Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2017
It's true that we lost a lot of MMOs in 2016 -- bigger and more important ones than in 2014 and 2015. 2017, however, has...
Black Desert’s first patch of 2018 awakens the Mystic and adds campsite feature
The Mystic class that just flew westward at the tail end of last year is already busying herself with awakening, live in Black Desert...
LawBreakers is the weak link in Nexon’s Q3 2017 financial results
Here's the good news for Nexon's Q3 2017 investor call: The company had a good set of third-quarter results overall, and it has a...
ESA pushes back against World Health Organization’s gaming disorder classification
In case you missed it over the holiday break, but the World Health Organization announced it would be adding "gamer disorder" and "hazardous gaming"...
Nexon’s Hyper Universe is launching on January 17
Looking for the first big release of 2018? Nexon is making a bid for your attention with the launch of Hyper Universe in just...
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2017: Happy little trees
Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2017!
Coming in at #2 on our list is...
SMITE honors 'painting god' Bob...
Fortnite adds silencers in its first Battle Royale update of 2018
The first Fortnite update of the new year has arrived for the Battle Royale mode, and it introduces the silenced pistol along with a...
MMO Year in Review: Star Citizen’s alpha 3.0 finally arrives (December 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey as we head into...
Saga of Lucimia runs next pre-alpha test, goes on a hiring spree
Saga of Lucimia is charging into the new year with energy and gusto. The hardcore fantasy MMO is currently running its ninth pre-alpha test,...
Overwatch’s 2018 includes new heroes, maps, and better competitive play
Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan barely has recovered from his marathon chair-sitting session over the holidays, but the scruffy-looking nerfherder is back in front...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2017
Over the last couple of years, we've redoubled our efforts on our science-related articles, as you may have noticed from our roundups in 2016 and 2015....
Exclusive: Ship of Heroes’ Casey McGeever on the superhero MMORPG genre
Ship of Heroes is super-jumping right into 2018 with two documents of note. The first is a retrospective of what the Heroic Games team...
Worlds Adrift’s team had a blast in 2017
While Worlds Adrift's end-of-year video isn't heavy on any juicy details of upcoming testing and development, it does convey Bossa Studios' enthusiasm and goofy...
Black Desert Mobile shares some details about account linking, character creation, and items
Curious about the play experience of Black Desert Mobile? The developers have put out a helpful FAQ about the game's features, mechanical changes, and...
PSA: RIFT, ArcheAge, and Trove are reclaiming abandoned names, so save yours soon
Happy new year! You don't need that old, musty name any more, do you? Especially if it hasn't been used in a while?
While you're...
Sumo Digital picks up CCP’s ejected EVE Valkyrie studio
Good news for anybody out there worried about the future of EVE Valkyrie: CCP's Newcastle studio, the one that runs Valkyrie, has been acquired...
Steam’s best-selling 2017 games include ARK, Warframe, and H1Z1
With 2017 officially over and done, Steam's taking a moment to report on its best-selling games over the course of the whole year. While...
Kickstarter reports $172M raised for games in 2017
Here's something interesting to chew on today: Kickstarter actually had an incredible 2017 when it came to funding games and raising money. Head of...
Here’s everything you need to know about World of Warcraft’s Patch 7.3.5
With the community consensus that World of Warcraft's Patch 7.3.5 will be coming out prior to January 21st, some excitement and interest has been...
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2017: Stream honking
We're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2017!
Coming in at #3 on our list is...
But seriously, how is stream honking...
