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Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2018
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
An EVE Online corporation has been hit with a GDPR request from an ex-member
We often talk about how EVE Online can sometimes mirror the real world in startling detail, with its complex politics, global power struggles, and player-run...
Star Citizen is working on planets and tech, and also Chris Roberts’ kids are adorable
This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse is... let's call it mini, clocking in under five minutes. But CIG's Chris Roberts and Eric Kieron...
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating in 2019?
I always have a ridiculously long list of MMOs I'm anticipating every year. In fact, we usually write our list of anticipated games several...
EVE Online fan builds a custom fishtank with a Keepstar battle station
Considering how much nautical terminology space battles tend to adopt, we think it feels like a natural progression to include some scenery from space...
The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2018
We can't do an accurate "most popular MMORPG articles of 2018 by pageviews" list as we usually do thanks to skewed data from MOP's extensive...
Global Chat: How do we fight early access disasters?
With the year in MMOs ending on a sour note due to the botched rollouts of both Fallout 76 and Atlas, blogger Endgame Variable...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2018
A not-inconsequential part of me misses the days when every MMO would pump out boxed expansions. I like buying boxes of stuff I like...
Choose My Adventure: Sorry, everyone, but I had fun in Star Citizen
In spite of best efforts and even better advice, it's often pretty easy to have other folks bring you down for enjoying something. We...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO freebie you’ve ever gotten?
I, like 99.99% of the world's population, loves free swag. I love me dorky t-shirts I'll never wear, I crave stress balls that pop...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 203: New year, same old loot
Justin, Bree, Eliot, and Chris team up for an end-of-the-year roundtable to recap our massive annual awards rollout, our holiday gaming fun, and the Atlas launch.
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2018
Over the last couple of years since becoming Massively OP, we've made a concerted effort to improve the quality of our gaming science-related articles, as...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG studio had the best communication in 2018?
This past fall, Star Citizen's Chris Roberts raised more than a few eyebrows when he claimed that "no other game shares as much information...
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: A spaceship so ugly it’s cute
Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #4 on our list is Star Citizen’s $185 Aegis Vulcan, which we deemed "so ugly it's cute" back in February.
Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: Sea cows in space
Today we're kicking off a countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #5 on our list is that time an Elite Dangerous guild adopted a sea cow.
EVE Evolved: How mass surveillance is improving EVE Online
When developers get on stage at an event and start talking about things like big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud solutions, it often sounds...
Vague Patch Notes: The complexity of classic preservation for MMOs
Here's a fun question to kick things off. Should old black-and-white films be colorized? The key word there is "old," because there are a...
Star Wars Galaxies emulator plans Carrie Fisher tribute event on December 27
When Carrie Fisher died two years ago this month, I actually sat in my car and cried. This is not something I normally do,...
Choose My Adventure: Star Citizen’s missions and their bugs
Before I begin, a bit of a program note for this edition of CMA: I kind of had to break from the voting selections...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2018
Everyone loves surprises, right? Not always. Even good surprises can be a disruption of our comfortable routines, and bad ones can downright ruin a...