2020 eoty meta
End-of-Year Eleven: The best-value MMOs at the start of 2021
What exactly is value, especially when it comes to MMOs? We all know what the word means, but the thing about "best value" is that...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best communication in 2020?
As I'm sitting down to write this annual Daily Grind, I find myself wishing I could flip it around and talk about the MMO...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2021?
Yep, it's that time of year again: We've been doing this recap for the last several years, although this one is going to be...
The Daily Grind: Which game made the biggest contribution to killing MMORPGs in 2020?
Here's a sobering but fun tradition we've done at the top of the year ever since MOP commenter deekay suggested it back in 2016:...
The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2020?
Ages back, we used to run a "most innovative MMO" award, and it was one I always liked because it was a good spot...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2020
Fun fact: The first Daily Grind on Massively was written on November 3rd, 2007, one day after Old Massively transitioned from a Second Life...
MassivelyOP’s complete 2020 awards debrief and annual recap
As we did in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 (whee!), today I'm going to recap our annual awards and other meta articles from the...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2021?
I think I managed to make it all the way through 2020 without Kickstarting a single game, or anything at all, for that matter....
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2021
Welcome to 2021, folks. It's not even going to have to try all that hard to be better than 2020!
For our first official Massively...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2020
It's now become a long-running tradition on Massively OP to track science-related and science-adjacent stories that touch on the MMORPG world, but this past...
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2020?
Longtime readers will know we've been granting an official end-of-the-year award for the most underrated MMO for several years now. But it comes along...
Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2020
I'm happy to report that the list of MMOs that sunsetted in 2020 was shorter than in previous years, but I'm sure you'll join...
Leaderboard: What was the best new MMO or online game of 2020?
It's been a long time since a brand-new MMORPG really deserved a GOTY award - in fact, my my reckoning, it was was 2016,...
Lawful Neutral: 2020 was the year that wasn’t for MMO legal news
It seems surreal, but it is that time of the year again when we wax nostalgic about the year that was. Well, maybe this...
Perfect Ten: The top MMOs to watch in 2021
"MMOs are dead!" "MMOs are dying!" "We didn't get any good MMO releases this past year!"
While I won't argue with the last one there,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 303: The 2021 new year MMO roundtable
Justin, Bree, Chris, MJ, and Tyler discuss holiday MMO playtime, the MOP awards, anticipated MMOs, and the state of the site in our annual roundtable.
MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2020: Tencent and the Great Chili Sauce Fraud Caper
Today we're finishing off our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2020!
Coming in at #1 on our list is...
Chinese fraudsters posed as...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating in 2021?
At the end of every year for almost as long as I can recall, we've delivered our "most anticipated" award. The winners in 2019...
MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2020: The Herb
Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2020!
Coming in at #2 on our list is...
The Herb bakes a ‘classical’...
Wisdom of Nym: Predicting Final Fantasy XIV’s 2021 for now
I don't know what 2021 is going to bring in general. This has always been the case, of course, but if anything 2020 should...
