dev diary
Elder Scrolls Online delays Gates of Oblivion reveal event to avoid inauguration day pandemonium
One of the big events MMO players were surely looking forward to this month was The Elder Scrolls Online's planned reveal of Gates of...
Elite Dangerous has delayed Odyssey’s PC launch to late spring, console launch to fall
When Frontier Developments opened preorders for Elite Dangerous' Odyssey expansion last month, most gamers presumed the launch was just around the corner. And it...
Neverwinter will let players hop in to first new Sharandar zone without an item level requirement for two weeks
Are you looking forward to the first part of Neverwinter's upcoming Sharandar expansion but are worried about your item level not being up to...
Book of Travels names Baldur’s Gate, Moomins, classical art, and Studio Ghibli as its influences
When you're creating something, it's entirely natural to draw inspiration from and be influenced by works that have come before your own. That's most...
Upcoming MMO SEED’s playtest video is un-bear-able
With more playtests on the way for community colony simulator SEED coming this year, it's nice to get a glimpse at what we may...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2020 year in review
2019 was a rough year for Guild Wars 2. Its studio, ArenaNet, suffered sizable layoffs, and lost game directors Mike O’Brien and Mike Zadorojny....
Wizard101 talks up 2021 stat rebalancing and PvP changes, Pirate101 adds a free respec for subscribers
The producer of Wizard101 really likes the world of Karamelle. That's part of the impression given by her recent producer's letter, which talks up...
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...
Torchlight III takes a moment to share some data-related bug stories from development
"This blog is for those who enjoy a good technical read and want a closer look at some of our internal development ‘war stories’,"...
Indie MMO TitanReach needs funding soon or ‘it’s all over’
Titan Reach, the self-proclaimed "social" MMO (versus all of those anti-social ones out there), is looking to an alternate source of income after a...
Fallout 76 looks back at 2020 with recaps and stats, shares a calendar of events for the first quarter of 2021
As December continues to draw to a close, the developers of Fallout 76 are looking back at the past year's efforts in the most...
Elite Dangerous’ latest Odyssey dev diary focuses on FPS combat
In the latest hype builder for Elite: Dangerous' forthcoming Odyssey expansion, the devs of the game talk up the various features and foci of...
TitanReach shares details of its quest system, new armor, and new map in latest dev blog
Titan Reach is starting to make good on its promise of more communication as the devs of the old-school-styled MMORPG have posted a fresh...
Dual Universe releases 0.23 beta patch as players lament grind and invalid keys
Dual Universe studio Novaquark patched up the beta this week, adding a range of quality-of-life and economy fixes with its 0.23 release. Most notably...
Destiny 2 promises to add a host of weapon-related improvements, transmog, and cross-play in 2021
If you have some strong feelings about how weapons and their associated Power levels are working right now in Destiny 2, then you might...
Flameseeker Chronicles: An honest second look at Guild Wars 2’s dragon response missions
As longtime readers surely know, Flameseeker Chronicles is an opinion column, one of many on Massively OP, though this one's about Guild Wars 2....
Neverwinter brews up a sweeping rework of its combat system
Considering how integral combat is to Neverwinter, you'd have to imagine that any changes that touch upon this system are going to be felt...
Elite Dangerous hosts an AMA about Odyssey, player numbers, and future adjustment plans
In an effort to open lines of direct communication, the devs of Elite: Dangerous had an AMA on the game's forums recently, covering practically the...
Dauntless posts an in-depth dev blog about the Slayer’s Path progression system and gear reforging
Dauntless is changing how the game is played wholesale with its Reforged update, replacing Pursuits and Patrols with the Hunting Grounds and adjusting how...
Star Wars: The Old Republic talks up the creation of new Cartel Market items inspired by The Mandalorian
If watching The Mandalorian on Disney+ has made you want to dress up your own Bounty Hunter in Star Wars: The Old Republic (as...
