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Fractured and Gamigo reps discuss publishing, refunds, IP ownership, and the possibility of a console launch
As we've been covering, Kickstarted MMORPG Fractured - now Fractured Online - announced that it's being supported and published by Gamigo, and the response...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2022
OK folks, it's that time of the year again: the time when we cast our eyes ahead and try to pinpoint what's going to...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2021 predictions
Last year's MMORPG predictions didn't exactly go to plan, since in 2019, we weren't really expecting 2020 to play out the way it did....
Grab a key for the Moonfeather Griffin mount for ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained
In celebration of its recent relaunch of ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained in the west, Kakao has granted Massively OP a stack of keys for...
ArcheAge pushes back its land rush to December 18th and delays today’s patch ‘until further notice’
It would appear that ArcheAge is running into problems enough that updates and events are being pushed back by Kakao. The first major event...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 350: The start of Endwalker
Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Endwalker, WoW 9.2, the Dune MMO, New World, Wizard101, Lineage2M, and ArcheAge, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Hearthstone, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on the looter shooter fad and MMO quest logging systems.
Massively Uplifting: Thanks and giving with SMITE’s Finchmas, ARK’s Extra Life, WOW’s Classic Against Cancer, and USO’s Play it Forward
Thanks to a certain national holiday, November is a month when many in the USA focus on giving thanks. And all around the gaming-verse,...
ArcheAge players call out for a classic edition, but Kakao is noncomittal
With the change of ownership and relaunch of ArcheAge, some players are hoping that they might see a return to a simpler -- and...
Kakao tackles ArcheAge’s relatively minimal launch issues, opens Snowfang Isle
We are now past day one of Kakao's operation of ArcheAge, and by most accounts things appear to have gone generally pretty well, apart...
ArcheAge’s relaunch has been delayed again, this time by just a few hours
If for some reason you're not playing a certain other game today, then you were probably gearing up for Kakao's ArcheAge relaunch, which had...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best character – not gear – customization?
We're gonna be starting up our regular end-of-the-year shenanigans in December, including our annual awards closer to the middle of the month. But one...
Kakao has delayed ArcheAge’s relaunch to tomorrow over an ‘issue in the backend system’
2021 has been the year of MMO delays, and ArcheAge's relaunch under the Kakao banner is just one more. But don't panic: It's only...
Black Desert adds a card game on PC, suspends Red Battlefield on console, and dates the 2022 Calpheon Ball
It's time for another week of Black Desert news from all around the game's hemisphere, and this week PC players are being invited to...
ArcheAge retools fresh start server plan, drops notes for massive day-one patch, teases 2022 plans
Got everything in the ArcheAge AMA committed to memory? Good because Kakao's already moving on with new dropped dev blogs on what to expect...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2021
Why do I love covering MMORPG news year in and year out? If I'm honest about it, I'm usually in this for the surprises....
Kakao’s ArcheAge AMA suggests revamps of crime and trade systems, monitoring for ‘nefarious gameplay’
Yesterday, Kakao ran an AMA on the MMORPG subreddit to address player "confusion" over its impending stewardship of ArcheAge here in the west following...
ArcheAge outlines date for land rush and new times for instance entry, opens up to pre-downloading today
It's nearly time for ArcheAge to enter under Kakao's stewardship, which means potential players are going to want to get some affairs in order....
Fight or Kite: Naraka Bladepoint is battle royale but with grappling hooks
Welcome back to the Monday after a holiday (at least in the US). Hopefully you were able to enjoy your family, friends, or game...
Black Desert kicks off Black Friday events and allows for easier new player gear upgrades
It's just about time for Thanksgiving, and that means that everyone should fall into a frenzied rush of consumerism the next day for Black...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 347: Land rush!
Justin and Bree discuss Activision-Blizzard's ongoing Bobby Kotick situation, ArcheAge's move to Kakao, New World, LOTRO, and SWTOR, with a sponsored segment on Albion Online's Lands Awakened update, plus two voicemails on spears and sidequests in MMORPGs.
