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Activision-Blizzard Q2 2021: Activision revenues are up, Blizzard MAUs are down amid sexism scandal

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Back in May, we got quite a bit of unexpected attention here at MassivelyOP as the headline for our coverage of Activision-Blizzard's Q1 2021...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 333: Dragon us back to Guild Wars 2

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons, Pathfinder Online, Crimson Desert, and Week Two of the Blizzard Scandal, with adventures in LOTRO, FFXIV, Albion, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on boycotts in the MMO space.

Pokemon Go skips multiple generations and trash pokemon to land on Sword/Shield legendaries

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Players once thought that Pokemon GO's third Ultra Unlock from GoFest 2021 was just a simple release of Giratina, or perhaps Gen 4's Mythical god-status...

Guild Wars 2’s One Path Ends is free for all players this week as game perks hit Amazon Prime Gaming

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End of Dragons may have everyone buzzing, but Guild Wars 2 has stuff going on right now that won't require you to wait until...
Blueprint'd!

Dual Universe launches beta patch 0.26 ‘Apollo’ today with shield, asteroids, and chairs

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Are you sitting down? Because that's a thing you can do in Dual Universe with the game's most recent patch. Beta patch 0.26, known...

Tencent reacts to Chinese state media calling online games ‘spiritual opium’ by adding new restrictions

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Young online game fans in China are going to be facing some new restrictions from Tencent-operated games. That's in response to an article from...
I'm sure it's a coincidence.

Craig Morrison announces his departure from Blizzard

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It's time for the departure of yet another name you might recognize from Blizzard, but you might recognize him from other projects as well....
Do I look like a patient cow?

The gamer in the infamous BlizzCon video says she ‘dodged a bullet’ by not working at Blizzard

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When Xantia stepped up at BlizzCon to address World of Warcraft's character design and ask that women in the game not all look as...

EVE Online’s record-breaking World War Bee 2 has seemingly come to an end

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In an unexpected twist, one of the largest and longest-running wars in EVE Online came to a close with a fizzle instead of a...
Are we good now? Do you love us yet?

Bless Unleashed dev discusses PC version’s release, post-launch content, and cash shop promises in video

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With only a few days left before Bless Unleashed makes its PC debut, Round 8 Studio's head of development Koven Park decided to take...

Elyon amps up the PvP options for this month’s beta test

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With a second closed beta kicking off on August 18th and a full launch at the end of September, Elyon is a very busy...

Blizzard’s J. Allen Brack is stepping down ahead of today’s investor call

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J. Allen Brack is out at Blizzard today ahead of the investor call this afternoon, replaced by a pair of co-leaders. Activision-Blizzard President and...

Nevergrind Online is an upcoming cooperative multiplayer title dressed up in classic RPG style

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Update: An MOP reader pointed us to the history of this particular solo developer, which appears to involve publicly promoting anti-vax conspiracies (among other...

Wolcen Lords of Mayhem details plans for summons and endgame activities

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With the Arise update of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem already in players' hands, there's perhaps some question on what the multiplayer ARPG has next...

Star Sonata 2 adjusts support classes, adds a new zone, and introduces base upgrading features

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Let's check in on Star Sonata 2, shall we? After all, the last time we had a peek in on this one it had...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends just restored language-learning and expanded smuggler slicing

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I have grumped before about logging into an MMORPG and having a mechanic upended so thoroughly that it's cost me days or weeks of...

Crowfall launches The Shadow update, opens new recruiting campaign

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This won't surprise anyone who was already participating in Crowfall's pre-launch recruiting programs, but it's worth noting all the same that the live game...

Competitive MMO Lands of Kehliel posts slow but sure progress on its first match

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Do you remember Lands of Kehliel? It first crossed our desk in November of last year, promising a competition-focused open world MMORPG experience where...

SEED dev blogs discuss city building, player testing reactions, and the first version of an economy

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If you were worried that the somewhat sort list suggested by this story's headline meant that there weren't a lot of developer blogs roaring...

Mortal Online 2 revamps pet XP, adjusts clade gifts, and adds new monsters in latest update

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Mortal Online 2's newest content patch is yet another little cornucopia of different things, whether it's fixes for bugs, adjustments to abilities or pet...