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SolForge gets a stay of execution thanks to Grinding Gear Games developers
It never gives any of us pleasure here at Massively OP to announce the closure of an online game because we know that it...
Perfect World has laid off under 30 employees, ‘no impact’ on MMOs
This has been confirmed. See the end of this post for the statement.
We've had multiple reports this week that PWE has laid off an...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most notable copycat MMORPG of all time?
A few weeks ago, I logged into Lord of the Rings Online for the first time in what I think is a few years....
Massively Overthinking: Breaking your immersions in MMORPGs
Veteran MOP reader and tipster Nordavind is going to break your immersions. Just kidding. He does have a question for us all on that...
The Stream Team: Celebrating seven years of Star Trek Online
What do groundhogs and Star Trek Online have in common? They both celebrate today! STO turns seven today, and Massively OP's MJ is heading...
Airship-themed MOBA Cloud Pirates enters early access February 9
Arrrr, skymateys: Cloud Pirates is floating into early access on February 9 following a stress test two days before.
The game is an online MOBA/shooter...
Perfect Ten: MMO NPC lives from best to worst
The lives of NPCs are unpleasant within MMOs. Imagine coming into existence knowing that you are forever doomed to perform one singular function, one...
Path of Exile expansion to be announced on February 14
Heads up, Path of Exile lovers, because your world is about to be rocked in less than two weeks.
Grinding Gear Games said this week that...
Blizzard sells toys, ZeniMax buys VR studio, and Jagex brings RuneScape to Amazon Echo
Consider this your triple dose of MMO industry news for the day so that you can be the talk of the water cooler tomorrow.
Activision...
Battle Bards Episode 91: Forest Tales
Take a stroll through the trees and become totally lost in the foliage, drinking in the sounds of the forest with today’s show, as...
TERA launches its Sword and Hoard update with a bonus pack for Warriors
The most recent update for TERA is all about the Warrior, giving the class a large-scale overhaul to make it more deadly, more versatile,...
ZeniMax partially wins Oculus Rift lawsuit, awarded $500M
It may not be the $4 billion that ZeniMax was hoping for, but the studio still made out well today as a jury awarded it...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online Tier 6 Elachi Ornash Battlecruiser from PWE and MOP
In honor of the launch of Star Trek Online's season 12 Reckoning, PWE has granted Massively OP five Tier 6 Elachi Ornash Battlecruisers to raffle to...
Choose My Adventure: Wrapping up in Lord of the Rings Online
What is with me and ending this feature in slightly snowy pine-forested woodlands? That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to happen twice...
BioWare is working on an online action-adventure game
SWTOR studio BioWare is working on yet another new game, and it's at least partly an online one, Electronic Arts confirmed in its 3FQ...
PAX South: Co-op RPG Dauntless demos its gameplay
This past weekend at PAX South, the co-op RPG Dauntless made its public debut, offering attendees a chance to try out a demo of...
The Daily Grind: Have any 2017 previews sucked you back into MMOs?
One thing I look forward to at the start of every year is seeing all of the producer's letters, states of the game, and...
Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy expansion arrives February 21st
Neverwinter's next big expansion finally has a name: Cloaked Ascendancy. The update is due out for PC on February 21st, to be followed on...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future
Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.
LOTRO’s Mordor expansion will take place after the destruction of the One Ring
When Lord of the Rings Online players finally step foot into the dreaded land of Mordor this summer, they will make one shocking discovery: The...