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Ethyrial Echoes of Yore’s reset descends into chaos with new bugs, tanking reviews, and lead dev’s partial withdrawal
The initial Steam launch of Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore went badly enough that developer Gellyberry Studios announced plans for a full server wipe and...
Make My MMO: Embers Adrift vetoes PvP, Zenith launches Skyward Summit
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! We don't often hear the word "never" from MMO developers as...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your monthly MMO budget?
Unless you are fabulously wealthy, you probably maintain some sort of budget for your discretionary expenses, and if MMOs had their way, they'd claim...
Massively on the Go: WalkScape’s Schamppu wants game to walk the fitness walk
It turns out I wasn't alone in WalkScape piquing my curiosity, so those of you who are intrigued by a new RuneScape-inspired walking-centric MMOARG...
Ethyrial Echoes of Yore will see a full wipe two weeks after launch for a full do-over
While our own impressions of new indie MMO Ethyrial Echoes of Yore weren't great, we did note that the studio behind the game, Gellyberry,...
Newly launched Ethyrial Echoes of Yore addresses double billing bug as Steam reviews tank
MOP's Chris delivered a harsh but fair verdict on brand-new indie MMO Ethyrial Echoes of Yore in his impressions piece yesterday, and the phrase...
Whatever happened to Kickstarted sci-fi PvP sandbox Dual Universe?
It's time once more for all of us to collectively recall a title, wonder whatever happened to it, and then root around for answers...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2023: ABK revenues are up as Blizzard MAUs fall back down to reality
Activision blinked:Â Activision-Blizzard wasn't supposed to release its Q1 2023 financials until tomorrow after the bell, but it's just done it this morning out of...
Casually Classic: Eight legacy MMOs to satisfy that old school craving
It was just five years ago in 2018 that MassivelyOP formally recognized an interesting and heartening trend in the MMO space: the rise of...
Make My MMO: Stop trying to make TitanReach aka World of Titans happen
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! The chaos still trailing behind the failed Kickstarter MMO TitanReach continued...
Rumor: Throne & Liberty has been delayed to fall 2023, CBT arrives in May
Korean media are reporting today that NCsoft's Throne & Liberty has been delayed yet again, though of course since we've been waiting since 2014...
Embers Adrift defends its subscription monetization model in latest dev video
The most recent developer livestream from Embers Adrift began as most others, with the game's community manager Elloa reading patch notes for March's update...
Why I Play: Pokemon Go (and why I shouldn’t)
I won't lie: Many, many problems with Niantic often cause me to re-evaluate why I continue to play Pokemon GO, especially in recent weeks....
Mad World’s new game guide teases pets, gear, and ‘Mad Pass’ monetization
We're just a few weeks away from the release of Mad World - 11 days for folks who've preordered and secured access to the...
Raph Koster predicts the future of the metaverse is a ‘virtual Machu Picchu’ – that you can leave
If you're not exhausted of seeing the word "metaverse" just yet, MMORPG developer Raph Koster has published a blessedly brief whitepaper on the evolution...
The Game Archaeologist: Pirates of the Caribbean Online
In 1967, Disneyland opened one of its most iconic attractions: a dark boat ride called Pirates of the Caribbean. A large fandom surrounding the...
EverQuest II adds more rewards and flexibility to the Kael Drakkel server
When you're playing EverQuest II, sometimes it can feel like there's a great deal of pressure on you to perform or group with others....
DC Universe Online puts its new Shock to the System episode up for public testing
Episode 45 for DC Universe Online is getting a little bit closer to its full release as the content update has made its way...
RuneScape brings back its Easter-themed Spring Festival this week and preps the next Fort Forinthry quest
The spring season and its related holidays are in the air of RuneScape this week as the game's latest patch has brought back the...
Make My MMO: Embers Adrift’s Forgotten Depths, Star Citizen’s forced march
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Is it a great idea to set devs to crunching for...
