks, rumors, and teaser-based speculation?
MMO companies do their collective best to make sure that people don't find out certain pieces of information ahead of time, which makes it...
The Daily Grind: What quest involving music have you liked?
Give me more variety in my quests, I always say. That is why I'm delighted when designers utilize elements such as, say, music in...
Betawatch: June 12th, 2015
Could it be? Is Skyforge going to release soon, or go into an open beta which is indistinguishable from release? It certainly seems like...
MMO Burnout: Sailing the seas of Windward
Windward is an oddly endearing little duck that escaped my wandering game eye prior to the moment developer Tasharen Entertainment dangled an early access key...
PlanetSide 2 discontinues support for 32-bit client
The shift to widespread use of 64-bit operating hardware and systems is a good thing in many ways; for one thing, it means that...
WoW Factor: What the flight changes portend for WoW’s future
Did anyone else get flashbacks to the Xbox One launch with World of Warcraft's flying announcement? I pictured a lot of arm-folding and sulking...
Star Wars: The Old Republic tests a balance patch with more home space
Do you feel your home on Tatooine in Star Wars: The Old Republic just filled up too quickly? The developers think it did. A...
The Secret World rolls out its Ultimate Edition
Getting back up to speed in any game can be tricky. If you're out of the loop for a while, you miss out on...
The Daily Grind: Is there MMO busywork you enjoy?
Down in the comments beneath the Marvel Heroes column we first published this week, a Massively OPÂ reader expressed annoyance with online action RPGs and...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO annoyances that provoke ragequits
I'm going to do something I don't do a lot in Massively Overthinking -- or anywhere, really.
I'm going to ask you to whine.
MOP Kickstarter...
Crowdfunded game developer bows to FTC pressure
Don't look now, but the federal government is riding to rescue people who willingly donated their money to a Kickstarter campaign. In its "first case involving...
An ‘official letter’ from Darkfall’s CEO is coming tomorrow
The latest Darkfall dev forum post is... well, I don't what it is other than an announcement about an announcement. Aventurine community manager Icy Wave says that...
How Hearthstone challenges mobile free-to-play assumptions
Hearthstone is a successful title on phones and tablets. It's successful all around. And yet if you look within the field of mobile free-to-play...
Crowfall developers discuss balance in a new Q&A video
If you want total and absolute balance for one-on-one classes in Crowfall, you will be disappointed. That's the first answer in the new question...
The MMO industry mourns the passing of Christopher Lee
If you haven't heard the news already, then we're sorry to report that Star Wars and Lord of the Rings actor Christopher Lee has...
