Black Desert is celebrating its second western birthday with a new minimap and absolute skills
It's hard to imagine an MMORPG without a minimap in 2018. But how many of them have a 3-D minimap? That's just one of...
H1Z1 has launched after three years of early access with a ‘massive’ patch
If you bought the rumors and teases last week that H1Z1, the artist formerly known as King of the Kill, was about to launch,...
Defiance 2050 further explains cross-platform play, character carryover, and game mechanics
Still scratching your head a bit about the Defiance 2050 surprise announcement yesterday? We all are. Fortunately, we do have a bit more information...
Funcom announces Mutant Year Zero, a tactical adventure game
If mutants, post-apocalyptic settings, and turn-based combat sound intriguing, then Funcom's got a pleasant surprise in store for you today with its announcement of...
Villagers and Heroes releases for iOS mobile devices
Cross-platform MMO Villagers and Heroes made a leap to another platform this week with the release of the game for the app store. This...
Black Desert Mobile is launching in South Korea at the end of February
Finally, your long nightmare of having moments during the day when you weren't able to play Black Desert will be over with the launch...
Neverwinter’s Lost City of Omu update is live for PC players; here’s the launch trailer!
Neverwinter's Lost City of Omu update is live on PC today - yes, PS4 and Xbox One players will have to wait a few...
Pokemon Go brings back party-hat pikachus, announces bulbasaur for next community day
I have to admit that Pokemon Go's really been on a roll lately with the rapidly rolled out events. Despite some bugs during the last community...
Heroes of the Storm is testing balance changes for Sonya and Medivh
The next patch for Heroes of the Storm is arriving on March 6th, but you can test the patch on the test server until...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 159: Panda punching
Justin and Bree discuss all the new stuff coming in March, plus news from TERA, RIFT Prime, H1Z1, Black Desert, Guild Wars 2, and secret projects, with mailbag questions on the fast pace of the site and MMO terminology.
Demon’s Souls servers turn off tomorrow
There's been a trend over the past several years of games that are not MMOs but still have a pretty robust suite of online...
The ESRB proposes new microtransaction label, while Hawaii’s Chris Lee questions the ESA on lockboxes
The Entertainment Software Rating Board claims it's taking steps to solve the lockbox crisis, in part in response to bills before multiple state governments...
MMO Business Roundup: EA Spouse 14 years later, PUBG poaching from Riot, and Funcom financials
Welcome back to another edition of our informal business roundup, where we wedge all the fun MMO industry tidbits that pile up in our...
Legends of Aria reveals founder’s pack rewards
Planning on dropping a shiny dime (plus several hundred additional dimes) on one of the founder's packs for Legends of Aria? You'll gain access...
Shadow’s Kiss shows pictures of sex clubs, cemeteries, and penthouses
While we haven't heard too much about Shadow's Kiss following its small but successful Kickstarter campaign last year, the team has been teasing its...
Secret World Legends has made the Agents available for missions
Managing other people in Secret World Legends: A life's goal for members of the Illuminati and probably a living hell for the Dragons. (Templars...
Trion reboots Defiance as Defiance 2050, launching on PC and console this summer
Welp, now we know what Trion Worlds has been working on: Defiance is getting a sequel, launching for PC, Xbox One, and PS4 this...
Treasure hunt in RuneScape with its updated clue scrolls mechanics
RuneScape is getting yet another update today, and it's another feature players begged for in last year's round of Jagex surveys. We're talking, of...
Elite Dangerous’ Beyond – Chapter One launches today
Commanders, today is your day: Elite Dangerous' Beyond - Chapter One goes live this afternoon after today's lengthy downtime. As we've previously noted, the...
World of Warcraft has a new PvP talent UI and (possibly) no Zandalari paladins in Battle for Azeroth
It's important to note at this point that World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth has not yet revealed the classes for Zandalari or Dark...
