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Massively Overthinking: The one about MMO superfans, zealots, and insidious tribalism
We recently received two pieces of mail from longtime MOP readers and commenters that worked together perfectly to form a unified topic. Alex emailed...
E3 2019: Dauntless hits 10 million players and is heading to the Switch
All the hip kids are playing Dauntless, it seems. Phoenix Labs reported today that the game had managed to hit 10 million players, which...
The MOP Up: KurtzPel’s early access rolls out globally
While it was already accessible to North American players, the anime-styled KurtzPel is now open to a much wider audience thanks to this past...
Star Citizen’s alpha 3.5.1 is live as CIG seeks feedback on ship customization pricing
Ship customization rolled out to PTU testers this week as part of Star Citizen's alpha 3.5.1, but CIG didn't waste much time pushing it...
Massively Uplifting: Supporting St. Jude Children’s Hospital and PRIDE month
April showers bring May flowers, but big-hearted gamers bring forth good deeds any month of the year! And May was no different. Generosity with...
Fight or Kite: First impressions of Nexon’s new multiplayer shooter Rocket Arena
Nexon's new crossplatform multiplayer shooter Rocket Arena came out of nowhere last month and surprised everyone with a closed beta this past week. It's...
Lawful Neutral: Why Josh Hawley’s lockbox regulation Senate bill is dead-on-arrival
There's a special place in my heart for lootboxes and exploitative monetization, and that place is somewhere below the revulsion I feel for Martin...
City of Heroes: Community harassment ramps up as Homecoming counts 91,000 players
What should have been a fun Memorial Day weekend in Paragon City turned into nightmares for some members of the City of Heroes rogue...
City of Heroes: All the public servers we know of, plus Reddit’s launch and Homecoming’s name release
A new City of Heroes rogue server has joined the chat: Specifically, it's the Reddit-backed server, and it's called Pleiades. It went live at...
Battle Bards Episode 144: Colors of the rainbow
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet: Combined, these forces create the awesome power of Roy G. Biv — otherwise known as the...
Perfect Ten: The 10 most adorable MMORPGs ever
We all like to think of ourselves as cultured and deep individuals who routinely calculate square roots and recite Gilbert and Sullivan at dinner...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online delves into the mysteries of Yard 39
Star Trek Online is all about the Discovery these days, and in a new lore blog, the team gives some backstory to the mysterious...
US Senator takes aim at lockboxes and pay-to-win with ‘Protecting Children From Abusive Games Act’
The gamblebox issue isn't dying down any time soon, it appears. As Kotaku first reported, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has announced he plans to...
The Daily Grind: What would get you to throw money at your MMO?
Forget sparkleponies and loot boxes: Sometimes what game studios try to monetize isn't even remotely close to what we truly would like to buy....
The Daily Grind: Do you actually feel as if you’re part of your fave MMO’s community?
Last month, when news of the City of Heroes mess hit, the Massively OP writers and readers had multiple discussions about community - you...
Join Fallout 76’s Pioneer Scouts and get a cool backpack
If you don't feel that venturing out into an irradiated wasteland and going on a months-long camping trip is enough of an outdoors experience...
Leaderboard: Do you plan to play on a City of Heroes rogue server?
I don't know whether people have guessed by now, but a lot of the City of Heroes screenshots we use here on Massively OP...
Disney reportedly in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Nexon
It looks like Nexon might be the next addition to Disney's ever-expanding roster of companies, according to a recent report. According to The Korea...
Free Realms Sunrise devs show off incredible progress in bringing back a sunsetted MMO
Free Realms is dead -- long live Free Realms Sunrise!
For the past few years, this emulator project has endeavored to return the beloved family...
Adventure Academy is an ‘educational massively multiplayer online game’ launching May 1
Adventure Academy is going to mystify the typical gamer: There are no dragons to fight and no lockboxes to fight over. But if you're...
