Opinion

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The Daily Grind: Will you Kickstart any video games in the new year?

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A recent piece on Gamesindustry.biz posits that while there the crowdfunding "bubble" hasn't burst, the crowdfunding scene, at least insofar as video games, is experiencing...

EVE Evolved: 2015 EVE Online year in review

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It's been a busy year for sci-fi MMO EVE Online and developer CCP Games. EVE received more updates throughout 2015 than in any previous year, though...
Yeah, it's never happening.

The Daily Grind: Do long localization delays make you less likely to play an MMO?

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Having written about it recently, I found myself thinking that it might not even matter if Phantasy Star Online 2 even comes out in...

Massively OP’s 2015 Blooper Awards: Most Predictable MMO Delay

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Most Predictable MMO Delay. And the winner is... The Division The Division was unveiled at E3 in...

The Game Archaeologist: Asheron’s Call 2

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MMO sequels are funny animals. Sequels (along with prequels and "reimaginings") are ingrained into the entertainment industry so deep that it makes sense that...

The Daily Grind: Would you play an animal in an MMO?

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It's not every MMO that straight-up gives you the option to play as a run-of-the-mill animal (albeit one with human intelligence). Sure, there are...

Massively OP’s 2015 Blooper Awards: Longest MMO Newsletter

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Longest MMO Newsletter. And the winner is... Camelot Unchained You guys. These things are epic. I gave...

Jukebox Heroes: The 2015 Online VGM Awards

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With another year coming to a close, I thought it would be an opportune time to go back and give out flippant awards to...

The best MMORPG polls of 2015

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Every week for the last few years, we've expanded on our "Daily Grind" theme with a Leaderboard poll. On the one hand, seeing the numbers...

The Daily Grind: Are you playing MMOs on Christmas today?

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Christmas means different things to different people. Some folks imbue it with family-oriented festivities, others consider it a religious day, and others just think of it as...

Massively Overthinking: One MMO wish for 2016

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We gave out a lot of awards this month for things games did in 2015, and we talked about what we think will happen...

Massively OP’s 2015 Blooper Awards: Best MMO Milking Sim

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Best MMO Milking Sim. And the winner is... Project Gorgon What, did you think this award was...
Never over.

Perfect Ten: The 10 best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2015

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There is no way we can list all of the great updates in a given year. It's not possible. We are always going to...
Hooray, dead birds you set on fire! How did you know?

The Daily Grind: What gift would you like to receive tomorrow in a live MMO?

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If we could all get whatever we wanted tomorrow, I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts we would all want the same fundamental thing:...

Massively OP’s 2015 Blooper Awards: Best Worst MMO Headline

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Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Best Worst MMO Headline. And the winner is... Eliot's Masterpiece: LEGO Universe died on the sword of...
Bear bomb!

Ask Mo: Massively OP’s 2015 awards debrief

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Massively OP's formal 2015 awards technically ended on Friday, though we've got a few stragglers and roundups left to go. As I do every year, today I'll round...
Ho, then when I say so, ho again.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best holiday content?

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You might have noticed that we're currently awash in seasonal festivities, not just in the real world but in MMOs as well. Christmas is...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 43: End-of-the-year roundtable

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Justin, Bree, Eliot, MJ, and Larry discuss MMOs in 2015, the MOP 2015 awards, and their hopes for 2016 on this staff roundtable 'cast.

The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2015

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One of my favorite things to do every year is look through Livefyre and round up the articles that you guys just would not...

The Daily Grind: If you like PvP, why do you play MMOs?

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During the discussion in the World of Warcraft PvP gear flattening article last week, longtime Massively OP commenter SallyBowls wondered why serious PvPers bother playing MMOs....