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Riders of Icarus’ Corruption of Life update bumps the level cap to 55
Riders of Icarus has a brand-new content update on the way later this month. It's called Corruption of Life, and it's due out on...
TERA flips on the switch to its ‘crazy’ test server, renames the Paragon to Valkyrie
What could the nutty minds behind TERA be cooking up in their kitchens? Find out for yourself, as the team has opened up a...
The Perfect Ten: A plague of MMO bears
I have long been of the opinion that there are few more terrifying animals on this planet than bears. Sure, there are sharks, the...
Destiny plans a final hurrah before Destiny 2
Just because Bungie is ramping up production and talk of this year's Destiny 2 doesn't mean that the studio has completely written off the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Getting to grips with Guild Wars 2’s Bastion of the Penitent
ArenaNet launched a new standalone raid tier, dubbed Bastion of the Penitent, alongside The Head of the Snake Living World chapter, but I've not...
The Daily Grind: What provokes you to kick MMO group members?
Yesterday, Blizzard Watch writer Dan O'Halloran recounted -- unfavorably -- dispiriting tales about looking-for-raid scenarios in World of Warcraft that end in vote-kicking --...
Blizzard is considering WoW competitive raiding e-sports again
If you were annoyed by the apparent subsumption of World of Warcraft art and lore panels by other games' e-sports at last year's BlizzCon,...
Lineage 2 preps a brand-new EU server, asks players to vote on its name
For the first time in five years, Lineage 2 is opening up a brand-new server for its European community. The server, which is currently...
Star Trek Online goes once more unto the Breach queue
A special version of Star Trek Online's Breach queue is now hailing captains to adventure.
Cryptic brought back its five-player instanced Breach for a "faster-paced, action-packed"...
Project Gorgon wants your help to test out its Orc dungeon
Project Gorgon's biggest and toughest dungeon is now in the game, but the developers have a confession: They're not sure how tough or easy...
Conan Exiles previews 2017 plans, throws shade on early access abusers
Though it's fun for the broader industry, GDC has been a bit of a dud for our genre for years now. If you're willing to...
Massively Overthinking: Mainstream misconceptions about MMORPGs
Massively OP reader Arsin Halfmoon pitched the team a great question this week, poached straight from the podcast list:
"As someone deeply invested in the MMO...
Guild Wars 2 peeks behind-the-scenes at its ‘chess raid’
How does chess factor into MMORPGs? When it comes to Guild Wars 2's newest raid, Bastion of the Penitent, the age-old tabletop game was...
Lineage 2: Revolution is officially coming to the west
Netmarble's mobile spin-off of the Lineage series will be officially coming to the west, the studio revealed at GDC this week.
Lineage II: Revolution launched...
Final Fantasy XIV fans mine out more Stormblood details from Japanese interviews
If you're a Final Fantasy XIV fan, you're used to getting bits and pieces of information based on what has or hasn't been translated...
World of Warcraft continues to refine Patch 7.2 in test, lays out March plans
When will Blizzard thaw enough to release Patch 7.2? The next big update for World of Warcraft might still be a while away, but...
The Stream Team: Doing DDO’s 11th anniversary dev dungeon
Did Massively OP's MJ hear there's a party? Yes, yes she did. Today is DDO's 11th anniversary, and the game is throwing a party....
OrbusVR is a sandbox MMORPG built for the Vive and Rift
If you count yourself among gamers actively seeking out MMORPG virtual reality experiences, you should probably take a peek at OrbusVR, currently in production...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 106: Ready to relaunch
Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World's relaunch, Landmark's sunset, ESO: Morrowind, Albion Online, Guild Wars 2, Ship of Heroes, and Champions Online, with a mailbag questions on ESO and multiplayer immersion.
ARK: Survival Evolved rockets up Superdata’s January revenue rankings
The latest Superdata Research report is in for the month of January 2017, and in addition to an increase of 9.8% of digital game...