Researchers study ArcheAge’s beta wipe for real-world apocalypse behavior
If the world was to end this week, how would people react? That's an interesting question to ponder in the abstract, but researchers took...
The Daily Grind: What were you disappointed to not hear about from PAX East?
As the man on the ground at PAX East this year (and every year), I bear the brunt of your displeasure if there was...
The Stream Team: A look at Logan in Marvel Heroes
Considering that Wolverine is one of her all-time favorite Marvel characters Massively OP's MJ was surprised to realize she hadn't played him yet in...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Starr Long on the pros and cons of early access
Construction continues apace at Shroud of the Avatar, where the team reports that two new areas are being crafted for future releases. There's the...
Dark and Light has special mounts for faction leaders
Here's some incentive for climbing the political ladder in Dark and Light to become the leader of one of the game's three factions: your...
Project Gorgon teases the musical Bard skill
It's an undeniable fact that Bards are flat-out awesome, and soon they'll be bringing their musical magic to the alpha of Project Gorgon.
The dev...
Dual Universe announces alpha delay
You're going to have to wait a little while longer to see a playable version of Dual Universe, as the team announced last Friday...
Why gacha is the ‘gotcha’ tactic of MMO sales
Making money in free-to-play games isn't as simple as pursuing a single revenue stream. Often studios are looking at multiple approaches to coax players...
Elite Dangerous disappoints players with paid ship decals and far-off ‘Space Legs’
Holy crap sci-fi MMOers are grumpy. All we want is an absolutely perfect simulation of a space-going future for nearly nothing. How hard can...
Revelation Online kicks off a guild propaganda poster contest
Remember last winter when Skyforge ran a propaganda poster contest? My.com has now ported the idea over to the newly-soft-launched-into-open-beta Revelation Online, asking players...
What ever happened to Darkfall, Fallen Earth, and Runes of Magic?
It bears repeating that here on Massively OP, we cover an immensely wide field of live games -- so many that it can sometimes...
Wisdom of Nym: Abilitiy revisions for Final Fantasy XIV: Melee edition
I had really hoped for something a touch more substantial about Stormblood from this weekend's event, but we got what we got. Thus we...
Ship of Heroes will seek $400,000 in Kickstarter funding
Indie superhero MMO Ship of Heroes has just announced the details of its planned Kickstarter campaign, which was previously noted to begin on April...
PAX East 2017: Citadel Studios on Shards Online’s switch to Legends of Aria
Big changes for MMOs frequently involve giving up almost as much as you gain. Not so with Legends of Aria, the not-actually-new title from...
OrbusVR has fully funded on Kickstarter
OrbusVR, the blocky indie VR sandbox from Ad Alternum, has finished out its Kickstarter successfully this morning.
The studio had originally promised a brief, one-week...
PAX East 2017: Hands-on with the surprisingly fun Kritika Online
It's pretty much a rule of nature that at least one game is going to be far better and more fun to play than...
PAX East 2017: Jumping and climbing through Chronicles of Elyria’s pre-alpha
I admit to my weakness: Despite years and years of games using it again and again, I still enjoy the simple gameplay benefits of...
The Daily Grind: How many MMOs are you currently playing?
After a long time of fighting my habits, I have finally figured out that I just need to stick to one MMO, maybe two,...
MMO Week in Review: PAX East so far (March 12, 2017)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
PAX...
Ultima Online is planning a real-world birthday bash in September
Wanna feel really old? Ultima Online is turning 20 this year. Another year and it can legally drink!
Broadsword is throwing a real-world party for...
