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Why WB Games should make a new Asheron’s Call game in 2021+: The mechanics
Just based on lore alone, WB Games should make a new Asheron's Call game. As I argued last time, AC has the qualities of an underutilized...
Why WB Games should make a new Asheron’s Call game in 2021+: The lore
So we recently brought up how Asheron's Call 2 died twice during the winter seasons, with the second one being a double funeral with the original...
The definitive 2020 Battle Bards episode guide
When you're a total geek for something, it's only natural to want to seek out other like-minded souls to talk about it. That's what...
Jukebox Heroes: Christmas MMO music to loot by!
One of the many reasons that I love Christmas is that it's like everyone gives everyone else permission to just... stop for a day....
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Music of 2020
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Best MMO Music of 2020, which last year wasn't directly awarded; instead, we...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 302: Your MMO mail, our MMO opinions
Justin and Bree tackle an all-mailbag show, with topics including gaming music and writing mainstream awards, MMO exploration, crafting and EVE Online, vanilla Guild Wars 2, the "one MMO" gamer, MMOs that make you want to play other MMOs, WoW transmog, Raph Koster's brain, and Shadowbane.
Torchlight III takes a moment to share some data-related bug stories from development
"This blog is for those who enjoy a good technical read and want a closer look at some of our internal development ‘war stories’,"...
Battle Bards Episode 183: Theme parks
This episode is your ticket to the greatest amusement park experience known to gamers! With cotton candy and ride tickets in hand, the Battle...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Echoes of Vengeance pumps out a couple of new music tracks
Music is always an integral part of the Star Wars experience, so it's good to see that SWTOR isn't neglecting this aspect of the...
Funcom’s Conan Chop Chop isn’t dead, and it’s really launching next year
Funcom's Conan Chop Chop, originally introduced as a rogue-like ARPG back in 2019, wrecked our predictions for 2020 by not launching, and I'm holding...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 301: Hurtling into Oblivion
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online's Gates of Oblivion, Crimson Desert, Elite Odyssey, Ark 2, Black Desert, WoW Shadowlands, PSO2, LOTRO, EverQuest, and FFXIV, with adventures in WoW, SWTOR, and CoH, and a mailbag topic on CoH Brutes that spirals into meta and endgame discussion.
Grand Theft Auto Online releases the island-sized Cayo Perico Heist
Today is the day where players of Grand Theft Auto Online can enter an island paradise and rob it blind. The Cayo Perico Heist...
Jukebox Heroes: Diving into Shadowlands’ soundtrack
Any year that we get a new World of Warcraft expansion soundtrack is always a great reason to rejoice. Blizzard never skimps on its...
WoW Factor: The strange diegetics of the Shadowlands
So hey, everyone may be totally immortal right now in World of Warcraft. That seems like a thing we should examine now, huh?
I freely admit...
Valorant patches in map adjustments and a snowball fight, joins in on a digital art and music festival
It looks like the multiplayer shooter Valorant is keen on trying to balance being a competitive video game as well as a digital place...
MMO Business Roundup: Twitch’s anti-hate policies, Cyberpunk’s concurrency, and the CASE Act
Welcome back to our irregular roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Twitch: This week, Twitch introduced yet another round of policy changes in regard...
Jukebox Heroes: The quieter side of Lord of the Rings Online’s soundtrack
Yes, I'm kind of nuts about the Lord of the Rings Online soundtrack. It could be because I've played this MMO more than most...
Battle Bards Episode 182: Last Oasis
What does the apocalypse sound like? That’s the burning question, so to speak, that the Battle Bards are investigating this week as they dive...
Npixel reveals stunning ‘space-time’ MMORPG Chrono Odyssey
If you like Gran Saga but want something a bit less cartoony, you're going to want to feast your eyes on the second MMO...
Lord of the Rings Online composer revives his music company after ponzi scheme fiasco
Two years after fraud ruined his company, Chance Thomas is back.
The Academy Award-winning composer (and composer of great portions of Lord of the Rings...
