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Whatever happened to Population Zero?
A month ago, we checked in on Population Zero, a survival MMORPG that hit early access back in May. It was a...
Massively Overthinking: MMO voids that haven’t been filled
I swear, so many of the posts I bookmark on Reddit to muse on later wind up deleted, and today I've got another one,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 289: Microsoft and Bethesda sitting in a tree
Justin and Bree discuss Microsoft's acquisition of ZeniMax and Bethsoft, Fallout 76, Conan Exiles, Elder Scrolls Online, Echo of Soul, Phantasy Star Online 2, Final Fantasy XVI, and Crowfall, with adventures in WoW and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on FOMO marketing tactics in MMOs.
Shadow Arena introduces a team deathmatch mode and a Rookie Battle Pass on PC
The primary point of playing Shadow Arena is, presumably, to get some fantastical battle royale gaming in. But then Pearl Abyss stopped and...
Battle Bards Episode 177: Gone with the wind
As the weather howls and gusts around us, the Battle Bards stand in the middle of it all with their heads lifted up, listening...
Fallout 76 is merging some content releases and delaying others into 2021
With One Wasteland out in the wild this week and dynamic overland difficulty finally in the game, Fallout 76 is prepping for its...
Fallout 76 patches in One Wasteland and Season Two with today’s update
Henceforth, there will be no more divisions of wastelands within Fallout 76! It's all one irradiated mess, after all, and now you won't have...
Bungie appears to deny rumors of acquisition talks with Microsoft
What would the gaming world look like if Bungie went back underneath the Microsoft umbrella? It looks like we'll never find out as the...
Fallout 76’s daily ops will deliver randomized and repeatable missions
Along with the One Wasteland revamp and Season 2 tomorrow, Fallout 76's Update 22 is due to bring us another spiffy feature on...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 287: Rep grind
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, WoW Shadowlands, SWG Legends, Fallout 76, Path of Exile, and Crypto Space Commander, with mailbox topics on MMO roleplay and a 10-part quick lighting round.
Fallout 76’s One Wasteland and second season arrive on September 15
Mark your calendars, because September 15th is going to be a significant date for Fallout 76. That's the day when Update 22...
Massively Overthinking: How we deal with burning out of MMOs
Back in August, MOP's own Justin wrote a piece on his Bio Break blog about moderation in gaming that resonated with me. He...
Jagex backpedals slightly on a RuneScape ban wave related to Treasure Hunter keys and oddments
Last Monday, RuneScape developer Jagex issued an announcement regarding actions taken against player accounts who were found to be cashing out items...
Steam begins testing user-controlled chat filtering options
The words that people find harmful or hurtful to them is a deeply personal experience in a variety of cases, and while there are...
Fallout 76 previews the worldwide level scaling coming with One Wasteland
This is my wasteland,
This is your wasteland,
We group and we fight mutants and beasts, friend,
With level scaling you won't be flailing -
This waste was...
Population Zero’s playerbase dwindles into single-digit territory as the devs confirm ‘light’ content for August
It would appear that the fortunes for early access survival MMO Population Zero are not improving whatsoever. In fact, the game's population as...
Meat Week returns to Fallout 76 ahead of wood week
Literally every time Meat Week comes around in Fallout 76, I start snickering like a child, and I'm not even sorry. Yep, it's...
Steam’s new TOS cracks down on devs using it to promote other platforms
Point your eyeballs at what Valve is up to with Steam: It's apparently trying to bar developers from using Steam to advertise, for...
The $420K ArcheAge class action lawsuit settlement is finally paying out
I'm quite sure our readers will remember the class action lawsuit a group of gamers lodged against Trion Worlds way back in 2015...
Global Chat: Are MMO classes too similar to each other?
Blogger Yeebo Fernbottom has a beef with MMOs, and maybe you can relate. The issue, as the Yeebs sees it, is that in...
