Perfect Ten: The top 10 craziest skills in Project Gorgon
It's no secret that many of us in the Massively OP office have a little bit of a game crush on Project Gorgon. Personally, I fell in love with the game when I discovered that it was all about collecting and leveling up a wild array skills -- lots and lots of skills. As of right now there are...
Eco finishes its Kickstarter with over $200,000 raised
Survival sandbox and learning environment Eco finished out its successful Kickstarter run overnight, raising $202,760 and just reaching its epic justice system stretch goal. Strange Loop Games' John Krajewski thanked backers in advance:
So a gigantic thank you to everyone who has believed in the idea of Eco, that games can and should be more than entertainment, and that doing so actually makes them...
Crowfall raises another million, previews collector’s edition
While the central narrative of Crowfall focuses around an all-consuming Hunger that demolishes everything, Crowfall's development studio seems to be on the upswing rather than swiftly decaying. The studio has raised another $1 million in post-Kickstarter funding as well as attracted a small group of angel investors to put more money into the game. If you're one of the...
RIFT previews the playstyle and souls of the Primalist
RIFT has done pretty well for itself with four specific callings since launch, and that means that the Primalist has a lot to live up to. It has to feel like it's something very different right from the start, something that couldn't just as easily be turned into a soul for one of the other callings. A preview of...
TERA is revamping its starting experience
After three years of operation in North America, TERA is overdue for a new starting experience. The most recent producer's letter for the game promises precisely that in the near future, along with the first community-designed costume set and the addition of the new Brawler class to the game. A new class and a new starting experience do go...
Otherland opens its early access doors today
Does Otherland hold potential to be an immersive MMO? Fans today will get to find out as the title opens up its early access testing on Steam.
The sci-fi MMO is adopting a buy-to-play model, and as such players will have to fork over some cash (at least $20) to get into early access testing. According to the developers, the game...
ArcheAge goes offline for two days for 2.0 and server merges
ArcheAge is beginning its great 48-hour blackout today as Trion Worlds rolls out Update 2.0 while simultaneously merging several servers in its "evolution" initiative. "It made more sense to do this all at the same time so we'd only have one united land rush and one set of guild restructuring," Trion explained.
The studio posted a helpful FAQ to educate players on...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite Final Fantasy XIV job?
I went back to Final Fantasy XIV this week, and apart from still not being able to create a character on my preferred server (Balmung), I'm having a good time. As per usual, though, I'm decisionally challenged when it comes to jobs. I kinda like Black Mage, but I also kinda like Scholar and I might like to try...
DC Universe’s Episode 16 gets a quick trailer
Daybreak has released a short teaser for DC Universe Online's Episode 16 DLC. And when we say short, we do mean short, as the clip runs for a quick 30 seconds. It features Episode 16's Desecrated Cathedral alert as well as Oa Under Siege. For the former, players will need to answer Raven's call for help and return to the...
Camelot Unchained’s procedurally generated terrain build runs for over 100 hours
This evening's Camelot Unchained update has some good news regarding the recently concluded "100 hours of glory." In a nutshell, the fantasy RvR title's servers ran for 113 consecutive hours without a hitch, which is impressive due to the fact that said servers were running a build with the first iteration of the game's new terrain system.
"A barely-tested build with...