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The Soapbox: Why Cryptic’s MMOs are the epitome of comfort gaming
They say you never forget your first kiss. I honestly can't recall much about mine, but I do vividly remember the day that I...
Neverwinter’s summer festival event is coming back once again on July 27
The summertime season is almost back in the world of Neverwinter, and that's not just because of the city's name: This week will see...
Neverwinter’s Demonweb Pits module is live today alongside a new recruitment event
Neverwinter's Demonweb Pits module is officially live for all platforms - PC and console - today as promised. The 26th module for the game...
RuneScape launches the Dead and Buried quest, Old School RuneScape hypes next week’s Desert Treasure II
It's time for the next step forward in RuneScape's Fort Forinthry story, and this time Jagex is promising that this one is putting the...
The MOP Up: Torchlight Infinite plans a ‘basic online feature’ for a future patch
When will Torchlight Infinite grow the online game it clearly aspires to be? The studio addressed co-op expansion in a recent Q&A, saying, "We...
The Stream Team: Helping hands at Neverwinter’s Helm’s Hold
Now that Massively OP's MJ is finished being distracted with events and new content tours (for now!), she's ready to return to Reclamation Rock...
Neverwinter adds a lockbox featuring characters from the 1983 Dungeons and Dragons cartoon
Neverwinter is making something of a good news/bad news deep cut with its latest cash shop offering: a lootbox featuring a pair of characters...
The MOP Up: Spellcraft changes course after a disappointing preseason
Spellcraft explained why it didn't hold a promised preseason event last month, saying, "In our last update we signaled our intent to run another...
One Shots: The hero of your story
No matter how legendarily humble you are, it's hard to escape games trying to make you the central hero. When a cutscene literally shines...
MMO Business Roundup: Unity clings to AI, Apple appeals again, Embracer restructures
Business doesn't take a break, and so neither must we. Except for holiday breaks. But then those also can get busy because studios sometimes...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Interview: Neverwinter announces 26th module, Demonweb Pits, with a new ‘post-leveling experience’
Neverwinter's 26th module is Demonweb Pits, and it's rolling out on July 18th, Cryptic and Gearbox announced today. Launching on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox,...
The Stream Team: A first timer’s visit to the Lohlunat Festival of Star Trek Online
It's the summertime in Star Trek Online, and that means it's time once again for the Lohlunat Festival event, but this time around it's...
Star Trek Online’s summer event returns June 28 with medieval fantasy-styled ship and weapon rewards
The beaches of Risa are calling out to players of Star Trek Online once more as the MMORPG's Lohlunat Festival summer event is coming...
One Shots: Dragons don’t like to be in the dark
Just because dragons are big and scaly and can nuke cities from orbit doesn't mean that they lack insecurities. In fact, it's a little-known...
Vague Patch Notes: Examining the MMO tiers, from the Big Five to maintenance mode
I've mentioned many a time that one of the ideas behind the Vague Patch Notes column here on MOP is to have a place...
Tower of Fantasy launches on PlayStation August 8 (without crossplay)
Gamers already likely knew Tower of Fantasy was destined for PlayStation, largely because Hotta Studio has already loudly complained about Perfect World's stewardship of...
The Stream Team: Neverwinter 10th anniversary giveaway with devs
Who doesn't like getting goodies at a birthday party? Well, today is Neverwinter's 10th birthday, and Massively OP's MJ has gifts to give away...
The Daily Grind: What are the most common studio fibs we tolerate in the MMO genre?
Buried in the comments of a WoW Factor column a while back, MOP reader Nathan expressed skepticism over claims about being able to full...
Into the Super-Verse: What made Marvel Heroes so special?
This month we mark a particularly sad anniversary in the MMO space: The 10th anniversary of the launch of Marvel Heroes. By all rights,...
