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Bless Unleashed’s Saurin Deception patch is live with new dungeon and story quests
It's patch day for Bless Unleashed, as the Xbox One MMORPG has dropped The Saurin Deception, what Bandai Namco has deemed a "major content...
The latest gaming industry #metoo callouts impact Twitch, MMOs, MOBAs, and esports
The gaming industry is seeing a second wave - a second wave of the #metoo movement, that is. As we covered earlier this week,...
The Stream Team: Warframe’s Deadlock Protocol, Day 2
It took quite a few tries, but Massively OP's MJ finally made it through the defense mission of Warframe's Deadlock Protocol. But there is...
EA’s 3v3 arena shooter Rocket Arena launches on July 14
Yep, there's another multiplayer team-based shooter on the horizon, but the catch with the upcoming Rocket Arena is that everyone wears rocket packs and...
Perfect Ten: What makes me feel welcome when trying out your MMO
While it's not "standing in front of your high school in your underpants and reciting a difficult Shakespeare passage" level of anxiety, there is...
Phantasy Star Online 2 adds new Urgent Quests and an Independence Day event
There's been another update to Phantasy Star Online 2 once again, and this one has introduced some unique new Urgent Quests and a Fourth...
The Daily Grind: What are the coolest MMO alien races?
OK, for today's topic, we're going to be limiting ourselves strictly to scifi MMORPGs (sorry fantasy, you'll have to settle for pretty much 95%...
The Stream Team: Missing miners and holy sweetrolls in Elder Scrolls Online
Massively OP's MJ is closing in on the queen's assassin! She's now down in the Elder Scrolls Online's Blackreach Caverns with vampire Fennorian and...
Celestial Nights returns to Final Fantasy XI on June 30
Who wants swimsuits in Final Fantasy XI? That's what you'll be getting when the Celestial Nights event rolls around once again on June 30th,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 277: All the wonder in the ‘verse
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, WoW Classic, Black Desert, Star Wars Squadrons, DC Universe Online, Torchlight III, and Anarchy Online, with adventures in RIFT, SWG Legends, and The Outer Worlds, and mailbag topics on LOTRO leveling, MUDs, and the next generation of MMO fans.
The Soapbox: No, forced grouping in MMOs isn’t ‘social’
Thinking back to high school, I'm awash in memories of the many deep, meaningful relationships that spawned as a result of being forced to...
SuperData May 2020: Pokémon Go and World of Warcraft improve their fortunes
Superdata's May digital games earning report is out, and there is some interesting movement for some of our favorite online games.
World of Warcraft's western...
Cryptic’s MMOs will be offline much of June 23 and 25 for lengthy maintenance
We hope that you hadn't earmarked long stretches of time to play the various MMOs by Cryptic Studios on Tuesday or Thursday. The team's games...
Mixer is toast as Microsoft transitions its community to Facebook Gaming
So... the streaming industry is on fire.
Earlier today, Microsoft announced that it's effectively ending Mixer's run as a streaming platform on July 22nd, diverting...
Bungie talks up Destiny 2 pre-order bonuses for Beyond Light, lays out code of conduct
If there was ever any wonder where Bungie stands with regards to racism and hate within Destiny 2, then there have been a couple...
The Elder Scrolls Online brings back its Midyear Mayhem event on June 25
Starting on June 25th, The Elder Scrolls Online would like for you to punch your friends. Or punch strangers alongside your friends, whatever works....
Whatever happened to Secret World Legends, The Realm reboot, and Shadow’s Kiss?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
World of Warships brings Warhammer 40K ship bundles to the game
Sure, World of Warships is all about being true to history, but history doesn't have enough hyper-gothic futurist style to it. That problem is...
Wisdom of Nym: Job extension ideas for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion
One of the interesting things about each given expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is that we always get new tricks along the way... sometimes...
Path of Exile Harvest almosts tops concurrency record with 231K simultaneous players
It doesn't seem as if Path of Exile is slowing down any time soon: Thanks to the launch of the Harvest league last week,...
