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The best MassivelyOP live streams of 2023
MassivelyOP's Stream Team is the jewel in our crown, as our own Chris and MJ - and occasionally Larry too! - dip into MMORPGs...
Happy New Year to all the uplifting things in MMOs, 2023 edition
Last night, we offered up our traditional list of all the reasons we can't have nice things in the MMO genre and digitally roasted...
The Daily Grind: Who told the biggest gaming fib of 2023?
Did you know I keep a list of quotes and fibs? Well, you probably did, since we already did our annual piece on the...
Goodbye to all the reasons we can’t have nice things in MMOs, 2023 edition
Become an MMO blogger, they said. It'll be fun, they said. What they forgot to mention is that covering this genre means as many...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: The Everyone Saw That Coming award
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present the Everyone Saw That Coming award. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series, named in...
MMO Year in Review: Dawn of the Entrails (July 2023)
Final Fantasy XIV unveiled its next expansion, Dawntrail, in July of this year, setting in motion what we expect will be a full year...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding stories of 2023
Welcome to a special end-of-the-year edition of Make My MMO, the MassivelyOP column where we - well, I - keep tabs on all of...
MMO Year in Review: Returning to Morrowind (June 2023)
Elder Scrolls Online launched its Necrom expansion in June, sending players both to mainland Morrowind and to the spooky realm of Hermaeus Mora.
Meanwhile, Swords...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Most Deserving MMO Steam Ban
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Most Deserving MMO Steam Ban. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...
MMO Year in Review: Second breakfast (May 2023)
May brought interesting news for fans of Lord of the Rings, as Amazon and Embracer announced that they're working on yet another LOTR MMORPG,...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Criming
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Criming. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series, named...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 MMO Lifetime Achievement Award
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards for one more special award. Readers will remember that a few years ago, we decided to institute...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the brightest future in 2024?
2024 is already shaping up to be an interesting year with plenty to anticipate from the big MMOs. We're looking at expansions for World...
MMO Year in Review: Crisis maps (April 2023)
Trouble continued brewing at Activision-Blizzard in April as UK regulators made clear their intent to impede Microsoft's acquisition, Blizzard MAUs and revenues sank in...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst Misapplication of Pay-to-Win
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst Misapplication of Pay-to-Win in an MMO. Yes, it's the...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023
This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to Lost Ark last year. Longtime...
MMO Year in Review: Press F7 for E3 (March 2023)
The bloodbath across the industry continued in March with layoffs at everything from EA and Disney to CCP Games and Twitch - and the...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2023
This month marks MOP's ninth consecutive year covering science-related news specific to MMORPGs and MMOs, but like last year, there wasn't nearly as much...