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Get a special Fortnite rifle for free before the game launches
When you're just sitting around and waiting for a game to release, it seems like the perfect time to partake in efforts to grab...
Massively Overthinking: Consumer protections in the MMORPG industry
Veteran Massively OP reader Miol says he's exhausted by a recent string of stories in which MMO companies screw gamers over, one after another:...
Here’s how magic in Citadel: Forged With Fire will work
This morning, we wrote about a new "massive online sandbox RPG," Citadel: Forged With Fire, built by Slender devhouse Blue Isle Studios and expected to...
The Survivalist: Osiris New Dawn is doing early access right even amid disappointments
A couple of weeks ago, when Osiris: New Dawn introduced new classes, I'd delved back into the sci-fi survival sandbox after a bit of...
You can pre-load Destiny 2 right now on consoles — if you’ve paid money for the privilege
Console players could find themselves very busy this July if they've landed a spot in the Destiny 2 beta. Early access for the test...
Citadel: Forged With Fire is a brand-new ‘massive online sandbox RPG’ debuting this month
Well well, lookie what popped up on Steam: It's a new "massive online sandbox RPG," Citadel: Forged With Fire, and it came out of...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Mad World, XAOC, and Moirai
Welcome back to our series on MMOs and other multiplayer games you you've never heard of! Tonight we have three to highlight.
Mad World
Mad World...
Osiris New Dawn CEO to community grumping: ‘I will take these lashings and learn from them’
Fenix Fire CEO Brian McRae is "not having fun either," according to his latest dev blog on the Osiris: New Dawn Steam page. His...
Here’s how far indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has come in two years
Indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has a new Kickstarter post up detailing how far it's come since its successful Kickstarter two years ago.
"Since the Project: Gorgon Kickstarter...
Indie sandbox MMO Tree of Life will exit early access and launch in August 2017
It's been a while since we've talked about early access Korean sandbox import Tree of Life, which hit beta last year following a transition...
Dean Hall calls the pre-launch price hike for ARK: Survival Evolved ‘outrageous’
Whether you love or loathe the early access survival sandbox genre, you've got Dean Hall's DayZ to thank for it, although he's had far...
ARK Survival Evolved has doubled in price ahead of August 8 launch
Welp, hope you bought ARK: Survival Evolved back when it was super cheap on Steam because its price has now increased for PC players...
Perfect Ten: MMOs in limbo
The one thing that I thought we could all count on forever was that the MMO life cycle was pretty easy to understand. A...
Enter to win a copy of Wild Terra from Juvty and Massively OP
Indie sandbox MMORPG Wild Terra (official site, Steam) has been in early access since December, a nostalgia-driven medieval sim that allows players to build up...
The Exiled is back on track after disappointing launch
So how are things going for The Exiled? The developers had been quiet for a while, and that's rarely the sign of good news....
Funcom is working on a ‘tactical turn-based strategy’ game
Funcom is apparently keeping itself busy with a new partnership and game. The company's investor relations site has a brief press release with the...
Secret World Legends opens to all, offers vets 3 character slots
Who needs a restricted headstart? Apparently not Secret World Legends. The reboot was initially opening its doors early to only The Secret World owners,...
The Stream Team: The headstart launch of Secret World Legends
Secret World Legends' NDA has finally dropped -- probably because it has just launched its headstart for The Secret World owners! And as a...
E3 2017: ARK Survival Evolved on scope creep, Xbox One X, and leaving early access
So ARK: Survival Evolved is going to be the first big survival sandbox not named Minecraft or Don't Starve to not only make it to launch...
Zombie-fighting title Fortnite announces deluxe box edition
When we were kids, we honed our fort-making skills with pillows, couch cushions, blankets, and other impregnable materials. Those skills will come in handy...
