Indie studio known primarily for Shards Online.
citadel studios
Legends of Aria rewrites Shards Online’s combat system
When Legends of Aria emerged from Shards Online, it changed more than just the name. In the first Aria-era dev diary, the team explains...
EVE Fanfest will play host to deadly plague this weekend
In a macabre move, EVE Fanfest 2017Â (this coming weekend!) is merging game activity and convention to bring its players in contact with a deadly...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 110: Legends of Aria’s Derek Brinkmann
Justin interviews Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann on the game's switch from Shards Online, Ultima origins, open PvP, private servers, and the shift to full MMORPG status.
CCP’s live-action EVE Online ARG looks like the best thing at this year’s EVE Fanfest
Got your tix for EVE Online's EVE Fanfest 2017? Ready to set aside your in-game enmity and play nice with your fellow gamers for...
Legends of Aria begins focused testing, delays Steam launch
Legends of Aria is shaking things up from the old Shards Online paradigm. In addition to the name change and broader focus, the fantasy...
Massively OP’s PAX East 2017 awards and best-in-show reader vote
We've finished rolling out all of our PAX East content this year, and we've put our MMORPG-addled noggins together to try to choose our...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 108: PAX East power-up
Justin and Eliot discuss PAX East, Shards Online aka Legends of Aria, TERA and Trove on console, Final Fantasy XIV, Dauntless, Kritika Online, and Conan Exiles, plus mailbag questions on Eastern MMOs and permadeath.
PAX East 2017: Citadel Studios on Shards Online’s switch to Legends of Aria
Big changes for MMOs frequently involve giving up almost as much as you gain. Not so with Legends of Aria, the not-actually-new title from...
PAX East 2017: Shards Online changes its name to Legends of Aria and goes full MMORPG
Shards Online is no more: The game is now officially called Legends of Aria. Better still? It's now being marketed by Citadel Studios as...
Lineage II announces Grand Crusade update
The next major chapter of Lineage II's long-running story arc is set to arrive later this month, as NCsoft revealed the Grand Crusade update...
Shards Online pumps up early access hype with a community roundtable
Last week we reported that Shards Online is winding down its alpha program and gearing up for Steam early access launch sometime in the...
One Shots: The power of pink hair
Wherever there is trouble, Manastu Utakata will be there to fight it with her lightning-fast screenshot button and trademark pink hair. Villains, start running right...
Shards Online plans wipe, drops NDA ahead of impending Steam launch
Shards Online's latest newsletter is homing in on the game's Steam launch. The game hit always-on alpha back in January, but now it's eyeing...
WildStar takes you on a tour of its two new instances
Struggling though it may be, WildStar is still dreaming big -- and designing big as well. The team is working hard to test and...
One Shots: Healin’ skellies in Shards Online
When the NDA is away, the cats will play -- and take screenshots! Bless our dear community for documenting upcoming MMOs as they venture...
The Stream Team: Stepping back into a Shards alpha with Brinkmann
It's that time again! It's time to dive back into another Shards Online alpha. Massively OP's MJ looks forward to these events so can...
Shards Online’s always-on alpha is now live
Citadel Studios' MMORPG Shards Online has formally launched its alpha today. "Alpha for a game like this means we’ve pretty much got all the...
Revelation Online details closed beta 3’s PvE content
Debuting in the third round of Revelation Online's western beta that kicks off next week is a big chunk of new PvE content. My.com...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Ten things I’d forgotten from Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 1
I spent quite a while poring over a recent gem of a video that served as a fantastically nostalgic trip down memory lane through its...
Ask Mo: Scoring last year’s Massively OP MMORPG predictions
As we do every year, today we're going to squint back a year, into the depths of a Massively Overthinking from the tail end...
