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The Stream Team: Taking a first look at Fractured
Psst. Hey, you. Yah, you over there. Come here a moment. Want to see something? How about taking a little peek at a new...
The Stream Team: A Path of Exile mega Memory Nexus map run
Massively OP's MJ has filled her Path of Exile Nexus Map queue with fragments, which means she needs to make many map runs to...
Make My MMO: Oath is the latest MMORPG to launch on Kickstarter
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, a new Kickstarter contender has entered the ring! The game is called Oath, and Ready-Up Studios is asking...
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation shares notes on nodes
The developers behind Ashes of Creation aren't about to let a little thing like delays prevent them from telling you a bunch of details...
Indie sandbox MMO Fractured will finally enter alpha one this month
Indie sandbox MMO Fractured is moving another step down the development line: It's just announced the start of its alpha next week.
"The first testing...
Path of Exile is already mapping out big buffs and changes for Synthesis League
Path of Exile is patch city right about now. This week, Grinding Gear Games rolled out 3.6.2, with dozens of bug fixes, of course,...
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...
Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria’s armor, Shroud of the Avatar’s R62
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Chronicles of Elyria dropped its latest community journal, which highlighted new armor sculpts and concept art and promises inventory...
Fractured isn’t letting the Unity/SpatialOS squabble get in the way of alpha testing
The drama between Unity and SpatialOS back in January seemed to hold dire possibilities for MMOs that were using both -- such as the...
Massively Overthinking: The boring MMO development between bookends of hype
If you watch MMOs being developed for long enough, one truth becomes evident: It's kinda boring.
I started thinking a bit about this last week...
With the Improbable/Unity dispute lingering on, MMOs like Worlds Adrift are literally adrift
Last week, Improbable and Unity stunned the gaming industry with their ugly spat over SpatialOS integration and licensing, as both companies issued statements about their...
LOTRO Legendarium: A requiem for trait lines
Back in last October when Standing Stone Games announced that it would be launching the legendary server type, one of the most contentious points...
Epic and Improbable pledge $25M to rescue MMO studios affected by Unity’s SpatialOS license suspension
We've continued updating this post at the end as more events unfold, including Unity's rebuttal and Unreal's intervention. The original post from 9:55 a.m....
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2018
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2019?
Last year, I realized that I hadn't backed any video games. I didn't back any this year either. Oh, sure, some of the games...
Perfect Ten: MMOs to watch in 2019
The MMO genre is in a strange and uncertain place right now -- but also one that is quietly thrilling. We've long passed the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 199: Delay after delay
Justin and Bree discuss delays and do-overs for Project Nova, Path of Exile, Fractured, and Blades, plus WildStar's sunset, Red Dead Online, and Fallout 76's many messes, with mailbag questions on keeping up with new MMOs and combat-free titles.
The MOP Up: Neverwinter comes under siege
The Cult of the Dragon is throwing the city (and game) of Neverwinter under siege once more, and players are going to need to...
Betawatch: Red Dead Online is alive and possibly not red
Yes, it's possible that Red Dead Online is not very red, and it is definitely very much alive in beta testing. But calling it that...
Fractured announces first pre-alpha test starting this month, delays alpha until next year
The team at Dynamight Studios has announced that its crowdfunded sandbox MMO Fractured will be entering pre-alpha testing this week. The test phase will...
