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Obviously, reading Massively OP is but one of the ways that you bide your time until the opportunity arises for you to climb to the top of your own criminal empire. We're here to tell you that today is that day, for this chance is contained within GTA Online's newest update, Executives and Other Criminals. The patch allows VIPs to...

We hope you weren't planning on playing any of the World of Warcraft: Legion alpha during your own holiday break (assuming you have one). Blizzard has announced today that the alpha test will be going on break on December 21st, to return sometime early next year. There's no discussion of whether or not the testing pool will be expanding...

For a game that's heading into its maintenance mode, Final Fantasy XI is remaining quite active. Previous announcements had confirmed that the game was going to continue receiving updates through the end of April 2016, but producer Akihiko Matsui has confirmed that the game will continue to be updated past April with monthly updates featuring both battle and story...

Back in our holiday gifts guide for the MMO hipster, I made a joke about demanding game soundtracks on vinyl. Little did I know back then that this was something about to become a reality for Guild Wars 2. iam8bit and ArenaNet, publisher and developer of the acclaimed Guild Wars® franchise, have teamed up to release a special Collector’s Edition...

Speculation can be dangerous because I tend to be too hopeful for the MMOs that I play. I've been critical of The Elder Scrolls Online in the past, but I do like the game, and I’m hopeful for its future too. I truly only want good things to happen to it. Maybe that’s why I’m a bit harsh about it sometimes. This...

Here's a bit of MMORPG e-sports drama for you: A major Guild Wars 2 e-sports team bailed from competition last night. Competing in the game's ESL Guild Wars 2 Pro League for a cut of $200,000 in prize cash, a member of team Zero Counterplay apparently abandoned play mid-match, handing the win to its opponents. Member aerodynamique explained his team's motivations on Reddit, citing multiple problems...

Elite: Dangerous' Horizons - specifically, the 1.5 ships update - is set for launch today. Horizons is considered the next season for the game's original version, which launched a year ago. That makes today's launch, Planetary Landings, the first expansion of this second season. Got all that? Good. Frontier's devs are busily streaming in honor of the launch, and David Braben submitted...

Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for biggest MMO blunder of the year. Last year, we called developer hubris and obstinance the biggest blunder of the year, as we criticized game development and business model decisions in WildStar, Destiny, The Elder Scrolls Online, and ArcheAge. This isn't an award we particularly enjoy giving, but I think it's a fitting complement...

It may be a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but the residents of Star Wars: The Old Republic still know how to celebrate winter holidays. Sure, all of the emphasis on snow for Life Day might seem a bit odd if you were born and raised on Tatooine, but you can still take part in...

Have you ever noticed that every single holiday celebration in Final Fantasy XIV goes wrong? There's never a year when player characters are not tasked with fixing something messy. This year's Starlight Celebration is coming, and wouldn't you know it, the holiday celebration is going wrong again and it's up to players to ensure that everyone enjoys the magic...