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Perfect Ten: 10 great tropical areas to visit in MMOs
Probably a lot of us aren't getting that fantastic summer beach vacation that we had hoped to get this year. But instead of getting...
Shocking almost no one, Dragon’s Prophet was yeeted off Steam
So, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that there's a Dragon's Prophet emulator out there that's been...
Social scientists study Minecraft and One Hour One Life communities
You might think scientists would balk at the idea of using online gaming communities as a test bed for study, given those communities'... strong...
The Stream Team: Star-studded fun in Trove’s Lunar Plunge
There's a new Lunar Plunge event in Trove, and there's no way Massively OP's MJ is going to miss the chance to catch some...
Trove has a celestial summer with the launch of the Lunar Plunge event
It's about time to reach for the stars -- quite literally -- in Trove as the game kicks off the Lunar Plunge event where...
Trove interview: Gamigo on console’s future, Bomber Royale, and the next class for a revamp
With Trove's fifth birthday and its Delves expansion now behind it, we're curious about what's next for the game. Gamigo's Cornelia and Coby -...
Lord of the Rings Online community reschedules Weatherstock for September
In hindsight, Lord of the Rings Online's greatest annual player concert series couldn't have picked a worse time to try to host the event....
Battle Bards Episode 174: Dragon Oath
Running from 2007 to 2016, ChangYou’s Dragon Oath is probably one of those MMORPGs you’ve never heard of, nevermind actually played. Yet when Syl...
The Game Archaeologist: Clone Wars Adventures, the Star Wars MMO everyone kinda forgot
Whenever the topic -- the argument -- of Star Wars MMOs arises, the debate is usually between the merits of the sandboxy Star Wars...
Dragon’s Prophet’s new Steam entry is not a legitimate revival, Runewaker says
We've updated the end of this piece with the latest info as of July 31st.
MMO gamers were bummed back in May when Gamigo sunsetted...
Curse of Aros is a retro-styled mobile MMO of dungeon delves and monster loot
Remember how we pointed out the 16-bit-styled MMO DarkStory? Kind of looked like fun, right? If you're looking for a similarly-styled MMO package on...
Perfect Ten: Ten reasons Fallout 76 is good, actually
Here's the thing about criticism: It isn't mutually exclusive with appreciation. You can like something that you also criticize -- and your head won't...
Bit Legends is a new retro-pixel mobile MMO featuring both PvE and PvP
So, who wanted a new mobile MMO? What if I tell you it's stuffed with retro graphics and is a bit different from the...
The Game Archaeologist: World War II Online
The 1990s saw the rise of flight simulators that thrived on detailed, complicated controls and handling. Such games threw out accessibility and casual-friendliness for...
The Stream Team: Celebrating 5 years of Trove
Today, Trove turns five years old! And Massively OP's MJ knows that five-year-olds get the best birthdays. There's the Sunfest celebration, a bonfire, and...
Trove celebrates its fifth birthday with Delves on console and Sunfest for all
I can hardly believe that Trove - the toy that was created in a Trion office by devs on their breaks and eventually turned...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Deadside, The Isle, Minions of Elden, Dekaron M, Ragnarok Origin, TitanReach
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've (probably) never heard of!
We'll start with Deadside, which is definitely in the...
The MOP Up: Roblox players spend over $1.5 billion to date
With a record-breaking haul of $100 million in May, Roblox crossed the $1.5 billion threshold in terms of the game's revenue to date. A...
Voxelbox Staxel discusses work on its console port and confirms a new area coming to PC
Let's take a peek in to the adorable retro voxelbox Staxel, shall we? When we last reported on this one, it successfully stepped out...
Fallout 76 blasts off into season one today
With a retro board game theme and an eye to drawing players back into the game, Fallout 76's first season officially kicks off today....
