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Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2021
So... 2020 didn't go exactly as anyone planned. Our predictions for this past year were pretty janked up by that whole pandemic thing and...
Grim and glad tidings spread across Blade and Soul
Do you like your holiday season dour or delightful? If you venture into Blade and Soul this week, you can have both!
This week's Grim...
Funcom says it’s expanded the DUNE game’s scope with Tencent’s backing
There's a little nugget of interest in Funcom's traditional holiday letter to fans and press this week, at least if you're waiting impatiently for...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment of 2020
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Disappointment of 2020, which was awarded jointly to the cancellation of...
Blade & Soul offers special Blade Dancer bundles and its Christmas event with tomorrow’s Grim Tidings patch
The next patch for Blade & Soul adds a third specialization for Blade Dancer, and if you're enticed by the prospect of the Grim Blade...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 301: Hurtling into Oblivion
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online's Gates of Oblivion, Crimson Desert, Elite Odyssey, Ark 2, Black Desert, WoW Shadowlands, PSO2, LOTRO, EverQuest, and FFXIV, with adventures in WoW, SWTOR, and CoH, and a mailbag topic on CoH Brutes that spirals into meta and endgame discussion.
MapleStory previews Flicker of Light content and upcoming BTS collaboration
Whether you like doing regular game content or want to dress up like a K-pop band, MapleStory has got your number. The Awake: Flicker...
Blade & Soul previews the item upgrade changes for its next update
With the next Blade & Soul update arriving on Wednesday players will have access to a new legendary ring and gloves. That means you should...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v4.0
By far, my favorite column to write here at Massively OP (and the one that always takes the longest) is The Game Archaeologist. I've...
One Shots: Gaming in the Before Times
The beginning of 2020 seems so, so very long ago now, doesn't it? It's strange to think back to a time when we could...
Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2020 predictions
Last December, when we sat down to write out our annual MMO predictions for 2020, I don't think anyone had "biggest global pandemic in...
Blade & Soul’s final major update of the year includes a new specialization and heroic dungeon
The last update for Blade & Soul this year arrives on December 16th, and it brings with it a third specialization for Blade Dancer. The...
Phantasy Star Online 2’s Episode 6 is live today with new story, classes, and Christmas fun
Christmas is upon us today - at least if we're in Phantasy Star Online 2. But you won't need to be in the holiday...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 300: It’s beginning to feel a lot like Daybreak
Justin and Bree discuss the Daybreak sale, World of Warcraft, SWTOR, City of Heroes, Skyforge, and min-maxing in MMOs in this live-recorded 300th podcast.
DC Universe Online asks you to rescue Christmas, one gift at a time
Daybreak Game Company's number one MMO (we can say that now, we have hard data) doesn't quite do the holidays like everyone else. Here,...
TERA and Aion EU are among the Gameforge titles ready to celebrate the holidays
Please don't let the angry Shugo or the emotionally neutral humans in the header image fool you, there's lots of holiday cheer to be...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: RISE, Carth, Hunternet Starfighter, World of Kung Fu, Heroes Evolved, Arelot Kingdom, and Project EVE
Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you’ve probably never heard of. Of course, YOU have heard of them,...
Phantasy Star Online 2 is launching Episode 6 on December 9
It's almost time to reach for new heights in Phantasy Star Online 2. The game started running its campaign for the road to episode 6...
Console LOTRO and DCUO’s huge playerbase: Everything we just learned about Daybreak thanks to EG7
MMO twitter has been ablaze since yesterday's announcement that Daybreak is being bought up in its entirety by Swedish games company Enad Global 7,...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2020
Whew. We're finally getting close to the end of 2020, and I think I speak for all of us when I say that it...
