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LOTRO Legendarium: How much value does a VIP subscription offer these days?
Probably the biggest question any Lord of the Rings Online player has to ask him or herself is whether to go subscription or free-to-play...
WoW Factor: Will most WoW Classic players genuinely move on to The Burning Crusade?
So as much praise as I had for the WoW Classic side of the World of Warcraft equation last week, there's something that was interesting as...
Tamriel Infinium: Previewing Elder Scrolls Online’s Flames of Ambition DLC and Update 29
It’s that time of year again, fans of The Elder Scrolls Online! The new yearlong story is about to kick off with the first...
Blade & Soul’s Unreal Engine upgrade lands in the west this summer after all – here are the teaser pics
It's been a wild 24 hours for Blade & Soul's fanbase: Shortly after news broke that NCsoft was sunsetting the game's prototype Frontier World...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 things to love about Elder Scrolls Online
Having finally clicked hard with Elder Scrolls Online this winter, I find that it's difficult to restrain myself from gushing about pleasant discoveries (and...
Cold Iron’s Alien game is finally happening: It’s a co-op shooter called Aliens Fireteam, under the Daybreak banner
One of the more confusing stories we've covered over the past few years is the story of Cold Iron Studios: It's the group run...
Casually Classic: What’s the point of playing WoW Classic in 2021?
Welcome to Casually Classic, a new column here on Massively OP dedicated to examining World of Warcraft Classic from the vantage point of a...
Guild Wars 2’s ‘Balance’ episode launches March 9 – here’s the new trailer
Guild Wars 2 next big thing - Season 5: The Icebrood Saga: Episode 5: Champions: Chapter 3: Balance - is launching next week. ArenaNet...
Not So Massively: A eulogy for Anthem and Defiance
Last week was a bloodbath. In a single day, we saw Electronic Arts consign one game to eternal maintenance mode, and Gamigo announced closures...
Thousands of WoW Classic fans replicate the ‘fresh start server’ that Blizzard won’t make
One of the hoped-for announcements about WoW Classic failed to materialize at this past month's BlizzConline. Some fans were hoping that among all of...
WoW Factor: WoW Classic is doing everything right in the wake of BlizzCon
In the wake of BlizzConline 2021, I have some criticisms about the WoW Classic presentation. Specifically, the first part of the panel about The Burning Crusade...
Black Desert has officially transitioned back to Pearl Abyss – and now it’s free-to-grab for two weeks
Black Desert was supposed to be back up last night, but if you stayed up for the Pearl Abyss relaunch, you know that it...
Defiance and Defiance 2050 are dismissed from duty
Clearly, Gamigo is cleaning house today. Shortly after announcing that the MMO publisher is shutting down Twin Saga, it also posted a farewell notice...
BioWare is halting development on Anthem Next, but Anthem itself will stay up
A few weeks back, we reported on credible rumors that BioWare was revisiting whether or not the Anthem reboot was still happening. BioWare had...
Dungeons and Dragons Online is releasing its own ‘mini-expansion,’ Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, this summer
The anniversary festivities aren't the only thing en route to Dungeons and Dragons Online: Standing Stone Games' Rob Ciccolini just dropped a letter from...
BlizzConline 2021: Opening ceremonies – WoW Chains of Domination, Burning Crusade Classic confirmed
Just because the world is shrouded in death doesn't mean that we have to give up our beloved conventions. I mean, it does mean that,...
LOTRO producer Q&A: Legendary item revamp, closed world transfers, difficulty sliders, and more
Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini joined the Friday Lord of the Rings Online livestream this week to do a seat-of-his-pants Q&A with fans who showed...
Interview: Crowfall is ‘very close’ to launch, plus more details on 6.400 Transformation
This week has brought another massive update to Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall: ArtCraft describes Update 6.400 aka Transformation as a "major balance pass of combat,...
World of Warcraft’s BlizzConline press kit leaks confirm patch 9.1 and Burning Crusade Classic
Well, that'd be a whoops from Blizzard: It turns out that World of Warcraft's press kits for the reveals at BlizzConline 2021 have been...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs to get you out of your gaming rut
We have all been there. You've been gaming in your standard comfort MMOs when one day you hit that wall of burnout. You feel...
