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Massively OP Podcast Episode 317: Stay awhile and listen
Justin and Bree discuss MMO Kickstarters, Path of Exile 2, Global Agenda 2, Dual Universe, and Wizard101, with adventures in WoW Classic, Fallout 76, Diablo 2 Resurrected, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on Steam and FOMO, Diablo 3, and No Man's Sky.
Whatever happened to Maguss, Spiral Knights, and Empyrion?
It's time to find out Whatever Happened To a couple of MMOs that have somehow managed to slip off our radars and need to...
No Man’s Sky adds a multiplayer-focused mode and improved multiplayer missions in the Expeditions update
Remember when No Man's Sky woefully underdelivered with regards to its multiplayer offerings? That seems like so long ago and the new Expeditions update...
Perfect Ten: MMOs of the ‘internet spaceships’ genre
It's at once the most important and most underserved genre in MMOs, aside from gigantic robots - it's the valuable genre of internet spaceships. They're...
No Man’s Sky adds an in-depth pet system with the Companions update
Space can be a lonely place in No Man's Sky, but it doesn't need to be if you have a little pet friend helping...
Lunar New Year sales and events arrive to Steam, Champions Online, and gobs more
It's lovely seeing the Lunar New Year holiday continue to rise in prominence in the west - and especially in online video games. And...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best-value MMOs at the start of 2021
What exactly is value, especially when it comes to MMOs? We all know what the word means, but the thing about "best value" is that...
Vague Patch Notes: Yes, Virginia, that counts as an MMO
There is a particular comment we get on a semi-regular basis, and it is always wrong. It shows up on a wide variety of...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for MMO Expansion of the Year, which was awarded to Final Fantasy XIV's Shadowbringers...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Not-So-Massively Game of the Year
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for the Not-So-Massively Game of the Year, which was awarded to No Man's Sky...
MOP Awards: Best MMO Player Screenshots
Every Friday morning after breakfast, I crack open the comments to the previous week's One Shots column and pick the most eye-catching and interesting...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Music of 2020
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Best MMO Music of 2020, which last year wasn't directly awarded; instead, we...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2020
Earlier this week, we named our biggest MMO story of the year and gave it an award, though we imagine it's hard for a...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Indie MMO of the Year, which was awarded jointly to Villagers & Heroes...
Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2020
It'd be spectacularly easy -- routine, even -- to look back at the year gone with derision, bitterness, and all sorts of acrid snark,...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Most Improved MMO
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Most Improved MMO, which was awarded to Black Desert last year. All live...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the devs of the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
Choose My Adventure: Surprise storytelling in No Man’s Sky’s base building progression
It was often remarked going in to this week’s Choose My Adventure task that base building in No Man’s Sky is something of a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 297: Beyond Light
Hey, Bree isn't here on the podcast today! It's going to be anarchy, fridge raiding, and free love! Or it'll be Chris and Justin...
Choose My Adventure: Paradise planets, destroyed freighters, and hellbeasts in No Man’s Sky
It would be super easy for me to make this week's ride in No Man's Sky a picture book. Not just because the game...