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Anthem’s loot-system struggle continues as update brings legendary missions
Anthem's been having a bit of a rough go of it lately, with a significant portion of the game's community expressing disappointment about the...
Electronic Arts lays off 350 people from multiple teams, draws down presence in Japan and Russia
EA is undergoing major layoffs today. The nicest thing we can say about them is that at least it's "only" 350 out of 9000...
Fight or Kite: Clawing my way back into Guild Wars 2’s WvW
All aboard and welcome everyone to a brand-new series here on Massively Overpowered: Fight or Kite, our new column focusing on PvP across the...
The Daily Grind: Is it possible for an MMO to make you feel like a kid again?
Last month on /r/mmorpg, there was a thread about finding MMOs that will make you feel like a kid again. You can probably guess...
Here’s a quick glimpse of Star Wars The Old Republic’s new guild heraldry and character preview tools
When 5.10.2: Heralds of Victory launches in Star Wars: The Old Republic next month, it'll drop some quality-of-life tweaks that were originally promised in...
One Shots: Selfish selfies
Hey! Hey man, what do you think you're doing? You're a bleeding Division agent, all right? You're the thin line that holds back anarchistic...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that set themselves up as spiritual successors
As with the larger video game market, sequels aren't unknown in the MMO space. We've seen studios take a stab at following up successful...
Superdata February 2019: EA’s Apex Legends and Anthem crushed it as Blizzard fumbled
If you were wondering exactly how Apex Legends stacks up against Fortnite since the former's debut earlier this year, SuperData's February 2019 global revenue...
Vague Patch Notes: Finding motivation within MMOs
Here's a fun question to ask yourself when you're doing basically anything in an MMO: Why am I doing this? It's usually at once...
MMO Business Roundup: Lucasfilm Games, Anthem sales, MapleStory Fest, and Oculus
Welcome back to another round of the MMO Business Roundup. It's GDC week, so it's no surprise that we've had so many business posts...
The Stream Team: SWTOR spring datacron picking
Ahhh, the first day of spring. The SWTOR datacrons are in full bloom, and it's high time Massively OP's Larry and MJ take the...
Star Wars: The Old Republic talks up under-the-hood changes for previews and objects
If you've ever wondered why any sort of visual effects on gear in Star Wars: The Old Republic would show up as blobs and messes...
Ultima Online’s Rising Tide update launches today with improved ship combat, vet rewards, and kitchens
At the beginning of 2019, Broadsword announced big things for Ultima Online: an entire year of content on the high seas, inspired by the...
BioWare discusses Anthem post-launch: ‘This is all a learning experience for us’
So, did you agree with our assessment of Anthem as a fun game with a lot of issues? It seems BioWare itself agrees with that...
Apex Legends kicks off its first season today with battle pass and Octane
The first season of Apex Legends officially begins today with the release of the premiere battle pass and the addition of the game's first...
EA opens state-of-the-art competitive gaming broadcast center
Electronic Arts is branching out into esports broadcasting with the unveiling of a new "state-of-the-art competitive gaming studio" at the company's headquarters in Redwood...
Warhammer Online blogger and MMO podcaster Steve ‘Slurms’ Lichtsinn loses battle with cancer
Out of the boisterous class of Warhammer Online bloggers that emerged on the scene in 2008, Steve "Slurms" Lichtsinn became well-known for his affable...
Reports say Ninja earned a cool $1 million to play Apex Legends
How do you get your stock price to jump 16%? Well, if you're EA, you pay Twitch streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins to play your...
Anthem has more loot changes planned, including significant changes in the next few months
Would you like to hear a joke? Here we go: Anthem loot. Yes, it's basically something no one is happy with, but the bright side...
MMO Business Roundup: Gaming inclusion, Peria Chronicles, Google, and PUBG’s Brendan Greene
Welcome to another fast roundup of MMO-related business news!
Bookmark this research study so that if ever the loud angry gatekeeping trolls of gaming are...