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Destiny 2 promises an end to Infusion caps, new PvP balancing, armor transmog, and cross-play in 2021
The fact that Bungie is expanding its operations in support of Destiny 2 should tell you that the studio has plans for the game,...
The Daily Grind: Do you want NPC companions in your MMOs?
Let's talk about buddies! Specifically, NPC buddies. It's no secret at all that I am a huge fan of NPC companions in MMOs. As...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO chat bubbles the best thing ever or an interface eyesore?
One of the more unassuming threads to blow up on the MMORPG subreddit lately was one that asked about - wait for it -...
EVE Online’s new ‘expert systems’ are, uh, not winning over the community
EVE Online has some... interesting news updates to share this week, starting off with Tuesday's release of the Bastions of War update, which has...
Leaderboard: So, is RIFT next?
Gamigo, which just bought the studio behind Wizard101 and Pirate101, cleaned house yesterday, purging multiple MMORPGs that it acquired during its past acquisitions of...
Elite Dangerous players discuss the ramifications of in-game ‘slaves’ and ways to change the lore
It goes without saying that the exploitation of unwitting and inexperienced players in Elite: Dangerous has the topic of slavery on many people's minds,...
Eden Eternal becomes the third MMORPG Gamigo killed off today
Right about now, a whole bunch of Gamigo MMORPGs are wishing they had to deal with only server merges. That's because Gamigo's now axed...
Defiance and Defiance 2050 are dismissed from duty
Clearly, Gamigo is cleaning house today. Shortly after announcing that the MMO publisher is shutting down Twin Saga, it also posted a farewell notice...
The Steam Team: Outfitting a T6 ship in Star Trek Online
In all her years of playing, Massively OP's MJ has never selected and outfitted a T6 ship in Star Trek Online. Unfortunately, no matter...
BioWare is halting development on Anthem Next, but Anthem itself will stay up
A few weeks back, we reported on credible rumors that BioWare was revisiting whether or not the Anthem reboot was still happening. BioWare had...
Stick and Rudder: Seven player-made Elite Dangerous tools that you should check out
Since beginning my Elite Dangerous journey, I’ve been impressed and delighted to find many community-supported tools available to aid Elite players in navigating the...
Perfect Ten: MMOs of the ‘internet spaceships’ genre
It's at once the most important and most underserved genre in MMOs, aside from gigantic robots - it's the valuable genre of internet spaceships. They're...
Dungeons and Dragons Online is releasing its own ‘mini-expansion,’ Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, this summer
The anniversary festivities aren't the only thing en route to Dungeons and Dragons Online: Standing Stone Games' Rob Ciccolini just dropped a letter from...
Elite Dangerous talks about Odyssey’s planetary engine updates and improvements in a livestream
This past Thursday, Elite: Dangerous held a livestream with lead render programmer Dr. Kay Ross to talk about how the Odyssey expansion would change...
The Repopulation patches, plans, and prepares for partial wipes
The Repopulation's long and difficult road in reclaiming excitement and an actual population will be paved with meaningful patches and continued development - or...
Pearl Abyss Q4 2020: An overall drop in profits and revenue but a revenue rise on PC
The quarterly earnings report from Pearl Abyss is now available to peruse for armchair fiscal analysis types to chew over, and in the fourth...
Battle Bards Episode 187: Sewers and swamps
Oh yeah, this is destined to be our most-downloaded show ever, because the Battle Bards are bringing the THRILLS of sewer systems and the...
Bungie swells its studio size and seeks to expand the Destiny IP with ‘new stories and experiences’
It would appear that things are going just swimmingly for Destiny 2 studio Bungie. In a recent press release, the company announced that it...
EVE Online will add fleet formations and Marauder adjustments in upcoming updates
There's more coming to EVE Online now that the Reign quadrant is well underway. Specifically, a couple of updates that have been previewed that...
The Daily Grind: Would you (or do you) play as a villain in an MMO?
Our recent Massively Overthinking discussion on being heroes in MMOs got me, well, thinking. I'm just not one who really cares for labels like...
