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Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones has been delayed for the sixth time, potentially to 2024
Listen, if you didn't put another Skull and Bones delay on your 2023 predictions list, you have already failed because Ubisoft has once again...
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...
Kickstarted sandbox MMO The Repopulation is apparently dead as Idea Fabrik’s contracted dev team quits
When last we checked in on The Repopulation, it was in August, when I realized that the team behind the game had put out...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 6.3 job changes
It's kind of a good thing that my life changes have involved a massive shift to my overall schedule because that was very useful...
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest update, Gods Revel, Lands Tremble, is live now
It's time to go fight a new batch of deities in Final Fantasy XIV today, as the latest patch for the game has arrived...
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...
MassivelyOP’s complete 2022 awards debrief and annual recap
As we did in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, today we're going to recap our annual awards and other meta articles from...
WoW Factor: Why is Dragonflight’s crafting not going over well?
For a long time, World of Warcraft has suffered in the crafting department. Basically every single expansion for the game has promised overhauls and...
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...
Not So Massively: Why I’m not playing Lost Ark
Back at launch, I played Lost Ark quite heavily for some time, eventually racking up over 100 hours in the game and generally enjoying...
Vague Patch Notes: Loving an MMO isn’t the same as having a personality
There's a story that's always stuck with me, relayed by the now-vanished blog Websnark back in the day, so forgive me if I get...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 MMO Lifetime Achievement Award
Welcome back to the Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards for one more special award. Readers will remember that last year, we decided to institute...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s mid-expansion endgame zone problem
Hey gang, who wants to go explore new zones in Dragonflight? Does that sound exciting to you? That's great, and for the past several...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded jointly to Final Fantasy XIV...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best value MMOs going into 2023
Every year when I do this post, I muse about what "value" actually means for MMOs because it's actually a tricky proposition and that...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Most Anticipated MMO, which was awarded jointly to Palia and Guild Wars...
Blizzard-owned studio Proletariat announces plans to form a union
Workers at a third studio owned by Activision-Blizzard are planning to organize: Proletariat, which readers may recall was the studio behind battle royale game...
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMO Expansion of the Year, which was awarded to Final Fantasy XIV's...
Throne and Liberty announces plans for a global launch on PC and consoles in the first half of 2023
Last week Throne and Liberty promised a "director's preview" that suggested the game had something big to say. Sure enough, that preview video has...