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EverQuest II’s GU109 Mischief and Mayhem launches March 16 in time for EverQuest’s 20th birthday
GU109 is coming to EverQuest II! Dubbed Mischief and Mayhem, the update is promising everything from dungeon content to crafting. The dungeon is really...
World of Warcraft sets a date for new allied race unlocks: March 12
It's only been a half of a year since World of Warcraft:Â Battle for Azeroth launched, and Blizzard has yet to make good on all...
The Stream Team: Dungeons and Dragons Online turns a lucky 13 today
Can you imagine a teenage dragon? How about a teen Dungeons & Dragons game? Well Dungeons & Dragons Online is 13 today, jumping right...
PWE is tweaking Neverwinter and Star Trek Online’s fraud-detection mechanics
Even if you're not particularly disturbed by the idea of spending real money on in-game currency - especially given that so many MMOs have...
MapleStory’s Arcade Adventures, MapleStory 2’s end to Fairfight, and MapleStory M’s Monster Carnival
There's so much stuff going on in the MapleStory franchise right now. For starters, in MapleStory 2, Nexon is prepping the Fairwell Fairfight update (say that...
LOTRO devs explain the virtue system revamp
For my money, the change from a rigid to a much more flexible virtue system in Lord of the Rings Online is one of...
Fortnite launches season 8, new battle pass, Save the World AMA – and contends with Apex Legends
Fortnite's season 8 is live today with a new battle pass to buy and a very Apex Legends-style feature: a ping system. I'm trying...
The Survivalist: When survival sandboxes are more MMO than actual MMORPGs
Ever since Life is Feudal announced at the end of last month its dedication to developing a deep roleplay-focused server, I haven't been able...
Final Fantasy XIV’s data center migration is happening in April
One of the big changes coming to Final Fantasy XIV along with the next expansion isn't really a matter of game mechanics; it's a change...
Old School RuneScape implements a rollback due to a surfeit of Twisted Bows
Players of the oldest school variety of RuneScape will be losing a stretch of time today. The game's most recent update added a spawn point...
Nexon’s $9B sale draws interest from Amazon, EA, and Comcast
Amazon presents Nexon? It could happen.
Nexon's massive $9 billion sale of controlling interest in the company continues to attract major players. VentureBeat is reporting...
First impressions of BioWare’s Anthem, a flawed piece of work with good bones
I'm not quite sure whether Anthem is a mediocre game that I want to be better than it is, a bad game that I enjoy,...
Lineage II Classic releases the patch notes for the Saviors update
It's time for Lineage II Classic players to be saviors because... well, the Savior update has arrived. And everyone with a character over level 20...
Latest World of Warcraft PvP balance adjustment targets Restoration Druids
Some more PvP tuning adjustments have been made in World of Warcraft, but this time around, it's a laser-guided nerf targeting the Druid class....
Neverwinter previews upcoming boon system revamp
In case you haven't heard, big changes are coming to Neverwinter with its Undermountain expansion, which is slated to go live sometime this spring,...
Guild Wars 2 Game Director Mike Z promises ArenaNet is ‘still committed’ to Guild Wars 2 with ‘long-term plans’
In the wake of the massive ArenaNet layoffs that we've been covering since last week, Guild Wars 2 players have been - let's be...
Perfect Ten: Ten steps for understanding MMO systems
As I write this, I'm in the middle of putting together my first impressions for Anthem. This takes some doing and would probably be easier...
Jagex picks up EVE Online vet Nathan Richardsson, is still working on multiple secret MMOs
If you've been reading Massively OP for a while, you're not going to be surprised whatsoever to once again hear the news that Jagex...
Black Desert turns three years old in the west as its battle royale mode leaves early access
Can you believe Black Desert is creeping up on three years since its launch here in the west? It's true! Naturally Kakao is pulling...
Dungeons and Dragons Online names its fourth expansion: Masterminds of Sharn
For a game that's been out for 13 years, DDO has only gotten into the expansion race relatively recently. In fact, this spring's expansion...