MMO Hype Train is a column by Justin Olivetti that checks in on multiple in-development MMOs. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]
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MMO Hype Train: What can Dune Awakening’s character creator teach us about the MMO?
Sometimes when it rains, it really pours around these here MMO parts. To demonstrate this, last week we not only got the official release...
MMO Hype Train: Ship of Heroes’ greatest challenge is its spiritual predecessor
So Ship of Heroes is expected to launch this year, perhaps around summertime? That should be good news -- even great news -- for...
MMO Hype Train: Rooting for Project Gorgon in light of tremendous loss
In a different timeline, I think I would've been one of those players who entered the MMO space through Asheron's Call. I remember going to...
MMO Hype Train: The odd allure of Eternal Tombs’ live game masters
For a lot of MMORPG players, there are certain keywords that prove to be deal-breakers if we hear them in conjunction to an upcoming...
MMO Hype Train: Why it’s hard to hold on to hope for Star Citizen
My very first PC was a 386 Pentium that I purchased with my own money in the early '90s. And I dearly loved that...
MMO Hype Train: Could 2025 be the Year of Dune Awakening?
I'm going to lay out my cards on the table because I think that honesty is germane to what we'll be talking about today:...
MMO Hype Train: Pantheon Rise of the Fallen was not ready for early access
It's absolutely surreal to see that, despite the odds against it, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen actually released -- albeit in early access --...
MMO Hype Train: My growing obsession with Stars Reach
As much as I respect Raph Koster for all of his passion and pioneering of MMORPGs, I've rarely crossed paths with his games, notably...
MMO Hype Train: Into the Echo and the wish for a time travel MMO
Are there any MMO projects that you suspect only you remember and care about -- but everyone else has forgotten? I feel that way...
MMO Hype Train: Brighter Shores is a totally chill RuneScape clone
Former RuneScape creator Andrew Gower admits that he never planned to make another MMORPG -- at least until enough fans convinced him to give...
MMO Hype Train: Wayfinder is a genuinely good little RPG – but a missed opportunity to be an MMO
Look at that: I don't always talk a big talk -- sometimes I actually end up playing the game I said I will. Like...
MMO Hype Train: Is Corepunk really ready for prime time?
Whenever I'm looking at a new MMORPG, there are two important hurdles it must cross to be of interest to me. The first is...
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...