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Jukebox Heroes: Five great YouTube channels for MMO music
As a collector and reviewer of MMORPG soundtracks, I owe a great debt to fellow music lovers who take the time to somehow extract...
The Daily Grind: How do you deal with muscle memory when playing multiple MMORPGs?
I've been playing two games that focus a lot on jumping lately: Trove and Guild Wars 2, specifically Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 164: Shroud of the Heroes
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day across the MMO world, RIFT, DDO, Trove, Guild Wars 2, WoW, Sea of Thieves, Shroud of the Avatar, SWTOR, and FFXIV, with mailbag questions on MMO tourist modes and character customization.
The Game Archaeologist: A Tale in the Desert
Once asked what he thought was the most innovative MMO from the last decade, Dr. Richard Bartle, the creator of MUD, gave a succinct answer: "A...
The Stream Team: Jumping into Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box for the first time
Massively OP's MJ has never experienced Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box. Oh she's heard plenty about it over the years, she has just...
The Super Adventure Box Festival (and chairs) has taken over Guild Wars 2
Were you under the impression that Guild Wars 2 was only heralding the return of the wonderful, magnificent Super Adventure Box? Nay, my friends,...
GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel
Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...
ARK-inspired PixARK enters early access
It's a big day for a small game.
If you've been seeking a title that has the visual aesthetics of Trove and the dino-taming madness...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 163: Expansions ‘Я’ Us
Justin and Bree talk expansions for Elder Scrolls Online, Star Trek Online, and Skyforge, with news on Bless, GDC, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, a new Star Wars title, Project Gorgon, RIFT, WoW, and Trove, with mailbag questions on whether Gorgon vs EverQuest and our Steam Team.
The Stream Team: Super Trove Hero adventures!
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's the Vanguardian! Trove's superhero expansion has just landed, and Massively OP's MJ is torn between playing...
Trove’s Heroes expansion is live today with superheroes and a new biome
Trion's blocky sandpark Trove is patching up any minute now with Heroes, a brand-new superhero-themed expansion - all live today for PC, PS4, and...
Guild Wars 2 preps Super Adventure Box, patches in direct-buy mounts and CHAIRS
If you try to zoom into Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box today, you're... going to be wholly disappointed. That's because while the patch...
GDC 2018: The Legends of Aria devs talk closed beta, gankbox PvP, and the MMORPG genre
One thing I love about GDC compared to other conventions I cover is how many actual developers I get to talk to, especially without...
The Game Archaeologist: Shattered Galaxy
War. War never ends. Especially if it was designed and encouraged to wage forever.
One of the most popular computer gaming genres of the late...
Trove’s Heroes expansion is basically about the war on bots
When Trove's superhero-flavored Heroes expansion launches on Tuesday, it's bringing with it not just a new skyscraper-bedecked neon zone but a plotline for said...
The Daily Grind: Is player trading a make-or-break MMO feature for you?
MOP reader Xijit recently pointed us to a thread on Bless Online's Steam page where players are noting that person-to-person trading is not currently...
Super Adventure Box returns to Guild Wars 2 on March 29, balance patch lands March 27
My kid has been pestering me about Super Adventure Box for months now, and finally I'll be able to tell him just when the...
Preview: Trove’s Heroes expansion is super – and launching on March 27
If you were ever of the opinion that one thing the voxel world Trove needed was a superhero, then you are getting your wish!...
Trion Worlds says it has no plans to bring RIFT to console
With MMOs such as Trove and Defiance already inhabiting both the PC and console space, it seems not unreasonable to wonder if Trion Worlds...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you binged on an MMO, and what was it?
Over the weekend, thanks to a perfect combination of nothing pressing on my calendar for a change, an injured ankle, and crappy weather, I...
