non combat mmo
Breaking Benjamin will be the next Battle Concert act in AdventureQuest 3D
It's time to Dance with the Devil and maybe get Psycho on some monsters during AdventureQuest 3D's latest edition of the game's award-winning series...
Phantasy Star Online 2’s North American Xbox One beta begins February 7
Get out your "it's happening" gifs or maybe just your "thank goodness, some good news today" signs: Sega formally put a date on Phantasy...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2019
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. Hey, you...
Ever, Jane improves its frame rate, but its horses be crazy
Quick, what's your best stat? Is it strength? Dexterity? A wicked high intelligence? Well, if you're playing Ever, Jane, then you better respec into...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v3.0
Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
The Stream Team: Living out the Pumpkin Days (and nights, too)
It took some time and a winding road for it to happen, but Pumpkin Online has released in early access as a not-so-massively farming/dating...
Multiplayer farming/dating sim Pumpkin Online releases as Pumpkin Days on Steam Early Access
Show of hands, who here remembers Pumpkin Online? It was announced on Kickstarter as a multiplayer farming/dating sim, but would later decide to switch...
Perfect Ten: Counting Fallout 76’s many post-nuclear flubs
I'll admit that I was the first one out of my seat, applauding wildly, when Fallout 76 was first announced at Bethesda's E3 showcase...
Into the Super-Verse: Putting City of Titans’ character builder through its paces
Mark this date in your history books because the battle of superhero MMO character builders is on! Both Ship of Heroes and City of...
Bethesda says Fallout 76 scrapbox bug is a ‘top priority’ as ‘class warfare’ griefing claims surface
Ah, Fallout 76. Fans went from eagerness for "Country Roads" to using that same song as a backdrop for a year in review video...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of Fallout 76’s musical score
Last week, composer Inon Zur took to Twitter to celebrate a big moment: "Dear Friends,
Fallout 76 has been nominated for Best Original Video Game...
Vague Patch Notes: Crime and punishment and intent in MMOs
Last week, we saw Blizzard explain its philosophy behind why some World of Warcraft bugs in which players got to get more stuff than...
Blizzard clarifies the policy on World of Warcraft exploits following the dungeon exploit in Classic
We know that Blizzard intends to punish players who exploited a bug to cause endless dungeon respawns in World of Warcraft: Classic. But as happens...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...
A Tale in the Desert begins its ninth Telling today
It's time to open a new chapter for A Tale in the Desert when the game kicks off its ninth Telling today. Yes, everything is...
Whatever happened to the Jane Austen MMO Ever, Jane?
Don't worry - Ever, Jane is as fine as ever. But it popped back on our team's radar this week as a game we...
Fortnite’s latest throwable weapon lets you kill people by dropping junk on their heads
There are plenty of embarrassing ways you can be taken out in video games, whether it's by your own stupidity or an errant glitch...
Here’s what’s coming with A Tale in the Desert’s 9th telling at the end of August
The Egyptian-themed crafting game A Tale in the Desert is currently winding down its eighth "Telling," with the final weeks offered for free to...
