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End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023
When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...
Star Trek Online now has third-party ship model NFTs as new Cryptic boss DECA opens hiring
Remember back when Star Trek Online announced that it was ending its six-year partnership with GamePrint, bringing to an end the service that allowed...
Star Wars Galaxies’ SWGEmu kicks off classic Wookiee Life Day for the holiday season
The nice thing about the Star Wars Galaxies rogue server community is that there's a server out there with nearly every era of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 448: The holiday MMO rush begins
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Season of Discovery, EverQuest II's Ballads of Zimara, SWTOR's Chains in the Dark, ArcheAge's big Unchained merge, and Wagadu Chronicles' early access, with adventures in LOTRO and Project Gorgon, plus 2023 awards teases and a mailbag topic on getting into MMOs with too much content.
Global Chat: Why does CCP keep trying to make EVE shooters?
We're not the only ones who keep wondering why CCP continues to push for an FPS game set in the EVE Online universe. Long-time...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s Chains in the Dark update is live – here are the patch notes
Broadsword's latest patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic is live today as promised, and that of course means that the update's patch notes...
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2023?
We used to run this Daily Grind as an award but canned it when we had a hard time summoning enough really stellar events...
Destiny 2 plans beta testing of expanded fireteam finder December 6, discusses PvP events, and opens its new dungeon
Last week saw Destiny 2 begin its first steps toward proliferation of its fireteam finder function with a raid finder stress test. That test...
EVE Online players have formed a new corporation led by ChatGPT
It's said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, so why trust all of the power of an EVE Online corporation to one human when you...
Indie Afrofantasy MMO Wagadu Chronicles has opened its early access doors today
"Today is a big day. The Wagadu Chronicles is finally accessible to the world." So begins Twin Drums' announcement that its Afrofantasy MMORPG has...
One Shots: Fishing for a compliment
When life's moving a little too fast in your MMORPG, maybe it's time to take a break, dig out the ol' rod-and-reel, and pluck...
Star Citizen breaks a crowdfunding record for November with over $28M in sales
In case it wasn't clear what Star Citizen was hoping for when it launched last month's IAE event, the sales numbers for the month...
Elite Dangerous’ Frontier declares it’s ‘getting back on track’ by re-focusing on new and existing simulation titles
Elite Dangerous developer Frontier Developments is using its 2023 annual investor report to proclaim that it's "getting back on track," as it decides that...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s GU 7.4 Chains in the Dark launches December 5
Get excited, Star Wars The Old Republic fans: Broadsword has just announced that GU 7.4, Chains in the Dark, officially launches on December 5th....
Why I Play(ed): Remembering WildStar’s sunset, five years later
Time shouldn't zip along as quickly as it often does, especially when it taps us on the shoulder to look back and see how...
EVE Online’s winter holiday events return next week with ‘glamorous gifts, games, and glory’
You might not look to the likes of EVE Online for your dose of Christmas spirit, but CCP Games would like to change that...
Destiny 2 swiftly stops sales of a baffling Starter Pack after players drag Bungie for the bundle
What do you think would be included in a Starter Pack for Destiny 2? Do you envision some currency? Perhaps access to an expansion...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming hitches a space ride in Star Citizen
In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch...
The Stream Team: Big spaceship time with a friend in Star Trek Online
MOP's Chris has once more heard the siren song of Star Trek Online, particularly since his Porg Squadron family has been getting into the...
Destiny 2’s nearly seven month-long Season of the Wish has officially gone live this week
It's time for one of the longest seasons in Destiny 2's recent history thanks to the now-confirmed delay of The Final Shape to June...