A Chinese publisher responsible for multiple games, notably Zentia. ChangYou on Wikipedia
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Perfect Ten: MMOs that experienced a surprising comeback
It's hard to pass up a really good comeback story. We love it when a beloved something or someone is counted down and out......
Changyou is sunsetting its global Shadowbane revival in May over ‘business adjustments’
So, remember back in 2021 when Shadowbane came back from the dead? I'm now sorry to report it's dying. Again.
Longtime MMORPG fans will remember...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023
This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...
The MOP Up: Survival sim Grounded tames gnats and preps for launch
Honey-I-shrunk-the-players survival sim Grounded's last big pre-launch patch arrived recently, adding gnat pets, a cookery building, and armor and weapon upgrade revamps. Grounded is...
A new version of the long-sunsetted MMORPG Shadowbane has landed on Steam
Shadowbane has had one of the strangest journeys of an MMORPG over the past two decades. Originally launched in the early 2000s, the PvP-centric...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most obscure MMORPG you’ve ever actually played?
We have a random column here on MOP where we rattle off new or obscure titles - usually we call it MMOs You've Never...
Changyou’s World of Shadowbane opens its Steam page, lists a February release window
Back in December, we caught wind of the 2003 MMORPG Shadowbane preparing for a return on Steam after publisher Changyou snapped up the rights...
Changyou’s World of Shadowbane is gearing up for a global Steam launch in January
Remember way back in 2015, when Chinese studio Changyou bought up the rights to classic territorial warfare MMORPG Shadowbane and relaunched it overseas as...
Massively Overthinking: How we deal with burning out of MMOs
Back in August, MOP's own Justin wrote a piece on his Bio Break blog about moderation in gaming that resonated with me. He described...
Massively Overthinking: Jumping the shark in MMOs
I'm sure those few people out there still bearing a grudge over the Rune-keeper would disagree with me, but one of the things that...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Helbreath, Luna M, Tower of Fantasy, and Sea of Dawn
Think you've played every MMO that's out there? There are more games, Horatio, than your mind could even conceive. And that's why we have...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most obscure MMO you wish were still around?
I bet you thought this post was gonna be about Zentia, since I loved that game and almost no one remembers it. But it's...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on automated gameplay in MMOs?
Ages ago, there was a tiny little Chinese import MMO called Zentia. I have little cause to talk about it nowadays, since hardly anyone...
Project W, Project Z, and God Slayer Online all teased ahead of G-Star 2017
NCsoft tipped its hand on its upcoming Project TL/Lineage Eternal do-over, Blade & Soul 2, and Aion Tempest, but it's far from the only...
Echo of Soul is heading to China (again)
Good news, Echo of Soul fans in China: The game is coming back. (It's not coming back in North America, it never left. It's...
The Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite obscure MMORPG?
Even at a site like Massively OP, we still run across MMOs we've never, ever heard of, obscure little gems (or trainwrecks, depending) that...
Echo of Soul announces China closure too
Any way you look at it, Echo of Soul is taking a beating lately. Following the announcement earlier this month that the game will be...
Global Chat: Does the 12X leveling speed hurt or help SWTOR?
I love seeing interaction and cooperative projects between MMO bloggers because what fun is there in being an island? Especially when we talk about...
Take a look at God Slayer Online’s first beta test
Are you doing most of your god slaying offline at this point? You might be able to benefit from God Slayer Online, then, because...
