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The Game Archaeologist: Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2
At the end of June 2014, dozens of online worlds flickered and vanished with the flip of a switch. It was a online apocalypse...
Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, Champions Online, and more PWE MMOs outline their Christmas events
PWE is dropping festive sprinkles of snow all over its MMORPGs for Christmas this year.
In Star Trek Online, Q's Winter Wonderland is already live,...
Ask Mo: The hits and misses of Massively OP’s 2018 predictions
As we do every year, today we're going to peek back at the horrifying outcomes of last year's MOP staff predictions for the genre and the games within it to determine how well we did. After all, what would be the fun of making predictions if we couldn't giggle over our guesses a year later?
So did we nail it or fail it? And did you fare better? Let's find out.
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2018
Another year is coming to a close! That means we're doing all of our usual end-of-year recaps, and that also means that we're once...
One Shots: Hobbit herbal hobbies
If Hobbits are seen as being generally lazy creatures that gobble up their weight in food every day, then how come they have such...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter comes under siege
The Cult of the Dragon is throwing the city (and game) of Neverwinter under siege once more, and players are going to need to...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online engages Battle at the Binary Stars
Continuing with its push deeper into the Age of Discovery arc, Star Trek Online has warped in the Battle at the Binary Stars task...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2018
Unlike with Halloween and Christmas, it seems like MMORPG developers never quite know what to do with the Thanksgiving holiday. Vastly fewer games celebrate...
Star Trek Online community stands divided over a Reddit protest targeting game issues
The Star Trek Online community is in uproar today after a popular subreddit was taken private by its mods in protest over problems with...
The MOP Up: Free Overwatch this Thanksgiving
Don't have Thanksgiving plans past gorging on dead bird carcasses and mashed-up roots? Blizzard has just the thing for you: Free Overwatch!
"From November 20th...
Champions Online pays tribute to Stan Lee with new in-game cosmetic
Champions Online was just one of the many superhero MMOs that came out to pay their respects to comics legend Stan Lee after news...
Enter to win a sweet Neverwinter cloak in honor of Heart of Fire for PC
To celebrate the launch of Heart of Fire for Neverwinter on PC last week, PWE has kindly given Massively OP 100 cloak keys to give away to our readers!...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that cater to the time-limited player
Every once in a while we receive emails here at Massively OP that share a similar sentiment. Usually that boils down to, "I love...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 196: Shire consequences
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's progression server, Funcom's and NCsoft's next big things, Gamigo's plans for Trion's games, and updates for Warframe, DCUO, and Neverwinter, plus discussion on favorite playstyles, legacy server ideas, and the future of Blizzard MMOs.
Superhero MMORPGs mourn the passing of comics legend Stan Lee
Geeks of all stripes are mourning the passing of Stan Lee today, perhaps no one more than gamers who live and breathe superhero MMOs. Over on the DC Universe Online forums, there's been an outpouring of love for the iconic Marvel superstar.
The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together
Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that aimed at the future… and missed
The future is a weird place. It's similar to the present, but it has a very different outlook on the world, and it wants...
The Stream Team: Neverwinter’s Masquerade of Liars
In the realm of Halloween events, Neverwinter boasts one of the most uniquely -- and aptly -- named! The Masquerade of Liars is still...
The Stream Team: Star Trek Online’s one-day Halloween event
What's spooky in Star Trek Online? When research goes awry! The mini-mission Hearts and Minds is back for Halloween. Maybe they could have called...
Global Chat: Is MapleStory 2 too cute for its own britches? (Yes.)
Maybe it's the weird gaming lull that's going on right now, but MapleStory 2 has picked up a good amount of press and player...