coronavirus
Skyforge postpones its anniversary, gives a month of free subscription
Not even tinpot gods can make everything in the game universe bend to their will -- when delays happen, they have to sit on...
COVID-19 roundup: GameStop, unions call foul, Square-Enix, race cars, Blizzard, Skyforge, and Ultima Online housing
Welcome back to another quick roundup of news bits all about how COVID-19 has impacted even our MMO corner of the gaming world. Also...
City of Heroes rogue server creates a folding@home team for players to combat coronavirus
"Go. Fold. Kill Coronavirus," mandates the call to action from the City of Heroes: Homecoming team. The devs of the rogue server have created...
Guild Wars 2 prepares a legendary armory for legendary use as the studio adopts work-from-home policy
Here's a shot of really great news for legendary crafters in Guild Wars 2: This week, ArenaNet announced that it is going to introduce...
Our complete coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on gaming
Since early 2020, we've been covering the COVID-19 aka novel coronavirus pandemic as it's spread across the globe, specifically as it affects the online...
World of Warships offers free premium play, World of Warcraft doubles experience during the outbreak
If you're not used to being home a lot, you're probably a little twitchy right now and angling for something to do. Fear not:...
Ship of Heroes just announced a ‘surprise beta’ for everyone during the pandemic
So here's a fun Friday surprise: Ship of Heroes boss Casey McGeever asked fans what the team - all working from home - could...
GDC plans summer events as studios from Gamigo to Blizzard to Riot see player surges
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread here in the US and around much of the world, changing life for nearly everyone - even in...
Fallout 76’s free stuff, Population Zero’s giveaway, and Hearthstone’s private events
A very slight but real silver lining of the global situation is that many game studios are using this opportunity to throw all sorts...
Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online just made most content free for the next few weeks
Just in this morning's roundup, the MOP commenters were debating whether and how to play Lord of the Rings Online during the virus-induced downtime...
Razer to manufacture and donate up to a million surgical masks to battle coronavirus
While the idea of gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer creating medical equipment might first bring to mind the Razer Toaster, this change of manufacturing focus...
More and more MMOs are offering sales and events during the coronavirus pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, MMOs and other MMO-adjacent games and studios continue to react, bringing their staffs home and offering bonuses...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 263: Cantha or bust
Justin and Bree discuss the coronavirus' impact on online gaming, Guild Wars 2's Cantha expansion and recent departures, WoW's essence switcharoo, Phantasy Star Online 2's open beta, Albion Online's roadmap, with adventures in WoW Classic, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends, and mailbag entries on so-called dead games and new engines for old MMOs.
Daybreak, Cryptic, City State, Frontier, and more MMO studios affected by worldwide pandemic shutdowns
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make itself felt, we've got another quick roundup of news relevant to MMO players.
First, we've...
Coronavirus roundup: GamesCom 2020 is still planned for August – for now
With GDC and E3 closing their doors, you might be wondering about GamesCom 2020, originally set for August this summer. Will the coronavirus have...
Steam hits a new peak of 20 million concurrent users thanks to quarantines and social distancing
It's very likely that global quarantines caused by the novel coronavirus have helped matters, but regardless of the reason, Steam concurrency numbers hit a...
Coronavirus roundup: Blizzard, free APB Reloaded, EA esports, HPWU, and how your PC can help humans win
Feel pretty surreal to be reporting on a global crisis like the coronavirus in our indie pages here on MOP, but it affects everyone...
Warframe studio Digital Extremes cancels in-person TennoCon 2020, turns it fully online
Another MMO-adjacent gaming event has now been canceled in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic. "TennoCon is going fully digital!" Warframe studio Digital Extremes announced...
Coronavirus roundup: EGX Rezzed, Pokemon Go, and using MMOs to learn from home
We're capping off an odd week of coverage here in our little corner of the online gaming world, as even those of us who've...
Coronavirus roundup: Virtual GDC, Overwatch League suspended, Crowfall and Funcom work-from-home
As the novel coronavirus pandemic's impact is felt across the globe, shutting down everything from international travel to the NBA to markets, it continues...
