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The MOP Up: SoulWorker introduces Chii Aruel
There's a new character on the horizon for SoulWorker, and her name is Chii Aruel. The studio hasn't said much about her just yet, but...
NCsoft West mobile studio Iron Tiger hit with layoffs ahead of Aion Legions of War launch
Remember back at the end of 2015 when NCsoft was talking up its reinvestment in western franchises and studios? One of its plans included...
The MOP Up: WildStar suffers another indignity
Miss WildStar? Well at least there's the soundtrack to listen to on various sites, right? Nope! Apparently NCsoft pulled the acclaimed score from sites...
The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2018?
To balance out our traditional Daily Grind on MMOs that contribute to the death of the genre, it seems only fitting to do one...
Black Desert’s battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, hits early access for current players today
Black Desert is formally hopping on the battle royale bandwagon this week with the "early access" release of Shadow Arena today. How does a...
The best Massively OP streams of 2018
Massively OP's long-running Stream Team, unquestionably captained by MJ and her sidekicks Larry and Andrew, got a welcome surprise this year: Our newest writer, Chris...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v2.0
While The Game Archaeologist columns take up the most time of any project I do here at Massively OP, I absolutely love doing them...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2018?
Last week, as part of MOP's 2018 awards rollout, we asked you about the best trend of the year for our genre. We were...
Massively OP’s 2018 MMO Video Game Music Awards
We have been talking a lot about what we've been playing this year and what we're looking forward to in 2019 and beyond, but...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2018?
I have a feeling I know what the answer to this question is going to be for a lot of folks - WildStar is...
Skyforge rocks out with the new Soundweaver class in its Distant Frequencies update
Earlier this week, My.com's free-to-play sci-fi MMO Skyforge released its latest major content update, Distant Frequencies, which introduces the new Soundweaver class and sends...
Global Chat: A WildStar goodbye
How do you say farewell to an MMO that meant a lot to you? With tears, sorrow, screenshots, and words. Lots and lots of...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2018
We've got a lot of awards going out over the next couple of weeks about the "best" and "biggest" of this and that. But...
One Shots: Our favorite screenshots of 2018
As we begin to put a big bow on 2018 and send it off to wherever years are stored -- VH1, we assume --...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 199: Delay after delay
Justin and Bree discuss delays and do-overs for Project Nova, Path of Exile, Fractured, and Blades, plus WildStar's sunset, Red Dead Online, and Fallout 76's many messes, with mailbag questions on keeping up with new MMOs and combat-free titles.
The Nexus Telegraph: What other MMOs should learn from WildStar’s demise
The shutdown of WildStar stings in a way that other shutdowns haven't. It's hardly the first game I've covered closely that has stepped away to...
Skyforge gets a bard class in December’s Distant Frequencies update, teases ‘interstellar campaign’ for 2019
OK, Skyforge. You're getting a bard class. You have my attention! My.com announced the MMORPG's next expansion, dubbed Distant Frequencies, and it includes the...
The Stream Team: Farewell, WildStar
A bright world is going dark today. WildStar is shutting down. Losing a MMO is never a good thing, and farewells are never easy. Massively...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO news stories of 2018
With the turn of every new year, I know we are entering unexplored territory in the field of MMO news. No matter what we...
The Stream Team: One last ride in WildStar
It's the final week for WildStar and Massively OP's Chris is ready to start saying his goodbyes to his bouncy pink Aurin character, along...
