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Eternal Tombs opens a one-day playtest on Steam – here’s how to get in and play
Eternal Tombs - the MMO formerly known as War of Dragnorox and currently known as the MMO that's trying to bring back a new...
Monsters and Memories hopes to launch into early access by the start of 2026
Does it help or hurt to know that a wishlisted game now has a release date -- and that this date is still almost...
The MOP Up: Co-op RPG Stolen Realm launches with ‘frictionless’ multiplayer
Turn-based RPG Stolen Realm launched on Steam, Xbox, and Switch: "Play Stolen Realm solo, or in co-op with up to six heroes, as you...
MultiVersus is back and launching May 28 with a ground-up rebuild and PvE mode
Multiversus made waves - and not the good kind - when a year ago Warner Bros. and Player First Games closed down the super...
MultiVersus suddenly breaks radio silence nine months after its multiplayer open beta shutdown
Back in March of last year, Warner Bros. and Player First Games made the baffling and upsetting announcement that the open beta for its...
Crema now says 1.8 will be Temtem’s last feature patch as it waffles on the game’s MMO status
It hasn't even been been a week since Temtem's studio Crema prompted mods to lock down the game's subreddit and tried to convince everyone...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs suffering from shrinkflation?
So last week we bought some Girl Scout cookies from a neighbor kid, and I was surprised to find out they were only $5...
Co-op third-person shooter Helldivers 2 promises a focus on ‘earning the right to monetize’ its players
Last week was a pretty big deal for fans of co-op action shooters, as Helldivers 2 made what looks to be a pretty triumphant...
Interview: Survival MMO Age of Water on monetization, sandbox play, and the Q1 early access launch
Way back at the end of 2020, we first caught wind of a new sandbox called Age of Water: Developed by Three Whales Studio...
Nexon is shutting down its multiplayer medieval war game Warhaven in April
You may not have thought much about Warhaven this week prior to reading our PvP columnist Sam Kash's take on the game's current state...
The Daily Grind: How much do you think the whales of your top MMO spend in a year?
A few weeks back, following Korea's Fair Trade Commission ordering Nexon to pay nearly $9M in fines over its deceptive gamble-upgrade mechanics, players went...
Path of Exile 2 talks movement, microtransactions, builds, and more in new interview
The Path of Exile 2 playerbase got themselves a little treat earlier this week when game director Johnathan Rogers sat down for an interview...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Microtransaction
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards kick off today with our award for the Best Worst MMO Microtransaction. Yes, it's time once again for the Golden...
Fortnite’s expensive race cars are now slightly less expensive after players revolt
How much would you be willing to pay for a car in Fortnite? Besides $0 anyway; we see you, commenters. Epic Games asked that...
Hardcore MMO Eternal Tombs shows how its team will trigger dynamic events for you
If you can get past the hardcore attitude of the upcoming Eternal Tombs (and hey, maybe that's a desirable quality for you!), you may...
Blizzard says it’s ‘held back surprises’ for WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery
The questions keep rolling in about World of Warcraft's future -- and Blizzard keeps fielding them. The studio's recent Q&A also tackled topics related...
MMO Business Roundup: Gaming addiction, GTA6, Ubisoft layoffs, Epic v. Google, and more
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. There's been a lot this week, so we'll keep 'em brief!
Addiction: A woman...
Pixadom is an indie 2-D pixel art MMORPG that focuses on social gameplay
The MMORPG subreddit is once again gracing genre followers with another indie game introduction. This time it's Pixadom, an in-development cutesy and colorful 2-D...
Destiny 2’s Bungie addresses layoffs and prior releases as devs express ‘anger, sadness and fear’
This news update is essentially a tale of two sides of the same Destiny 2 coin: On the one side, there's the public-facing statement...
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...
