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We’re gonna have gorgeous hair in City of Titans
A few weeks ago, the Massively OP writers were hanging in the news room on a tear about mohawks. We're not against mohawks. Mohawks...
Blades of Orterra takes you on a swordfighting adventure across the sky
You have to be crazy, inspired, skilled, ambitious, or all of the above to attempt to create an MMO all by yourself. Here at...
The Exiled will hit Steam early access on February 23 with seven-day trial, supporter packs
The Exiled is headed to Steam early access on February 23rd, Fairytale Distillery has announced. The early access launch follows a round of closed alpha...
Leaderboard: Did you participate in Crowfall’s equity crowdfunding raise?
Finishing up today is Crowfall's Indiegogo-based equity crowdfunding campaign, one of the first games and MMORPGs to take advantage of new 2016 laws that...
Cops-and-robbers sandbox Identity on griefing, prison, customization, and more
Identity is an open-world, cops-and-robbers sandbox, and it isn't asking you for money. That's because it was already Kickstarted to the tune of almost...
Exclusive: Indie sandbox El Somni Quas on free-for-all PvP, races, classes, housing, and more
Back in December, we published an exclusive dev diary about El Somni Quas, an indie sandbox from a Czech studio that actually cut its teeth...
Origins of Malu proclaims ‘we are not dead,’ downgrades from an MMORPG
Last April, we reported that the indie MMO Origins of Malu was suspending development as it sought investors to help fund the project. Since...
MMO Year in Review: Turbine gave the ring to the eagles (December 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
LOTRO Legendarium: A cautious hope for the future
One of the threads that weaves the Lord of the Rings narrative together is that of hope. Holding onto faith in friends, perseverance against...
EverQuesting: Welcome to the Daybreak family, LOTRO and DDO
Sometimes there's news that just makes you go, "Huh?" At times it happens because said information makes no sense whatsoever; other times it surprises...
Perfect Ten: Biggest MMORPG surprises of 2016
Back at the beginning of December, I posted a list of what I considered to be the biggest MMORPG stories of 2016. However, there...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon team updates community on progress
Transparency is vital to smaller, indie MMO projects, especially ones driven by a volunteer team. The crew over at Darkfall: Rise of Agon have...
MMO Year in Review: Carebear tears of Elyria (May 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
Smed has canceled Hero’s Song, offers everyone refunds
Pixelmage Games, the indie studio headed up by MMO veteran John Smedley, announced today that it is folding up, which means Hero's Song is...
Standing Stone Games tells the story of its name and logo
Kind of curious about why Turbine's ex-developers formed their new indie studio with the name Standing Stone Games? And what is up with that...
Ashes of Creation demos caravans and villages in beautifully creepy Christmas video
Indie outfit Intrepid Studios has an atmospheric new video out for its fledgling Ashes of Creation MMORPG -- well, not so fledgling after all,...
Multiplayer sci-fi sandbox Hellion demos survival gameplay ahead of January early access
Back in November, we reported on the rollout of Hellion, a PvP-centric multiplayer sci-fi survival sandbox aiming for a Jaunary early access launch. Today,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 96: Rogue Two
Justin and Bree discuss the big Turbine/LOTRO/DDO news, plus Xmas in MMOs, WoW legendaries, console Trove, poor ArcheAge, and 2017's offerings, with a surprisingly pertinent mailbag question on going indie vs. sticking with a publisher.
Exclusive: Indie sandbox El Somni Quas arena design dev diary
Last week, we covered new info about El Somni Quas, an indie sandbox from Czech studio that actually cut its teeth on Ultima Online...
The Daily Grind: Does Daybreak’s involvement with LOTRO and DDO worry you?
Yesterday, we were all pretty astonished to learn that Turbine has spun out Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online --...
