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World of Warships adds a new Seychelles map, launches new combat mission
There seems to be a little something for nearly everyone in the the next update for World of Warships, whether you're the kind of...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online wises up
As the Necrom expansion looms in Elder Scrolls Online's future, there are several new NPCs for players to anticipating meeting. One of these is...
World of Tanks celebrates its 12th birthday with a player challenge, Twitch Drops, and missions
World of Tanks is throwing a 12th birthday bash this week, featuring plenty of things for players to do and goodies to collect. Regrettably,...
War Thunder welcomes Minecraft to the ‘gaming playerbases leaking military secrets’ club
Over the last half week, the intelligence community has been reeling over a serious leak of military documents that apparently were promulgated through a...
The MOP Up: Pokemon Go and the mystery of the missing 15-foot spoon
A Pokemon Go player helped solve a bizarre mystery: A 52-year-old man playing the MMOARG stumbled upon a massive 15-foot red spoon near a...
The Game Archaeologist: Pirates of the Caribbean Online
In 1967, Disneyland opened one of its most iconic attractions: a dark boat ride called Pirates of the Caribbean. A large fandom surrounding the...
Dark Age of Camelot’s killer bunny returns, Wurm Online hides Easter baskets for subscribers
When the words "Harbinger of Spring" are read, most people would be forgiven for thinking pleasant, colorful, and sunny things. Maybe a faun wearing...
The Stream Team: World of Warships’ rubber duckies to the rescue
What happens when stream plans go awry for Massively OP's MJ? It's rubber duckies to the rescue! World of Warships just endeared itself to...
Grab a World of Warships Legends veteran or newbie gift code from Wargaming and MOP (Console)
Wargaming didn't leave console fans out of the fun this week: World of Warships Legends also has a stack of freebies for our readers...
Grab a World of Warships veteran or newbie gift code from Wargaming and MOP (PC)
World of Warships studio Wargaming has a treat for MassivelyOP readers today in the form of freebies for both veterans and new players in...
The MOP Up: Hearthstone welcomes the Year of the Wolf
The Year of the Wolf is coming to Hearthstone: "Throughout the Year of the Wolf, we’ll be focusing our efforts on making Hearthstone and...
Storyboard: Pros and cons for purely player-driven story experiences in MMOs
What is the right way to tell a story in an MMO? That is a silly question, like asking what the right way is...
The MOP Up: Open-world tactical RPG Wartales releases next month
Looking to wage medieval war in a different format? You'll soon get your chance with Wartales, an open-world tactical RPG that's fully luanching on...
Vague Patch Notes: The objective truth of ‘objectivity’ in games journalism
All right, folks, real talk: Originally there was going to be a much more sober and depressing column this week, but then this week...
Massively Overthinking: The times MMO developers admitted they were… wrong
Earlier in March, Jagex did the unthinkable for an MMORPG company: It admitted it was wrong about something. If you're used to the Blizzards...
World of Warships goes rubber ducky crazy once again for its annual April Fools’ event
Rubber ducky, you're the one. You make naval fights so much fun. That's right, rubber duck fights are back again in World of Warships'...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2 reworks its Gyala Delve meta-event
Guild Wars 2 pushed out a patch last week that adjusted how the Gyala Delve meta-event functions and doles out rewards. Part of this...
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations kick off in War Thunder, World of Tanks, and Skyforge
St. Patrick's Day might not be the most impressive of holidays from an MMORPG and multiplayer gaming standpoint (there are many more interesting ideas...
Former Trion boss Scott Hartsman illuminates the rise and fall of RIFT
Yesterday, we ran an editorial from MOP's Tyler focused on his reasoning that MMOs are better off showcasing their own special attributes than tearing...
Dark Age of Camelot brings back its speed-leveling event, Catch Up in Caledonia
The "it" MMO from 2001 is looking for a few good souls to put through its medieval meat grinder -- with a leg up,...