Massively OP Podcast Episode 280: Middle-earth practices social distancing
Justin and Bree discuss Funcom, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Nexon, No Man's Sky, and Skull and Bones, with adventures in LOTRO, Hearthstone, and WoW, plus mailbag topics on fidelity to artistic vision and phasing vs. immersion.
RuneScape invites players to return to The Beach and offers a chance at a Cerberus pet
This week in RuneScape appears to be pretty focused on events. For one thing, the summertime Beach is back between now and August 10th,...
Ultima Online’s 109th update has arrived with new dynamic tools for event GMs
Happy patch day to Ultima Online fans! Publish 109 is live for the almost-23-year-old MMORPG, and it's a bit different from previous publishes, which...
The Stream Team: Socially un-distant undead are sieging AQ3D’s Battleon!
So many new things arrived recently in AQ3D that Massively OP's MJ couldn't experience them all at once. Apparently, undead are craving some social...
Choose My Adventure: Accidentally going to Hell and other Dungeons and Dragons Online misadventures
I’m only level 3 and already Dungeons and Dragons Online has elected to whup my ass.
By the barest margin, the polls said to pick...
Hello there! Star Wars The Old Republic just officially launched on Steam
Remember back when EA refused to put much of anything on Steam, lest it compete with its own Origin platform? Those days have fast...
SoulWorker Anime Legends is available now for mobile devices
If you really enjoy SoulWorker Online but find yourself frustrated that there are times when you have to be away from your desktop and...
Nexon’s new mobile and PC MMO V4 arrives on July 22 — here’s a panoramic trailer
Over the course of this past June we've been checking in on V4, a new MMORPG from Nexon arriving to PC and mobile devices...
LOTRO has now been suffering downtime and tech issues for an entire week
It turns out to have been a bad week to start subbing to Lord of the Rings Online.
As we've been covering, LOTRO is now...
World of Warcraft has been post-Pandaria longer than it has been pre-Pandaria (in the EU)
When dealing with a long-running MMO, it's easy to sort its history into eras based on expansions. But it's also good to remember that...
The Daily Grind: Do you rely on reviews for your MMO purchases?
On MOP, we don't do formal reviews; we've spent the last 10 years arguing that MMORPGs change so dramatically from year to year that...
The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online presents The Liar, the Witch, and the Werewolf
After Massively OP's MJ snuffed the life out of the queen's assassin, she discovered what the coven was plotting in ESO's Greymoor. And it...
Shroud of the Avatar is adding teleporters that link player-owned towns in Release 80
Don't let that image above fool you. That's no ordinary covered wagon, that's a high-tech teleportation device that will forever change how players travel...
Temtem adds in the Kisiwa island tomorrow
It's time to make some friends in Temtem with the next major update coming tomorrow. Not just because players will be tasked with fighting...
Enter to win a Population Zero Steam key from Enplex and MassivelyOP
Make no mistake, Population Zero isn't giving up: Last week, the early access Steam MMO pushed out another update in the wake of its...
COVID-19 roundup: How the pandemic has affected game devs, GameStop’s flip-flopping on mask wearing policy
Hey, it's been some time since we've done one of these roundup stories about the novel coronavirus' effect on gaming, and since there are...
New cross-platform Korean MMO RISE gets a story trailer
A grizzled Standard Video Game Protagonist (model option 2C, Young Man Stubble Beard) has a horse. There is no one else and no civilization...
Wisdom of Nym: What content in Final Fantasy XIV is optional?
So here's an interesting question with an answer that continually shifts: What content is optional in Final Fantasy XIV?
If you're a big fan of...
Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif gives an impromptu talk on the game’s mechanics
So a funny thing happened during a Summit1g livestream on Saturday. The streamer was checking out a recent LazyPeon breakdown video for Ashes of...
The Elder Scrolls Online is pulled from Stadia Pro’s lineup, causing players to cry foul
Back in June, The Elder Scrolls Online first announced that it would be arriving for free on Stadia Pro, with the only asterisk being...
