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Jukebox Heroes: More MMO Christmas tunes
Merry Christmas everyone! As you hunker down for family time, presents, eggnog, or simply a quiet day off and some gaming time, chances are...
Smilegate taps Mail.Ru to run Korean MMORPG Lost Ark in Russia as early access package sale goes live
Smilegate is continuing its global rollout of Lost Ark, now with the selection of a publisher for Russia and the CIS region, according to...
Hands-on: Dipping into Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse battle royale
The first question we need to ask is: What am I, the sheepiest of all PvE sheep, doing in a PvP battle royale game?...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2018?
Last week, as part of MOP's 2018 awards rollout, we asked you about the best trend of the year for our genre. We were...
Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse is now expected to launch this afternoon
It's been a bit of a slow start for Ashes of Creation's Apocalypse mode, which was meant to launch yesterday following the deployment of Intrepid's new website, but as the game's Twitter account chronicled, that didn't quite happen thanks to "an issue on the deployment."
However, as of this morning the site is live and downloading of the game has begun, though the game isn't actually up just yet.
Massively OP’s 2018 MMO Video Game Music Awards
We have been talking a lot about what we've been playing this year and what we're looking forward to in 2019 and beyond, but...
Ashes of Creation shows off alpha gameplay while prepping fans for the Apocalypse
With the public battle royale-style Apocalypse mode coming to Ashes of Creation next week, Intrepid Studios is leveraging the increased attention as best it...
Perfect Ten: MMOs to watch in 2019
The MMO genre is in a strange and uncertain place right now -- but also one that is quietly thrilling. We've long passed the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 200: Daybreak strikes back
Justin and Bree celebrate 200 episodes with discussion on site memories, plus Daybreak, Wildcard's Atlas, Ashes of Creation, Warframe, LOTRO and DDO, and Path of Exile, with mailbag topics on finding time to game and how studios should manage hype.
Ask Mo: The hits and misses of Massively OP’s 2018 predictions
As we do every year, today we're going to peek back at the horrifying outcomes of last year's MOP staff predictions for the genre and the games within it to determine how well we did. After all, what would be the fun of making predictions if we couldn't giggle over our guesses a year later?
So did we nail it or fail it? And did you fare better? Let's find out.
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse, the MMORPG’s battle royale mode, launches December 18
Over the course of the fall, Ashes of Creation developer Intrepid Studios has been testing a battle royale mode component for the Kickstarted full-scale...
Ashes of Creation announces Apocalypse, its free-to-play battle royale test mode
Over the last couple of months, Intrepid Studios has been talking up Ashes of Creation's alpha one, which was set to include a battle...
Ashes of Creation temporarily drops alpha NDA, allow streamers to broadcast live footage
Saturday night, the folks at Intrepid Studios lifted the NDA on the Ashes of Creation alpha for a few hours, allowing streamers to broadcast...
Ashes of Creation is testing MMORPG PvP in the alpha’s battle royale mode
Didn't have time for that hour-long Ashes of Creation stream on Friday? Don't sweat it; AOC Dungeon has the highlights recapped. A decent chunk...
Crowfall has reached 50,000 backers
Yes, Crowfall has fans. Somewhere on the order of 50,000 fans, in fact; the game has just hit 50,000 backers according to a new...
Ashes of Creation kicks off its alpha 1 stress testing for top backers today
Stress testing for Ashes of Creation's alpha 1 is beginning today, according to a newsletter sent 'round to followers yesterday.
"Alpha One is almost upon...
PAX West 2018: Ashes of Creation maps out its alpha testing for the next year
If you missed the Ashes of Creation panel at PAX West on Saturday, you'll be forgiven - and richly rewarded all the same, as...
Leaderboard: Does an MMORPG’s publisher factor into whether you’ll play it?
I was genuinely surprised to see so many people flip out over August's reveal that Ashes of Creation will be using My.com as its...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 184: Gamescom spectacular
Justin and Bree discuss Gamescom, anticipated MMOs, Ashes of Creation, New World, Maplestory 2, Torchlight Frontiers, Just Survive, and World of Warcraft, with mailbag entries on racing to the level cap and amazing visual moments in MMORPGs.
Ashes of Creation confirms subscription model, allays fears over IP blocking and region locking
More overseas publishing information has trickled out of Ashes of Creation this weekend thanks to players funneling info from Discord to the forums.
Readers will...
