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Activision-Blizzard Q2 2021: Activision revenues are up, Blizzard MAUs are down amid sexism scandal
Back in May, we got quite a bit of unexpected attention here at MassivelyOP as the headline for our coverage of Activision-Blizzard's Q1 2021...
The Soapbox: Pokemon Unite’s monetization is gross and threatens a competent game
By now, you've probably seen several articles about the poor monetization in Pokemon Unite, often based on Reddit posts or streamer hot takes. Most talk...
Wisdom of Nym: What will Final Fantasy XIV add to its magical DPS?
The biggest issue that Final Fantasy XIV has with its casters, as a rule, is that casters in the series all basically work like...
California sues Activision-Blizzard over discrimination and sexist, toxic work culture
Activision-Blizzard has had an abysmal couple of years, and it's about to get much worse, as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing...
Wisdom of Nym: What will Final Fantasy XIV add to its ranged damage dealers?
There's a usual pattern I follow when discussing Final Fantasy XIV jobs, and this time I wanted to break it. We've already talked about...
The Daily Grind: Are you picking anything up in the Steam Summer Sale?
Steam's summer sale is upon us once again, this time with a bit of a choose-your-adventure theme. Steam always has a summer sale right...
Anarchy Online celebrates its 20th birthday with daily logins, events, and sub deals
There aren't a whole lot of MMORPGs that make it to 20 years old, but Anarchy Online is joining those hallowed ranks this month....
The Stream Team: SWTOR’s Revenge of the Shroud
What's more fun than playing as HK-55 with Z0-0M as a sidekick in SWTOR? Watching Exarch Malforia embrace her destiny through the airlock! Sadly,...
Perfect World hosts a Steam sale to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of America
If you like getting deals on games and helping charity at the same time (aka the Humble Bundle donation method), then you'll perhaps be...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 322: New World, old problems
Justin and Bree discuss New World, FFXIV Endwalker, WoW Classic's backtrack, and City of Heroes streaming, with adventures in WoW, New World, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on guild housing and MMO economies.
Guild Wars 2 previews May’s weird and massive balance patch
Even as Guild Wars 2 busts out its brand-new forums today, ArenaNet didn't want the renovation to completely overshadow details of the upcoming "major...
Four Winds: Why are Asian MMOs monetized the way they are?
Welcome to Four Winds, Massively OP's newest column, dedicated to Asian MMOs and the culture around it. As the resident Black Desert columnist, I'm...
Derek Smart on the dormant Alganon: ‘It will be back. I promise.’
If you think you've endured long server maintenance and downtime on a game, you have nothing on Alganon's playerbase. These loyal adventurers saw their...
Wandering Wraeclast: Grinding Gear has finally taken the wraps off Path of Exile 2
"Like clockwork": I wouldn't be surprised to see an icon of Grinding Gear Games and Path of Exile in the dictionary when you look...
Magic Legends provides a video overview of the Dimir Assassin class
Let's ignore the fact that the Dimir Assassin class of Magic Legends is an exercise in PWE and Cryptic's overreaching in lockbox monetization for...
Choose My Adventure: Fizzle frustration, boss beatdowns, and slowly forming strategies in Wizard101
Remember last week how I wrote about being surprised at the depth of Wizard101’s combat? This week I learned that the game’s combat can...
PSA: The Elder Scrolls Online is offering a free trial of its ESO Plus subscription
If you've already bought The Elder Scrolls Online and are curious about the benefits of subscribing to the game but aren't too keen on...
Blade & Soul outlines the next round of system changes arriving in the five year anniversary update
Sure, the next update to Blade & Soul is all about marking five years of operation, but that's not all that's happening. As is...
Exclusive: Ashes of Creation Alpha One preview of the Mage class
If you lurk around the Ashes of Creation community, you know that this has been a huge week for the game as its alpha...
PSA: The Steam Winter Sale is now live, complete with steep MMO discounts
You probably already learned this from finding that dozens of games on your wishlist were on sale, but the Steam Winter Sale is live...
