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New World deep-dives the creation of its in-game languages
To understand this week's New World video from the Amazon devs, you need to know first that a conlang is a made-up language -...
The Daily Grind: What are some demonstrably wrong things about old MMOs that people insist were true anyway?
A while back, there was a thread on the MMORPG subreddit arguing that "minmaxing an information abundance has ruined MMORPGs" and posited that devs...
BitCraft’s next pre-alpha will test the game’s new backend infrastructure
We've had an eye on BitCraft, a procedural-gen MMORPG sandbox, since it first surfaced in 2019 as Clockwork Labs' well-funded new toy. In spite...
Anvil Empires solicits serious testers for upcoming technical pre-alpha tests
MMO players were treated to a delightful surprise at the end of March, when Foxhole developer Siege Camp took the wraps off its next...
VR MMO Zenith previews the Skyward Summit patch’s PvP mode
Ramen VR has been teasing Zenith's next release - and its Cyber Ninja class - for literally months now, and now a dev-written piece...
Massively Overthinking: How to alienate your MMORPG playerbase
I am not a Pokemon Go player, but I can't help but stare at its many trainwrecks thanks to the detailed coverage of our...
EVE Online is putting its new launcher and graphical upgrades to the test today
MMO launchers follow a very basic principle: Nobody ever notices a good one, but a bad one can sully the whole game. Which one...
EVE Online’s month-long battle at X47L-Q concludes with a destroyed keepstar and trillions of ISK in losses
Over the past few weeks, a battle has been unfolding in EVE Online in X47L-Q, which drew in some impressive numbers in terms of...
Lord of the Rings Online sells max-level boosts for a limited time, previews new forums
If you're willing to crack open your wallet wide, you can take the express lanes right to level 140 in Lord of the Rings...
Global Chat: Do MMOs need help from artificial intelligence?
With tech news becoming more and more dominated by the sophistication and place of artificial intelligence, blogger Tobold asks if AI might be the...
Massively Overthinking: Tabletop and boardgames for MMORPG players
Last week, following the crowdfunding of an Elder Scrolls boardgame, the MOP staff got derailed by a discussion on boardgame prices (it's expensive, y'all)....
Multiplayer survival sandbox Frozen Flame launches survival mode ‘open beta’ today
It's a release day of sorts for survival MMO Frozen Flame, as it launches its survival mode into what it's calling "open beta," though...
Whatever happened to multiplayer sandbox Samutale?
When we first covered cutesy samurai-themed sandbox MMORPG Samutale on the pages of MassivelyOP, it was 2016, and it had already been in development...
The MOP Up: Hearthstone welcomes the Year of the Wolf
The Year of the Wolf is coming to Hearthstone: "Throughout the Year of the Wolf, we’ll be focusing our efforts on making Hearthstone and...
Battle Bards Episode 223: Dragonica (aka Dragon Saga)
The steely gaze and pointy ears of the Battle Bards turns to 2009's Dragonica -- also known as Dragon Saga -- to see what...
Why I Play: Diablo III – From pre-release to Reaper of Souls
It's hard for me to believe that Diablo III's May 15th, 2012, release was over a decade ago. And despite its reputation of being...
Massively Overthinking: The dumbest conversations in your main MMO’s general chat
Last week, in a thread about one of Diablo IV's many rivals, MOP commenter Greaterdivinity noted that chat in the game was exhausting because...
Foxhole studio announces Anvil Empires, a persistent war sandbox MMO with thousand-person battles
If you thought Foxhole is a great MMO - as we sure do - and were wishing its devs would expand their skills to...
Global Chat: Diablo IV is an MMO, change my mind
Besides melting GPUs, ejecting colors into the sun, and being more grim than your unapproving Aunt Kelka, Diablo IV's becoming known for actually being...
Activision-Blizzard’s diversity and inclusion goals are out of sync with its corporate action
Activision-Blizzard has released a full-year review of its diversity, equity, and inclusion stats for 2022 this week, and the first thing readers will notice...
