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Here’s everything you can expect from BlizzCon 2016 next week
Every year, BlizzCon arrives. And every year, Bree and I sit down and liveblog about the most pertinent event for our readers to follow...
Weird Al Yankovic will headline this year’s BlizzCon
Satirical music star Weird Al Yankovic will headline this year's BlizzCon, Blizzard announced this afternoon, closing out the convention with his show on November...
Going to BlizzCon? Grab the mobile app today
Navigating the labyrinth of next week's BlizzCon activities, panels, and games requires some strategy if you're going to get the most out of your...
TERA: Patrick ‘Treeshark’ Sun departs, Halloween arrives
Seattle claims another MMO dev: TERA Producer Patrick "Treeshark" Sun told players that he's leaving En Masse tomorrow.
"In my stead, Matt 'Denommenator' Denomme will...
Global Chat: Stormblood, One Tamriel, New World, and the ‘antisocial epidemic’
The announcement of Final Fantasy XIV's second expansion, Stormblood, is sure to inject more life and excitement into this beloved MMORPG. A couple of...
Blizzard isn’t announcing WoW legacy servers at BlizzCon
Blizzard's J. Allen Brack has a post on the official forums tonight that ought to temper expectations players might have about World of Warcraft...
Here’s some more fuel for the Diablo III expansion rumor fire
We've been talking about what's next for the Diablo franchise for months on Massively OP -- longer, really, ever since Diablo seemed to have...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 87: Rise of Stormblood Rising
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss FFXIV Stormblood, WoW, SWGEmu, The Secret World, Daybreak, SHSO, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on replacing SWG and retiring with MMORPGs.
The Daily Grind: Have you ever memorialized one of your MMORPG characters?
I got misty-eyed in my Ultima Online video last week when during the tour of a true elder game, I visited a memorial to...
Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival: Reactions to Stormblood
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood ought to have be the least interesting announcement possible. It was heavily teased before it actually happened, and we knew that...
David Brevik rebuts rumor that he’s working on the Diablo franchise
Over the weekend, we speculated about the rumored possibility that Blizzard might announce Diablo 4 at next month's BlizzCon (or possibly even a Diablo...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in review
Being at the Final Fantasy XIV fan festival was interesting for me on several levels because I wasn't just there to have fun, I...
EVE Evolved: Controversy over gambling bans and charities
It's been a crazy, drama-filled week in EVE Online, starting with a controversial change to the EULA that will ban all gambling sites using in-game currency or assets...
Leaderboard: Will Blizzard announce Diablo 4 at BlizzCon?
We've now seen plenty of rumors of Diablo 4 floating around the internet, but there's nothing definitive at all. Blizzard is working on at least one...
Final Fantasy XIV announces its second expansion, Stormblood
Yes, it's the announcement all fans of Final Fantasy XIV were waiting for and expecting from this weekend's fan festival, the game's second expansion. The...
The Daily Grind: Will Blizzard announce vanilla WoW servers at BlizzCon 2016?
BlizzCon kicks off in just a few short weeks, and already expectations are high. Unsubstantiated Diablo 4 rumors have begun circulating, and the Nostalrius...
EVE Valkyrie and Gunjack launch today for PlayStation VR
In conjunction with the PlayStation VR launch today, CCP is touting the availability of EVE Valkyrie and EVE Gunjack as launch titles for the...
The Daily Grind: What MMO would you attend a special convention for?
As you read this, dear readers, I am winging my way to Las Vegas to attend the second Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival, which...
SWTOR is ‘refocusing on group content’
Players will be able to start playing Star Wars: The Old Republic's next expansion starting next month, but players have a fair number of...
EVE Online’s free-to-play switch, engineering complexes arrive with Ascension on November 8
EVE Online's world-changing Ascension update has been formally dated: November 8th. That just a week after the company will close out the EVE Vegas convention...
