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The multiplayer Skyrim Together mod is about to hit closed beta
If you've been around the Elder Scrolls modding community long enough, you know that fan efforts to bring multiplayer elements to the franchise's single-player...
With the Improbable/Unity dispute lingering on, MMOs like Worlds Adrift are literally adrift
Last week, Improbable and Unity stunned the gaming industry with their ugly spat over SpatialOS integration and licensing, as both companies issued statements about their...
Interview: Astellia’s western team on pay-to-win, themeparks, and dodging early access and battle royale
Yesterday we covered the news that South Korean born MMORPG Astellia is heading westward in 2019, with its holy trinity classes, solid PvE and...
Grab a key for AVA Dog Tag’s second closed beta test, planned for January 18-31
Back in September we covered the resurrection of Alliance of Valiant Arms as AVA Dog Tag by its original developer, South Korean studio Red...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Trulion, Morna Tales, Laplace M, Project BBQ, Genesis, Endless Battle, Achaea, Lord of Chains, Star Sonata
We have a perilously tall pile of MMOs (and MUDs and MOBAs and such) that you've probably never heard of for today's roundup. We're gonna just jump right in, starting with Trulion Online, a new open-world sandbox MMORPG that just hit beta on Android. Yes, it's a mobile title with retro graphics, but not all of what we're looking at today falls into that category!
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2018
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
Path of Exile takes a trip down release memory lane
It's been a long path to where we are now for Path of Exile, and as the development team takes a holiday it seems...
Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Most ridiculous article
Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for most ridiculous article that was specifically our fault. And the winner is...
Population Zero starts selling founder’s packs, lays out 2019 testing schedule
Russian-made survival MMO Population Zero plans to head into alpha testing at the start of 2019 -- and hopes to end the year with...
The Stream Team: Experience Black Friday without leaving home in Realm Royale
What could be more fitting than a few rounds of battle royale on Black Friday? And not just in the stores! Massively OP's MJ...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: Realm Royale is coming to both consoles, plans more fantasy features
Back in August, Realm Royale was struggling. The free alpha game soared then fell, with players and stream coverage both dipping way down. Some...
The MOP Up: Free Overwatch this Thanksgiving
Don't have Thanksgiving plans past gorging on dead bird carcasses and mashed-up roots? Blizzard has just the thing for you: Free Overwatch!
"From November 20th...
Whatever happened to Empyrion Galactic Survival?
Anybody remember Empyrion Online aka Empyrion Galactic Survival? It's one of those space sandbox multiplayer survival games that went for a Kickstarter back in...
Hi-Rez Expo 2018: SMITE is coming to Nintendo Switch with full cross-platform play
The Battlegrounds of the Gods just got bigger. During the keynote address at Hi-Rez Expo today, Titan Forge Games announced that SMITE is coming...
Smilegate MMORPG Lost Ark finally, finally starts Korean beta testing
You know that we've been anticipating, slavering, and hoping for Lost Ark for so long that when the Korean beta kicks off, it's a...
That Fallout 76 speedhack ‘won’t be out until the game launches,’ Bethsoft says
For a while now, it's been pretty common practice among PC gamers to edit a game's .ini file in order to make tweaks to...
Interview: Bless Online on early access, pay-to-win, and its western refuge on Steam
Last night's bombshell that Bless Online is closing down its final Korean servers, leaving the game's Steam version in the west as the only...
Grab a War Thunder Naval Battles closed beta key from Gaijin and Massively OP!
For the last couple of months, War Thunder studio Gaijin Entertainment has been hard at work running a closed beta for its Naval Battles...
Gamevil is launching autobattle mobile MMO Talion this week
Here's one we almost forgot about: Talion. We covered it last spring when Gamevil first announced its closed beta, which apparently ran all summer....
MapleStory 2 will include its own player-created mission system
MapleStory 2's sandbox elements are going to go far beyond housing and throwing a killer disco party with your three hundred best friends. Nexon...
