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Guild Wars 2 rehires a former programmer, drops PvP patch and season next week
You know what I don't love? Chronicling how more Guild Wars 2 devs have left the building. So I'm not going to do that....
Minecraft-built sandbox MMORPG Hegemony officially releases on February 22
Last August, we cast a spotlight on Hegemony, a classic sandbox MMORPG being built entirely within Minecraft. Now, after some considerable work, it's finally...
The MOP Up: Runes of Magic helps you catch up
You might or might not be aware that last December, Runes of Magic rolled out new "catch up" servers that allow players to level...
The Stream Team: Valentine’s Day means helping heckbugs find love in Trove
What are your plans for Valentine's Day? Massively OP's MJ will be helping some heckbugs find true love in Trove! The so-ugly-they-are-cute critters are...
The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Guild Wars
Last week on The Game Archaeologist, we examined the exciting beginnings of Guild Wars, thanks to a trio of ex-Blizzard developers who wanted to...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise of Guild Wars
In early 2005, World of Warcraft mania was rising exponentially, month over month. But even as Blizzard's MMO juggernaut barreled toward its full strength...
Grab a Trove level 10 booster in our winter giveaway courtesy of Gamigo
Trove is a heavily account-centric title when it comes to most things, like mastery and unlocks. You can even swap between your classes at...
Harvesting and crafting will soon grant experience in Crowfall
February - and Crowfall's big overhaul - are inching closer, and ArtCraft has been teasing some of the big changes it's making with the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 257: Daybreakup
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's split up, Tencent's Funcom bid, Torchlight Frontiers becoming a non-MMO, Temtem's early access, Rend's sunset, and DDO's new expansion, plus adventures in Neverwinter, STO, SWG, CoH, and Trove, and a mailbag discussion on changing MMO goals.
The Game Archaeologist: Super-early versions of MMORPG websites
One of the absolute best things the internet ever generated has been the Internet Wayback Machine. Through this site, snapshots of millions of websites...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Agonia Lands, Decentraland, Fable Valley, Bloodstone Online, Hunter’s Arena Legends
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent games you’ve (probably) never heard of - or have totally forgotten about until now!
First up...
Crowfall’s UI is getting less survival-y and more MMO-y with February’s test patch
Call me weird, but user interfaces in games are among my favorite things to dig into, and Crowfall's has been of particular interest to...
The Game Archaeologist: That time when MTV made a virtual world
For the music trendy in the '80s and '90s, MTV was a huge source of fascination and audio discovery. It was the edgy channel...
Gamigo is surveying ArcheAge, Trove, and RIFT players about monetization
Psst. Hey. Do you have opinions? Strong opinions? Strong opinions about Gamigo's games? Of course you do. Gamigo would like to hear them. I...
The Stream Team: Resisting Trove’s Renewus is futile
Trove's Renewus has begun, bringing down a barrage of musical bouncy balls on the hub. How can Massively OP's MJ possibly resist that?! Resistance...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Asteidus, Hordes, Voidspace, and Bloodstone
Think you've played it all in 2019? That kind of hubris means that it is time for another tour of MMOs you've never heard...
Trove kicks off the Renewus event through January 14
It's been a busy couple of months in Trove since the latest patch dropped toward the end of November, followed by Snowfest 2019 last month....
MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Best MMO April Fools’ joke that wasn’t a joke
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for Best MMO April Fools' joke that wasn't a joke. If you're wondering what the...
MMO Cartographer: Reminiscing on the MMOs we toured in 2019
It is that time of the year when retrospectives abound and people set their resolutions for the upcoming year. That seems like exactly the...
MMO Cartographer: Gamigo’s voxel MMO Trove is a blocky treasure
Trove was not entirely new to me when I decided to return to its shores for MMO Cartographer this fall. I'd toyed with it...
