Richard Garriott and Starr Long’s studio working on Shroud of the Avatar.
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The Stream Team: Getting excited for Shroud of the Avatar’s launch
Launch is coming soon! Massively OP's MJ has been carefully limiting her time in Shroud of the Avatar before launch, but now that it...
Shroud of the Avatar gives its shopkeepers a Victorian makeover
One fact you may not know about Shroud of the Avatar is that it allows players to stock and operate their own virtual shopkeepers...
Shroud of the Avatar on R51’s vendor changes, new maps, and bears
As Shroud of the Avatar surges toward its formal launch later this year, the devs are continuing their stream of weekly newsletters. This week,...
Shroud of the Avatar’s most secret area appears only during certain planetary conjunctions
With $12.64 million raised to date (including a recent injection of $50,000 from a telethon) in crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar's certainly had enough...
Shroud of the Avatar plans launch celebration while Reddit community debate sub’s existence
A rather unique shindig is being planned for Shroud of the Avatar's launch this March. Portalarium announced that it will be holding a release...
Shroud of the Avatar delivers Release 50 with balance, polish, and optimizations
Focusing on its top launch priorities for Shroud of the Avatar, Portalarium pushed out Release 50 today with tons of balance tweaks, optimization improvements,...
Shroud of the Avatar cries wolf (upgrades), attends emulator anniversary party
Not satisfied with Shroud of the Avatar's storebought wolves (seriously), Portalarium decided to breed, er, rebuild its own creatures from the ground-up. The new and...
Shroud of the Avatar draws inspiration from Yellowstone, Hawaii, and Mongolia
Don't have enough money to go on a huge vacation this year? You might be able to save a lot of dough and still...
Shroud of the Avatar goes nuts for log cabins
With such a strong emphasis on player housing, Shroud of the Avatar has fans guessing as to what other interesting abodes the team is...
Richard Garriott on how players ‘destroyed’ Ultima Online’s ecology
With a couple of months to go before its official launch, Shroud of the Avatar has more than a few challenges to overcome to...
Choose My Adventure Year in Review: DC Universe Online, Shroud of the Avatar, Guild Wars 2, and Secret World Legends
As our review of the past year of Choose My Adventure rolls onward (a bit longer than originally planned), we enter what I think...
Shroud of the Avatar gives the city of Yew its own Elvish identity
"Yew" is a name well-known to fans of Ultima, and the town's namesake lives on in its spiritual successor, Shroud of the Avatar. For...
MMO Year in Review: Morrowind, Stormblood, and Secret World Legends (June 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2018?
I didn't back a single video game in 2017, which is a first for me. The year before, I backed Hero's Song, and we...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2017
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2018
With 2017 drawing to a close and 2018 rushing up to meet us, the Massively OP team has regrouped for another round of bold...
The MMOs of the Steam winter 2017 sale
Another December, another Steam sale to entice you to spend money on games you don't have time to play just to have them for...
Shroud of the Avatar is really truly launching on March 27, 2018
If you're a Shroud of the Avatar player, you've just gotten the last major update of the year. Release 49 rolled out ahead of...
Shroud of the Avatar prepares for the arrival of Release 49
December is a time for sitting with friends and family, toasting to the new year, and most importantly, not doing any actual work. Thus,...
Shroud of the Avatar creates the quintessential cozy inn, changes up free trial offerings
When travelers wander in to Shroud of the Avatar's Release 49 later this week, they'll find that one watering hole looks much improved than...
