early access

It's been kind of a mess thus far, but Atlas is sailing into the new year after kicking off early access in 2018. The...

Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #2 on our list is Occupy White Walls, the MMO that's literally about art curation.

With the kind of buggy and chaotic launch that Atlas displayed over the past week, it was inevitable that the studio finally came out...

While not technically an awards show, Steam's "Best of 2018" page effectively serves as one as it looks at the best-selling and most-played titles...

If you predicted that Atlas' launch would be a hot mess, then give yourself a hearty pat on the back (and, really, join the...

Massively OP's long-running Stream Team, unquestionably captained by MJ and her sidekicks Larry and Andrew, got a welcome surprise this year: Our newest writer, Chris...

(We're updating this post at the bottom as the drama unfolds!) Marking its third delay since its announcement just two weeks ago, Wildcard's pirate MMO Atlas...

Smilegate is continuing its global rollout of Lost Ark, now with the selection of a publisher for Russia and the CIS region, according to...

So what is going on with the struggling-yet-still-somehow-alive Pathfinder Online? It turns out that this fantasy title has been chugging its way along in...

If you've been refreshing Atlas' Steam page all day today (guilty), you might have noticed that it didn't actually launch into early access as...

Remember back when zombies were all the rage? Now even H1Z1 has decided zombies are passe, but here we are with the launch of...

It's been a rough ride for Legends of Aria in early access, something that the game's most recent newsletter acknowledged; the game was rolling out...

So here's a thing that did not exactly make my list of favorite trends this year: MMOs transparently courting the battle royale market with...

While the cross-platform hack-and-slash MMO Mad World was supposed to arrive on Steam this fall, it looks as though the project is going to...

Korean MMO Echo of Soul is now back on Steam early access after the title was shut down back around 2015 and 2016. It's...

The day we never thought would arrive has arrived. DayZ has actually launched version 1.0. It has launched. It's actually arrived at launch. No one is...

Call it early access, call it first access, just don't call it late to space dinner. The sci-fi sim Prosperous Universe is taking one...

It would not be unfair to say that this week has been one of the most news-heavy weeks of the year, to the point...

Russian-made survival MMO Population Zero plans to head into alpha testing at the start of 2019 -- and hopes to end the year with...

The MMO genre is in a strange and uncertain place right now -- but also one that is quietly thrilling. We've long passed the...