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H1Z1 gets a new community manager for its PC-based Z1 Battle Royale
Remember how H1Z1 branded itself as Z1 Battle Royale because at this point the game has changed names more often than most people change socks?...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 198: Manatee… in… spaaace!
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard, LOTRO, Fallout 76, Star Citizen, H1Z1, City of Heroes, Elite Dangerous, Legends of Aria, and computer upgrades.
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online engages Battle at the Binary Stars
Continuing with its push deeper into the Age of Discovery arc, Star Trek Online has warped in the Battle at the Binary Stars task...
The Game Archaeologist: Castle Infinity, the MMO that was literally rescued from a dumpster
In the grand history of MMORPGs, kids games seem to have it rougher than most. Developers have had a hard time cracking into that...
DC Universe Online’s holiday content involves wonderfully awful puns and seahorse races
Enough with that whole Thanksgiving thing - DC Universe Online is already moving on to Christmas! Daybreak began testing its holiday content in the...
Jace Hall denies report about H1Z1’s esports league insolvency, view manipulation, and missing money
Over the weekend, eyebrows inched up again over ESPN's report on H1Z1's esports league, which was "suspended indefinitely" following what sounded like major financial...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 197: Crawl out through the fallout
Eliot, Justin, and Bree discuss FFXIV's Fanfest, Fallout 76, Hellgate, WildStar, plus patches for Black Desert, EVE, Secret World Legends, ArcheAge, TERA, and EverQuest II, with mail on MMO difficulty settings.
First impressions of Fallout 76: The confusion that binds all gamers together
When something looks familiar and seems familiar yet is slightly and significantly different, it can really break your stride and cause you to stumble....
One Shots: Take me home, country roads
I can't tell if Deekay Plus' headlining shot from Fallout 76 here is that of a gorgeous West Virginia sunrise -- or an in-progress...
H1Z1’s esports league is basically toast, ESPN reports
It looks like H1Z1's Pro League isn't gonna make it. ESPN is reporting this evening that the esports league teams received a letter from Jace...
Happy sixth birthday, PlanetSide 2 – Here’s what Daybreak’s got planned for the players
It seems hard to believe that the sequel to SOE's original MMORPG sandbox shooter PlanetSide is itself already six years old, but here we...
MMO designer Raph Koster lays out the component parts of making MMORPGs
Veteran MMORPG designer Raph Koster has up a new blog post that sheds some light on the many angles of developing an MMORPG. In...
Brad McQuaid’s MMO Pantheon has snapped up Trion’s Linda ‘Brasse’ Carlson
Did you wonder where Linda "Brasse" Carlson was going to end up post-Trion Worlds' implosion? Because you had to know she'd end up somewhere;...
The Daily Grind: Are special MMO servers worth a subscription?
With all of the special legacy and progression servers being started up across the MMORPG genre, I've noticed that there's an interesting factor that...
The Stream Team: Launching into EverQuest II’s Chaos Descending
How low can you go? Massively OP's MJ is hoping she can descend all the way to the chaos! EverQuest II's 15th expansion, Chaos...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 196: Shire consequences
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's progression server, Funcom's and NCsoft's next big things, Gamigo's plans for Trion's games, and updates for Warframe, DCUO, and Neverwinter, plus discussion on favorite playstyles, legacy server ideas, and the future of Blizzard MMOs.
TERA’s Fiery Featherweights patch is live with Elin Brawlers, Bahaar’s Sanctum, and the EP system
En Masse has gone live today with Fiery Featherweights, TERA's latest PC content update. Most notably, it boasts the playable Elin Brawler, a new...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious example of a reskinned MMO?
Blogger and MOP reader Serrenity penned a great piece last week discussing the practice of skinning as it pertains to casino games and mobile...
Superhero MMORPGs mourn the passing of comics legend Stan Lee
Geeks of all stripes are mourning the passing of Stan Lee today, perhaps no one more than gamers who live and breathe superhero MMOs. Over on the DC Universe Online forums, there's been an outpouring of love for the iconic Marvel superstar.
The MOP Up: Pagan Online slams ARPGs and MOBAs together
Tack this on your list of action-RPGs to watch. Mad Head Games announced that it is developing a blend of ARPG and MOBA with...
