Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy introduces new randomized skirmish, weapon sets
When Neverwinter's Cloaked Ascendancy expansion launches on February 21st, players are heading into the city itself to defend it from onslaught. And one of...
Global Chat: Get over the lockbox debate already
One of the largest and most enduring arguments of the MMO genre is the purpose, legality, and profitability of so-called lockboxes in games. We've...
Em8er steps gingerly across its fire and ice tiles
Virtual landsapes are made up of thousands of tiles that are shaped and forged into landmarks and obstacles. The first steps to making Em8er's...
One Shots: The power of pink hair
Wherever there is trouble, Manastu Utakata will be there to fight it with her lightning-fast screenshot button and trademark pink hair. Villains, start running right...
The Daily Grind: What form of balance is best for MMOs?
I've been thinking about balance a lot. We all say that we'd like a balanced game, but there are a lot of different potential...
Shards Online plans wipe, drops NDA ahead of impending Steam launch
Shards Online's latest newsletter is homing in on the game's Steam launch. The game hit always-on alpha back in January, but now it's eyeing...
Valiance Online devs take the alpha client out for a test drive
Early access is for chumps. If you really want to be in on the ground floor, you need to land yourself a spot on...
Black Desert’s western launch helped Kakao’s games division have a great 2016
Kakao is a major company in South Korea with over 5000 employees and its fingers in many pies, from a major instant messaging app...
DC Universe Online celebrates the Flash in a flash weekend event
He's the fastest man alive, and so it only makes sense that DC Universe Online would have an appreciation weekend for the Flash that...
Elder Scrolls Online fansite leaks epic Morrowind images and lore
If you were sad as I was that The Elder Scrolls Online's Homestead housing patch this past week didn't offer much for the provincial...
The Daily Grind: How young were you when you played your first MMO?
We were remarking in the Massively OP office the other day how weird it was that Club Penguin's shutdown was getting mainstream news attention...
Nexon Q4 2016 financials down slightly QoQ and YoY, 2017 LawBreakers launch planned
Nexon released its Q4 2016 and full-year 2016 financial results today, painting a mixed picture for the quarter and year: Revenues are down slightly...
Betawatch: Albion Online prepares for Sir Galahad the Patchly (February 10, 2017)
The extended beta for Albion Online gives the developers time to add more to the game. For example, when the Galahad patch goes live,...
Project Gorgon adds support for player-run challenges
While Project Gorgon is not going to implement a permadeath mode any time soon, the team has put in some tools to allow players...
Dungeons and Dragons Online hands out free battle companion to all subscribers
One thing is for certain these days: Standing Stone Games really wants your business and loyalty, and it is not above a little bribery...
WoW Factor: Examining World of Warcraft’s 7.2 update
Patch 7.2 is the first real content patch that we've gotten for World of Warcraft post-Legion. Obviously, 7.1 wasn't devoid of content, but it...
The Stream Team: Racing to see Landmark builds
Every time Massively OP's goes to visit one Landmark build, she sees more in the distance to visit. At this rate she'll never get...
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse on the ship pipeline and ‘dead body tech’
This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse episode heralds the game's 2.6.1 update, which has gone live for the hand-picked special test crew of...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of SWTOR expansion soundtracks
I have a confession to make: I was fairly underwhelmed by the original soundtrack release for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
Sure, it...
FOnline: Reloaded brings classic Fallout gameplay to the online space
Do you have a hankering for classic Fallout gameplay, but with a whole lot of your friends hanging around at the same time? The...
