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World of Warcraft and RuneScape dare you to become a beach bunny

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What's up with all of the beach studio blogs lately? I guess we know where all of the devs' minds are at now that we've rounded the corner into July! World of Warcraft is definitely on break if it's pumping out articles like the six best beaches in Azeroth. Have you seen them all? Do you agree with the list?...

The Stream Team: Visiting Villagers & Heroes Reborn with devs

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Have you looked into Villagers & Heroes since it was reborn a few weeks back? The game got a facelift, and MassivelyOP's MJ is keen on checking it all out. She'll be joined by devs who will help show off the game's features and answer questions, so join live at 7:00 p.m for a romp through this sandbox. What: Villagers...

G.I.R.L. scholarship winners get H1Z1 internship

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Daybreak's eight-year-running Gamers in Real Life (G.I.R.L.) scholarship program is done evaluating applicants and ready to proclaim the winners. That's right, winners plural; this year, the studio decided to expand G.I.R.L. to include two categories, one for art and design and the other for programming and engineering. The studio named the 2015 recipients today: Grace Kim and Cherylynn Lima. Both...

Trion: Devilian has ‘all the features of your dream ARPG’

Now that Trion's newest MMO import is no longer cloaked in secrecy, the Devilian team is excited to get out there and talk about the game. Trion Worlds Producer Andrew Sipotz posted a welcome letter to the community today, laying out what he thinks will hook players on this title: "Simply put, this is the ARPG-MMO that we ourselves want...

Chinese and holiday tanks invade World of Tanks Xbox

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The conflict in World of Tanks Xbox is taking it up to a whole new level this week. First of all, the Chinese line of tanks has entered play, bringing an array of light, medium, and heavy war machines to bear. If that isn't enough to keep you occupied (and to occupy countries), then check out two themed tanks created...
Every EVE-playing girl is in this screenshot

CCP recaps EVE Fanfest 2015, sells tix for Fanfest 2016

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If you're wondering why CCP would publish a YouTube video on July 1st which recaps an event (Fanfest 2015) that happened several months ago, it's probably because the firm is looking to drum up interest in next year's event. EVE Online's Fanfest 2016 tickets are now on sale via the shindig's official website. And, as I mentioned, you can view last year's...

Leaderboard: What’s your favorite online action RPG?

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Online action RPGs aren't really MMOs per se, but Massively has been covering them for quite a while anyway. I've only played one of what I would consider to be the genre giants (well, two, if you count the five minutes that I logged in Path of Exile), so I'm curious as to the feelings of the MOP readership...

Wargaming fixes World of Warships Humble Bundle snafu

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A few days ago Wargaming angered World of Warships fans by promising some digital items to purchasers of the E3 Digital Ticket Humble Bundle. For unknown reasons, the company altered the deal and internet riots ensued. Today, the firm has made good, saying on its forums that "we have begun the process of crediting the full value of the...

Ascent’s new president of the galaxy ruffles feathers, furthers roleplay

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Ascent's president of the galaxy election is in the books, and a player named Prolapser ran away with 77 percent of the popular vote. Developer Fluffy Kitten's latest press release says that Prolapser's first action was to "appoint Sithspit UNCA liaison and reassign the UNCA fleet to better defend key warp gates," which apparently didn't sit too well with...