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Vitae Aeternum: The ups and downs of New World’s revamped story

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In the early days, I made the argument that New World's narrative, while minimal, deserved more credit than it was getting. Since then, however,...
May I be granted your items?

EverQuest II releases dank normal-fi game soundtracks for you to relax and study to on music services

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It's a known fact that the music in several MMORPGs is a certified bop, and we even have a whole column that exists solely...

New World’s Legacy of Crassus is live along with musket, bow, and camp buffs

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As written and foretold - literally, in the announcement earlier this week - New World's Legacy of Crassus event, which pits players against the...

Amazon’s Twitch lays off 500 workers over cost-cutting efforts and executive exits

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Hot on the heels of yesterday's news of more layoffs at Unity comes the revelation that Amazon is the next to fire staff. As...

Lost Ark adds the tropical Lai Lai adventure island in today’s January patch

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Lost Ark's first big update of 2024 officially arrives today, or it will when the servers return (currently expected at 11 a.m. EST, although...

Throne & Liberty KR’s latest security measures end up locking out overseas players

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Were you among those who were accessing the Korean version of Throne & Liberty ahead of its global launch later this year? Well you...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 452: A staff roundtable for a new year

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Justin, Eliot, MJ, and Carlo sit for a roundtable to discuss the MMOs we've been playing, our highlights for 2023, the MOP awards, and the state of the genre.

New World brings back Legacy of Crassus tomorrow, plus Amazon talks best and worst NPCs

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As teased in the game's wafer-thin roadmap at the end of 2023, New World is bringing back its Legacy of Crassus event starting tomorrow...

Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024

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For our first Massively Overthinking of the year, we're drawing a hard line between what we think will happen, what we mean to make...

Lost Ark brings Inferno difficulty Brelshaza raid and hotly anticipated class balance updates January 10

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At the end of December, Lost Ark had to disappoint its players with news that a series of balance updates made to the Korean...

End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond

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We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...

New World shares holiday messages and resolves to attack bugs in latest video

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If you're looking for some warm fuzzies, look no further than what New World game director Scot Lane is wearing in the game's first...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2024

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Stop right there. I know you're about to object and say that you don't do resolutions, let alone MMO resolutions. That's fine. A lot...

MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst Misapplication of Pay-to-Win

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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...

New World discusses balance plans for weapon types, artifacts, and equip loads in latest video

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New World has put together yet another Forged in Aeternum video digest, and this time the topic is balance, with creative director David Verfaillie...
The scholar sees when you do not index things, and he is not impressed.

End-of-year Eleven: The best value MMORPGs at the end of 2023

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I have been told that if I start another one of these columns musing on the abstract meaning of "value" as I have for...

New World Q&A teases: ‘There’s a lot coming in 2024’

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Putting a nice fat festive bow on this past year is New World's dev team, which came out for a final community Q&A video...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 451: MMO mailbag-o-rama!

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Justin and Bree deliver a mailbag show for the holiday, tackling MMO food, indie news blogging, streaming for charity, granular MMO quests, kids and MMOs, MMO content cadence, stuff we wish we knew when we started in MMOs, and IPs we want turned into MMOs.

Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2023, from Guild Wars to Gorgon

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Well here we are, my friends. It's always such a pleasure. Remember when your votes killed me twice? OK, maybe that's being overdramatic, but...

Jukebox Heroes: A yuletide soundtrack for a gaming holiday

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The winter night hushed to a halt to allow the wind to whisper. "Take heart, my friends," she crooned over snow-capped hills and frozen...

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