Book of Travels’ skills aren’t the same-old, same-old
When you think of skills in MMORPGs, you most likely envision combat abilities. Fighting, after all, is 90% of what MMO design seems to...
Black Desert brings a spring event and more anniversary celebrations to PC, Maehwa class to console
If you like your Black Desert with a whole lot of little in-game events, then the most recent update to the MMORPG on PC...
Gloria Victis introduces horses and mounted combat in its latest patch
Horsies! Pretty horsies that you can ride into battle! Your little pony fantasies can now come true in Gloria Victis as the latest update...
Nexon is sunsetting MapleStory 2 after less than two years online
Ah damn, we really didn't need more bad news right about now. But it's here all the same: Nexon officially announced this afternoon that...
Desert Oasis: How Pearl Abyss can guarantee Shadow Arena succeeds
Hands down, Shadow Arena is my favorite battle royale. But just because I've written so many glowing words of accolades for the game does...
Enter to win a sweet Maplestory Pink Bean gaming chair from Nexon and MOP!
Do you hear that sobbing in the background? It's the sound of Massively OP's Carlo weeping over the fact that we're about to give...
Perfect Ten: Original MMOs that never came to be
"What could have been" is a path that I travel frequently, especially when I write The Game Archaeologist column. It genuinely haunts me that...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Update 46 and Lost Gatekeepers adventure pack hit the test server
Dungeons and Dragons Online fans eager to see update 46 are in for a treat this week, as Standing Stone Games has released the...
Art-curation MMO Occupy White Walls is running a $120K Kickstarter
Almost two years ago, we learned about a new game we called "the most bizarre new MMORPG we’ve seen in years" - and it's...
Phantasy Star Online 2 introduces its ‘scratch tickets’ lockboxes as the open beta kicks off
The open beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 has kicked off today on the Xbox One, with Windows 10 still listed as "coming soon."...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands gets another encrypted alpha build
If you're one of the World of Warcraft players eagerly awaiting more news about Shadowlands, you may be a bit nonplussed that the latest...
Lord of the Rings Online spruces up its spring festival
With all that's going on, it might be easy to forget that spring is here -- and with it, Lord of the Rings Online's...
The Daily Grind: Why is it annoying to group up in MMOs?
I know that MMORPGs are really big on the whole social aspect, but for some people, it seems like "social" only means "grouping up...
The Stream Team: Ending Ill Omens in Lord of the Rings Online
LOTRO's Ill Omens event is ending, and Massively OP's MJ wants to gather a few more tokens. That means she's heading into a number...
EVE Online players recount a $5000 ganking and its aftermath on the victim
How would you feel if you saw $5,000 worth of in-game assets blown to smithereens? That was what happened to one EVE Online pilot,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 263: Cantha or bust
Justin and Bree discuss the coronavirus' impact on online gaming, Guild Wars 2's Cantha expansion and recent departures, WoW's essence switcharoo, Phantasy Star Online 2's open beta, Albion Online's roadmap, with adventures in WoW Classic, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends, and mailbag entries on so-called dead games and new engines for old MMOs.
Black Desert Mobile brings the Dark Knight on March 24 and hands out goodies to new and returning players
There are a few things going on in Black Desert Mobile right now. Or happening soon. Really, it's kind of a busy time for...
Secret World Legends celebrates the Spring Equinox until March 31
The Envoys of Avalon have decided that now is the right time to show up in Argatha again, because it's March 17th and that...
Choose My Adventure: The end of the breadcrumb trail in Albion Online
Well, that didn’t take long.
This week was all about following the rest of the breadcrumb trail in Albion Online to see where it led,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Visions of the Past Steel and Fire
Just three short months ago, ArenaNet teased us in its 2020 content preview for Guild Wars 2 with a new type of story content...
