WoW Classic deploys a new test build for the Firelands raid until October 18
Readers likely recall that WoW Classic's PTR testing for the Firelands raid began at the beginning of September, and that testing has once more...
Three-year-old New World is labeling new non-Aeternum PC player reviews as ‘pre-release’
Amazon's MMORPG New World launched back in 2021 with almost a million concurrent players on PC through Steam. I was there. You were there....
Amazon says it’s cracking down hard on Throne & Liberty bots
If you dip into any online discussion about Throne and Liberty, especially in regard to its population, it invariably shifts toward discussing the purported...
Fractured is going free-to-play as it revamps its content model around seasons
Fractured Online's devs have been a bit quiet over the last month, you may have noticed, but there was a method to the madness,...
The Daily Grind: Should all MMOs let you filter out or change sounds?
There's an interesting, if lesser known, feature in Lord of the Rings Online that allows players to filter out unwanted sounds from the game....
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2’s Mad King says to go trick-or-treating
It's that time of the year again -- the best time! With Halloween coming, Massively OP's MJ gets to delve into many a holiday...
Conan Exiles recaps the story beats of Age of War chapter four as the Age of Heroes looms
Conan Exiles is now just two days away from its NPC-revamping Age of Heroes update, but that also means some of the general story...
Mabinogi introduces new high-tier missions for crafters and readies next commerce season
What do you do when you're the top of the mountain as a crafter in Mabinogi? You find a new mountain to climb, that's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 489: A requiem for Cryptic
Carlo, Justin, and Bree discuss the launch of Throne and Liberty, the Cryptic layoffs and their effect on Neverwinter and Star Trek Online, the early access plan for Brighter Shores, and the New World Aeternum rollout.
Ultima Online officially launches its first year-long New Legacy server and ClassicUO compatibility
New World isn't the only MMO with a big launch today: 27-year-old MMORPG Ultima Online also picked October 15th, 2024, for the rollout of...
World of Warcraft’s new anniversary video recaps the memorable events of the game’s first decade
Do you remember endlessly fighting the other faction in Hillsbrad Foothills for no reason whatsoever in the early days of World of Warcraft? What...
Final Fantasy XIV prepares for a new round of All Saints’ Wake on October 18
The ghoulish delights of the spooky season pervade the MMO landscape, and Final Fantasy XIV is no exception to that rule. In fact, its...
Choose My Adventure: The steady climb upward in Throne & Liberty levels and power
I've finally gotten to a point of reasonable comfort in Throne and Liberty. I've definitely settled on my weapons, obviously. I'm starting to get...
Guild Wars 2 fans can trick-or-treat at player houses in this year’s Shadow of the Mad King event
The best Guild Wars 2 event of the year (if you don't count Super Adventure Box) has arrived as of today, as the Shadow...
Here are some of the MMORPG, MMO, and multiplayer demos waiting in this week’s Steam Next Fest
It's one of the biggest weeks in PC gaming, when disk drives shudder in fear and digital vendors offer up their wares, previews, and...
MMO Hype Train: Concern for the fragile labor and delivery of Pantheon
Welcome to MMO Hype Train, a new column here at Massively OP! In this space, I'll be channeling my excitement, speculation, and curiosity about...
LOTRO dev says that 2024 was ‘a recovery year’ but there’s plenty in the works for 2025
As Hobbits trick-or-treat and Elves preen in anticipation for their visual glow-up, Lord of the Rings Online's lead designer took to Twitch last week...
Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif talks Alpha 2 features, the MMO’s design, and ‘the bite of failure’ in PvX
With just over a week before Ashes of Creation kicks off its Alpha 2 playtest, creative director Steven Sharif has held an interview with...
New World Aeternum, still an MMORPG but now on console, has officially launched
This it it folks: The Europe and Oceania New World servers opened up in the wee hours of this morning, and now at 9...
The Daily Grind: Are you giving New World a second chance?
As this post is going live and you're reading this, it's Tuesday morning, the New World Aeternum servers are online for Europe and about...
