A PWE studio known primarily for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.
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The Stream Team: Shutting up Wesley in Star Trek Online
Last time, Massively OP's MJ was working her way through the finale of the Reflections story arc in Star Trek Online. The mission was...
Blizzard’s Mike Ybarra stuns devs with demoralizing bonus-slashing and return-to-work meeting
Earlier this week, we noted that Activision-Blizzard was preparing to end more of its COVID-induced work-from-home policies and that some of its studios that...
Embracer’s revenues soar as LOTR gets new games and Neverwinter, Star Trek Online bolster back catalogue
Embracer Group posted its fiscal year Q3 2022 earnings today, representing the fourth quarter of the year (October, November, and December). The megacorp saw...
Neverwinter elaborates on upcoming combat companion balancing and prepares another Siege event
Companion NPCs can be a pretty invaluable tool when making your way through the battles of Neverwinter, but it looks like those combat companions...
Star Trek Online preps its 13-year anniversary bundle while celebrating the newly canonized Enterprise-F
The 13th anniversary of Star Trek Online has arrived, and that also means that players have a new anniversary bundle available. Considering the storyline...
The Stream Team: Betrayal and bedfellows in Neverwinter
Thanks to betrayal, Neverwinter's Captain Montrose is forced to work with the Zhentarim (whom she really didn't want to be indebted to) in order...
Star Trek Online is making changes to Pilot Bridge Officers for greater utility
So it might seem like piloting isn't really much of a thing in Star Trek, since you just tell the person sitting at the...
Champions Online fights a random server error that caused players to get stuck in maps over the weekend
Were you among those players who were stuck in a map in Champions Online? You most certainly were not alone, and the devs spent...
The Stream Team: Running Star Trek Online’s Refractions for its 13th anniversary
Happy lucky 13th birthday, Star Trek Online! In honor of this auspicious day, Massively OP's MJ will be running the newest bit of story,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 407: Roadmaps, roadmaps, roadmaps
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online's Necrom, DDO's mini-expansion, Diablo Immortal, Villagers & Heroes housing, Star Trek Online's 13th anniversary, and Gloria Victis' impending launch, with adventures in LOTRO and ESO, plus a mailbag topic on optional content.
Star Trek Online offers new methods for players to donate Duty Officers to fleets
The Duty Officer system in Star Trek Online is meant to represent the many officers aboard your ship who are important but aren't part...
Vague Patch Notes: Floaty, samey, and janky – a treasury of MMO terms for bad combat
Any time you bring up The Secret World or Secret World Legends's bland, floaty combat, at least one person is going to chime in...
The Stream Team: Fighting fire in Neverwinter is hard
Massively OP's MJ was really looking forward to starting the fire portion of the elemental evil quest arcs. However, she didn't expect that fighting...
Star Trek Online has a new executive producer, players have a new hairdo
You might have missed it in the excitement of yesterday's Refractions release, but Star Trek Online apparently has a new executive producer: Jarrod Fisher....
Star Trek Online launches Refractions update, season, and anniversary events on PC today
Cryptic and Gearbox are unleashing Star Trek Online's next big thing just in time for the game's 13th birthday: Refractions. PC players will see...
The MOP Up: Apex Legends revamps its matchmaking system
Ever wonder how a competitive online game pairs you up with other people for skirmishes? In a new dev blog, Apex Legends' team went...
Neverwinter invites you to comfort doggos during its fireworks-bedazzled Feast of Lanterns
If you're not tired of bunnies invading MMOs - and really, I don't think I ever will be, bunnies are great - then point...
Global Chat: The MMO blogs you should be reading in 2023
Welcome to a new year of Global Chat -- and with it, the anticipation of a great assortment of MMO blog essays, questions, guides,...
The Stream Team: It’s time to play with fire in Neverwinter
What does it look like when Massively OP's MJ is in her element? Fire! Lots and lots of fire! If you've ever watched her...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2023
As 2022 drew to a close, we spent our Massively Overthinking roundtables discussing our predictions for 2023 as well as our goals. Now, we're...
