retro
Why I Play: Trove’s Geode changed me from a visitor to a player
Trove's Geode expansion has been a game-changer - and I mean it in more ways than one.
The latest update/expansion to the colorful voxel-based game...
The Game Archaeologist: Digging up the history of City of Heroes
For the longest time in the early 2000s, MMORPGs scared me off. They looked too obtuse, too grindy, too ugly, and too unapproachable for...
Trove compensates players for recent downtime
A routine maintenance cycle for Trove this past Tuesday triggered a small crisis as bugs slipped in due to a new OS and network...
Defiance 2050 has big plans for new classes, advancement, and endgame as it hits 1M players
Defiance 2050 isn't just launching and going away, oh no: Trion Worlds has a new producer letter up today detailing exactly how it's planning...
Time to go shopping and make friends in retro-sandbox Staxel’s latest update
Ah heck, as I started writing this post, I remembered I defied my "no early access" rule and bought this game on the Steam...
The Stream Team: Popping Trove’s piñata warriors
Today Trove's piñata event is supposed to end, but Massively OP's MJ doesn't know when. That means she has no idea how long she...
ArcheAge, Trove producers address Trion layoffs, tell players not to worry
Last week's Trion Worlds layoffs appeared to have hit ArcheAge particularly hard, with the loss of a well-known producer to the eliminated positions, on...
The Game Archaeologist: Kesmai’s Air Warrior and Legends of Kesmai
Most studios would be overjoyed to have pioneered one significant advancement in video game history, but then again, most studios aren't Kesmai. While it's...
Grab a Survived By closed beta key from Digital Extremes and MOP [All gone!]
Digital Extremes' retro permadeath/bullet-hell MMO Survived By entered closed beta yesterday and rolled out a patch with a new 10-man raid, hardmode dungeons, UI...
Digital Extremes’ retro permadeath MMO Survived By has entered closed beta
Digital Extremes has officially launched Survived By into closed beta today, accompanied by a hefty patch including a new 10-man raid, hardmode dungeons, UI...
Perfect Ten: Endless dungeons in MMOs
Most MMO dungeons are normal songs. You start out and you have a pretty clear picture of the beginning, middle, and end; they don't...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 178: #womenarecosmetic
Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Wild West Online, Star Citizen, Defiance 2050, Rend, and Fractured, with a mailbag question on in-game conflict resolution and a special interview on Blaugust Reborn.
The Stream Team: Sunfest fun in Trove
Summer sun means Sunfest fun in Trove. For the rest of this week Trovians and Geodians alike can enjoy this seasonal festival, and Massively...
The Game Archaeologist: A history of EverQuest’s expansions
I don't know if EverQuest holds the crown title for the MMO with the most expansions, but I'm sure it's among the top three...
Blossom and Decay offers emergent narrative in an anything-goes sandbox
In the market for a full-loot, retro-themed MMO sandbox? Your specific tastes may be satiated by Blossom and Decay, an up-and-coming MMOARPG that will...
Trove celebrates three years with the interplanetary Sunfest event
If you were looking for a reason to get back into Trove to check out Geode, this week is it. Trion's voxel sandbox is...
Perfect Ten: Best MMO debuts by year, 2007-2017
Continuing from my previous column that went back to 1997, I'm going to be running through the second decade of graphical MMORPG launches and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 177: ArenaNet A-bomb
Justin and Bree discuss the Guild Wars 2 debacle, Trove, The Sims 3, Camelot Unchained, Warframe, Shroud of the Avatar, Temtem, Final Fantasy XIV, Defiance 2050, and Trion's Marvel Heroes promo, plus a mailbag entry on looter shooters as the future of MMORPGs.
The Stream Team: Trove celebrates three years!
It may be a Monday night, but it's a party night! Trove turned three years old today and Massively OP's MJ is ready to...
Trion Worlds offers free MMO goodies for Marvel Heroes refugees
Ever since Trion Worlds announced that it had snapped up all of the remaining assets from Gazillion and Marvel Heroes, we have wondered what...
