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Massively OP Podcast Episode 65: Make yourself at home
Justin and Bree discuss Gigantic, NCsoft, WildStar, KingsIsle, Star Trek Online, Legion, and Crowfall, plus a mailbag question on media embargoes.
Daybreak solicits G.I.R.L. scholarship applications
Want to earn $10,000 toward college while getting hired as a paid intern at a video game studio for two weeks? Then you should consider...
Landmark’s huge hotfix supplements storytelling, adds save feature
Landmark is still gearing up for launch, and last weekend's hotfix was was pretty huge. Storytelling received some significant attention: Not only are story...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your biggest MMORPG mistake or regret?
I don't like listing off my mistakes and regrets in MMORPGs, but I do have them. I made a giant fool out of myself...
Daybreak polls EverQuest II players on ‘prestige servers’
Daybreak's latest player poll has EverQuest II players scratching their heads.
Launched with this week's patch, the poll asks EQII players whether they'd be interested in...
H1Z1: Just Survive offers more zombies with more responsive demeanors
You're surrounded by zombies on all sides, but they don't see you yet. You're sneaking through the abandoned stalls of a grocery store. Then,...
Hyperspace Beacon: Truly immersing yourself in Star Wars: The Old Republic
I have long been a proponent of roleplaying in MMOs. I’ve often been the roleplayer’s spokesperson on different podcasts and new media broadcasts. I’ve...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite type of grind in an MMORPG?
Grind is not a thing people generally love in MMORPGs, but what's actually considered to be grind varies wildly from player to player. You...
Skirmishes arrive in H1Z1: King of the Kill
Those into the PvP scene in H1Z1 might want to check out King of the Kill this weekend. Daybreak announced that its activated a...
EverQuesting: The gaffe of gating EverQuest II’s content behind a sub
With last week's release of GU100 in EverQuest II, an interesting conversation reared its head again -- a not necessarily flattering one for Daybreak. While...
Perfect Ten: The final minutes of beloved MMORPGs
"This is how the world ends," T S Eliot wrote in his famous poem, "not with a bang, but with a whimper."
That might well...
The Stream Team: Rebuilding EverQuest II’s ancient Stein of Maggok
While searching for an assassin for the latest EverQuest II Heritage Quest, MassivelyOP's MJ also picked up the task of rebuilding the ancient Stein of...
Daybreak scrambles new servers after DC Universe Online’s huge Xbox One launch
Here's a sentence I never thought I'd be typing: DC Universe Online might actually be too successful for its own good.
Since the game's launch on...
The Daily Grind: Do your MMO choices actually reflect your playstyle?
Massively OP reader Leiloni tipped us off to a great blog post by MMO blogger Ethan "Isarii" Macfie, in which the author questions his...
Former PlanetSide 2 Creative Director Matt Higby snapped up by Ubisoft Massive
Looks like former PlanetSide 2 Creative Director has landed on his feet and then some: He posted on Twitter today that he's now working...
H1Z1: Just Survive outlines upcoming experimental servers and improvements
Your goal in H1Z1: Just Survive is stated right there in the title, but survival is pretty easy when you have a well-fortified base...
PlanetSide 2 guides players through the new construction mechanics
The good news for PlanetSide 2 fans is that the game now allows players to construct things as they wish, thus freeing you from...
Global Chat: What can MMORPG devs do to foster community?
One of the neat aspects of the MMO blogosphere is how writers will often interact and collaborate with each other. Recently, four bloggers ganged...
DCUO launches on Xbox One, previews the next three episodes
Surprise! After announcing at PAX East that DC Universe Online was coming to the Xbox One, Daybreak is launching the title on the console...
The Daily Grind: How would canceled MMOs be doing right now if they were still operating?
Many of us have our private (or not-so-private) sorrows regarding shuttered MMORPGs. Yes, we wish that they were still alive and often opine that...
