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Elite Dangerous sells pre-built ship bundles featuring its newest internet spaceship in latest patch
The latest patch for Elite: Dangerous is a little bit less about content additions and more about the cash shop, which is now offering...
It’s 2024 and the ESA is still fighting game preservation, forecasting a depraved ‘online arcade’
If you're a longtime MOP reader, you might remember that back in the late teens, we followed the Electronic Frontier Foundation's efforts to petition...
World of Tanks beams into Star Trek’s dimension with a new event mode
Naturally, when you think about historical armored and most definitely land-based tanks, your mind will free-associate right to Star Trek. Wargaming was wise, therefore,...
Stick and Rudder: So let’s talk about those Elite Dangerous pre-built ships
Over the past couple of days, I've been watching and writing about the fun little tire fire that Elite: Dangerous ignited when it announced...
Elite Dangerous provides an elaborate deep-dive on how Powerplay 2.0’s mechanics and rewards will work
Despite the backdrop of Frontier Developments setting Elite: Dangerous players on fire with talk about cash shop ship bundles, the studio came together for...
Elite Dangerous shares additional details on engineering updates and pre-built ship bundles
Yesterday saw Frontier Developments enrage the Elite: Dangerous playerbase when it announced plans to sell pre-built ship bundles in its cash shop, with many...
Elite Dangerous plans to sell ship bundles – including its upcoming new ship – in the cash shop
A new announcement from Elite: Dangerous has lit a tinderbox among its playerbase, as Frontier Developments has confirmed that it plans to start selling...
Elite Dangerous patches in a supercruise overcharge feature for its internet spaceships
If you assume that the word "supercruise" in Elite: Dangerous means "something that makes your ship go fast," you'd be correct. But what if...
Elite Dangerous previews visual updates of summer’s Powerplay 2.0 while promising more details later
Elite: Dangerous fans likely remember that the start of February had big plans for the spaceship sandbox, including a reworking of the powerplay mechanic...
LOTRO Legendarium: My 11 favorite zones in LOTRO
This week I put my chin on my fists and thought super-hard about the following question: What column could I write that would be...
Trove brings back its lucky St Qubeslick event for St Patrick’s Day shenanigans
St Patrick's day this year happens to fall on a joykill Sunday, but if you were planning to celebrate in video games rather than...
Elite Dangerous plans adjustments to Thargoid Titan system effects as players focus on their next target
Now that Elite: Dangerous players have been emboldened by their first victory against a Thargoid Titan, the fight is moving on to a new...
Elite Dangerous players successfully destroy the first Thargoid Titan
Update 18 of Elite: Dangerous was subtitled Kill the Titans, so that headline is probably a foregone conclusion, but all the same it's worth...
Elite Dangerous shares initial details of the upcoming Python Mk II spaceship
The beginning of February saw Elite Dangerous announce something it hasn't done in literal years: plans for "at least" four new ships, the first...
Elite Dangerous Update 18 adds new weapon, multiple bug fixes, and the ‘end game’ of the Thargoid War
It is now time for Elite Dangerous players to Kill the Titans. As promised from an earlier roadmap livestream, Update 18 has officially gone...
Elite Dangerous unveils 2024 plans for powerplay rework, next Thargoid War step, and ‘at least’ four new ships
The playerbase of Elite Dangerous is waking up to some unique emotions today: a sense of hope and excitement for the spaceship sandbox. That's...
GDC’s 2024 industry survey: Game devs weigh in on AI, layoffs, unionization, RTO, and more
Every year, GDC conducts an industry-wide survey of game developers and compiles the results in its State of the Game Industry, the 2024 edition...
Elite Dangerous player summarizes the playable Thargoid War content added throughout 2023
Looking through the updates made to Elite Dangerous in 2023, you'd be forgiven for believing that Frontier Developments spent all of its time fixing...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding stories of 2023
Welcome to a special end-of-the-year edition of Make My MMO, the MassivelyOP column where we - well, I - keep tabs on all of...
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...
