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Massively Overthinking: Why aren’t you playing the MMO most like your favorite sunsetted game?
This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from reader Smuggler-in-a-YT.
"Star Wars Galaxies had its problems, but the sense of community, purpose, and story (through...
Kickstarted sci-fi MMOFPS Pantropy will hit early access on January 31
Hey, remember Pantropy? We first began covering this sci-fi MMOFPS back in 2017; since then, it's run two Kickstarters, the first of which was...
EVE Online cracks down on cheaters, again, and contemplates more free-to-play gates
You'd think that people might think twice about cheating in EVE Online, given that in 2018 alone, the company banned tens of thousands of...
Global Chat: The big question mark of Anthem
What's the biggest gaming unknown for you going into 2019? For MMO blogger Cary at Virtual Bastion, it's whether or not BioWare is going to...
The Daily Grind: Is player competition in MMOs healthy or harmful?
Youngsters these days probably won't ever experience the real struggle of logging into an MMORPG and endlessly fretting that other players will get to...
MapleStory 2 posts three-month feedback plan for gemstone, pet, and Meso improvements
January always seems to be a time of regrouping for MMO communities and studios, and Nexon is joining the trend with MapleStory 2. Producer...
Stewart Chisam will replace Erez Goren as CEO of SMITE company Hi-Rez Studios
Multiplayer online game company Hi-Rez Studios is seeing a leadership shuffle this week, as the man who's been CEO for 14 years is stepping...
Massively Overthinking: What would you want out of a World of Warcraft 2?
Let's pretend for a moment that the reason Blizzard appears to be dropping the ball with World of Warcraft right now is that it's...
ArtCraft outlines Crowfall’s (surprisingly short) road to alpha 6.0
Even as a Crowfall backer, I've been occasionally confused about the game's test status, especially after it missed two of its original planned soft-launch...
Battle Bards Episode 136: Overlooked MMO soundtracks
Ever feel like the Battle Bards have covered every MMO soundtrack in existence? It’s actually far from true, and today’s episode is Exhibit A...
With the Improbable/Unity dispute lingering on, MMOs like Worlds Adrift are literally adrift
Last week, Improbable and Unity stunned the gaming industry with their ugly spat over SpatialOS integration and licensing, as both companies issued statements about their...
Pantheon maps out 2019, promising new website, Faerthale development, and more
Brad McQuaid's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is kicking off 2019 with a new edition of its newsletter that recaps 2018 - including our...
Exclusive: Legends of Aria previews its first major content of 2019
We've had our eye on Legends of Aria since, well, long before it was called Legends of Aria, meaning we've been watching the game...
Improbable clarifies timeline and petitions Unity for ‘clarity’ as the SpatialOS drama continues
Yesterday, news of the tiff between SpatialOS company Improbable and Unity spread like wildfire over the internet, with multiple involved parties adding kindling throughout...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2019
With nearly all of our end-of-2018 content finally and blissfully behind us - seriously, I always breathe a huge sigh of relief when it's...
Global Chat: Little things that add up to a great MMO
Ever find yourself running down a list of "little things" that impress you and keep you busy in an MMO when you're trying to...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2019
This week, for our first Massively Overthinking of 2019, I’ve asked the Massively OP writers to share their gaming resolutions or their basic MMO goals for the year. Won't you join us?
Battle Bards Episode 135: Battle for Azeroth
It’s Battle Bards vs. Battle for Azeroth — and only one victor will come out of this alive! Actually, the podcast trio is delighted...
Global Chat: How do we fight early access disasters?
With the year in MMOs ending on a sour note due to the botched rollouts of both Fallout 76 and Atlas, blogger Endgame Variable...
The best Massively OP community Daily Grinds of 2018
Assuming the archives are correct, the first Daily Grind ever was penned by Krystalle Voecks on November 3rd, 2007, a day after Old Massively...
