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MMO Year in Review: July was the high mark of the year for MMORPGs (July 2017)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...

Academics weigh in on ‘gaming addiction’ claims

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We've previously discussed that according to the Manual of Mental Disorders and the industry standard Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, gaming addiction isn't a...
Shock?

Crowfall overhauls keybinding extensively

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Keybinding is important when you're playing any sort of game with active combat. Perhaps you really like to have all of your action keys...

Visionary Realms and Cryptic Studios put out help wanted notices

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As always, we here at Massively OP keep our eyes glued to MMO studio job boards to see if any posted positions might give...
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Destiny 2 leaks out the second DLC, Gods of Mars, via the PlayStation store

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It's long been known that the next Destiny 2 DLC will be out next year, with most players figuring on early in the year,...

Destiny’s forbidden Music of the Spheres album is leaked

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One of the oddest sagas in video game soundtrack history continues this month. Destiny fans might recall that there was a major companion album...

CCP is working on ‘a new and highly ambitious MMORPG’

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Even with massive downsizing and the end of its virtual reality ambitions, CCP hasn't quite thrown in the towel just yet. One of our tipsters...

Rend plans alpha test for Q1 2018

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You know what's one of the best remedies for the post-holiday blues? All of the excitement of MMO year previews and new rounds of...
This didn't work out all right.

The Repopulation wants you to talk about how you like to play

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How do you like to play video games? Specifically, how do you like to play The Repopulation? No, you don't have to tell us,...

Broke Protocol refines its cops-and-robbers gameplay

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Somewhere between good and evil, law and crime, and pixels and voxels lies Broke Protocol. The adorably chunky city sandbox came out with a...
Hey, it's okay.

The Daily Grind: What’s your earliest MMO memory?

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As I've alluded in the past, my earliest MMO memory is about doing something that I would later learn was an enormous faux pas....

Overwatch plants Jeff Kaplan in front of a fire for 10 hours and hands out free loot boxes

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Overwatch made a bid for players' attention this busy holiday weekend, and in some ways, it succeeded. For starters, Blizzard decided to gift all...
spooky, kinda

MMO Year in Review: Morrowind, Stormblood, and Secret World Legends (June 2017)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
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Final Fantasy XIV adds new carbuncle options while preparing for a dogged year

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It's time for the annual celebration of the new year in Final Fantasy XIV, and this year has a theme like every other. And...

Chronicles of Elyria will feature an event with three years of darkness

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How long do you like your day/night cycle in MMORPGs? Chronicles of Elyria is preparing its fans for the possibility of a record-breaking three...

EVE Evolved: 2017 EVE Online year in review

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We've reached the end of another year, and it's certainly been a busy one for EVE Online. This year saw heavy gameplay iteration, with...

Get two free mechs just for playing a MechWarrior Online match today

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If you want to expand your arsenal of mechs to use in MechWarrior Online, be sure to log in and play a match today,...

Camelot Unchained wraps up the year with exciting portents of things to come

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It's no massive January announcement, but Camelot Unchained's end-of-year reports supply enough reading to un-bah many humbugs during the holiday break. First up is the...
Eventually, we'll add women.

Wild West Online posts its development roadmap ahead of a late winter release.

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Here's the bad news for Wild West Online testers: The game's next big update has to wait until January, because the developers realized that...

MMO Year in Review: Ashes of Creation vs. Wild West Online (May 2017)

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We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...