MMORPG

MMORPGs are massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, our core focus here on Massively OP. MMORPGs are traditionally differentiated from mere multiplayer games by their persistent worlds, massive playerbases and/or servers, customizable character development, and always-online status. [Follow the MMORPG category’s RSS feed]

Marvel Heroes 2016 launches today with new story chapter, visual updates

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Marvel Heroes is about to reinvent itself as Marvel Heroes 2016. And it's even 2016! What a coincidence! Launching today, the upgrade will download for...

Trove makes major business model adjustments

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RIFT isn't the only game under Trion Worlds' umbrella that's reevaluating and adjusting its business model to become more profitable. Yesterday, the Trove team...

Divergence Online abandons Steam sales over ongoing review harassment

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Update: We have continued our reporting on this story here. Yesterday, an eagle-eyed reader noticed that Divergence Online had seemingly been pulled from Steam and...

The Daily Grind: Could a time travel MMO work?

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A week or so ago, we reported on the release of an eastern title called Dark Era that was largely unremarkable save for the...

Massively Overthinking: The cynicism of modern MMO Kickstarters

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This week we've been abuzz about Smed's Hero's Song Kickstarter cancellation - the KS more than the game, mostly because the game is happening...

Post-apoc MMO Trinium Wars previews the Human faction in new video

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Revealed last week, Trinium Wars appears to be a remake or rerelease of Nitrozen's Living After War, a post-apoc/sci-fi mashup MMO that went into...
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EA says SWTOR’s sub numbers were way up last quarter

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Good news for MMORPG players coming from the preliminary EA quarterly financial results: "In Q3, STAR WARSâ„¢: The Old Republic grew to its highest subscriber...
I did a thing, now give me my stat boost.

Testing for Landmark’s next update is currently underway

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No, Daybreak hasn't abandoned Landmark: Producer Terry Michaels tweeted yesterday evening that the team has sent the next update to the QA server and is...

RuneScape adds Invention elite skill, slightly breaks the game

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There's a new elite skill that's come to the skill-centric RuneScape, and it's causing both jubilation and jeers among the game's community. Invention allows players...

PWE’s 2014 wuxia MMORPG Swordsman Online lands on Steam

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These days, if you're not on Steam, you're throwing money away, a lesson more and more MMORPG studios are learning lately. Perhaps that explains...

Firefall vows to tackle more Razor’s Edge bugs

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Firefall's had a rough couple of months, first with Christmastime budget and reorganization problems and then with the rocky launch of its Razor's Edge...

Warcraft movie toys hit the shelves

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The chill hasn't left the air in many countries, but the excitement is heating up for this summer's Warcraft motion picture release. Director Duncan...
Can we start, start over?

Shroud of the Avatar drops Release 26 update with a full character wipe

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Here's the bad news for players looking forward to the next major Shroud of the Avatar patch: A character wipe is happening. All of...

Bless Online stumbles in its open beta

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If you're not part of Bless Online's Korean open beta, you might want to count your... um, blessings right now. Instead offering a fun-filled...

Chaos Theory: The Secret World’s golden grind

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Hello. My name is is MJ. And I have a golem problem. Boy, The Secret World got me good -- hook, line, and sinker. By the...
Who's dark now?

Elder Scrolls Online video previews the Thieves Guild DLC

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The Thieves Guild is pretty much my favorite part of the Elder Scrolls series, full-stop. Will it be equally epic in The Elder Scrolls Online?...

RIFT addresses paywall controversy, explains F2P finances

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The recent decision by Trion Worlds to set up what many see as a gear-related paywall in RIFT certainly has cause quite the discussion...

City of Titans pours effort into creating a ‘dynamic, thriving’ metropolis

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Metropolis. Gotham. Hell's Kitchen. Asgard. Sometimes the places that superheroes visit are just as iconic as the heroes themselves. The upcoming City of Titans...
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WoW’s latest Legion alpha build revises talent loadouts, glyphs

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The alpha testing for World of Warcraft's next expansion is rolling along and getting just a little bit bigger. Another build has been deployed,...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO fantasy creature?

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The other day in Final Fantasy XIV I was taken aback when I saw a Lalafell prancing around on a unicorn. You might think...