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Old School RuneScape releases a fight against twin giants and decides to rejigger delve boss rewards
It's a busy week in the world of Old School RuneScape as Jagex has released a pair of elemental giants to fight, marks its...
Choose My Adventure: Murder mysteries and paywalls in RuneScape
This week... was a weird one. A weird and rough one. And it's going to get a tiny bit personal - some might say...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator isn’t quite done with the game yet
Stardew Valley hasn't reached the end of its development cycle. So when will Stardew Valley's creator stop working on the game? "If I feel like it's...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2025?
You know, you're not reading this piece until January, but I sat down to write it ahead of the turn of the year, when...
Worlds Adrift spinoff Lost Skies will have a demo at February’s Steam Next Fest – here’s the new trailer
If you're still missing Worlds Adrift, then put Lost Skies back on your radar: Bossa Studios is reviving the feel of the defunct MMO,...
Unity game developers share optimistic outlooks for the industry in 2025
With the absolute bloodbath of layoffs in 2024 and some worrying trends to start off the year, it's easy to presume that the gaming...
For Science: GDC’s annual gamedev survey reflects anger with layoffs, disdain for gen AI
GDC's annual survey of the devs in the game industry is out today, with data reflecting polling and comments from over 3000 game developers.
"The...
Choose My Adventure: Necromancing in RuneScape is hella fun – so should I sub?
Well, that was another unforced error on my part: I had put the City of Um as one of the questing locations to shoot...
Lost Skies crowned a winner in its island creator’s first speedrunning course contest
It's been barely over a month since Bossa Studios released the island creator tool for Lost Skies, but it's already paying off in spades...
Old School RuneScape opens Leagues V reward shop and processes Final Dawn reward feedback
It's a new week in Old School RuneScape, and if you've been among those playing in the Leagues V server, then this week has...
Choose My Adventure: The highly engaging start of a Necromancer’s journey in RuneScape
I did not expect that this old dog of an MMORPG would be capable of learning such new tricks. As requested by the Choose...
Notch isn’t making a Minecraft spiritual successor after all, apparently
For an entire generation of kids and gamers, Minecraft has become one of the most beloved, played, and franchised titles in history. So yes,...
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2024?
It's pretty much a given that every year when we announce our MMO of the year, someone's going to hop into the comments and...
Leaderboard: What was the (next) best *new* MMO or MMO-adjacent game of 2024?
Longtime readers of MOP will know that when we give out our MMO of the year award, we do not limit it to just...
Choose My Adventure: Why I’m playing RuneScape this month (and not Pantheon)
Even though I do my best to follow the will of the polls for Choose My Adventure, there are some times when I have...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 MMO Lifetime Achievement Award
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards for one more special award. Readers will remember that a few years ago, we decided to institute...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to Lord of the Rings...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Most Anticipated MMO, which was controversially awarded to Nightingale last year. This award...
MassivelyOP’s 2024 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Indie MMO of the Year, which was awarded to Project Gorgon last year....
Choose My Adventure: All of the MMOs you made us play in 2024
This past year was full of ups and downs. You could arguably say that about any year, sure, but I felt it much more...
