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The Stream Team: A rematch with Elder Scrolls Online’s Banished Cells II
Full of hope and promise, Massively OP's MJ marched into TESO's Banished Cells II dungeon to conquer. Instead, she was conquered! After the ease...
Let’s celebrate the history of the dance emote from EverQuest to Fortnite
"Slow day at the office, eh MOP?" Yes. Mercifully. I am very tired and working for a casino during New Year's Eve weekend is...
CD Projekt Red promises ‘vigorous’ defense in Cyberpunk 2077 consumer lawsuits
In what's perhaps a bit of a "water is wet" sort of story, CD Projekt Red, the publisher/developer of Cyberpunk 2077, released a statement...
Not So Massively: Drake Hollow is the wholesome survival game we need right now
I've talked in the past about liking survival mechanics in games, but not so much survival games themselves. There are a couple of reasons...
Wisdom of Nym: Predicting Final Fantasy XIV’s 2021 for now
I don't know what 2021 is going to bring in general. This has always been the case, of course, but if anything 2020 should...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2020
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. If you're...
Albion Online saw an ‘ever-growing population’ in 2020, promises mobile release in 2021
As many game studios are doing right now, Albion Online's Sandbox Interactive is pausing to take stock of the year that has passed and...
Global Chat: Checking out EverQuest II’s Reign of Shadows
Haven't had time to check out EverQuest II's latest expansion yet? Telwyn from GamingSF has you covered with some first impressions of Reign of...
Final Fantasy XI promises more story and more character growth for 2021
It's the new year around the world, and Final Fantasy XI producer Akihiko Matsui has rung in the new year with a letter to...
One Shots: Your eye is at stake!
What did you get for the holidays? If it was anything other than a weapon to fight super mutants in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, then...
MMO Year in Review: When Daybreak and Albion got bought out (December 2020)
Well, we made it to the final recap of the final month of the hell year known as 2020, and for MMOs, at least,...
MMO guide maker Dulfy is OK but has stepped away from content creation
One of the big mysteries of 2020 was the abrupt disappearance of the prolific, beloved, and incredibly helpful MMO guide maker Dulfy. After years...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida teases the next expansion while saluting frontline health workers
The new year is here, and Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida has greetings for the playerbase as he always does. Yoshida...
LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s history in 2020 and hopes for 2021
Just as how Sam and Frodo experienced depths of despair and heights of hope in their journey to Mount Doom, Lord of the Rings...
The Stream Team: Starting 2021 with Warframe’s Solstice Alerts
Massively OP's MJ did not have a chance to run through Warframe's Solstice Alerts during the winter solstice, so she's jumping in now to...
2020 saw lots of Fortnite coverage, retweets for FFXIV, and nearly half of global market value in mobile
If you like to look back at the year in gaming through data in infographic form, then your favorite post is here. GamesIndustry has...
Why WB Games should make a new Asheron’s Call game in 2021+: The mechanics
Just based on lore alone, WB Games should make a new Asheron's Call game. As I argued last time, AC has the qualities of an underutilized...
Final Fantasy XIV presents the man behind the design of the game’s official websites
A lot of members of the Final Fantasy XIV team are pretty well known at this point to the game's community, but there are...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2021
Really, there's only one valid resolution for 2021: make it suck less than 2020.
That aside, it's customary to ask the Massively OP writers to...
Why WB Games should make a new Asheron’s Call game in 2021+: The lore
So we recently brought up how Asheron's Call 2 died twice during the winter seasons, with the second one being a double funeral with the original...