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Blade & Soul previews its anniversary update and tailor shop in new videos
Video previews of patches are like a chance to try before you buy. Except that you aren't really trying so much as you're watching...
‘X’ marks Sea of Thieves’ closed beta on January 24
A bottle just washed up on the shore of Massively OP's treasure island, and tucked inside of it was a note that informed us...
Betawatch: A new year, a new closed beta (January 5, 2018)
Here we are, in the untamed wilderness of 2018! It feels a lot like 2017 so far, except that it's a year later. Also,...
Global Adventures trots into closed beta, lures players in with promises of rewards
Is one of your 2018 resolutions to try new games? Well here's one that looks pretty interesting, and it just went into closed beta.
Global...
Betawatch: The preparation for the next year (December 29, 2017)
The last week of the year is always a time of anticipation and a fair amount of "let's get this dumb year finished already,"...
The Crew 2 opens up beta signups
If you are deeply and personally invested in The Crew 2, it must have been sad news for you when the game got delayed....
The best Massively OP streams of 2017
As captain of our Stream Team, Massively OP's MJ Guthrie and Larry Everett were joined by Andrew Ross this year to play zillions of...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2017
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...
Betawatch: Holiday testing, ho ho ho (December 22, 2017)
It's holiday time, and that means everyone is leaving the offices early now. Except for those of us who work from home, because we...
Sea of Thieves invites you on board the party boat
With the closing of the year comes the closing of Sea of Thieves' technical alpha test. As Rare prepares for the beta in January,...
Enter to win a Closers ‘Ace’ founder pack from En Masse and MOP!
In honor of Closers'Â early access beta this season (and the huge update video En Masse put put out yesterday), we've got an even bigger...
Legends of Aria faces down closed beta testing
Ultima Online spiritual successor Legends of Aria is preparing to go through a major transition over the new year as it winds down its...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation testing is set for today (December 15, 2017)
Who wants to play a guessing game? If you're an Ashes of Creation backer, you get to play one whether you answered yes or...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Rogalia, Lazarus, Dead Maze, We Ride, and SOS
Welcome back to our intermittent series on MMOs and other multiplayer games you you’ve never heard of! Let's run down five more floating to the...
Moonlight Blade will finally hit open beta in Korea in January
Doesn't it seem as if we've been watching Tencent's wuxia MMO Moonlight Blade for half of forever? Keep watching, but maybe watch a little...
Betawatch: There’s factions in them there hills of Wild West Online (December 8, 2017)
Let's start with something that you probably already ascertained: Wild West Online is being delayed. It delayed its early access alpha, and that delay...
Sea of Thieves announces March launch date for PC and Xbox One
Well this is a bit of welcome news before the year rounds out! Rare finally announced a launch date for Sea of Thieves: March...
Betawatch: Star Citizen sells land… in space! (December 1, 2017)
Selling spaceships that don't exist yet? That is so 2016. The new thing for Star Citizen is selling land that doesn't exist yet, which...
Slay-to-win: Massively OP’s hands-on with the Dauntless closed beta
The end of September marked a major milestone for Dauntless, the upcoming monster-slaying action-MMORPG from indie developer Phoenix Labs, as it officially concluded its...
Betawatch: Moonlight Blade is defying gravity (November 24, 2017)
For those of us in this part of the world, this has been a quiet week of little news, because, well... Thanksgiving. (That is,...
