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DC Universe Online kicks off the Witching Hour event for spooky celebration
As soon as you think about skeletons, they stop being particularly scary as monsters; they're just human beings without muscles or anything. A skeleton on fire...
Perfect Ten: Solo prequel games to MMORPGs
When studios go about making MMORPGs, risk comes along with the effect as a matter of course. The only question is how to reduce...
Destiny 2’s servers got beaten up during the Shadowkeep and New Light launch
Those of us who have been through several online and MMO game launches know that these things almost never go smoothly, so perhaps word...
Elder Scrolls Online players can slay fictional dragons to save literal cats in a unique charity event
The Elsewyr chapter of The Elder Scrolls Online has been all about saving the cat-like Khajiit from the dragon threat. Now, players can slay...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Does Guild Wars 2 release more paid outfits than armor skins?
I’ve noticed a common complaint bouncing around the Guild Wars 2 community, one that I believe to be a myth. Today, I’d like to...
Destiny 2’s Shadowkeep launches today as Bungie teases the future
It's a pretty momentous day in Destiny 2 history today as the game is launching its new Shadowkeep expansion, making its leap off of...
Warframe concludes Nightwave season 2 on October 13, drops Saint of Altra on console
Nightwave season two is coming to an end in Warframe on October 13th, heralded by the arrival of the final episode of the season....
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV’s new relic weapons
So how, exactly, are we making this thing this time? That's what I want to know.
It's not exactly a secret that Final Fantasy XIV's initial...
The Elder Scrolls Online updates players on its plans for performance upgrades in its next few patches
System performance, the never-ending bugbear of all applications. The Elder Scrolls Online has been running for a while now, and naturally that has meant...
The MOP Up: Warframe’s community designs stunning fashion
One really neat aspect of the ultra-popular Warframe is that Digital Extremes invites artistic community members to design cosmetics for the game. The best...
Global Chat: Diving deep into Project Gorgon
While you're over there playing the same-old, same-old MMO, do you know who is having a spectacular time discovering one of the most original...
One Shots: An oldie but a goodie
Last week's screenshot challenge to share pictures of older MMOs that still check out (visually, I mean) resulted in a small avalanche of Lord...
The Stream Team: Concluding Warframe’s Nightwave Season 2
The final episode of Warframe's Nightwave season 2 has released, and Massively OP's MJ is eager to see how it all ends! She'll be...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs, challenge, and flow
A couple of weeks ago, MMO developer Mark Kern tweeted a controversial claim about how challenge and interactivity is the point of games (and...
Elder Scrolls Online on the ‘class identity’ that informs its upcoming combat and balance changes
If you're looking at the headline here and thinking oh no not class fantasy, then be aware: ZeniMax knows it's a loaded term and...
Warframe introduces Atlas Prime as its next premium ‘Frame
Commanding earth and stone in video gaming usually means one thing: using that earth and stone to viciously pummel the ever-loving snot out of...
Perfect Ten: The biggest moments in Final Fantasy XIV’s storytelling
As has been noted before, Natusko Ishikawa is a treasure. Reading an interview with her about her work on Final Fantasy XIV's latest expansion reminded...
Destiny 2 prepares for its Steam jump with maintenance and preloading
It's almost time for Destiny 2 to enter the verdant fields of Steam, and you had best believe that comes along with some maintenance times....
Final Fantasy XIV brings back the Moogle Treasure Trove until patch 5.1
Did you think you were just about done with things in Final Fantasy XIV ahead of patch 5.1? Well think again, because the Moogle Treasure...
The Daily Grind: Do you appreciate MMOs and games that challenge you mentally?
MOP reader and backer Avaera proposed an interesting Daily Grind topic recently about challenges in MMORPGs - and no, "challenge" doesn't refer to boss...