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Riot Games and Bungie join forces to sue creator of Destiny 2 and Valorant cheat software
When I saw this story cross our news room, I immediately envisioned Guardians and Agents clapping hands together and very possibly pumping their arms...
CD Projekt Red is facing potential fines from Polish consumer protection if patches don’t improve Cyberpunk 2077
Hey, remember how Cyberpunk 2077 is supposed to get a multiplayer component? Does that seem particularly likely given all of the game's current issues? One...
Star Trek Online player is banned following lifetime subscription refund bungle
File this one under "no good deed goes unpunished": A 10-year veteran of Star Trek Online who picked up a lifetime sub to the...
CIG acquires a perpetual license for Crytek’s CryEngine to further develop Star Citizen
In what's probably a surprising bit of news considering the two year-long legal fight between CIG and Crytek, it appears that the Star Citizen...
Chronicles of Elyria clarifies art and comms as players vow their lawsuit will go forward
One of the biggest MMO stories from 2020 was surely the collapse of Soulbound Studios and its MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, which at one...
Lawful Neutral: 2020 was the year that wasn’t for MMO legal news
It seems surreal, but it is that time of the year again when we wax nostalgic about the year that was. Well, maybe this...
CD Projekt Red promises ‘vigorous’ defense in Cyberpunk 2077 consumer lawsuits
In what's perhaps a bit of a "water is wet" sort of story, CD Projekt Red, the publisher/developer of Cyberpunk 2077, released a statement...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2020
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. If you're...
MMO Year in Review: When Daybreak and Albion got bought out (December 2020)
Well, we made it to the final recap of the final month of the hell year known as 2020, and for MMOs, at least,...
CD Projekt Red investors make good on Cyberpunk 2077 class-action lawsuit threat
No matter how well Cyberpunk 2077 appears to be working for you because you're playing on a newly-launched console or a beefy PC, the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 302: Your MMO mail, our MMO opinions
Justin and Bree tackle an all-mailbag show, with topics including gaming music and writing mainstream awards, MMO exploration, crafting and EVE Online, vanilla Guild Wars 2, the "one MMO" gamer, MMOs that make you want to play other MMOs, WoW transmog, Raph Koster's brain, and Shadowbane.
Cyberpunk 2077 discovers a new game-ending save bug and investors consider a class-action suit
If you like gaming trainwrecks, Cyberpunk 2077 is your gift this year, and it's one that keeps on giving. While most of the game's bugs...
Into the Super-verse: A heroic year of superhero MMO development
As we get ready to tuck 2020 into the annals of history and venture into the wilds of 2021, it's a good time for...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Player Housing
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Best MMO Player Housing, which was awarded to The Elder Scrolls Online last...
Life is Feudal MMO announces imminent closure, cites ‘reasons beyond [its] control’
Enjoy this Christmas, Life is Feudal, because it will be your last.
The Life is Feudal team made the shocking announcement on Friday that it...
China’s video game regulators introduce a three-tier age rating system for games
If you're accustomed to the age rating of games in the US, it's easy to forget that this is a voluntary system rather than...
Chronicles of Elyria is still in development, new video from Soulbound vows
Chronicles of Elyria's 2020 saga is without a doubt of the most concerning MMO stories of the entire year. This past spring, after reaching...
Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2020 predictions
Last December, when we sat down to write out our annual MMO predictions for 2020, I don't think anyone had "biggest global pandemic in...
MMO Business Roundup: Twitch’s anti-hate policies, Cyberpunk’s concurrency, and the CASE Act
Welcome back to our irregular roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Twitch: This week, Twitch introduced yet another round of policy changes in regard...
MMO Business Roundup: Activision’s Netflix lawsuit, Tolkien’s house, Roblox in China, and more
Welcome back to another quick spin through MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news!
Fortnite - It doesn't look as if gaming companies are feeling too hopeful...
