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Star Citizen hypes up extra alpha 3.17.2 features in forum posts as it crests 4M created accounts
The weeks leading up to Star Citizen's alpha 3.17.2 release (whenever that may be) have been peppered with weekly hype posts by CIG, which...
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest time period you’ve ever subbed to a single MMO?
This question is a bit biased toward the subscription era of MMOs, but I think it still has some relevance given just how many...
Vague Patch Notes: Yes, sandbox MMOs need tutorials and guidance, too
I'm going to make some sandbox fans a little miffed right here with my opening premise. Yes, your sandbox MMO needs tutorials and probably...
The Stream Team: The lucky 13th Backseat streaming is Star Trek Online
In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch...
EVE Online banned over 70K RMT and botting accounts over the course of 2021
CCP Games' battle with RMT and bot accounts in EVE Online is likely never going to end, but the devs that are part of...
Star Citizen showcases the creation of deployable items by making a folding camping chair
We'll get the big attention-seeking piece of this story out of the way: Yes, Star Citizen spent part of an hour creating a camping...
Massively Overthinking: Solved problems in MMOs
One of the most annoying pet peeves this genre seems to spin up frequently is some companies' tendency to treat solved problems as unsolved...
EVE Online celebrates the Minmatar Liberation Day through July 19
As a general rule, EVE Online is fine with letting you choose how much or how little you want to be invested in the...
Star Citizen’s June report chronicles dev progress as a month-long recruitment drive begins
Star Citizen fans know the drill by now: The new month begins, a dev progress report for the previous month is shared. That means...
EVE Online takes a closer look at June’s visual and performance overhauls in a dev blog
Sure, EVE Online players have already been experiencing the visual improvements made in June's patch, but have they truly appreciated all of the fine...
EVE Online’s latest video digest takes a closer look at agent updates and its first narrative arc
EVE Online has put out its latest Pulse news digest video and it has plenty to talk about as part of the game's "EVE...
The Stream Team: Star Trek Online’s Stormfall with devs (plus giveaway!)
Just because the summer event is in full swing in Star Trek Online doesn't mean Massively OP's MJ will ignore other content -- especially...
Star Citizen runs down the final list of features coming in alpha 3.17.2
It's the final weekly video for Star Citizen's spring quarter, and with alpha 3.17.2 apparently just around the corner, that's given leave for CIG...
Perfect Ten: Abrupt MMO sunsets that shocked us
Not all MMO sunsets are equal, when you look at them. Sure, all impact players who made those games a home, but some titles...
Downgraded sci-fi MMORPG Starborne Frontiers begins closed beta signups
Sci-fi MMORPG Starborne Frontiers has been on our radar a year now as the spawn of Iceland-based Solid Clouds, which as you could probably...
EVE Online shows off its latest graphical upgrades and career improvements
The latest update for EVE Online is all about making the game pretty. Make it look better. Higher ship texture resolution with better compression,...
The Daily Grind: Do you play any MMOs merely out of habit?
MOP reader Slava recently wrote to us with an intriguing topic about playing MMOs out of habit more than out of enjoyment.
"Back when I...
Bug fix updates to Elite Dangerous end up causing a new list of known issues
Yes, we're sorry to report that Elite: Dangerous continues to be unable to catch a break. Earlier this month, some hotfixes for Update 12...
Star Citizen previews derelict settlements and a new dynamic event arriving in Alpha 3.17.2
Alpha 3.17 of Star Citizen is going to be getting a patch soon, and in that patch players can look forward to a couple...
Steam’s Summer Sale 2022 slashes prices on New World, Endwalker, Classic Guild Wars, and more
Steam's Summer Sale is upon us once again, and this morning you might even be able to access it without everything timing out! There are...