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Neverwinter and Champions Online dole out a wintry bounty for the holidays
Fans of Cryptic's MMOs might want to take a holiday in those realms so that they can enjoy some of the extra bounties that...
Lord of the Rings Online apparently once considered non-combat classes
With Christmas and New Years looming in the near future, Standing Stone Games is getting ready to send its devs on a well-deserved holiday...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best advances in crafting in 2023?
For today's Daily Grind, I am not asking you which MMO has the best crafting of all time. That game is dead and lives...
The MOP Up: Valheim’s Christmas surprise
As the nights turn frosty in Valheim, a strange wintry cheer spreads through the land. Could it be... could it be a plum pudding...
Valve issues gift-wrapped permabans to Dota 2 cheaters and smurfs this holiday season
The holiday season has arrived to the MOBA world of Dota 2, bringing gifts to all of its players. However, certain players who have...
LOTRO Legendarium: Recapping Lord of the Rings Online’s crazy-busy 2023
Sixteen pages. Sixteen pages is how far back I had to flip through Lord of the Rings Online's news feed here at Massively OP...
DDO releases a free player-designed quest dungeon as LOTRO slashes craft quest cooldowns
Before Dungeons and Dragons Online rings in the new year, this fantasy MMO is determined to make the rest of 2023 as memorable as...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2024
It's time once again for the MOP staff and readers to engage in our favorite end-of-the-year MMO: collectively guessing what's going to happen next...
RIFT welcomes back Fae Yule for another blast of holiday cheer
It was all the way back in 2011 when then-fledgling RIFT debuted its Fae Yule holiday event. Ever since then, the MMO has faithfully...
ArcheAge releases its first big patch post-Unchained as the Battle of Mistmerrow returns
Don't count ArcheAge down and out just because it's hot off a massive merge and sunset of ArcheAge Unchained: XLGAMES and Kakao have just...
Old School RuneScape invites players to a frosty piece of Lumbridge in its Christmas event
The normally temperate location of Lumbridge is experiencing a bit of localized snowy weather, which can only mean one thing: It's Christmastime in Old...
World of Warships holiday gift code giveaway for veteran and new players
Earlier this month, World of Warships began a 20-stage holiday event through which players score a Tier VII premium battleship and Kitakami cruiser from...
The Survivalist: A toast to Conan Exiles’ new taverns, launching this week’s Age of War Chapter III
You know that feeling when you get something you really want? Something you've been waiting for? Conan Exiles is giving that to me --...
Warframe’s Whispers in the Walls is live with new story and its 55th ‘frame, Qorvex
As promised, Warframe's massive Whispers in the Walls update is live today, free for everyone regardless of platform. "The Update takes players soaring back...
The Stream Team: Walkin’ in Q’s Winter Wonderland in Star Trek Online
Chris is full of the holiday spirit in Star Trek Online! Or at least he's full of determination to unlock a shiny new spaceship,...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2023
Some years, it's hard to really cut a distinction between the biggest stories of a year and the biggest surprises. There can be a...
Lord of the Rings Online opens the doors to Corsairs of Umbar’s crafting guilds
Standing Stone Games is playing some catch-up with Lord of the Rings: Corsairs of Umbar's feature list before the holiday break. Last week, it...
Daybreak announces Year of Darkpaw to celebrate EverQuest and EverQuest II in 2024
With both of its EverQuest franchise expansions for 2023 out the door, Daybreak's Darkpaw Games is already queueing up the teases for EverQuest 1's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 449: We didn’t start the Light No Fire
Justin and Bree discuss MMO holiday events, Light No Fire, The Day Before, and EverQuest, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, WoW Classic, and Project Gorgon, plus mailbag topics on holiday gaming memories and Marvel Snap.
Warframe of Mind: The wonders of Whispers in the Walls, launching December 13
It's almost here! Warframe's anticipated Whispers in the Walls is launching tomorrow, and I'll finally get to delve in. After learning more about it...
