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Vendetta Online is completely free-to-play until June
In this time, people need things to play indoors. That's why Vendetta Online has decided to go free-to-play until June. No, not "free-to-play with...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that were ahead of their time
Timing is, as they say, everything. A good idea presented at the wrong time (and perhaps in the wrong way) might fizzle hard when...
Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria becomes the highest-profile MMORPG Kickstarter to crash and burn
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Soulbound Studios, the team behind MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, announced that the game was on indefinite hold and all...
Saga of Lucimia shows off over two hours of stage three alpha gameplay
If you've got time to kill (and most of us do) and are following the progress of Saga of Lucimia, then the developers have...
Skyforge postpones its anniversary, gives a month of free subscription
Not even tinpot gods can make everything in the game universe bend to their will -- when delays happen, they have to sit on...
Make My MMO: Occupy White Walls, Swords ‘n Magic and Stuff, and Saga of Lucimia
This week in MMO crowdfunding, we've actually got two new relevant-to-us Kickstarters to linger over. Art-curation MMO Occupy White Walls, which has been in...
Into the Super-verse: Getting started with Champions Online in 2020
The sharp rise and fall of Champions Online back in 2009 resulted in a game that's made for an easy target of jokes ever...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best subscription or loyalty rewards?
A few weeks back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin explained to me how Neverwinter's exponential subscription works. Basically, instead of just subbing for...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO topics have you changed your mind on over the years?
On last week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I took a stab at answering a fun question from MOP reader and listener Pieter about...
Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous’ Fuel Rats have rescued 70,000 ships
This week in MMO crowdfunding, I needed something heartwarming, so there it is: The Fuel Rats, the folks who run around in Elite Dangerous...
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on themepark design, SWG inspiration, and the MMO genre
Last week, we ran an interview with Stormhaven Studios' Tim Anderson, the boss behind upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia. That interview was focused on...
Make My MMO: OrbusVR gets a permanent price cut, Book of Travels talks art
This week in MMO crowdfunding, OrbusVR, one of the few virtual reality MMOs out there, announced and implemented a permanent price cut to $19.99...
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on funding, development, launch, and business models
Upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia has been somewhat dark over the last year as its developers hunkered down to develop rather than hype. But...
Perfect Ten: Pet peeves of doing MMO journalism
In many ways, Massively Overpowered is a dream (side) job for us. We get to write about something we love and have it published...
Make My MMO: Dragon Eye Online has entered alpha
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Dragon Eye Online, an MMO that was Kickstarted last year, hit alpha. It's a pixel MMO that touts its...
Funcom Q4 2019: DUNE takes priority, Conan Exiles confirms paid expansion, Tencent buyout continues
It's been an interesting financial period for Funcom, what with the Tencent buyout and investors pushing for accelerated production on the DUNE survivalbox. The...
Massively Overthinking: What one piece of knowledge would you like to impart to new MMO gamers?
A while back, I was reading on a non-MMO subreddit some comments from some younger people that made my head spin: They were informing...
Pearl Abyss America CEO talks about the MMO market and Black Desert Online’s success
It's a good sign that Black Desert Online has been not just a flash in the pan but an ongoing success in the MMO field...
The Daily Grind: What would tempt you to buy something in an MMO when you hate the business model?
Longtime commenter and friend to man and beast alike Danny Smith mentioned recently that there's a rumor of Blizzard putting World of Warcraft allied race...
Make My MMO: Temtem’s 500K sales, Kickstarter’s union, Elite’s lore debate
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Temtem studio Crema announced that it has officially sold over 500,000 copies of the game across the globe -...
