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MMO Week in Review: Ascendancy, Horizons, and U44
It was a surprisingly big patch week for the MMORPG genre: Elder Scrolls Online pushed out Update 44, Elite Dangerous launched its Ascendancy patch,...
The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite invites you to step into a painting
Torchlight Infinite's sixth season, The Frozen Canvas, arrived with a new character and a mechanic centered around painting and canvases: "As these paintings are...
Massively Overthinking: Have you ever been booted from an MMORPG group because your class wasn’t the meta?
Earlier this month, when some World of Warcraft players were protesting massive nerfs to specific classes, MOP reader Sloth explained the problem superbly: The...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s November looks overstuffed and underseasoned
Ah yes, November. The month of my favorite feasting holiday! Pokemon Go is hoping to deliver a feast of its own this month, but......
Elder Scrolls Online’s U44 arrives to shake up the PvP meta and introduce two new companions
As promised, today is launch day for Elder Scrolls Online's update 44 - at least if you're on PC or Mac - and this...
MMO Week in Review: For WoW’s birthday, you’re giving it another $90
World of Warcraft raised eyebrows this week as it began selling a $90 specialty mount that is unabashedly pay-to-win thanks to its baked in...
Classic Guild Wars baddies and bog mummies inspired Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds boss design
If you, as a Guild Wars 2 player, have had your fill of candy corn and the Mad King wrecking your face in jumping...
Fractured Online reworks consumables and tweaks armor penetration ahead of free-to-play transition
Following the news that Fractured Online is tweaking its content roadmap and going free-to-play, Dynamight Studios has followed through on its planned updates with...
MMO Week in Review: New World’s promising Aeternum, Star Citizen’s big promises
New World was the big MMORPG story this week as Amazon officially brought the game to consoles under the Aeternum banner, though PC players...
Meta: MassivelyOP is now on Bluesky
Hello, folks! MassivelyOP is expanding its social media presence once again this week with the proper activation of our Bluesky account. Technically, we've had...
MMO Week in Review: Pouring one out for Cryptic Studios
Embracer has apparently all but finished off the remains of Cryptic Studios: While Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online have been incrementally shipped...
Class action complaint alleges Ubisoft unlawfully shares personal information with Facebook
By now we're all pretty familiar with the option to log in to alternate platforms and websites through accounts like Google, Steam, and Facebook,...
The Daily Grind: Do you use your own character builds in MMORPGs?
I've been hyperfixating on builds in Guild Wars 2 since returning for Janthir Wilds, and it's actually the first time in that MMO that...
MMO Week in Review: Throne & Liberty hits 336K
Throne & Liberty set another new Steam PC record this weekend after zooming on from its paid headstart into its free-to-play launch: 336,300 people...
Enter to win a Predecessor currency bundle for heroes and skins, courtesy of Omeda
It's been a few weeks since we last checked in on Predecessor, the indie MOBA that is one in a long line of MOBAs...
MMO Week in Review: Throne & Liberty arrives, ArcheAge 2 reinvents
NCsoft and Amazon pushed Throne & Liberty into its paid headstart this week, ahead of the proper free-to-play launch next week - and it's...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s October outlook offers more tricks than treats
It's almost October, and that means Halloween in Pokemon Go, where the tricks are expected and the treats come with bugs, no matter how...
Throne & Liberty lays out three-month post-launch roadmap, promises big patches every 3-4 months
We're on the eve of Throne and Liberty's early access debut here in the west, and that means Amazon and NCsoft are taking their...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Max Battles’ rollout shows Niantic is stuck in 2019
The Pokemon Go's fall 2024 seasonal update, Max Out, has brought players a new feature: Max Battles. Max Raid Battles were the Pokemon series' first mainline...
MMO Week in Review: The Throne & Liberty countdown
We're in the home stretch for Throne & Liberty now, as its early access is set to kick off this week. For context, we...
