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Tencent wants to buy out the rest of Funcom as board recommends focusing on DUNE
My inbox this morning had half a dozen tips and press releases on this Funcom story, so you know we're doing it first thing:...
Black Desert Mobile adds GvG Siege Wars and prepares for the arrival of the Sorceress class
It's a bit of what's new and a bit of what's next for Black Desert Mobile fans as the latest update has brought new...
Daybreak says its studio split-up will have ‘no impact’ on Standing Stone, LOTRO, or DDO
Following the big (but not unexpected) announcement that Daybreak is fracturing into a trio of studios underneath a publishing arm, one of the questions...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 256: Queens, vikings, and vampires
Justin, Bree, and Sam are on about MMO PvP this week, discussing all things New World, Albion Online, Elder Scrolls Online, ArcheAge, and Magic Legends, plus adventures in MMOs including Guild Wars 2 and Neverwinter.
Choose My Adventure: Villagers & Heroes on mobile feels like a true themepark MMO (for better or worse)
Choose My Mobile Adventure has changed locales from the Black Desert on over to the world of Villagers & Heroes, a game that has...
The Stream Team: Working with AQ3D’s werewolves
As Massively OP's MJ had guessed, the rescue missions in AQ3D's Darkovia were much more than the mayor tried to let on. The vampire...
Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent tabletop-inspired adventure is live on PC today
PWE and Cryptic have dropped some pretties for PC MMO fans today with the arrival of the Infernal Descent update in Neverwinter, this one...
RuneScape previews upcoming War’s Retreat PvM hub, hires former WildStar dev Mike Donatelli
Care to beat up some bosses for shinies? That sounds like the usual gameplay loop for nearly every MMORPG ever, but the new War's...
Chronicles of Elyria dev blog’s ‘mood piece’ turns out to be ‘photobashed stock art’
The idea of a mood board, which collects a variety of images from various sources to bring inspiration, isn't exactly a foreign one. Perhaps...
Albion Online hot-fixes a Hideout issue while acknowledging issues with the Battle for Caerleon event
Every big patch has some issues, and Albion Online's Queen update, which landed yesterday, was no exception. It turned out that Hideouts were getting completed...
Nexon exec Jon Jelinek reminisces about WildStar and World of Warcraft
Previous web designer on World of Warcraft and executive producer on WildStar (and now Nexon OC general manager) Jon Jelinek recently sat down for...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best communication in 2019?
I am in the weird position lately of finding that my favorite live MMOs are not necessarily made by my favorite studios. I find...
The Stream Team: Celebrating the Year of the Skritt in Guild Wars 2
It's Lunar New Year time in Guild Wars 2, and Massively OP's MJ is eager to join the celebration. That may or may not...
Guardians of Ember is sunsetting once again as Gameforge and Runewaker drop contract
Do you folks remember a few years ago when Guardians of Ember launched? It was an isometric hack-and-slash MMO built by Runewaker (you know...
Wisdom of Nym: Gunblades across Final Fantasy XIV
I think we can all agree that the explanation given for where the name "gunblade" comes from in Final Fantasy XIV is very silly,...
Not So Massively: Magic: Legends isn’t at all what I expected – it’s better
When we first got word of an MMO in the setting of Magic: The Gathering years ago, a Diablo-style ARPG probably isn't what anyone...
Albion Online has officially deployed the Queen update today
It's the eighth major update for post-launch Albion Online,
Major Outlands rework makes living there feel pretty fine!
Hideouts for guilds there, three new towns to...
Black Desert’s PC roadmap dates Guardian Awakening, more Succession skills, and new continents
While players of Black Desert already had an idea of what was to come thanks to a content preview, there weren't many release dates...
Battle Bards Episode 160: MMO cover songs vol. 2
For the first time since Episode 50, the Battle Bards crew returns to the theme of cover songs of MMO tracks. Several extremely musicians...
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....
