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Massively OP Podcast Episode 513: The MMORPG PvP theme show
Justin and Bree sit for a special themeshow all about MMORPG PvP in its many (many) forms, in addition to adventures in the LOTRO housing chaos.
Game company stock values in multiple markets start to tumble in the wake of US tariffs
With US President Donald Trump's imposed trade tariffs throwing the global economy into turmoil and stoking fears of another Great Depression in the US,...
Devs promise to ‘finally present’ Chrono Odyssey soon while recapping February testing
A lot of the details for the upcoming Kakao-pubbed MMO Chrono Odyssey have effectively been a collection of drips and drabs from Twitter previews...
Odin Valhalla Rising global opens registration and name reservations ahead of April 29 launch
As promised, Kakao Games has officially opened registration for its mobile/PC MMORPG, Odin: Valhalla Rising, as of today, ahead of its April 29th launch....
Kakao’s PC/mobile MMO Odin Valhalla Rising shares a new trailer ahead of April 3 pre-registration
Over the past five years and change, we've been keeping tabs on Odin: Valhalla Rising, a UE4-powered MMORPG from developer Lionheart Studio and publisher...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 508: Stars Reach fires up crowdfunding
Justin and Bree discuss Stars Reach's Kickstarter, LOTRO's U43 and server transfers, Jake Song departing ArcheAge Chronicles, Dauntless' sunset, and Monster Hunter Wilds' debut, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW Undermined, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on the Elder Scrolls Online difficulty situation.
ArcheAge Chronicles luminary Jake Song leaves XLGames, the company he founded, to ‘recharge’
Jake Song, a name that many MMORPG fans are familiar with for his involvement with the ArcheAge and Lineage series and his founding of...
Kakao Q4 2024: Mobile drives revenue dip as Kakao queues up ArcheAge Chronicles and Chrono Odyssey
Kakao Games did not have the best quarter, and the "why" is complicated.
According to the Korean games giant's Q4 2024 financials, its PC segment...
The long-delayed ArcheAge Chronicles shares previews of locations, weapons, and creatures
It might be hard for MMORPG fans to harbor a lot of excitement for ArcheAge Chronicles, Kakao's attempt to revive the now-sunset ArcheAge into...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMORPG sunset of 2024?
Man, this one is easy for me to answer, though I wish it weren't so: ArcheAge was the most brutal sunset of 2024, and...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most played MMOs in 2025?
So here we are at the top of another year, looking ahead at what we think we're going to play. Consider this week's Massively...
Interview: NCsoft America’s new CEO, Jeonghee Jin, on awakening the ‘sleeping giant in the West’
A few years ago, I attended Black Desert Online's Heidel Ball, one of the yearly events that Pearl Abyss holds to make major announcements for...
Chrono Odyssey is now taking newsletter signups that promise ‘early access to upcoming events’
It's been a couple of months since we've heard much of anything out of Chrono Odyssey, Kakao and Npixel's upcoming fantasy MMO that's eyeing...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond
As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
Fight or Kite: The PvP MMOs we’re watching in 2025
Today we arrive at the first Fight or Kite column of the newest quarter of the century, and while I can’t speak for other...
The Daily Grind: What MMORPGs are you no longer anticipating in 2025?
I hate to say it, but the longer a game stays on my curiosity list, the more likely it is to fall off the...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG trend of 2024?
Layoffs.
OK, that one's a gimmie - and it hurts a lot more than MMORPGs. So let me pitch another one:
A bunch of MMOs either...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2024
I have not had a good 2024. I have, in fact, had the absolute opposite of that. I feel like I exist now through...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 497: Walking down the Path of Exile 2
Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2's early access, Elder Scrolls Online weird event snafu, EverQuest's The Outer Brood, and ArcheAge's second sunset of the year, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the normalization of bad MMO monetization and why some gamers melt down over every bit of MMO news.
