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MMO Year in Review: Crisis maps (April 2023)
Trouble continued brewing at Activision-Blizzard in April as UK regulators made clear their intent to impede Microsoft's acquisition, Blizzard MAUs and revenues sank in...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst Misapplication of Pay-to-Win
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst Misapplication of Pay-to-Win in an MMO. Yes, it's the...
Tamriel Infinium: Rounding out Elder Scrolls Online’s ninth year of adventures
No matter what your predictions may be, how a year turns out often involves unforeseen twists and turns. Even the world of Tamriel was...
Vague Patch Notes: The ever-changing costs of playing an MMORPG
It was a pretty big deal back when I had first started working at original Massively when the trend started, and I can still...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to Lost Ark last year. Longtime...
MMO Year in Review: Press F7 for E3 (March 2023)
The bloodbath across the industry continued in March with layoffs at everything from EA and Disney to CCP Games and Twitch - and the...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...
The Soapbox: The ‘problem’ with MMO hoarding
I remember a number of years ago, in an article for a game I can't recall, an MMO developer discussed how an early build...
End-of-year Eleven: The best value MMORPGs at the end of 2023
I have been told that if I start another one of these columns musing on the abstract meaning of "value" as I have for...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Most Anticipated MMO, which was awarded to Soulframe last year. This award can...
MMO Year in Review: Amazon’s expanding empire (February 2023)
Amazon Games continued expanding its games publishing arm in February of this year, owing to the anticipated announcement that it would be taking on...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Prank
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Prank. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series, named...
Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2023, from Guild Wars to Gorgon
Well here we are, my friends. It's always such a pleasure. Remember when your votes killed me twice? OK, maybe that's being overdramatic, but...
Wisdom of Nym: My Viper wishlist for Final Fantasy XIV
One of the things I like about Viper in Final Fantasy XIV is that it fills a gap that the game has heretofore been...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMO Expansion of the Year, which was awarded to Guild Wars 2...
MMO Year in Review: NetEase versus Blizzard (January 2023)
The end of the year means time to look forward to where we're going - but also to look back at where our genre...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Launch Announcement
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Launch Announcement. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: Best MMO Housing
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Best MMO Housing, which was awarded to SWG Legends last year. MMORPGs eligible...
Jukebox Heroes: A yuletide soundtrack for a gaming holiday
The winter night hushed to a halt to allow the wind to whisper. "Take heart, my friends," she crooned over snow-capped hills and frozen...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Indie MMO of the Year, which was awarded to Zenith last year. All...
