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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 dong-detecting software Consonance, SEO, accuracy, and dongs. Games journalism! Want to nominate another winner? Let us know in the comments, and don't forget to check out our serious MMO awards while you're at it.

Heading back to the past is sometimes possible when an MMO decides that there's enough interest to start up a classic server. NCsoft obviously does in regard to Lineage 2, as it's finally turned on the early access switch for its Lineage 2 classic EU server. The classic server returns to an earlier version of Lineage 2 that is decidedly more hardcore...

Just because an MMO is launching in 2015 doesn't mean that it is necessarily some ultra-gorgeous, physics engine-happy affair. Sometimes games look to the past rather than the present for inspiration, which is where we find EverEmber Online as it releases today. Looking as though it would be perfectly at home on the Super Nintendo, EverEmber Online combines old-school looks...

As it heads into the new year, Shroud of the Avatar has grand plans in store for the first few months. In its most recent newsletter, Portalarium discusses what's coming in the first quarter of 2016. In addition to pumping out monthly updates, Shroud of the Avatar is gearing up for what looks to be an important summer milestone: "The...

If you're still waiting for Phantasy Star Online 2 to be released in North America, today's news isn't going to do much to help matters. There's still no word on when or if the title will be localized. But there is a new platform for the game to be released upon, as the title is being ported to the...

Although Project Gorgon's Steam launch was delayed, MassivelyOP's MJ couldn't wait any longer to jump back in. There's just something about this game where you can be a cow, a werewolf, and more that draws her in. Besides, she never finished exploring Khyrulek's Crypt! There's bound to be more to see (and quite likely, die to) in those stone...

This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into 2016. Raph Koster kept our commenters occupied in April with his long retrospective on how Star Wars Galaxies worked and whether it failed. The Button took hold of the gaming world, WildStar F2P rumors ran rampant, and...

Fans of CCP Games have a pretty solid idea of what's on the company's docket: EVE Online, EVE Valkyrie, and EVE Gunjack, and if the developers aren't too busy with other matters, they might even roll out an update to DUST 514. It's all straightforward enough. But a new job listing for a Senior Producer indicates that the company...

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 up all the awards in one place, discuss the thought process behind the selections, and compare our staff votes to the popular votes (which are still technically ongoing for another week). Follow along for a...

The testing for Black Desert has only just begun over on western shores, but players in its native Korea have been enjoying the game for some time now. Another update has recently landed which adds the second half of the Valencia region, highlighted in a new trailer just below. There are rocks, there is ground, there's atmosphere - all...