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Activision-Blizzard Q4 2017: Activision Blizzard boasts ‘record quarter, record year’
With revenues and net bookings up, Activision Blizzard is riding high going into 2018. CEO Bobby Kotick introduced the Q4 2017 report by saying...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs should stay away from legacy servers?
Legacy, vanilla, classic, progression - call them what you like, but alternative server rulesets, particularly of the nostalgia-driven kind, are all the rage in...
Destiny 2’s new Crimson Days event says the couple that slays together stays together
It takes two in the new Destiny 2 Crimson Days event. Specifically, players are tasked with taking on a 2v2 Clash and a new...
Raph Koster calls potential manipulative MMO microtransaction AI ‘horrendous’
Here is some nightmare fuel for gamers imagining the future of the industry. How about an artificial intelligence that deliberately manipulates and messes with...
Warframe is disabling trials (raids) for system-wide revamp
Not a day has gone by this week that we haven't had some big Warframe news, so let's make it four in a row:...
Warframe’s Shrine of the Eidolon is launching this week with the warframe and weapons overhauls
Warframe has taken a break from rewriting the whole darn game to tease this week's launch. Called Shrine of the Eidolon, the patch introduces...
Perfect Ten: RIFT features that deserve praise
Maybe it will be short-lived, but it is exciting to see attention and excitement return to the sphere of RIFT following the announcement of...
EVE Online outlines February development, vows it’s ‘coming for the bots’
What's coming in EVE Online's February 13th patch? The game's latest development preview explains that Upwell structures will finally be getting the promised revamp, which...
PSA: Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online will be offline most of Wednesday
So we've got some mixed news for you, friends. The good news is that usual maintenance for Champions Online, Neverwinter, and Star Trek Online will...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 156: Downfalls and uprisings
Justin and Bree discuss MMO and MOBA sunsets, WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Alganon, DDO, Star Citizen, and Blade & Soul, plus a bit about Ultima Online and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on Guild Wars 2's classes and the state of MMO communities.
Warframe maps out its plan for a major weapons revamp
The controversial 'frame overhaul isn't the only big thing happening in Warframe's meta. Yesterday, Digital Extremes explained how it's revising weapons across the board...
EVE Evolved: A matter of balance in EVE Online
Throughout its almost 15-year lifetime, EVE Online has walked a fine line between developing new features and iterating on existing gameplay. Development has to...
The Daily Grind: What would you pay for an MMO subscription in 2018?
Here's something you probably didn't know about Camelot Unchained: Yes, it'll have a sub, but it won't be $15. Mark Jacobs re-confirmed that it'll be...
Warframe is working on a massive overhaul to ‘frames – and not everyone is happy
Warframe is making big moves to change up its meta, and they're not necessarily all welcome.
On Friday, Digital Extremes announced that it's plotting an...
One Shots: The jig is up
What will you when you embark on your pirate career in Sea of Thieves? I know that at least for me, the answer will...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most creative fauna?
Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I am always fascinated with the beasts, creatures, and enemy NPCs that developers create for MMORPGs. While there...
The Stream Team: Celebrating eight years of Star Trek Online
Happy birthday Star Trek Online! Massively OP's MJ has leveled her little alien captain up so she can participate in the party this year....
Destiny 2 outlines its development roadmap while it’s gotta go fast
The latest development roadmap for Destiny 2 has arrived, and it's pretty expansive. It covers updates through May, which winds up being the next...
Star Citizen touts Squadron 42 progress, monthly studio report, and the 3.0.1 alpha
The Star Citizen crew is back to work on Squadron 42 in 2018, as chronicled in the latest episode of Around the Verse. The...
Age of Conan rolls out brand-new forums, with Secret World Legends and Anarchy Online to follow
It's been a big week for the supposedly-in-maintenance-mode Age of Conan: First it got a new time-limited progression server, then it lowered its sub...