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PWE has rolled out two big pieces of news for Star Trek Online fans today. First, the studio says it's overhauling STO's "All Lock Box Drop" event by replacing old lockboxes from missions with limited-time lockboxes it's calling Infinity Lock Boxes. They'll still require the same ol' keys, but when opened, they'll "include prizes from nearly all retired boxes in a...

Webzen is back with another huge giveaway on MOP, this one in celebration of summer across its multiple MMOs. The company has granted us 2000 keys, and you get to pick the Webzen game the code is used on, be it Asta, ELOA, Rappelz, Mu Online, Flyff, or C9. There are different rewards depending on which game you pick,...

Black Desert's Valencia is really, truly on the way -- tomorrow, in fact -- with 500+ new quests, the upgraded enchantment system, guild housing, and whale hunting. Actual whales, not cash shop whales. "Black Desert Online receives the major Valencia Part One expansion tomorrow, increasing world size by 30% with a large and treasure-riddled desert area that will require care...

World of Warcraft players recently got an eyeful of information about Titanforged items and how the game's item levels will work through Legion (and possibly beyond). That isn't such a huge deal, really; it just explains how item upgrades works, walks through the process, and potentially changes every aspect of gearing in the game as well as assumptions about how...

Will Firefall fans want Mark Kern at the helm of a game again? That's the question of the hour, as Kern has proposed engaging in a new project that will function as a "spiritual successor" to Firefall. His idea is to make Ember, a game in which players will assume the role of "reapers" who will use mech suits to forcibly terraform...

There's a secret war raging in the streets beneath Manhattan in The Division. You know, in addition to the very obvious war raging above the streets. Players who pick up the new Underground DLC will be able to take on the story content and pick up new gear sets while facing off against vicious foes, but everyone will be...

Landmark is a game in which you can make a wide variety of different things to suit your deepest desires. Want to make a fantasy castle? Go for it. Want a technological paradise? Have a blast. Want to make your character look nonhuman? Well... you're kind of out of luck there. Or you were, anyhow; the upcoming Fantasy Appearance...

For many of us at Massively OP, Elder Scrolls Online won E3, if that’s really a thing, but that's partly because all ZeniMax Online Studios really had to do was show up when most other MMORPGs barely made a showing at all. Even so, ESO did much more than just show up; in fact, it made it to the main stage during the...

Summer is the perfect time for cookouts, beach parties, sunburns, and meaty MMO patches. At least RIFT thinks so, as Trion Worlds is preparing Update 3.7 for release some time in July. RIFT always likes to keep experimenting with new ideas, and Update 3.7 won't be exempt from this. One of these ideas is that all new players will automatically...

On this week's Massively OP podcast -- out yesterday evening for our $5+ Patreon backers and out later this afternoon for everybody else -- Larry explains just what the deal is with Star Wars: The Old Republic's Dark vs. Light campaign. Players are miffed because they're being expected to roll new characters to complete achievements and challenges in a...