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The latest SMITE patch is no joke: It features Medusa, whose speed and high burst damage support what Hi-Rez calls a "more assassin-like playstyle." The update also adds the clan system that allows players to earn honor points and level their clans up via battlefield achievements. And here's a bit of good news for the industry: Hi-Rez is in the...

Allowing flying mounts in World of Warcraft was a terrible mistake that should never have been corrected. For those not up on their history, here's the deal: Flying mounts were first added in The Burning Crusade, better known as "the first time Blizzard actually launched a WoW expansion." At the time, they were pretty darn cool, and while a few...

You can color us surprised at the response to Cabal II, ESTSoft's inbound action MMO, but fortunately North American gamers won't have to wait much longer for the game to arrive as signups for the late April beta test are already underway. To ease us into the Korean import, ESTSoft has put together a series of Cabal II deep-dive developer diaries that...

Ready to rock with the gods in Skyforge but not ready to pay for a founder's pack? You won't have to wait much longer. An exact date for the open beta (i.e., the launch for all intents and purposes) hasn't yet been announced, but it's going to be some time this summer, which is only a scant few months...

Diablo III players who want to take part in a brand-new season of play don't have much longer to wait. The third season starts on April 10th and expects players to roll brand-new characters to take on the game's challenges as a group. True to form, there are unique rewards for those who brave the depths with a fresh character and...

It's no secret that today's MMOs focus almost exclusively on combat. Oh sure, some of them have rudimentary crafting, trading, and housing minigames, but very few of them feature non-combat gameplay options deep enough to replace killing and looting as an alternate playstyle. What about you, MassivelyOP readers? What's the last non-combat activity you did in an MMO? Tell us...

With everything that has happened over the last couple of months, players are understandably curious and concerned about of the future of Daybreak Games' portfolio. What will happen with their favorite games? Today we sat down with Holly Longdale, the executive producer of EverQuest and EverQuest II, who unveiled the plans for EQII going forward. And those plans involve...

It's no joke! MassivelyOP's MJ is indeed returning to Guild Wars 2 to prowl the land and take in some new sights. As beautiful as it is, it's time for her to really venture out of the forest of the Sylvari, and rumor has it there are lots of great things to see in the swampy jungles of the...

Not every superhero was bitten by a radioactive arachnid or born with jacked-up genes; some heroes must pull themselves up by their boostraps and a whole lot of weaponry. That's where DC Universe Online's new munitions powerset comes in, for the masked vigilante who would rather rely on raw firepower than a bag of mutated tricks. We sat in with...

Come on down, The War of Genesis 4 - Spiral Genesis Online! You're the latest contestant in the first annual MassivelyOP Awkward Game Title Awards. OK, not really, but TWOG4SGO is a real MMO and it boasts over 300 playable characters, according to Steparu. If that number seems a bit outlandish, consider the game's multi-character control system that allows for unique party setups, skills, formations,...