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Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMOs of 2017’s PAX West
PAX West 2017 has come and gone, and though MJ is still feverishly working on her last few articles, we wanted to pause a...
PAX West 2017: Watch the full Ashes of Creation panel
This past weekend at PAX West, Ashes of Creation made sure to drop a few announcement bombs on its community that showed up to...
PAX West 2017: Ashes of Creation documents its event showing
We have to admit that after years of MMOs being downgraded on the exhibit floor of PAX, it's great to see some titles getting...
PAX West 2017: Ashes of Creation reveals December 15 alpha zero, Bear McCreary as composer
During the Ashes of Creation panel at PAX West, Founder and Creative Director Steven Sharif announced the exact date of the upcoming Alpha...
The Daily Grind: What wishful-thinking PAX West MMORPG announcement would blow you away?
Massively OP's MJ Guthrie is at PAX West (formerly known as PAX Prime, a much catchier name if you ask me!) for us this...
Ashes of Creation previews PAX pre-alpha tutorial, plans ‘alpha zero’ for December
If you can't make the Ashes of Creation demo and panel at this weekend's PAX West, don't fret: You can still check out the...
Ashes of Creation previews all four classes’ skillsets
With Ashes of Creation preparing for a major presence at PAX West this weekend, the team is bringing with it scads of reveals and...
Ashes of Creation shows off live combat, preps for major PAX West push
The growing Ashes of Creation community is abuzz over the team's recent livestream in which the MMO's combat system and UI was shown in...
The PAX West City of Heroes and Ashes of Creation panels are a go
A few weeks back, we reported on the City of Heroes-themed panel coming to PAX West in Seattle at the beginning of September. With the...
Ashes of Creation talks up its PAX West public demo, hires six more devs
If you're heading to PAX West in September, you might want to make plans to visit the Ashes of Creation booth at the show....
Ashes of Creation gives an early glimpse of its PAX demo environment
At first glance, Ashes of Creation's PAX demo environment looks like pretty typical desert scrub: jutting rocks, occasional patches of flora, pools of water...
Ashes of Creation talks about group dynamics and shows PAX demo locales
Calling it an "essential part of the game," grouping is this week's focus over at Ashes of Creation.
Ashes of Creation's team is currently planning...
Global Chat: Are MMO side quests worth it?
Apparently I am a pot-stirrer. On my side blog, Bio Break, I like to throw out conversation starters every now and then, and one...
PAX West 2017: Ashes of Creation’s PvP demo trailer
Yeah, we're way far off from PAX West, but so what! Ashes of Creation has released a trailer today featuring PvP arena content that...
Daybreak Game Company holds job fair, appetizers presumably delicious
Next month, big things are happening over at Daybreak: Daybreak is holding a job fair in which the studio will seek potential candidates for hire.
While the games...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 123: Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif
Justin sits down with Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif to talk about the game’s successful Kickstarter, handling a wild community, and the next steps for this up-and-coming sandbox MMORPG.
Ashes of Creation’s post-Kickstarter pledge store is live
Wallets at the ready, peeps: As promised, Ashes of Creation is following up its massive Kickstarter run with a more local, homegrown crowdfunding effort...
Ashes of Creation will launch its web store next week
If you're curious what was going on with Ashes of Creation's promised web store to allow fans to donate even more money to its...
Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok
Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 120: Steaming into summer
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, FFXIV, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Ashes of Creation, Neverwinter, Shroud of the Avatar, and Black Desert, with a mailbag question on "don't give a fudge" gaming.