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Blade & Soul’s Fire & Blood update is making hardmode dungeons worth your while
So what's in Blade & Soul's Fire & Blood patch next week, other than way too many ampersands that our CMS can't properly parse?...
Global Chat: Avoiding MMO activities
Have you ever noticed that you play it way too safe in your MMOs, especially when it comes to interacting (or not) with others? Aywren...
Saga of Lucimia argues GM events should be mandatory in MMOs, not an ‘optional service’
A few months ago, we ran a Leaderboard poll asking players what kind of live studio-led events they want out of MMORPGs. By way...
Another writer allegedly leaves BioWare – what on earth is going on with Anthem?
Surfacing at the tail end of last week was the news that multiple former BioWare devs who'd all contributed heavily to Star Wars The...
Former SWTOR creative director and key writers form up under new studio FogBank
We don't know exactly what titles they're working on, but three former Star Wars: The Old Republic veterans have joined forces under a studio...
Trove’s Heroes expansion overhauls welcome panel, daily bonuses, particle effects, and the Dracolyte class
We've talked about the new neon cityscape biome and superhero-themed new class Trove is getting when its Heroes expansion launches later this spring. What...
Massively Overthinking: Is battle royale a fad?
This week in Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about something out on the fringes of our genre: battle royale games. We've been watching...
Here’s how Saga of Lucimia says it’ll ‘keep toxicity to an absolute minimum’
This week's dev-written Saga of Lucimia blog asks everybody over the age of 35 to think back to bygone days "when reputation used to...
Fractured is close to a funding deal, hints at upcoming spotlights
If the recent silence in Fractured's neck of the woods has troubled you, just remember that sometimes quiet can mean good as well as...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s March balance update has players excited
The EVE Online community came down pretty hard on CCP Games at the start of the year, with podcasts, blogs, and the Council of...
Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online’s disguised gameplay
It seems as though some players' attention has shifted back to Elder Scrolls Online this spring, especially with the recent Dragon Bones DLC drop. Telwyn...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs belong in a museum!
Let's talk game preservation. We've been covering MADE's attempt to convince the government to tweak its interpretation of the DMCA to basically allow museums,...
Battle Bards Episode 116: There be dragons
Mighty and majestic, scaly in hide and shrewd of mind, smoking with fury unabated… these are the Battle Bards! Also, dragons. Yes, in today’s...
The Daily Grind: Are you concerned about Sea of Thieves’ PvP scene?
While there is no doubt that many -- including Massively OP staffers -- are excited about the March release of Sea of Thieves, there...
MMO Business Roundup: EA Spouse 14 years later, PUBG poaching from Riot, and Funcom financials
Welcome back to another edition of our informal business roundup, where we wedge all the fun MMO industry tidbits that pile up in our...
The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO you genuinely wanted to shower with money?
Last week, blogger and prolific tipster Kinya sent us a link to Reddit where a Fortnite fan outlines his crush on the game, basically...
Massively Overthinking: Why doesn’t video game marketing reflect our demographics?
This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes to us from Steve, and it's a frustration for our team as well, I promise.
"If the following statistics...
Perfect Ten: What I discovered after returning to Dungeons and Dragons Online
When I look back at last year, the most surprising turn in my MMO gaming career was staging a successful return to Dungeons and...
Here’s how you’ll be paying for Fortnite’s season 3 loot ladder
You'd think that figuring out how to squeeze loot from a battle royale clone wouldn't be all that complicated, but in Fortnite, you'd be...
EVE Online is shuttering EVE Voice in March
More chunks of EVE Online are on the chopping block this week, as CCP announced today that it's sunsetting EVE Voice with the March...
