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Elite Dangerous’ console to PC transfer portal has officially re-opened
Console players of Elite: Dangerous who have been patiently waiting for the opportunity to move most of their character details to the PC version...
Star Wars The Old Republic opens its first cloud-based server for testing in the Asia-Pacific region
Last week, Star Wars: The Old Republic announced plans to move its servers to newer cloud-based tech hosted by Amazon Web Services as part...
Inside Star Citizen runs down new vehicles, prettier skies, dev tools, and functional coffee machines
Star Citizen's last episode of its weekly video series for this quarter is online, and if you were worried that the game was going...
Destiny 2 slightly reduces PvE content difficulty and greatly lowers commendation requirements
Back in February, Destiny 2 director Joe Blackburn pointed out how life in the shooter was going to get harder thanks to some difficulty...
Storyboard: Pros and cons for purely player-driven story experiences in MMOs
What is the right way to tell a story in an MMO? That is a silly question, like asking what the right way is...
Elite Dangerous’ console players can finally transfer to PC (again) starting next week
Almost exactly a year ago, Elite Dangerous fans were stunned at the news that not only was Odyssey's console launch delays going to continue...
Massively Overthinking: The dumbest conversations in your main MMO’s general chat
Last week, in a thread about one of Diablo IV's many rivals, MOP commenter Greaterdivinity noted that chat in the game was exhausting because...
Star Wars: The Old Republic plans to move its servers over to Amazon Web Services
Hot on the heels of the move to a 64-bit client, Star Wars: The Old Republic is preparing another big jump in its backend:...
Star Citizen ramps up its timetable to release 3.18 patches in order to deliver alpha 3.19 on schedule
Even though alpha 3.18 has been a slow burning disaster for Star Citizen between its initial deployment and now, CIG is still looking to...
Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of employees as part of a ‘restructuring’ plan
Pink Easter eggs may be in season, but over at Electronic Arts, employees are filling up their baskets with pink slips instead. The video...
The Stream Team: Finally completing Corellia in SWTOR
Finally! Massively OP's Larry and MJ are more than happy to be able to finish SWTOR's Corellia storyline; they are so done with that...
Activision-Blizzard and NetEase’s breakup was caused by long-brewing disputes and alleged threats
One of the biggest MMO and gaming stories capping off the end of 2022 and spilling over into the start of 2023 was the...
Perfect Ten: 10 features that take Star Trek Online out of this world
In returning to Star Trek Online after a couple of years away, I did something brand-new this time around: I brought my Star Trek-obsessed...
Star Citizen aims to have alpha 3.18.1 released to the Persistent Universe this week
We're back once again with another temperature check of Star Citizen's alpha 3.18, an update that has put the spaceship sandbox in a state...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 415: Don’t go into the Lightfall
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's update 36, Destiny 2's Lightfall, CCP's blockchain game, DDO's promo, Ship of Heroes on Steam, and the return of Alganon, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes, plus a pair of mailbag topics on AI tech in MMOs.
Global Chat: Diablo IV is an MMO, change my mind
Besides melting GPUs, ejecting colors into the sun, and being more grim than your unapproving Aunt Kelka, Diablo IV's becoming known for actually being...
Star Wars: The Old Republic kicks off Galactic Season 4, PvP Season 2, and 64-bit client
An urgent communique has gone out over the galactic holonet, informing the denizens of a galaxy far, far away that Star Wars: The Old...
One Shots: Finding Mister Easter bunny
Legend goes that if you listen carefully for the thump-thump-thump of its padded feet... if you look for the bright splashes of color hidden...
The Stream Team: Celebrating 10 years of Warframe Space Ninjas
Double digits! Warframe has made it to the double digits with today's 10th anniversary. That means it has been a full decade of Space...
Star Wars: The Old Republic punches PvP Season 2 into next week’s navcomputer
Following the first PvP season that itself came after a revamp of competitive scene, Star Wars: The Old Republic is pulling the trigger on...
