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World of Warcraft expands dracthyr classes for its 20th birthday, plus Blizzard patches Hearthstone and Diablo IV
Blizzard is busy this time of year, in just about every one of its online games. Let's start with World of Warcraft, as Blizzard...
Ultima Online details New Legacy’s skill progression in a new video
With Ultima Online's first annual New Legacy server underway earlier this week, Broadsword has begun releasing new videos explaining the game to newcomers. Might...
Ghibli-esque co-op sandbox Aloft delays early access from fall to January 2025
Co-op sandbox fans have been eagerly awaiting the Funcom-published title Aloft all year as the Ghibli-inspired game trekked through a demo and con season....
Here’s how Elder Scrolls Online’s U44 is rescuing PvP battlegrounds for casuals and hardcores
If you were thinking that Elder Scrolls Online's update 44 isn't packing quite the same sparkling DLC punch as past Q4 updates from the...
MapleStory Worlds makes its soft launch as it tries to entice creators with monetary incentive programs
Korean fans of MapleStory have already had their hands on Nexon's MapleStory Worlds since April, but now it's time for players in the Americas...
Perfect Ten: Ranking the top 10 cities in Final Fantasy XIV
I can't speak for my fellow writer Justin (he apparently doesn't want to install the mind-probe that would make this really easy to find...
Star Citizen outlines its panels and presentations for this weekend’s CitizenCon event
The devotees and skeptics of Star Citizen will likely have their eyes firmly fixed on CIG this weekend, as the studio's 2024 edition of...
Warframe launches Warframe 1999 demo and new Halloween content for Nights of Naberus
Digital Extremes has been buzzing about Warframe 1999 all year - and now you can finally check it out yourself thanks to the free...
Vindictus turns 14 years old as Nexon launches the Ruin of the Forsaken update
Judging by the number of announcement posts and press releases Nexon is dispatching for Vindictus today, I think it's safe to say that the...
Wayfinder previews The Crucible zone and teases its eighth hero ahead of October 21 launch
When Wayfinder officially launches out of the last remnants of early access on October 21st, it's getting a huge run of new content, with...
Vitae Aeternum: New World Aeternum leaves veterans, casuals, and PC players behind
The time has finally come. New World's semi-relaunch under the New World: Aeternum banner is here. Regular readers of this column will recall that...
Three-year-old New World is labeling new non-Aeternum PC player reviews as ‘pre-release’
Amazon's MMORPG New World launched back in 2021 with almost a million concurrent players on PC through Steam. I was there. You were there....
Fractured is going free-to-play as it revamps its content model around seasons
Fractured Online's devs have been a bit quiet over the last month, you may have noticed, but there was a method to the madness,...
MultiVersus’ ongoing third season releases its latest playable character: Nubia Queen of the Amazons
While the current season of content for MultiVersus highlighted the Powerpuff Girls at launch last month, this month it's time to hail to the...
Ultima Online officially launches its first year-long New Legacy server and ClassicUO compatibility
New World isn't the only MMO with a big launch today: 27-year-old MMORPG Ultima Online also picked October 15th, 2024, for the rollout of...
Guild Wars 2 fans can trick-or-treat at player houses in this year’s Shadow of the Mad King event
The best Guild Wars 2 event of the year (if you don't count Super Adventure Box) has arrived as of today, as the Shadow...
MMO Hype Train: Concern for the fragile labor and delivery of Pantheon
Welcome to MMO Hype Train, a new column here at Massively OP! In this space, I'll be channeling my excitement, speculation, and curiosity about...
New World Aeternum, still an MMORPG but now on console, has officially launched
This it it folks: The Europe and Oceania New World servers opened up in the wee hours of this morning, and now at 9...
The Daily Grind: Are you giving New World a second chance?
As this post is going live and you're reading this, it's Tuesday morning, the New World Aeternum servers are online for Europe and about...
Haven and Hearth will have its next world reset and Steam early access release November 1
Just in case you haven't followed along with Haven and Hearth's whole deal, the crafting-centered MMO has some regular world resets in order to...
