game design

MMOs offering a currency pegged to real money that can also be converted back into real money aren't particularly common, but Project C is...

Five years ago, if you'd asked me about any mobile game, I wouldn't have even considered it a real game. I'd have considered it...

Tyler's piece this week about the Blizzard he loved being dead actually brought tears to my eyes. It hurts to lose a game and...

A couple of weeks ago, MMO developer Mark Kern tweeted a controversial claim about how challenge and interactivity is the point of games (and...

When we write or talk about MMO communities, we often focus on the practicalities of guilds or in-game events, the drama of forums, and...

Massively OP's own Justin Olivetti penned a blog post this week in which he muses on the lifespan of the $15 MMO sub fee,...

Lately there's been some friction over in Lord of the Rings Online due to what players see as mishandling and miscommunication over the game's...

I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...

We're all familiar with the "surprise mechanics" incident, the absurdist argument in defense of lootboxes from EA's VP of legal and government affairs Kerry...

When Bree found out that I'm a fan of the Matrix franchise of films, she said it'd be fun to see me take on...

This month, Dungeons and Dragons Online will be venturing where many MMORPGs have feared to tread: into the realm of officially supported permadeath. The...

If you're still a bit bummed over Mojang canceling Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack overhaul, then I do have a little bit of good...

The most recent episode of The Psychology of Video Games podcast touches on a subject we don't tackle very much: moral choices. It's an...

The past few weeks have been pretty transformative for EVE Online, with the global communications blackout across null-security space revitalising roaming gang PvP in...

Hoping to see some "tasteful nudity" in Ashes of Creation? That's not going to happen, according to Intrepid Studio's recent development update video. Neither...

Now that I'm helming Not So Massively, I feel a stronger compulsion to delve into games like ARPGs and shooters so that I can...

It's not often I really get excited about an upcoming MMORPG. Partly this is because of the industry slowing down, and partly this is...

This week we saw a nice patch released for the world of Albion Online with its Percival update. It’s largely a general quality-of-life update...

All hell is about to break loose in EVE Online for the territorial alliances waging wars in the depths of space following some the...

The latest video for Dual Universe should be good news for anyone eagerly anticipating the game's second alpha test because it confirms that the...