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ArcheAge rogue server AA Classic is hobbled by launch woes
We don't generally cover rogue servers for still-alive MMORPGs here on MOP, but this weekend's messy launch for an unsanctioned player-run classic version of...
The Daily Grind: What might be the next MMO to undergo a big business model shift?
In years past, this annual Daily Grind was focused on the next MMO that might go free-to-play, but that's become less and less relevant...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2021 predictions
Last year's MMORPG predictions didn't exactly go to plan, since in 2019, we weren't really expecting 2020 to play out the way it did....
Gamigo’s parent company just became a key investor in Daybreak’s parent company
You know, when I was joking on the last Massively OP Podcast that Gamigo was becoming Daybreak, I didn't mean it should literally buy...
Kakao has delayed ArcheAge’s relaunch to tomorrow over an ‘issue in the backend system’
2021 has been the year of MMO delays, and ArcheAge's relaunch under the Kakao banner is just one more. But don't panic: It's only...
ArcheAge retools fresh start server plan, drops notes for massive day-one patch, teases 2022 plans
Got everything in the ArcheAge AMA committed to memory? Good because Kakao's already moving on with new dropped dev blogs on what to expect...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2021
Why do I love covering MMORPG news year in and year out? If I'm honest about it, I'm usually in this for the surprises....
Kakao’s ArcheAge AMA suggests revamps of crime and trade systems, monitoring for ‘nefarious gameplay’
Yesterday, Kakao ran an AMA on the MMORPG subreddit to address player "confusion" over its impending stewardship of ArcheAge here in the west following...
ArcheAge outlines date for land rush and new times for instance entry, opens up to pre-downloading today
It's nearly time for ArcheAge to enter under Kakao's stewardship, which means potential players are going to want to get some affairs in order....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 347: Land rush!
Justin and Bree discuss Activision-Blizzard's ongoing Bobby Kotick situation, ArcheAge's move to Kakao, New World, LOTRO, and SWTOR, with a sponsored segment on Albion Online's Lands Awakened update, plus two voicemails on spears and sidequests in MMORPGs.
Gamigo investor report promises a ‘great update’ for RIFT in Q1, Atlas Rogues is abandoned
It's a bit of good news and unsurprising bad news out of the third quarter investor report from MGI, the company that runs Gamigo....
ArcheAge transfers to Kakao officially begin today – here’s what you’ve gotta do
ArcheAge fans, yesterday was the last time your data on Gamigo's servers will be saved. From here on out, you're going to need to...
Kakao’s overhauling ArcheAge Unchained’s business model again – and yes, it has a sub
With Gamigo's stewardship of ArcheAge coming to an end, Kakao is setting up shop - and I do mean shop. The game's new western...
Here’s how ArcheAge transfers from Gamigo to Kakao will work – expect land rushes
Last week, we covered the out-of-the-blue news that XL Games was moving western publishing rights for ArcheAge from Gamigo to Kakao. We say "out-of-the-blue"...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 346: Endwalker, ArcheAge, Lost Ark, and New World
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV's Endwalker delay, WoW's financials and player council, ArcheAge's new publisher, Gamigo's new MMORPG, Lost Ark's beta, New World's state, DDO update 51, Elder Scrolls Online's Deadlands, Harry Potter Wizard Unite's sunset, and Crowfall's freemium update, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallen Earth, City of Heroes, and Star Wars Galaxies, plus a mailbag topic on worry about the future of the genre.
Gamigo is teasing one of its promised pipeline games – and it’s an MMORPG
Earlier this year, when Gamigo laid off a large chunk of the RIFT developer team, the studio told us that it had "numerous new...
Kakao is taking over publishing ArcheAge in the west from Gamigo
It's the end of an era: The Western version of ArcheAge is getting a new publisher. Come December, Kakao will be running the game...
ArcheAge and RIFT kick off their respective Halloween events
There's plenty of Halloween fun to be had in Gamigo's other MMORPGs. For example, both ArcheAge and RIFT are kicking off their own returning...
Gamigo’s charity project planted 200K trees with player donations – now that promo is permanent
If you can somehow remember early 2020 - and I know, it's a painful ask - then you might remember that Gamigo began a...
Elite Dangerous brings AA turrets and bug fixes to Odyssey, quality of life to Horizons, and Powerplay changes to all
Today is the day when Elite: Dangerous sees some rather sizeable updates, whether players are in Horizons or in Odyssey. On the Odyssey front,...
