sci-fi
Earth and Beyond rogue server project may be the space MMO you crave
Just the other day, the MOP staff was bemoaning the fact that the pickings for space sim MMOs are slim and lacking. But instead...
Cryptic claims victory over login issues plaguing its PC MMORPGs and hands out apology goodies to players
If you were among the PC players who were having trouble getting into Cryptic's slate of MMORPGs like Star Trek Online, Champions Online, or...
One Shots: Seeking the secret
Hey, when's the last time we kicked off a One Shots column with a Dungeons and Dragons Online vista? It should happen more often,...
CCP Games’ CEO defends Project Awakening’s existence as the studio seeks a blockchain ecosystem dev
Any cryptocurrency-focused video that opens with a gigantic legal disclaimer stating its content shouldn't be taken as legal or financial advice should immediately set...
The Game Archaeologist: Pirates of the Caribbean Online
In 1967, Disneyland opened one of its most iconic attractions: a dark boat ride called Pirates of the Caribbean. A large fandom surrounding the...
Star Trek Online upgrades Xbox Series X|S version as Cryptic’s login problems persist
Star Trek Online just uploaded a major upgrade for its Xbox Series X|S users. Cryptic said in a press release that the patch will...
Destiny 2: Lightfall ‘surpasses sales expectations’ as Bungie apologizes for ‘missing the mark’ on goals
Without citing specific numbers, Bungie said that the recent release of Destiny 2: Lightfall drove a major spike in the game's population and activity....
Global Chat: Do MMOs need help from artificial intelligence?
With tech news becoming more and more dominated by the sophistication and place of artificial intelligence, blogger Tobold asks if AI might be the...
Storyboard: Pros and cons for scripted narrative stories in MMOs
Last week, we looked at the pros and cons for stories in MMOs that were purely player-driven, or at least using player actions and...
EVE Online sees another large-scale battle erupt at X47L-Q, causing the server to groan under the strain
Over 4,000 pilots of EVE Online woke up and chose violence: Early this morning on our side of the globe, a mass of players...
PlanetSide 2 lowers price of Pride decals and applies fixes to the NSO repair drone for PC players
We haven't entered Pride month yet - that's in June - but PlanetSide 2 players who wish to share pride in or support of...
Warframe has opened up its physical ticket sales for TennoCon
There's no game out there quite like Warframe with its uniquely baroque and futuristic style, and that means there's no physical convention quite like...
The Stream Team: Strapping in to the command couch for the first time in MechWarrior Online
MOP's Chris has been a fan of the MechWarrior games for many many years now, but for some reason he has never actually played...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO promises that are not filling me with confidence
Every game's development - and this includes MMOs - involves certain promises being made that the developers probably half-knows are not going to wind...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 416: Jedi mind trick
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day in MMOs, SWTOR, Mad World, Last Epoch, Anvil Empires, Multiversus, E3, ARK 2, and ARK Survival Ascended, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and WoW Classic, plus mailbag topics on leaving your mark on and feeling special in MMO game worlds.
Elite Dangerous reminds console players not to, uh, delete their legacy accounts to ‘fix’ transfer issues
Yesterday saw the long-awaited return of the account transfer portal that lets console players of Elite: Dangerous shuffle their characters over to the PC...
Star Citizen’s forums and launcher are crashing once more as the multiweek PU partial outage stretches on
It's time yet again for another status checkup for Star Citizen; we've been at this for the past several weeks now as the game's...
The Stream Team: Fun with Warframe’s flamethrower and Frost
Some say the stream will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what all know of MJ's desire
She holds with those who favor fire.
But then...
PlanetSide 2 adds new abilities and MAX unit tweaks, previews developing construction updates
Did you miss out on PlanetSide 2's testing of tweaks to abilities and MAX units? Well don't worry too much about it because that...
Star Citizen offers multiple previews of in-development AI behavior updates in livestream
This past weekend's developer livestream from Star Citizen probably makes up for the weirdness being shoveled out by CIG last week, particularly as it...
