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The Stream Team: There’s no fest like Snowfest for Christmas in Trove
There's no fest like Snowfest, the Snowfest in Trove!
Everything about it is appealing -- every little gift that it allows.
Where else can...
MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Best MMO mod
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our pick for Best MMO mod in 2019. If you're wondering what the heck a Golden Yachtie...
Defiance 2050 launches the Solstice Strike and Trove kicks off Snowfest 2019
Don't you dare think that Gamigo's stable of MMOs were going to be left out of the ongoing seasonal shenanigans, nuh-uh. Both Defiance 2050...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal in 2019?
I'll have you know that fighting over MMO graphics is a time-honored tradition around here. It's a straight-up RvR showdown between the photo-realism side,...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v3.0
Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...
Ask Mo: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2019 predictions
The day has come: the day when we look back at last year's predictions for this year and see how we did. Yep, this...
RIFT players tussle over the return of Planeswalker summons as Trove console goes Into the Deep
Ah dangit. Yesterday's post on RIFT's Fae Yule was supposed to be fun and games, literally. It's Christmas, people. But apparently there's a bit...
Blade & Soul’s Will of Iron launches today with a new dungeon and Destroyer spec
Will of Iron is officially live today in NCsoft's Blade & Soul, presumably the last major update of the year for the game's western...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 249: Houses and Ponies Online
Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest, EverQuest II, Trove, Guild Wars 2, Book of Travels, Star Citizen, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on temporary hardcore MMO servers and PvE vs. PvP sandboxes.
A Jesuit priest is trying out a Vatican Minecraft server to encourage non-toxic behavior
We're familiar with the ways that online games, even generally rather innocent ones like Minecraft, can wind up being breeding grounds for some of...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever play MMOs in synergistic pairs?
I've noticed a pattern in my MMO play the last year or so. Ever since jumping into Star Wars Galaxies Legends last year, I've...
Trove’s Into the Deep update has launched with new bosses and a level 25 character booster
As promised, Gamigo's pushed out a new update for the blocky MMO sandbox Trove. Into the Deep does exactly what it says on the...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2019
Pass the cranberry sauce, we're having mashed potatoes! Oh the turkey looks great! Thank you for loving me, thank you for being there, thank you...
Remembering the life and work of legendary MMO designer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid
When the news hit last night, it brought everything to a screeching halt in the Massively OP office: At the age of 51, veteran...
Mobile augmented reality game Minecraft Earth enters early access in the US
The real world and the world of Minecraft -- or at least its general sense of collaborative building -- have combined with the early...
The Stream Team: Shadow’s Eve shenanigans in Trove
Shadow's Eve is still going strong in Trove, and Massively OP’s MJ is eager to jump in and participate in more spooky shenanigans. There...
Nexon’s mobile MMO Spiritwish has launched around the globe today
It's been a year since NEON Studio's Nexon-published mobile MMO Spiritwish hit closed beta in South Korea, and now it's officially landing here, having...
Why Fight lets players enter an open battlefield to duke it out for rewards in short game sessions
We'd like to introduce you to Why Fight by the three-person team of Build on Barren Studios (yes, those are actual titles thought up...
The Game Archaeologist: A brief history of Multi-User Dungeons
You know that sinking feeling when you get into something that's way, waaaay over your head and you have no choice but to swim...
The Daily Grind: What other MMOs need the ‘Archeage Unchained’ treatment?
Last year, it seemed like the trend was legacy servers for everyone. This year, the anti-pay-to-win push has been big, with ArcheAge Unchained at...
