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Massively Overthinking: The 2023 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
This might be one of the most important Massively Overthinkings we do all year, and it's a pretty salty one. We always come away...
Steam welcomes ‘legally murky’ AI games, voice actors guild forges controversial AI deal
Valve waited until end of business last night to post big news: It's going to allow AI-driven games on Steam, with just enough caveats...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 boss beat-down
Since she has finished raising her turtle in Guild Wars 2, Massively OP's MJ only has the skyscale left to focus on. To finally...
Guild Wars 2’s next world vs world restructuring beta is scheduled to begin January 12
The attempt by ArenaNet to restructure WvW PvP in Guild Wars 2 - an effort that was first announced in 2018 - is set...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024
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...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond
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...
The Stream Team: Guild Wars 2 turtle power!
It's Guild Wars 2-sday on the 2nd! What a perfect way to get this new year rolling, no? After successfully defeating Jackdaw right after...
The 2023 One Shots Awards: The best MMO screenshots of the year
It doesn't feel quite right to end the year without making sure that everything's in order -- and part of that definitely includes returning...
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...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2024
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...
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...
Vague Patch Notes: The ever-changing costs of playing an MMORPG
It was a pretty big deal back when I had first started working at original Massively when the trend started, and I can still...
End-of-year Eleven: The best value MMORPGs at the end of 2023
I have been told that if I start another one of these columns musing on the abstract meaning of "value" as I have for...
The Stream Team: More mount raising in Guild Wars 2
Even Guild Wars 2's Wintersday can't keep Massively OP's MJ from pursuing her new mounts! Currently she's raising a turtle as well as trying...
Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2023, from Guild Wars to Gorgon
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...
One Shots: Undies flapping in the wind
If the internet has taught me anything -- and it hasn't, I'm stubborn -- it's that you want to check what's behind you for...
Guild Wars 2’s ArenaNet is working on expansions for both 2024 and 2025 already
Guild Wars 2 is ending 2023 with a traditional dev blog recapping the year and looking ahead to what will be the game's fifth...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023
If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
The Stream Team: Wanting that Wintersday birb plushie in Guild Wars 2
How do you make Massively OP's MJ love a holiday event even more? You make adorable plushies available! And Guild Wars 2 just made...
A fresh first impressions: Checking out Palia for the first time on Switch
Outside of MMORPGs, life sims are probably the most-played genre in my household. I originally bought Stardew Valley for my wife a few years...