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Massively OP Podcast Episode 257: Daybreakup
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's split up, Tencent's Funcom bid, Torchlight Frontiers becoming a non-MMO, Temtem's early access, Rend's sunset, and DDO's new expansion, plus adventures in Neverwinter, STO, SWG, CoH, and Trove, and a mailbag discussion on changing MMO goals.
MMO Business Roundup: Guild Wars’ art book, Day of Dragons drama, Red Dead hackers, FogBank layoffs, and more
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Guild Wars' art book: If you happened to read our swag guide ahead of...
Temtem has had a bumpy but active early access launch
It's the way of things when an MMO first launches to hit a variety of potholes along the way. So it was for Temtem,...
Temtem ramps up for its early access launch with an anime-style launch trailer
Stress testing is over and today marks the official early access launch of Temtem, the critter collecting MMO in the style of Pokemon, and...
The MOP Up: Funcom delays Moons of Madness’ console release
For those starving in the Secret Worlds Legends content wasteland of 2019, there was at least the single-player spin-off Moons of Madness to enjoy....
Pokemon-esque MMO Temtem is down to two last stress tests before early access next week
So, who's keeping an eye on Temtem? The Pokemon-but-better MMO has been in alpha since late 2018 and announced its pre-launch plans way back...
Darwin Project is basically reality TV battle royale, and it’s now launched on Steam
It's been something like a year and a half since we last covered Darwin Project, but you'll remember it as one of the many,...
The Survivalist: My top 20 survival game goals for 2020, part the first
You might say that I like survival games. You should say it because I really, really do. Especially games that let me explore and...
Inferna adds a new dungeon, balances combat, promises 2020 roadmap
So what's new with the early access MMORPG Inferna, whose early access path we've been chronicling since November? Well, there's an update that kicked...
Echo of Soul is on sale for less than a dollar on Steam until January 20
Attention bargain hunters: A blue light special that can very likely be seen from space is now on for the early access MMO Echo...
Anime multiplayer brawler KurtzPel announces an update that adds a new weapon and sweeping PvP changes
The start of 2020 is signalling a new beginning for KurtzPel. A hefty update is due to arrive soon and it's set to change...
Perfect Ten: Upcoming MMOs to watch in 2020
There is a great feeling of flipping a calendar over to a fresh year, isn't there? All that promise and potential spread out in...
MMORPG Tycoon 2 lets you make a pretend virtual world all by yourself
If you are reading this here on Massively OP, chances are really good that you have gamed in many virtual worlds over the years....
Temtem announces dates for the end of alpha and the beginning of stress testing
The developing critter collecting MMO Temtem has some dates for you to remember as it moves through its development cycle from alpha to early...
The Daily Grind: What was the biggest MMO mess that flew under the radar in 2019?
With all of our awards, positive and negative, mostly behind us now, I want to reflect on something almost no one talked about at...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Asteidus, Hordes, Voidspace, and Bloodstone
Think you've played it all in 2019? That kind of hubris means that it is time for another tour of MMOs you've never heard...
Occupy White Walls releases an art-searching website and adds new features in the State of Mind update
The curious art curation MMO Occupy White Walls has released another update over the holiday season full of new features, a new website to...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2020?
It's become a bit of an unhappy tradition here on MOP to take stock of Daybreak at the start of every year, due in...
Leaderboard: What was the best new MMO or online game of 2019?
Let's be honest: The last time a brand-new MMORPG really deserved a GOTY was when Black Desert ran away with it. This is why...
Hellion dev rejects YouTuber’s ‘dirty dev’ characterization despite selling abandoned game
Nobody wants to have their creative endeavors trashed and game developers certainly shouldn't be outright abused in a physical or mental sense. That said,...
