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The Daily Grind: Which MMO ability makes you feel ultra-awesome?
"Ultra." I'm bringing it back, people. You'll thank me later.
In any case, a skill or ability that makes you feel incredibly awesome is all...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2018
We've got a lot of awards going out over the next couple of weeks about the "best" and "biggest" of this and that. But...
Perfect Ten: MMOs to watch in 2019
The MMO genre is in a strange and uncertain place right now -- but also one that is quietly thrilling. We've long passed the...
Ask Mo: The hits and misses of Massively OP’s 2018 predictions
As we do every year, today we're going to peek back at the horrifying outcomes of last year's MOP staff predictions for the genre and the games within it to determine how well we did. After all, what would be the fun of making predictions if we couldn't giggle over our guesses a year later?
So did we nail it or fail it? And did you fare better? Let's find out.
Ship of Heroes honors City of Heroes’ deathiversary with a support toon video
Six years ago today, the sun set on City of Heroes for the last time, but the game's not been forgotten. Among the title's spiritual...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 198: Manatee… in… spaaace!
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard, LOTRO, Fallout 76, Star Citizen, H1Z1, City of Heroes, Elite Dangerous, Legends of Aria, and computer upgrades.
City of Heroes fans plan sunset memorial vigil on November 30
If you're not feeling depressed enough about beloved MMOs this week with WildStar facing the firing squad, you can always relive the City of...
Check out the new maps being built for City of Heroes’ Paragon Chat
City of Heroes refugees have long since scattered across the internet, spread among emulators, other superhero titles, and indie games being built in the...
Valiance Online recaps progress on environments and icons, promises a ‘long read’ on the way
Remember earlier in November when Valiance Online company Silverhelm Studios promised it would increase its communication with its community with biweekly updates on the...
Superhero MMORPGs mourn the passing of comics legend Stan Lee
Geeks of all stripes are mourning the passing of Stan Lee today, perhaps no one more than gamers who live and breathe superhero MMOs. Over on the DC Universe Online forums, there's been an outpouring of love for the iconic Marvel superstar.
The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together
Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG should have never been made?
This could be a gruesome topic, but it popped into my head after GIbiz published an article with advice for game developers from Melbourne Games....
City of Heroes SEGS emulator patches in early content
Perhaps the best shot of getting City of Heroes back as we once knew it lies in the hands of the outlaw developers over...
Ship of Heroes demos deadly Halloween trick-or-treating and spooky new models
Just because a game's still being built doesn't mean it can't work on seasonal events, Ship of Heroes proves once again today. Heroic Games...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs should be preserved in the Video Game Museum?
In returning to the video game preservation debate this week following the DMCA exceptions granted to museums and archivists allowing them to archive online...
City of Titans shows off fan-made characters from New York Comic Con
This year, City of Titans creator Missing Worlds Media took its would-be City of Heroes successor super-hero MMO to New York Comic Con, where...
The Video Game Museum offers a home to Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes, and WildStar
It's the longest of all long shots, but WildStar could be kept alive -- and in a museum, as Indiana Jones intended. And not...
US Library of Congress grants DMCA exception for preserving online games
It's a win for the good guys, at least if you figure the good guys are on the side of preserving video game and...
The Daily Grind: Why don’t players use emotes more in MMOs?
The other day I was reading up on Fallout 76's emote wheel -- brought to you by Bethesda's console tunnel vision -- and was...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that desperately need proper player housing
Here's something pretty encouraging to me: When I sat down to work on an article listing MMOs that really could use but lacked proper...
