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Dual Universe releases 10 minutes of uncut live pre-alpha gameplay
Single-shard sci-fi sandbox MMORPG Dual Universe has been hard at work since its big reveal and mechanics explanations back at E3, and this week,...
ArenaNet on Guild Wars 2 PvP scouting, aquatic combat, and polling the playerbase
If you thought there was a lot of story in the recent Guild Wars 2 living world season 3 reveal, you're not alone. I...
A sneak peek at Guild Wars 2’s Living World Season 3, Episode 1: Out of the Shadows
It's been nearly a month since the end of E3, but today, ArenaNet has finally given the go-ahead for press to talk about what we were...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor on One Tamriel, Cyrodiil PvP, and housing
For many of us at Massively OP, Elder Scrolls Online won E3, if that’s really a thing, but that's partly because all ZeniMax Online Studios...
E3 2016: Chatting E3 demos and MMO research with Red Fox Insights’ Jake Parmley
I'm wrapping up my on-site E3 coverage this year with a meeting more about the industry meta than about any one game. The interviewee? Jake Parmley...
Wisdom of Nym: The implications of Final Fantasy XIV’s E3 content
I am honestly fairly sure that I know where the entrance to to the Deep Dungeon will lie when it comes out in July....
One Shots: When magick met wizardry
When magic meets magic, does it shake hands? Give each other a hearty fist bump and catch up on old times? Or does it...
E3 2016: Taking a look at Bitcoin-inspired MOTCG Deckbound
Multiplayer online TCG Deckbound is one of those rare gems that shines its brightest at an event like E3 rather than most of the other big conventions....
Livelock launches for PC and console on August 2nd at $19.99 price point
Perfect World's Livelock has a release date: August 2nd.
The studio announced today that its top-down MMO shooter will land on PC, Xbox One, and...
E3 2016: Black Desert on PvP, sieges, and lessons learned
Though Daum didn't have a booth at this year's E3, I managed to snag some time with Black Desert PR/Marketing Manager Rick van Beem. Given some of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 70: E to the three
Justin and Bree discuss E3, STO, ESO One Tamriel, GW2, UO, Sea of Thieves, Dual Universe, WoW, Marvel Heroes, Camelot Unchained, and four sunsets, with mailbag questions on gameplay tension and MH team-ups.
E3 2016: Previewing Elite Dangerous VR
At this year's E3, I sat down with Elite: Dangerous' Senior Designer Sandy Sammarco and PR/Communications Manager Michael Grapper to talk about the game's successes and...
Hyperspace Beacon: Seven things you didn’t know about SWTOR’s SCORPIO
Knights of the Fallen Empire has truly changed the storytelling ways of Star Wars: The Old Republic. And even though it’s popular to flame the game...
E3 2016: Master X Master might be the most MMO-like MOBA around
Despite Eliot's positive experience with Master X Master at PAX East back in April, I went into my demo at this year's E3 expecting very...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.3 in review, part two
Between all of the stuff in patch 3.3 and the plethora of reveals from this year's E3, my cup runs over with parts of...
E3 2016: War Thunder’s VR mode and Crossout’s demo
While I don't play any of Gaijin's games, I was looking forward to meeting the studio at this year's E3 for two reasons: the...
MMO Mechanics: Zonation and scaling mechanics in MMORPGs
The recent E3 hubub about The Elder Scrolls Online new level syncing mechanics being extended has got me thinking all about the mechanics behind zones in MMOs,...
E3 2016: Sea of Thieves is much more than pirate ship PvP (and might just be an MMO)
It's been awhile since I've been excited for a Rare game, but pirate-themed, multiplayer sailing-and-swashbuckling game Sea of Thieves took hold of me just based on the...
E3 2016: Hands-on with Nexon’s LawBreakers
Going into E3 this year, I didn't think LawBreakers would be something we'd cover at MOP. I also didn't expect much out of it, even with CliffyB's...
E3 2016: Final Fantasy XIV discusses the Deep Dungeon, Xbox One, and the future
Whenever Naoki Yoshida shows up at a convention, you know ahead of time that Final Fantasy XIV fans are going to have plenty to...