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Massively: We're here with Path of Exile Producer Chris Wilson to talk about the state and future of this ARPG. Thanks for joining us Chris! So, how is Path of Exile doing lately? Chris Wilson: Really well. We're five weeks into the closed beta of our largest expansion ever: The Awakening. We'll be releasing it in early June, and it's...

Dota 2 is stockpiling its arsenal against the competition with the advent of a massive overhaul called Dota 2 Reborn. Dota 2 Reborn won't be changing the basics of how the game operates, but it will slap in a new engine and revamp several of its features and user interface elements. Some of the changes coming include a new dashboard, better...

The long wait is almost over. Heavensward early access starts up on June 19th, and it comes with a lot of changes. Starting with, you know, all those new areas and stories and quests and abilities and... Sorry, got a bit overwhelmed there. The point is that it'll be here, and I won't be the only one overwhelmed; there is...

There's a great big world out there in Blade & Soul, but if you were hoping it would be a calm and welcoming place in which people of diverse talents could come together... well, let's just go ahead and say no. The realm is actually split between the two biggest factions duking it out until most people can't remember...

With so many fun heroes to play in Marvel Heroes, it's no wonder Massively OP's MJ doesn't have many at max level. But today she's trying to change that; she's going to make a mad dash to get Dr. Doom to level 60 using the bounty of Midtown Madness. Can she succeed and double her cache of max-level characters?...

The business model of Pathfinder Online's current testing phase is odd, since you have to pay a box price and a subscription fee to take part in the testing -- at least, you did have to, before now. The game is revising that in two important ways, starting with a removal of the box price. Testing is now as...

The full story on Blizzard's decision and subsequent reappraisal of grounding flying mounts in World of Warcraft is still being revealed. In a new interview, Lead Game Designer Ion Hazzikostas denied that the move to institute Draenor flying was reluctantly done, although he did say that the topic's been difficult from the start and grew worse when players revolted. "We...

The drama over the proposed Darkfall classic server continued this weekend. Aventurine CEO Zad Mehdawi removed his original post on the subject, saying that it was not "approved for posting" and put up an amended one hinting that the company wouldn't be averse to handing off the project to a third party. Mehdawi briefly lists why a classic server will not...

The downside of E3 pre-conferences coming earlier and earlier is that the event just gets longer and longer, but the upside is that you can find out some pretty neat stuff ahead of time. Bethesda held a pre-E3 event yesterday, and it contained some pretty fascinating information for players of The Elder Scrolls Online, including video of the Imperial...

I feel like the odd man out when it comes to mobile (or more specifically for MassivelyOP's purposes, mobile MMOs). Everyone I know seems to love staring at tiny screens during commutes and smudging them to death while fumbling about with the latest in ham-fisted, view-obscuring touch controls. Me, I prefer to sit in my overstuffed easy chair in front of...