Vague Patch Notes: No, MMO lore does not excuse design decisions
There are a lot of problems with how people tend to use lore when it comes to MMOs. I've talked about one side of...
Cryptic’s Magic: Legends is an isometric RPG and not an MMORPG because of earth elemental butt
Yesterday, we got our first look at the gameplay in Cryptic's upcoming Magic: Legends MMO, and, well, it didn't go over that well. In...
Chronicles of Elyria is still working on the botched Settlers of Elyria event – and future events too
Chronicles of Elyria has returned after winter holidays with a new newsletter for backers. As usual, the newsletter is pretty fluffy (I mean, there's...
Gamigo is surveying ArcheAge, Trove, and RIFT players about monetization
Psst. Hey. Do you have opinions? Strong opinions? Strong opinions about Gamigo's games? Of course you do. Gamigo would like to hear them. I...
Netmarble will begin merging Lineage 2 Revolution’s servers this month
Netmarble's Lineage 2 Revolution mobile MMO was one of the big mobile hits of 2017 and 2018, driving millions of players to yet another...
Lord of the Rings Online begins testing three new Minas Morgul instances
Lord of the Rings Online's Bullroarer test server is delivering up a new patch today as 25.2.1 - and new instances - run the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the loneliest one to play?
Social interactions are an important part of MMOs, but not every single MMO is hopping with players at all times. Sometimes you're alone, like...
Dual Universe hires former CCP technical director as its chief technical officer
Talk about a wealth of experience in internet spaceship sandbox development. Dual Universe developer Novaquark has hired CCP's former technical director Högni Gylfason as...
You’re about to get burned by Neverwinter’s Infernal Citadel
The next time that you step foot in Neverwinter, don't be surprised if things get a mite bit toasty all around you.
This rise in...
Do you want to build a snowman? You can starting today in Black Desert
Do you want to build a snowman? Head on over to Winter Wonderland in Black Desert. PC players this week are being treated to...
EVE Online will run a PLEX for GOOD charity campaign to support victims of Australian bushfires
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I answered an email from an Australian reader (hi Jack!) and mused on how odd it...
Sea of Thieves counts 10M lifetime players, preps Legends of the Sea for January 15
Sea of Thieves is having a good week! For a start, Rare announced this afternoon that the pirate MMO-lite has commandeered 10 million players...
The Stream Team: ‘Come to Corellia,’ SWTOR’s Darth Malgus said, ‘it’ll be fun’
Last week, Massively OP's Larry had the shock of his SWTOR life. (If you missed it, we highly recommend watching!) Now MJ is dying...
The first gameplay footage of Magic: Legends is available now for your viewing pleasure
So after the surprise reveal of Magic: Legends, we've all been awaiting the first glance at what the game's actual gameplay will be like......
Tamriel Infinium: My favorite things in The Elder Scrolls Online
If you’ve been following the Tamriel Infinium column at least since my own arrival at Massively OP, you may have noticed my propensity for...
Perfect Ten: Upcoming MMOs to watch in 2020
There is a great feeling of flipping a calendar over to a fresh year, isn't there? All that promise and potential spread out in...
World of Warcraft previews the upcoming bosses and rewards of Ny’alotha, the Waking City
Pop that Cypress Hill CD in the boombox because it's time for adventurers to just go out of their minds in World of Warcraft. Or... wait,...
A new mobile spinoff of Final Fantasy XV is in development for worldwide release
So this is interesting. While it appears that Square-Enix has largely backed off from pre-launch attempts at making Final Fantasy XV into an ongoing...
Rend studio Frostkeep has apparently suffered a round of layoffs
It looks as if Frostkeep Studios is suffering some downsizing this week. Evan "Scapes" Berman, a producer for the MMO studio and a figure...
Guild Wars 2 launches its PvP League Season 20 and announces dates for the Lunar New Year
Short and sweet Guild Wars 2 news, this one. ArenaNet has officially kicked off its 20th season of the PvP League, which runs between...
