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Shadow Arena plans rival system for ranked matches, plus several new modes
When we covered Pearl Abyss' second quarter financial report a few weeks ago, one of the things that stood out to me is that...
Massively Overthinking: Mixing and matching the best crafting systems in the MMO ‘verse
Longtime MOP reader Ken from Chicago recently asked us to talk about crafting - but he didn't want us to just list off the...
The Soapbox: Stubborn MMO players are sleeping on autoplay mechanics
Autoplay, huh. What is it good for? Absolutely something! I'll say it again: There is value in autoplay. It's got such a bad reputation...
Black Desert drops class balancing patch on PC, plans Hashashin pre-creation next week
While it's been relatively quiet over in the Black Desert console versions, PC and mobile are hopping today. On the PC side, you're either...
Black Desert’s Shadow Arena unlocks all heroes this month and adds a new one
"A new warrior eyes the battlefield, wielding her battle axe and shield of revenge."
While we here at Massively OP only have battle axes of...
Pearl Abyss Q2 2020: EVE Online is doing great, NA/EU drives 48% of company revenues
Pearl Abyss dropped its second quarter financial report today: The South Korean MMO company saw its revenues decline ever so slightly, down to 131.7...
Black Desert revamps Padix Island, brings out a Glimmering Earring, and starts a beach party for beer
It's Wednesday, and that means it's patch day for Black Desert, and in this case that also means you can head down to Terrmian...
One Shots: Avoid these vacation destinations
When you're planning your summer MMO vacation, there will be a lot of places bidding for your time and gold. But not every resort...
Black Desert celebrates the 2020 Termian Water Park grand opening with an in-game event
Few things say "summertime" quite like a water park, and seeing as how the pandemic is kind of killing the joy a real-life water...
Massively Overthinking: Changing the mindset of the MMO genre
I recently saw a journalism professor argue that generating a widespread thinking shift in an entire profession can take decades. "You have to keep...
Desert Oasis: Our guide to playing Black Desert’s season servers
The introduction of Black Desert's season servers this summer was my chocolate-in-peanut-butter moment of the year. I didn't know the combination would be so...
Black Desert Mobile adds a new tower defense mode, PC lets players graduate season servers early
Black Desert and Black Desert Mobile both have some things going on in the news today, as is very often the case for these...
Black Desert addresses caster-heavy Conquest Wars, new regions, and gear progress walls
We're back once again with another set of Black Desert Heidel Ball player questions. Who knew that we'd be getting so much mileage out...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs I was very wrong about
Here's a not-actually-very-secret bit of honesty about the industry that I have been working in for about a decade now: I am not actually...
This week’s Black Desert update is Cursed, literally, as the Netflix collab begins
Cursed by Netflix transmedia synergy, that is! Yes, as promised, the Netflix fantasy series Cursed has a big crossover with the Black Desert franchise...
Black Desert’s summer server season will end early to accommodate the PC Hashashin launch
So Black Desert has some good news and bad news this past week. And the bad news leads in to the good news, so...
Here’s 22 minutes of video explaining what we know about Elyon’s beta version so far
Beta testing for Elyon, aka The Game Formerly Known as Ascent: Infinite Realm, has been ongoing in Korea for a little while now while...
Shadow Arena confirms its arrival to consoles and unveils its 12th hero
I’m no industry expert, but I bet I know what the gaming consoles need: more battle royale games! This brain wave is being shared...
Desert Oasis: Black Desert’s outlook in the lead-up to Crimson Desert
I've played nothing but the Black Desert season servers in the last month. It's such a fresh breath of air, and it's something I...
Black Desert offers free play event ahead of transmedia synergy collab with Netflix’s Cursed
So here's one I did not expect to see in my inbox this morning: Pearl Abyss has apparently teamed up with Netflix for a...
