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Nightingale patches in Halloween and confirms layoffs at Inflexion’s UK subsidiary
It's patch day over in co-op sandbox Nightingale, and it's a good patch too as it includes the game's Halloween event.
"Head on over to...
Brighter Shores’ closed beta begins behind an NDA as player trading is delayed
Brighter Shores, the new MMORPG from Jagex co-founder Andrew Gower, officially enters closed beta this week - but you won't be hearing much about...
NCsoft MOBA Battle Crush will sunset in November without ever leaving early access
With all the bad news out of NCsoft this week - and MMORPG players' fixation on the fate of NCsoft's core MMORPGs - it...
The Daily Grind: Which upcoming MMOs do you hope will be released next year?
The other day, for some random reason, I was reminded that Hello Games announced Light No Fire late last year, got us all hot...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 490: What’s old is new again
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Wayfinder, Pax Dei, Tarisland, DDO, and Ultima Online, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, New World, WoW, and LOTRO, with a mailbag topic on solo vs. group MMO play.
Pax Dei schedules a temporary test in its PvP province tomorrow to assess interest in ‘real PvP’
Sure, there's PvP to be had in Pax Dei, but is it really PvP if you're not also razing players' buildings to the ground...
Not So Massively: ZeroSpace is the last hope for multiplayer RTS fans
All right, that headline is a bit of hyperbole, but it does reflect how I'm feeling right now.
A bit over a year ago, I...
33 Immortals delays early access into 2025 to address player feedback and stability problems
Earlier this year we started reporting on the not-so-massive 33 Immortals, a multiplayer co-op roguelike game that put 33 players together (natch) to try...
Nightingale discusses building updates, Halloween event, and the impending arrival of Nightingale City
Nightingale has once again brought Inflexion CEO Aaryn Flynn and head of audio Neil Thompson together for the survivalbox's second dev talk video where...
Wayfinder officially launches today on PC and PS5 after a year of early access
It's launch day for multiplayer OARPG Wayfinder, which means it's patch day too for this game that's come such a long way over the...
Wayfinder sprints toward its 1.0 launch with the reveal of its 8th hero, Lora
We're just days -- nay, hours -- away from the full 1.0 release of the battered but spunky Wayfinder on October 21st, and Airship...
Ammo and Oxygen, the Wild Terra studio’s new sci-fi roguelike shooter, heads to early access November 7
Juvty Worlds, the studio behind the MMORPG Wild Terra 2 (which last saw a major update in August), is thinking smaller with its next...
Fight or Kite: Dungeonborne gives Elder Scrolls vibes with a hint of battle royale
Over the past couple of weeks, my gaming time hasn't been amenable to long sessions thanks to work travel, but I was prepared: I've...
Massively Overthinking: Are we over early access MMOs and the ‘early access trap’ yet?
A few weeks back, Shadow's Kiss, a Kickstarted vampire MMORPG that probably most of our readers never even knew about, threw in the towel,...
Ghibli-esque co-op sandbox Aloft delays early access from fall to January 2025
Co-op sandbox fans have been eagerly awaiting the Funcom-published title Aloft all year as the Ghibli-inspired game trekked through a demo and con season....
Wayfinder previews The Crucible zone and teases its eighth hero ahead of October 21 launch
When Wayfinder officially launches out of the last remnants of early access on October 21st, it's getting a huge run of new content, with...
Valheim brings the Bog Witch update to its public test server
"Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble, this test build is not indicative of a final product." We're admittedly taking some artistic liberties with the classic...
MMO Hype Train: Concern for the fragile labor and delivery of Pantheon
Welcome to MMO Hype Train, a new column here at Massively OP! In this space, I'll be channeling my excitement, speculation, and curiosity about...
Haven and Hearth will have its next world reset and Steam early access release November 1
Just in case you haven't followed along with Haven and Hearth's whole deal, the crafting-centered MMO has some regular world resets in order to...
Not So Massively: Songs of Silence is a stylish blend of multiplayer 4X and auto-battler
Considering I don't even do that it often, you'd be surprised how often I find interesting games just by scrolling through Steam's home page....
