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The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0
It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...
Battle Bards Episode 207: Seeing Red
Have you ever gotten so mad that you literally saw red? Better yet, have you ever heard the color red when you’ve listened to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best player community as of 2021?
I'm a partisan on this one: I have never been in an MMORPG with a better community than Lord of the Rings Online's.
A couple...
Daybreak assumes publisher role on Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering Online
This week is squeezing out one more surprise announcement: Daybreak is taking over the publishing of 2002's Magic: The Gathering Online.
"We are very excited...
The Stream Team: Peeking into EverQuest II’s Visions of Vetrovia
Massively OP's MJ has had a few troubles trying to get a peek at EQII's new Visions of Vetrovia expansion, but it looks like...
The MOP Up: Fiesta Online adds new servers
Anime MMO Fiesta Online's heart grew two sizes bigger this past week thanks to the addition of a pair of servers -- one for...
Star Wars Galaxies’s SWGEmu opens its Finalizer test server today
Earlier this week we reported on news coming from the SWGEmu rogue servers of Star Wars Galaxies, which announced plans to open a new...
LOTRO Legendarium: A look back at Lord of the Rings Online in 2021
It's that time of year again! As we get ready to make the psychological transition to a new year, we pause to look back...
The Stream Team: Star Wars Galaxies’ 10th sunset anniversary
It's been 10 long years since Star Wars Galaxies left us, and Massively OP's MJ still misses it deeply. Luckily, it lives on in...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2022
If 2021 had a problem, it was that we got simply too many MMO releases between new launches, early access, and expansions. This breathtaking...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 351: There are no bad Star Wars jokes in this show
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR's delay, Lost Ark's launch date, the Nightingale reveal, unionization efforts at Activision-Blizzard, the new Warhammer MMO, and the future of Crowfall, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends, plus a voicemail on SWTOR and a mailbag topic on going big with MMO expansions.
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2021?
As a SWG Legends player, I was thrilled to see the launch of Bespin to a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server this year. Not...
SWGemu rogue server group launches a new Star Wars Galaxies test server
What would be a better Life Day gift this season than to get a brand-new server from the good folks that brought you the...
Global Chat: Fallout Worlds doesn’t justify its existence, one blogger argues
If you saw that Fallout 76 released a new mode with varied rulesets called Fallout Worlds a while back, you might've been tempted to...
Star Wars Galaxies shut down almost a decade ago, and one rogue server is commemorating the occasion
If you've ever been there for the last hours and minutes of an MMORPG that's sunsetting, you probably don't want to think about it...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2021 predictions
Last year's MMORPG predictions didn't exactly go to plan, since in 2019, we weren't really expecting 2020 to play out the way it did....
DC Universe Online’s Episode 42 Legion of Doom and winter events have arrived
DC Universe Online players, your doom is upon you - Legion of Doom, that is, as Episode 42 is live and free for everyone....
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2021
Healthy MMOs are a good thing. They have smooth, glossy coats, strong teeth capable of snapping bone, a full-throated call, and it just occurs...
EverQuest’s 28th expansion, Terror of Luclin, is live
Sorry, we're still trying to wrap our heads around the thought of an MMORPG having 28 expansions under its belt. Whether or not we...
PlanetSide 2 celebrates the holidays with limited-time missions, a directive, and blowing up snowmen
See a snowman, blow up a snowman. That's one of the tasks that PlanetSide 2 players can take up to celebrate the festive season...
