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Blizzard’s maintenance-moded Heroes of the Storm is getting another patch – with hero buffs
Back in autumn of last year, Blizzard created a minor stir by launching several small patches for its maintenance-moded MOBA Heroes of the Storm....
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Flatty, Starbreak, Discovery Freelancer
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you’ve (probably) never heard of! This time around, we're pretty much going...
Minecraft Legends releases its final content update before entering maintenance mode
It hasn't even been a full year since the real-time strategy title Minecraft Legends released on multiple platforms, but unfortunately for fans of the...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2024
As I say every single year and several people ignore every single year: This is not a column about the games that are most...
Diablo III Season 30 reruns the Lords of Hell theme on January 12
Regular players of Diablo III were likely already aware that Season 30 would begin de facto maintenance mode as the OARPG would begin re-running...
Project Gorgon’s Sandra Powers on the MMORPG’s features, its fiscal future, and the broader genre
The story of 2023 for Project: Gorgon was a remarkable one to say the least, as it faced possible maintenance mode and serious illness...
Final Fantasy XI’s producer and director confirms that 2024 will feature fewer content updates
The amazingly active maintenance mode that included an entirely new storyline appears to be quietly ending for Final Fantasy XI. Producer and director Yoji...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023
This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...
Revelation Online will sunset on March 13, 2024
The year 2023 has a few more things to take from the MMO industry, apparently: Revelation Online is heading to sunset. MY.GAMES and NetEase...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s strange and fascinating journey through 2023
There's a shot right at the end of Empire Strikes Back that's always struck me as the most profound in the entire franchise. The...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2023 MMO predictions
We've been offering up an MMO predictions list for Massively Overthinking for years upon years now as our writers and readers prognosticate on the...
The MOP Up: How about Final Fantasy XI’s new Vana’Bout?
Final Fantasy XI had a busy week with a November patch, that "includes changes to foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades, a new battlefield...
Don’t look now but Blizzard has been quietly patching up Heroes of the Storm
When it comes to Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard is putting the "maintenance" back in "maintenance mode" as November 16th saw a new patch...
Project Gorgon, buffered by player donations, has been spared from maintenance mode – for now
The fate of quirky indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has hung in the balance over the last few days following the news that the soft-launched...
The Game Archaeologist: Firefall, an MMO tragedy about more than just a bus
Back when I first started writing for Massively and was energetic enough to go on trips to trade shows, I hit up a PAX...
Whatever happened to the VR MMORPG OrbusVR?
The beginning of this year saw the VR MMORPG OrbusVR herald a year-long fifth anniversary celebration, which would normally be cause for a studio...
TERA Console cycles dungeons, launches a new battle pass, and improves its pet system
The de facto maintenance mode-like updates for TERA Console continue on, with the latest patch performing another dungeon access cycle, launching a new battle...
Lord of the Rings Online studio pushes back against maintenance mode claims
There are a lot of wild conclusions you could leap to after hearing the report that EG7 put an end to the 2020 remaster...
Survivalbox Chimeraland is stealth-launching a surprise new update today
Earlier this week, we checked in on Chimeraland, finding the delightfully weird title had abandoned its website, social media presence, and Discord, leading us...
Diablo III’s Season 29 will bring one last new theme on September 15 before de facto maintenance mode
The seasonal model that's powered Diablo III for a very long time now is winding down, though fans should try and take heart that...
