The Game Archaeologist: Free Realms
Its very name was a declaration of rebellion against the status quo. In an era that had yet to shift from a subscription-only model...
Ashes of Creation gears up for more alpha playtests this spring
It's always fun to see game studios and developers stagger back into the (virtual) office after the holiday break, trying to remember what it...
The Daily Grind: What MMO release did you overhype in your mind?
I don't think I'm overstepping here by stating that there is a whole lot riding on Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons. Not only...
Betawatch: Crowfall revamps leveling with its first beta patch
All right, here comes 2021, let's level up your beta experiences once again! Crowfall is certainly going that route with its first major beta...
Gran Saga launches in South Korea on January 26
It might look like a number of other games you can think of, but it's a PC and mobile MMORPG entitled Gran Saga, and...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2020
Fun fact: The first Daily Grind on Massively was written on November 3rd, 2007, one day after Old Massively transitioned from a Second Life...
Fioresia Online is an open world MMORPG with farming, housing, questing, and castle conquering
Well, would you look at this little charmer. Say hello to Fioresia Online, an in-development open world MMORPG that promises a variety of things...
The Stream Team: Deeper into AQ3D’s Darkovia
With the refresh and and update to AQ3D's Darkovia, Massively OP's MJ has been re-experiencing the story from the beginning before getting to the...
Neverwinter brings back the fight against the Harvester of Nightmares on January 14
Nightmares can't hurt you, unless you're among the digital populace of Neverwinter, in which case you most assuredly can be brought to harm as...
Skyforge offers potential Nintendo Switch players a brief rundown of the MMORPG’s 18 classes
When it comes to what class to play in Skyforge, you have no shortage of options (provided you pay for some of them, anyway)....
RaiderZ’s Reboot promises zone revamps, map optimization, and core storyline
Remember way back 2015 when PWE shut down RaiderZ? The tragedy didn't last long, as the original developer Masangsoft waited only until 2017 to...
MassivelyOP’s complete 2020 awards debrief and annual recap
As we did in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 (whee!), today I'm going to recap our annual awards and other meta articles from the...
Blade & Soul prepares to celebrate five years of operation
It's been five years since Blade & Soul's local release, and the team is going all-out in celebration complete with a big new desktop...
Vague Patch Notes: Yes, Virginia, that counts as an MMO
There is a particular comment we get on a semi-regular basis, and it is always wrong. It shows up on a wide variety of...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2021?
I think I managed to make it all the way through 2020 without Kickstarting a single game, or anything at all, for that matter....
The Stream Team: Setting sail to pirate adventure in Dungeons and Dragons Online
With so many of her DDO adventures involving pirates lately, Massively OP's MJ was pretty disappointed that she never got to sail. That changes...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2021
Welcome to 2021, folks. It's not even going to have to try all that hard to be better than 2020!
For our first official Massively...
Whatever happened to Rappelz?
We haven't really had a look in the direction of the classic-style fantasy MMORPG Rappelz in a while save for a listen to its...
Star Stable is debuting an animated series on YouTube January 16
Who here wants to watch some apparently magical horse adventures? No, I'm not asking you to watch My Little Pony, I'm actually referring to...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2020
It's now become a long-running tradition on Massively OP to track science-related and science-adjacent stories that touch on the MMORPG world, but this past...