A major Chinese publisher with a large branch in the US, known here primarily for its stewardship of Cryptic Games’ MMORPGs, including Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.
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Global Chat: Neverwinter is ‘damn good fun’
You know what's an interesting trend among MMO bloggers lately? It seems that many of them are heading back to Neverwinter -- and enjoying...
One Shots: The Mo Army marches on
Has there ever been a figure as majestic, as inspiring, as armor-plated as Massively OP mascot Mo? Probably, but that didn't stop our antsy...
Champions Online releases its second Serene Abyss chapter and a new Wild West-themed Alert
There's a little something for almost every type of player in Champions Online. Are you invested in the ongoing Serial Story? There's a fresh...
EverQuest’s 21st birthday includes agent system, level 85 boosts
Over at Daybreak's Darkpaw Games, the EverQuest team is taking the MMO out to a bar for its first legal drink. After that? Expect...
The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG you’ve never played and probably never will?
A while back, a few MassivelyOP staff were chit-chatting about alting in MMOs, specifically in Star Trek Online. During the discussion, it occurred to...
The Stream Team: Tombstone tipping in a Neverwinter cemetery
Massively OP's MJ has an interesting night planned in Neverwinter, including (but not limited to) dragon hunting, undead bashing, and tombstone tipping!? Yes, her...
Star Trek Online starts off another event campaign with a return to the Battle at the Binary Stars
The anniversary event for Star Trek Online has just about wrapped up, but starting on March 5th, a new year-long event campaign is kicking off...
Torchlight III’s latest Mainline patch improves combat feel and adds skill tier bonuses for Dusk Mage
The tweaks that Torchlight III was looking to make in a previous news post have started to make their first inroads to the alpha...
Perfect Ten: Neat things that Star Trek Online did with Star Trek lore
I've been getting back into Star Trek Online recently, which really means that I've been scratching the surface of the game again for a bit...
Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent module cracks open on consoles
Almost a month after debuting on the PC, Neverwinter's Infernal Descent has opened its hellish maw for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players.
As we've...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 260: New World needs new ideas
Justin and Bree discuss Project Nova, Final Fantasy XIV, PAX East and the coronavirus, WoW subs, New World, and Daybreak, with mailbag topics on positive MMO stories, rogue servers, binge listening, and sandboxes.
Torchlight III discusses adjustments being made to combat, skill progression, and harvesting
With Torchlight III firmly in its current phase of alpha, the folks at Echtra Games are keen to address some of the major points...
The Daily Grind: What options do you like in your MMO’s user interface?
I would very much like any and all MMO developers who are reading this to hear me: Please, please make your user interface as...
PWE didn’t forget Champions Online! Now you can link that account to Steam too
Yesterday, we covered the news that Perfect World Entertainment is finally enabling account linking between Steam and Arc, its proprietary platform for distributing all...
Perfect Ten: Dead MMOs resurrected via rogue servers
Last December, the Massively OP 2019 Awards gave its "Best Trend" nod to the rise of rogue servers in the MMO genre. Preservation of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best voice acting?
Because I love a good story in an MMO -- I know, I'm rebelling against the cool crowd here -- I particularly enjoy it...
Jack Emmert isn’t sure Daybreak will publish his next MMO, says DCUO is as big as it was four years ago
In January, Daybreak finally announced the fruits of its "realignment" that we'd been covering since last summer: It was splitting off new substudios for...
You can link your Neverwinter and Star Trek Online accounts to Steam as of today
Beginning today, Perfect World Entertainment is finally enabling account linking between Steam and Arc, its proprietary platform for distributing all of its MMOs here...
Champions Online releases its new in-game Serial Story and a Trade Paperback questionite lockbox
Ready for some more Serial Story action in Champions Online? That's good, because the second narrative story mission is out now just in case...
Neverwinter’s 2020 roadmap includes Zariel fight and big surprises
It doesn't take a crystal ball and a Mind Flayer to suss out the future of Neverwinter, just a few chatty Cryptic developers. The...
