The Stream Team: An anniversary stroll in the Star Wars Galaxies Emu

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The infamous Star Wars Galaxies launched 13 years ago tomorrow. As the game that tossed MassivelyOP's MJ down the rabbit hole of MMOs and began her virtual world addiction, she can't help but head into the emulator to relive some of those grand moments for its anniversary. Join us live at 4:00 p.m. as OPTV's infamous Stream Team returns...

The Game Archaeologist talks to the Asheron’s Call super-fan

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A little while back, I received a rather passionate email from Massively OP reader Diego regarding Asheron's Call. He had quite a lot to say about the game's current and troubled state, and he was hoping that I would write up a piece on it as a result. Instead, I invited him to sit down and talk about the game,...

The Stream Team: A walk in ARK’s new redwoods

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The new redwood biome was finally released in ARK: Survival Evolved, and MassivelyOP's MJ is excited to check it out. It's a pretty dangerous place, but you build a treehouse. A treehouse! Tune in live at 12:00 p.m. as MJ braves the new terrors to play among the giant trees. What: ARK: Survival Evolved Who: MJ Guthrie When: 12:00 p.m. EDT on...

Marvel Heroes pulls out all of the stops in its third anniversary finale

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Hopefully you haven't missed out on Marvel Heroes' incredible third anniversary event that's been raging across the game all month. In addition to giving out a wide array of freebies, including hero tokens and team-ups, the occasion has been marked by the activation of several of the game's bonus events. For the last week of the game's anniversary, Gazillion is...
These are the bone woods.

WRUP: Save money with this one incredibly horrifying trick edition

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When you need to alleviate your woes of money, either because you find your electric bill is too high or you owe good money to the duke's son for services a fortnight past, you can use this incredibly horrifying trick. Stomp your feet not once, not twice, but thrice, then whisper the name of your love into the ear...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has killed you the most?

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There's a small story behind that screenshot up there. I was playing Star Trek Online, and during a boss fight I was stricken by a rather nasty DoT. While I won the fight, I saw that my death was imminent, so the second that I got the option to beam back to my ship, I clicked it -- right...
Wow, look; nothing.

Betawatch: Shroud of the Avatar prepares launch without launching (June 24, 2016)

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It's important to note that Shroud of the Avatar is not actually going to launch on July 28th. It's just not going to wipe characters any further. Everything will be completely persistent from that point onward, but that's different from launch because of reasons. The players are preparing to hold a convention later this year in Baltimore, and there's...

The Stream Team: A first look at Master X Master’s alpha weekend

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MassivelyOP's MJ is all about peeking in and checking out new games, and what's newer than the first alpha weekend of NCsoft's upcoming Master X Master action MOBA?  She's heading in to get a good look at what this title has to offer so far. And she's not going along: DC (Death Counter) will be accompanying her! There will...
A dragon's dog, Ma.

Dragon’s Dogma Online is launching its season 2 update on June 30th

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You can buy Dragon's Dogma on Steam right now for on sale (as with most things on Steam right now), so it's entirely plausible that you might play the game and think that it would make for a great online game. Apparently, Capcom agreed, as Dragon's Dogma Online is not only out but receiving a major update at the...

Valve sued for enabling e-sports gambling with skins

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According to report at Polygon this week, Valve is being sued by a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player for allegedly knowingly allowing and sponsoring illegal gambling thanks apparently to Steam's OpenID api, which allows players to log into gambling websites with their Steam accounts. Participants, including underage gamers, are then able to place illegal bets on professional CS:GO e-sports events,...