[AL:Rift]Official Site: RIFT
Studio: Trion Worlds
Launch Date: March 1, 2011
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Trove, ArcheAge, Defiance, and RIFT start handing out digital advent calendars for the holidays
I'd never been really familiar with advent calendars until I met my husband, who is from Wales, and we bought ourselves an advent calendar...
PSA: Oculus users who delete their linked Facebook account will lose their entire app library
So, remember when Facebook commanded that Oculus Rift or Quest users link the device to their Facebook accounts? Wasn't that such a grand idea?...
Global Chat: Comparing SWTOR’s and Star Wars Squadrons’ space battles
With Star Wars Squadrons now on the scene, a comparison between that game and SWTOR's galactic starfighter content was all but inevitable.
MMO blog Galactic...
Perfect Ten: 10 notable MMO developers that shut their doors
When En Masse Entertainment announced that it would be closing its doors this fall, we here at Massively OP came to the realization that...
Surprise! Gamigo’s MMO RIFT is testing out a new zone area
Ever since the transfer of RIFT from Trion Worlds to Gamigo, players have experienced a content drought that's only been addressed with drips and...
The MOP Up: Wakfu’s great server merge
Wakfu has finally set a date for its server merges. French servers are consolidating on October 14th, while international shards are coming together the...
Trove and RIFT celebrate Gamigo’s 20th anniversary, ArcheAge seeks community ambassador volunteers
The festivities to mark Gamigo's 20th anniversary are continuing to roll on in Trove and RIFT, with each game theming the next phase of...
Gamigo throws a 20th anniversary bash in all of its MMOs
Have you ever attended a birthday party that was thrown by the birthday boy or girl in question? It's a curious exercise in ego...
The Daily Grind: Why didn’t RIFT do better?
Want to make me sad? All you need to do is remind me that RIFT is stagnating in the hands of Gamigo, which hasn't...
Black Desert dates O’dyllita release for October 7, adds Garmoth’s Nest to the Red Battlefield and new events
It's all about the PC version of Black Desert in this week's bundle of news and updates from the game, so if you're a...
Multiplayer shooter Frostpoint VR is plotting a closed beta beginning next week
Somehow we've not covered Frostpoint VR: Proving Grounds yet even in passing, so with its closed beta beginning next week, now's a good time....
Oculus now demands you connect via Facebook for VR
While it doesn't seem like the virtual reality headset revolution truly swept the land as industry experts were expertly expecting a few years ago,...
TERA PC brings its 64-bit client and new content online, console adds Quick Signals and offers charity bundles
TERA players on all platforms have a little something to look forward to this week. As of yesterday, PC players have a new client...
TERA NA’s next PC update will bring a 64-bit client and a new 20-person raid
Whenever an MMO touts its client getting an upgrade in bits, I'm brought screaming backwards in time to my console war years when the...
Perfect Ten: More time traveling adventures in MMOs
Writers and geeks alike can't seem to get enough of time travel -- and neither can I! Back in 2017, I wrote a list of...
Camelot Unchained addresses staffing changes and the latest state of the game
This week, we learned that Camelot Unchained studio City State Entertainment has seen a minor staffing shuffle, as four of the studio's engineers moved...
MMO Business Roundup: Stalker Online hack, Oculus Go, Army esports collab, and Apple’s next move
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
Stalker hack: If you're one of the mostly Russian players of Wargaming's Stalker Online,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 277: All the wonder in the ‘verse
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, WoW Classic, Black Desert, Star Wars Squadrons, DC Universe Online, Torchlight III, and Anarchy Online, with adventures in RIFT, SWG Legends, and The Outer Worlds, and mailbag topics on LOTRO leveling, MUDs, and the next generation of MMO fans.
RIFT begins fourth battle pass season as dataminers dig up new passes and a warfront
Holy crap, stuff is happening in RIFT. First, Gamigo kicked off the game's fourth battle pass season, which runs through August 13th and offers all...
Cyberpunk VR MMO Zenith says it’s ready to move from pre-alpha to alpha
Zenith, the VR cyberpunk-styled MMO that bounded into the crowdfunding scene last year, has officially announced its move from pre-alpha development to alpha development.
In...