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Hytale reels back regular update posts in favor of ‘a more significant set of reveals’
Continuing our sometimes Sisyphean task of keeping eyes on every developing MMO under creation, we're plucking Hytale from the lower decks of our Golden...
The Game Archaeologist: Fallen Earth
I remember back when Fallen Earth first came out, I had some friends who were raving about it and doing everything in their power...
The Stream Team: Trick-or-treating in Trove
One of the most iconic parts of Halloween is trick-or-treating. And Massively OP's MJ looks forward to it every year, in all its many...
Halloween comes to ArcheAge, Defiance 2050, and more Gamigo MMORPGs
When you're a publisher like Gamigo, you have the benefit of casting a wide net with your announcements. Case in point: The announcement from the...
The Stream Team: Newbing it up in the all-new Trove hub tutorial
Have you seen Trove's all-new hub tutorial? Massively OP's MJ hasn't. Obviously, she needs to fix that! And if she wants to celebrate Halloween...
Trove’s Shadow’s Eve Halloween events are live as the Hubdate patch hits console
Trove joins the ranks of MMORPGs getting spoopy this week as its Halloween event, Shadow's Eve, is officially live as of today. The only...
Perfect Ten: 10 notable MMO developers that shut their doors
When En Masse Entertainment announced that it would be closing its doors this fall, we here at Massively OP came to the realization that...
Trove and RIFT celebrate Gamigo’s 20th anniversary, ArcheAge seeks community ambassador volunteers
The festivities to mark Gamigo's 20th anniversary are continuing to roll on in Trove and RIFT, with each game theming the next phase of...
The Game Archaeologist: Deadlands Legends, the western MMO that never saw the light of day
The saying goes that there is nothing new under the sun. So while you probably can't write an original setting that's never been seen...
Minecraft reveals Caves and Cliffs update, Minecraft Dungeons unveils cross-platform play
We're in the age where it seems like every video game released under the sun has its own personal reveal show, and Minecraft was...
Gamigo throws a 20th anniversary bash in all of its MMOs
Have you ever attended a birthday party that was thrown by the birthday boy or girl in question? It's a curious exercise in ego...
Trove’s ‘hubdate’ patch delivers an improved landing experience
It's a real toss-up whether Trove's "Hubdate" patch or Blizzard's "BlizzConline" is going to win the prestigious award for "Most Annoyingly Clever MMO Portmanteau."...
The MOP Up: Life Beyond beefs up building
Life Beyond's recent patch is a spot of good news for budding builders: "With this release, buildings get free energy so you don't have...
The Game Archaeologist: The short ride of Auto Assault
When you think of post-apocalyptic video games, what comes to mind? Most likely it's a crawl through a bombed-out or zombiefied landscape as you...
Massively Overthinking: MMO voids that haven’t been filled
I swear, so many of the posts I bookmark on Reddit to muse on later wind up deleted, and today I've got another one,...
Champions Online’s third anniversary week sees Dr. Destroyer and his Destroids attack the city
Dr. Destroyer. Boy, what a comic book-y villain name. I love his '80s-style cheese. I love his Marc Silvestri-looking metallic outfit. And I love...
Apple argues Epic’s lawsuit is ‘part of a marketing campaign’ to ‘reinvigorate interest in Fortnite’
The Epic/Apple legal drama continues as this week Apple's filed its response to Epic's request to force Fortnite back on the Appstore, and you...
Pirates fight ninjas in Trove, Aura Kingdom’s ‘double patch,’ Twin Saga adds a new Senshi
With the number of MMOs under the Gamigo umbrella, it's perhaps easy for some of their updates to fall through the cracks, so consider...
Minecraft Dungeons releases a frost-filled new DLC and a ‘Hero Edition’ for Nintendo Switch
We're only in the early vestiges of autumn in our part of the hemisphere, but in the co-op roguelike world of Minecraft Dungeons, it's...
Trove begins testing a ‘hubdate’ that reworks the game’s main hub on PC
Ah, the main hub. Landing point for new players, social space for veteran players, and generally the first impression made to all players. If...
