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MMO Business Roundup: Improbable’s defense contracting, Amazon Games’ internal support
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news!
Improbable: Back in January, CNBC did a big story on Improbable, the massive Herman...
Desert Oasis: Having a blast with Black Desert’s new Nova class
Thanks to the quarantine, it's been a pretty long while since I've gone out and enjoyed some coffee at a cafe and a beer...
Perfect Ten: A guide to podcasts for your favorite MMOs
Clearly, your Tuesday schedule every week should have a big fat "LISTEN TO MASSIVELY OP PODCAST" written at 4:00 p.m. EST right on it....
Black Desert Mobile starts Path of Glory Season 3, Black Desert PC hands out lots of chocolate
Do you crave glory, or do you crave chocolate? Well, if you play both Black Desert Mobile and Black Desert on PC, you can...
Elyon KR unveils the new Slayer class arriving on February 3
Sure, Elyon already has a class that wields a really big weapon (a couple of them, arguably), but none of those classes have a...
Black Desert PC adds new chicken chasing quests, opens Western transfers from Kakao
As sure as the sun will rise and set, the latest update to Black Desert on PC has added a bunch of new events...
The Stream Team: Horse racing in Black Desert Online
Black Desert has introduced horse racing, and Massively OP's MJ has been totally snookered into trying it out thanks to the super cute black...
Shadow Arena offers compensation, flips hero Venslar from offense to support
Shadow Arena isn't letting its low population counts stop it: Pearl Abyss is plunging on with updates anyway.
Earlier this month, we covered a major...
Black Desert’s PC, console, and mobile editions get a raft of Nova changes and winter events
It's Wednesday, so you know what that means! I mean, yes, it's New President day in the US. But it's also Black Desert blitz...
Shadow Arena has replaced its 40-person battle royale mode with a 3v3 arena
Earlier this month, our own PvP columnist Sam Kash delivered a Fight or Kite column on Shadow Arena, the battle royale standalone title spun...
The Old Moon Grand Prix horse race begins in Black Desert PC
There's another event happening in Black Desert on PC, which sounds otherwise humdrum considering every update has some event of some sort. However, this...
Fight or Kite: Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena has epic new modes – and no one to play them
In this week’s edition of “why is Sam still so sad and unable to find a regular MMO to play?” I've decided to take...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2021
Welcome to 2021, folks. It's not even going to have to try all that hard to be better than 2020!
For our first official Massively...
Leaderboard: What was the best new MMO or online game of 2020?
It's been a long time since a brand-new MMORPG really deserved a GOTY award - in fact, my my reckoning, it was was 2016,...
Desert Oasis: Avoiding burnout in Black Desert Online
Players leaving Black Desert in a tizzy is something of a tradition in the community. It can be for a number of reasons. Sometimes...
Perfect Ten: The top MMOs to watch in 2021
"MMOs are dead!" "MMOs are dying!" "We didn't get any good MMO releases this past year!"
While I won't argue with the last one there,...
Black Desert brings the Nova’s Awakening and Succession in latest update to PC and console
As is ever the case for classes in Black Desert, it's now time for the Nova to choose between mastering her existing kit or...
Global Chat: Checking out EverQuest II’s Reign of Shadows
Haven't had time to check out EverQuest II's latest expansion yet? Telwyn from GamingSF has you covered with some first impressions of Reign of...
Black Desert rings in the new year with cows, apologies, and wishes
Before you knock back that glass of bubbly and try in vain to sing "Auld Lang Syne," you have some New Years activities to...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to Elder Scrolls Online last year.
Longtime...