sci-fi
EVE Evolved: Would EVE Online make a good survival game?
EVE Online has practically dominated the sci-fi sandbox MMO niche for nearly 14 years, with its harsh PvP-oriented gameplay and massive single-server universe combining to provide something that's...
One Shots: Cow disco!
With the recent switchover to a new comment system and the very real fear that we might lose previous comments (including, alas, your excellent...
Recapping the Asheron’s Call sunsets
Just before Christmas, we learned the sad news that Turbine would not be transferring Asheron's Call and its revivified sequel to Standing Stone as...
Star Citizen’s Around the Verse explores the music of Squadron 42
Music and sound for Squadron 42 is the focus of this week's Star Citizen Across the Verse show. The team brought on Emmy Award-winning...
Perfect World has laid off under 30 employees, ‘no impact’ on MMOs
This has been confirmed. See the end of this post for the statement.
We've had multiple reports this week that PWE has laid off an...
Massively Overthinking: Breaking your immersions in MMORPGs
Veteran MOP reader and tipster Nordavind is going to break your immersions. Just kidding. He does have a question for us all on that...
The Stream Team: Celebrating seven years of Star Trek Online
What do groundhogs and Star Trek Online have in common? They both celebrate today! STO turns seven today, and Massively OP's MJ is heading...
Perfect Ten: MMO NPC lives from best to worst
The lives of NPCs are unpleasant within MMOs. Imagine coming into existence knowing that you are forever doomed to perform one singular function, one...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Global Agenda by playing Paladins
Global Agenda turns seven today, but since every work around to get the game back on her computer failed, Massively OP's MJ will have...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online Tier 6 Elachi Ornash Battlecruiser from PWE and MOP
In honor of the launch of Star Trek Online's season 12 Reckoning, PWE has granted Massively OP five Tier 6 Elachi Ornash Battlecruisers to raffle to...
BioWare is working on an online action-adventure game
SWTOR studio BioWare is working on yet another new game, and it's at least partly an online one, Electronic Arts confirmed in its 3FQ...
Star Citizen introduces new community video and fan-produced short film ‘The Shuttle’
Star Citizen is upping its community game. If you hadn't noticed or were used to the old Around the Verse schedule, know CIG has...
The Daily Grind: Have any 2017 previews sucked you back into MMOs?
One thing I look forward to at the start of every year is seeing all of the producer's letters, states of the game, and...
Massively OP comment system switchover FAQ
02/03/2017 - We have now completed the first big step of switching over to our brand-new comment system. It's all still under construction, but it does...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future
Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.
Elite: Dangerous details the operation of multicrew ships
There's a lot to take in at once while you're flying a ship in Elite: Dangerous. The game's next update will make that a...
Conan Exiles has formally launched early access with mixed reviews and new trailer
Funcom's Conan Exiles formally launched overnight, sending early access purchasers into the antique but brutal world of Conan the Barbarian. Despite some confusion over the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best music system?
In Andrew's retrospective of Asheron's Call 2 last week, he mentioned that the game had a music system, something I'd long since forgotten, if...
Take a look at how EVE Online made a game mechanic out of scientific research
You doubtlessly have a pretty clear idea of what goes on in EVE Online at this point. Players mine resources, build ships, screw one...
Richard Garriott explains why Steam has been unkind to Shroud of the Avatar
Have you had a chance to pick up and read Richard Garriott's memoirs yet? Whether or not you have, you might want to check...