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Official Site: EVE Online
Studio: CCP Games
Launch Date: May 6, 2003
Genre: Sci-Fi Sandbox
Business Model: Hybrid Free-to-Play (Optional Subscription, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

EVE Online lets you buy all the things right away

Eliot Lefebvre - October 1, 2015 7

You don't have the time to carefully price things out at the moment in EVE Online. You need a whole pile of items right...

Jukebox Heroes: Your top 20 favorite MMO soundtracks

Justin Olivetti - September 29, 2015 38

I've been a sneaky columnist, my friends. Oh yes I have. In my last Jukebox Heroes I posted my top six favorite MMO soundtracks,...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 31: MMO expansions come roaring back

Justin Olivetti - September 29, 2015 18

Justin and Bree discuss Devilian, SWTOR, Ultima Online, the return of the MMO expansion, RIFT, Camelot Unchained, ArchLord 2, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on Heart of Thorns and gambleboxes.

Leaderboard: Synth vs. orchestra for space MMOs

Jef Reahard - September 25, 2015 67

Earlier this week we got a taste of Pedro Camacho's orchestral score for Star Citizen. I loved it, but I've also been putting together my...

Massively Overthinking: MMO server merge horror stories

Bree Royce - September 24, 2015 33

Whether you call them server transitions, evolutions, consolidations, megaservers, or connected realms, server merges are a thing that affects most MMORPGs at some point...

Divergence Online’s Ethan Casner on SWG 2.0, open PvP, and edgelords

Bree Royce - September 22, 2015 182

Star Wars Galaxies-inspired indie sandbox Divergence Online busted out its third alpha and third crowdfunding campaign last week, prompting many of Massively OP's readers...

EVE Evolved: New roles for capital ships

Brendan Drain - September 20, 2015 13

In the past two editions of EVE Evolved, I looked at the Aegis sovereignty warfare overhaul and how it played out in a recent...

EVE Online reintroduces large-scale expansions

Bree Royce - September 18, 2015 34

Earlier this week, EVE Online Executive Producer Andie "CCPSeagull" Nordgren announced that the game will be returning to large-scale expansions in addition to frequent patches. What can...

Massively Overthinking: Underrepresented MMO music genres

Bree Royce - September 17, 2015 52

Massively OP Kickstarter donor Magnet Brain wants a revolution... in video game music! "Enough with the orchestral fantasy score... what genre of music would you like...

MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies

Tina Lauro Pollock - September 13, 2015 66

MMO economies are notoriously hard to balance, so most MMO players have seen the effects of stagnation and hyperinflation in an MMO economy for...

Nexus Telegraph: WildStar takes on Halloween with Shade’s Eve

Justin Olivetti - September 12, 2015 24

While I can't decide if Halloween is my favorite real-life holiday (it's close, no matter what), I have no doubt that the spooky ooky...

You only remember these people when someone dies.

DUST 514 kicks off a new event in celebration of the Amarr

Eliot Lefebvre - September 11, 2015 24

A big lore shake-up occurred in the EVE Online universe when Empress Jamyl Sarum was killed while traveling. That has an impact on one...

The Daily Grind: How might VR reshape the MMOscape?

Bree Royce - September 11, 2015 122

Oculus Connect 2, a VR conference hosted by the folks behind Oculus, is set for just a few weeks from now. You probably didn't know...

EVE Evolved: The war for Providence

Brendan Drain - September 6, 2015 26

In the previous edition of EVE Evolved, I looked at how the state of PvP in EVE Online has changed since the Aegis Sovereignty...

Massively Overthinking: Building your dream MMORPG

Bree Royce - September 3, 2015 122

Massively OP Kickstarter donor xenaphex wants to hear about our dream MMOs. What really makes you tick? What would you build with a million-bajillion...

Free-to-play WildStar ‘Reloaded’ arrives September 29th

Larry Everett - September 3, 2015 104

No, that isn't a typo in the title: WildStar fully converts to free-to-play on September 29th. Carbine and its crew are calling this significant change to...