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The Stream Team: Taking advantage of Elder Scrolls Online’s free ESO+ weekend
Elder Scrolls Online offered a free weekend of ESO+, and Massively OP's MJ was quick to take advantage of it! Not only does ESO+...
Minecraft Legends and co-op shooter Redfall confirm release dates in Xbox developer showcase
Earlier this week saw Microsoft and Bethesda kick off a developer showcase of titles arriving to Xbox, PC, and Game Pass, and while our...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Necrom is more fanservice, but I don’t hate it
In my last column covering Elder Scrolls Online, I came to two conclusions based on the very rocky year of 2022 for the game:...
Vague Patch Notes: Floaty, samey, and janky – a treasury of MMO terms for bad combat
Any time you bring up The Secret World or Secret World Legends's bland, floaty combat, at least one person is going to chime in...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most-played MMOs in 2023?
Last week in Massively Overthinking, we discussed our three most-played MMOs of 2022 - and whether we'd guessed right at the top of that...
Elder Scrolls Online reveals Shadow Over Morrowind, the Necrom chapter, and the Arcanist class
Latest updates are at the bottom of the article! ZeniMax Online Studios is just about to begin its big reveal showcase stream for Elder...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 406: Ulduar and Umbar
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard vs. NetEase and the demise of WoW China, Wrath Classic, FFXIV 6.3, and LOTRO's 2023 roadmap, with adventures in LOTRO and ESO, plus a mailbag topic on the future of Blizzard.
Fallout 76 declares war on illegal weapon mods with today’s update
There's a reckoning taking place over in Fallout 76 today, a reckoning that perhaps is long overdue. Bethesda is rolling out a patch to...
Xbox CEO tells workers gaming division job cuts ‘were painful choices’
As readers know by now, last week Microsoft cut 10,000 people from its payroll, many of whom were part of the Xbox gaming division...
Elder Scrolls Online’s latest Season of the Dragon event invites players back to Elsweyr
While players of Elder Scrolls Online already returned to Elsweyr for dragon slaying in a unique charity event back in 2019, the MMORPG's newest...
Elder Scrolls Online teasers hint at Hermaeus Mora’s presence in the 2023 storyline
With layoffs looming, a new cadence plan, and a big reveal set for next week, The Elder Scrolls Online team is having one hell...
Halo Infinite and Elder Scrolls Online teams were hit by Microsoft’s 10,000-person layoff
Yesterday's Microsoft layoffs were just as bad as anticipated - 10,000 jobs slashed in one day - and it gets worse for gamers, as...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 405: Give me throne or give me liberty
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty, Skull & Bones' delay, roadmaps for the EverQuest MMOs, and John Smedley's departure from Amazon, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the Wizards of the Coast D&D mess and reimagining alts in MMOs.
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2023
Years ago, I did the first version of this yearly column in a one-off format in the middle of the year just because I...
The Elder Scrolls Online’s big 2023 reveal is set for January 25
If you're still wondering what exactly the dissolution of year-long story arcs will mean for the future of The Elder Scrolls Online, you won't...
Microsoft buys a fluffy ad that talks up CWA unions and tries to smooth things over with the FTC
You could assume that Microsoft's PR department is working extra hard after the company raged in legalese at the Federal Trade Commission when you...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online faces an uphill battle in 2023
Let me tell you, it is a strange time to be returning to Elder Scrolls Online. After a strong stint in the game last...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2023
As 2022 drew to a close, we spent our Massively Overthinking roundtables discussing our predictions for 2023 as well as our goals. Now, we're...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2023
You know how some people like to push this narrative that "MMOs are dying?" If that were actually true, then my job to round...
Microsoft’s ZeniMax QA just formed the largest games industry union in the country
Just before the holiday break, workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Media - including Elder Scrolls Online's ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda itself - announced their...
