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ReWorld Online shares screenshots of new biome types
The folks at ReWorld Online have offered up yet another series of biome shots from the MMORPG's development like it usually does every week,...
MMO Blood Rites makes its way to Western shores (again)
If your MMORPG diet is hankering for another free-to-play import set in a fantasy setting, then you're in luck: Blood Rites has arrived in...
FFXIV recaps Fan Fest Paris and FFXI announces a Doll Festival
What do a fan expo for an MMORPG and an in-game event featuring dolls have in common? They're both Final Fantasy-related events! Obviously. How...
Entropia Universe marks its sweet 16 with gameplay refinements
It's been 16 years since Entropia Universe opened its virtual doors, and the devs are celebrating the occasion with a sweeping gameplay update. Instead...
Black Desert Online explains the intent of the Adventure Log and Dark Rift
Jae-hee Kim, executive producer for Black Desert Online, has penned a letter to provide some context for the recent additions of Bartali's Adventure Log...
Valentine’s Day 2019 across the MMO universe
We've been covering the rollout of Valentine's Day events in MMOs and MMORPGs for the last couple of weeks, but today is heart day,...
Spycursion is an indie cyberespionage sandbox MMO hitting Kickstarter this month
So here's a new MMO those of you into espionage and spooks and hackers might like: It's a "continuously evolving" MMORPG sandbox called Spycursion,...
Azusa RP Online is the Stardew Valley retro sandbox MMORPG you always wanted
Here's a new MMO rolling out to Steam today: It's a Brazilian MMO called Azusa RP Online. If you're a fan of pixel games...
Progress Bar: The bullet hell of Survived By
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Progress Bar! This monthly column will be my personal look at early access MMO, MMO-like, and multiplayer games...
The Stream Team: Another fresh start and more codes for Valnir Rok
Last time we were here, MJ was valiantly hacking away at cows and exploring what's new with the Viking survival sandbox Valnir Rok. Now,...
BlizzCon 2018: Diablo Immortal is a ‘mobile massively multiplayer online action–role-playing game’
Hey, Diablo III. Happy Switch launch day. Happy Diablo Immortal day! (So much for that animated series rumor?) As announced during the BlizzCon opening ceremony,...
Sandbox sci-fi MMO Rebel Horizons resurfaces with new videos
It's been a little while since we heard anything from Rebel Horizons, the self-billed "interplanetary sandbox MMORPG" from Entrada Interactive, but it would appear...
Leaderboard: What type of multiplayer do you think Fallout 76 will have?
After what was nearly an interminable teaser stream, Bethsoft finally announced this morning that it's working on Fallout 76, another entry in a beloved...
Sci-fi MMORPG Project C announced with Thief and Half-Life 2 devs at the helm
Let us make an already interesting MMO news day a bit more so, shall we? How about the introduction of a brand-new, full-fledged MMORPG...
The Stream Team: A first look at Foxhole
Massively OP's MJ has played sandboxes set in space, in prehistoric times, in apocalyptic wastelands, and in fantasy worlds. But until now, she hasn't...
Massively multiplayer wargame Foxhole hits early access
MMOs these days shy away from calling themselves massively multiplayer, so it's always strange when a game that we wouldn't assume is an MMO...
Meridian 59 creator says that MMOs are everywhere in disguise
Have you felt despondent at the apparent decline of the production of new, bold MMOs? According to Meridian 59 creator Brian "Psychochild" Green, these...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer smaller or larger servers?
I have joked, not entirely without seriousness, that part of what I like about being on an underpopulated server in Final Fantasy XI is...
The Daily Grind: What’s the greatest MMO innovation of the last few years?
Last week on the Massively OP Podcast, we tried to answer a question from long-time listener Spagomat, who told us he keeps going back...
‘Father of MMORPGs’ Richard Bartle is publishing new books on the genre
"Father of MMORPGs" Dr. Richard Bartle, author of the pioneering research that spawned the Bartle test, is publishing two new books about our imperiled genre.
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