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Riot Games and pro League of Legends esports players reach compromise to end strike
At the end of May, we covered a disturbance in the Riot Games League of Legends esports community: Riot had slashed the North American...
Riot Games collabs with Coca-Cola on Coke Ultimate flavor, the taste of League of Legends XP
You know, I came very close to sending a MOP staffer in California to the reveal of this promo, but since it has almost...
The Daily Grind: What are your top three most anticipated MMOs?
Blue Protocol. Throne and Liberty. Wayfinder. Ashes of Creation. Pantheon. Star Citizen. Palia. Ship of Heroes. Corepunk. Soulframe. Dune Awakening. Nightingale. Tarisland.
I could keep...
Riot Games and League of Legends esports pros lock horns over fate of North American league
Following Riot Games' announcement of its plan to reduce the North American Challenger's League for League of Legends esports down to only seven teams...
Brian Holinka is leaving World of Warcraft to join Greg Street at an unnamed studio
You may not immediately remember what Brian Holinka does at Blizzard for World of Warcraft, but if you've followed the game for any length...
Massively Overthinking: Are we in an ‘MMO hype vacuum’?
James "MMO Folklorist" Crosby recently penned a piece using a term that seems so apt I feel we should all adopt it: the MMO...
Rumor: What the heck is Riot’s ‘Project T’?
If you've spent any time surfing Riot's hiring ads or press releases, you probably know that the company has a whole lot of multiplayer...
Riot names A. Dylan Jadeja as its new CEO, taking over the company by by the end of 2023
Out with the old, in with the... actually not really all that much newer. That's the process that can be ascribed to the change...
Riot Games’ $100M discrimination settlement payouts officially claimed by over 1500 affected people
This could be considered an epilogue or the final chapter of a long and sordid ordeal for affected employees of Riot Games. Back in...
Not So Massively: Apex Legends, Crossout, Rogue Company, Runeterra, and Enlisted
Welcome back to another Not So Massively roundup, a division of The MOP Up and subsidiary of Not So Massively, in which we occasionally...
Warframe of Mind: A sneak peek preview of Warframe’s The Duviri Paradox
After years of TennoCons, folks can see that Digital Extremes is no stranger to introducing new concepts to Warframe, from fishing to flying to...
Dota 2’s immense New Frontiers update changes mechanics, items, matchmaking, and the map itself
This past weekend saw one of the largest updates for Valve's MOBA Dota 2 go live, and that's not just marketing hype; it's an...
Riot MMO’s principal game designer steps down in what former Riot dev calls ‘a natural part of the life cycle of a game dev’
The MMORPG that Riot is developing has apparently lost another member of its senior staff. Justin "Xenogenic" Hanson announced his departure from Riot this...
Interview: Spellcraft’s game director on the first public alpha and its intense gameplay
A good weekend is in store for anyone who loves to play the latest, hottest, fresh-off-the-press-est multiplayer games the moment they pop up. That's...
‘Real-time battler’ Spellcraft enters alpha today – here’s how to get in
As promised, One More Game officially kicks off the alpha test for Spellcraft on Steam today. Spellcraft was originally unveiled a year ago, though...
Greg ‘Ghostcrawler’ Street is already forming a new MMO studio
When Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street announced a month ago that he was leaving Riot Games - and the MMORPG his team there was building -...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 414: EverQuesting on and on
Justin and Bree discuss Diablo IV, World of Warcraft, SWG Legends, Destiny 2, Star Citizen, EverQuest, LOTRO, and Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag topics on extreme MMO zones and puzzles in MMOs.
One More Game’s multiplayer tactical game Spellcraft opens up its Steam alpha April 6
Back in 2020, we covered the formation of a new fully remote company, One More Game, with a bunch of relevant names from MMOs...
The Riot MMO marches onward, Riot says, following Ghostcrawler’s departure
On this week's MOP Podcast, Justin wondered aloud whether Riot Games itself had addressed the departure of Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street from his role leading...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 413: Kentucky fried gaming
Justin and Bree discuss Bellatores, Final Fantasy XIV, Ghostcrawler and the Riot MMO, WoW's patches, Diablo IV's promos, and Star Citizen, with adventures in LOTRO, Star Trek Online, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on humble characters and healer aesthetics.
