retro
Gamigo is apparently opening new official forums for Trove and Fiesta Online after eight months of downtime
Back in February we were all pretty surprised by a sudden shutdown of the official forums for Gamigo's suite of MMORPGs, effectively turning off...
The Game Archaeologist: The radically different design of early EverQuest II
Sometimes it's all about timing -- both good and bad -- when it comes to MMORPG releases. EverQuest II may go down as the...
Among Us (literally) crash lands in pixel art survival sandbox Tinkertown with a special collab quest
You probably wouldn't consider that a retro art survival sandbox and a multiplayer deceive-em-up would go together, but that's precisely what's happening in the...
Former Diablo producer discusses Activision’s heavy hand as Diablo Immortal adds character transfers
It's slowly becoming more obvious that the merger between Blizzard and Activision has had an indelible effect on the games coming from the studio,...
Realm of the Mad God, Spiral Knights, Minecraft Dungeons, Soulworker, Fiesta Online, and Shaiya launch Halloween festivities
Halloween! It's nearly upon us, and that means that a lot of games are celebrating in various ways, including most MMOs. We've even got...
The Stream Team: Ddemon Llamas in Trove’s Shadow’s Eve
Halloween isn't very scary in Trove; in fact, it's usually pretty adorable. But that doesn't mean Massively OP's MJ won't enjoy the holiday in...
The Stream Team: Hoping to pick some multiplayer fights in the retro-style FPS Prodeus
It's Sure, Why Not Sunday once more for MOP's Chris, and he's got a hankering for some hyper-violent FPS multiplayer action! There are a...
Multiplayer action RTS Minecraft Legends is due to launch in 2023
It probably is not unknown to you, but just in case you were not previously aware of this fact, a lot of kids really...
Trove brings new and returning Halloween goodies with its Shadow’s Eve event
Halloween has once more fallen upon the boxy world of Trove with the return of the Shadow's Eve event that promises lots of returning...
First impressions of Embers Adrift, the Kickstarted MMORPG once known as Saga of Lucimia
Those who know me will attest that I am not an old-school MMORPG player by heart. Every time I thought about getting into EverQuest...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most challenging boss fight you’ve ever attempted in an MMO?
If you're a PvP dungeoneer or raider, you probably have at least one good story about a seriously challenging boss. I don't mean the...
Perfect Ten: Ten quirky and interesting MMOs worth trying
Quite often while I'm writing columns for Massively OP, the catalyst behind a given topic is what interests me right then -- and, I...
Trove’s newest PC update revamps the Boomeranger class
PC-playing fans of Trove's Boomeranger class are waking up to something new as the game's latest update has brought on a revamp for the...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Ages, the weird lovechild of Celtic lore and Lovecraftian legends
While the online world was fascinated by "the Big Three" Western MMOs in 1999 -- that would be EverQuest, Ultima Online, and Asheron's Call...
Blade & Soul adds a new dungeon, Halloween, and the Musician class on October 12
Are you ready for the Symphony of Destruction in Blade & Soul? No, this doesn't mean the MMORPG is collaborating with Megadeth, but it...
Raph ‘Designer Dragon’ Koster reminisces on 25 years of Ultima Online
While our own Game Archaeologist columnist Justin offered a retrospective of Ultima Online (and its alt ruleset server New Legacy was delayed into next...
Retro-styled roguelike MMO Mythic releases on September 29
We've been keeping tabs on Mythic for the past few months now. Readers will remember the pixel-art roguelike MMO from Abyssal Studios LLC. first...
RuneScape outlines content plans for 2022 and 2023, Old School RuneScape continues tuning its raid
RuneScape promised to outline plans for its next series of updates in its weekly newsletter, and sure enough it delivered. The devs at Jagex...
The Daily Grind: Are isometric-ish viewpoints in MMOs a turnoff?
When we did our roundtable on the biggest MMORPGs in 2022, I included Albion Online among them, and I stand by that inclusion. Regardless...
Fight or Kite: Warspear Online is a retro MMO that left me asking questions – mainly, ‘why?’
I absolutely love and adore retro and retro-inspired games - games from the 8-bit era are my bread and butter. The NES was my...
