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EverQuest’s 28th expansion, Terror of Luclin, is live
Sorry, we're still trying to wrap our heads around the thought of an MMORPG having 28 expansions under its belt. Whether or not we...
PlanetSide 2 celebrates the holidays with limited-time missions, a directive, and blowing up snowmen
See a snowman, blow up a snowman. That's one of the tasks that PlanetSide 2 players can take up to celebrate the festive season...
EverQuest kicks off Frostfell ahead of tomorrow’s Terror of Luclin launch
Classic EverQuest is set for a big week, what with its Terror of Luclin expansion launch tomorrow and all. And if it's lucky, it...
PlanetSide 2 tentatively plans Oshur for January with focused testing in mid-December
The prospect of a new continent arriving to PlanetSide 2 is undoubtedly extremely exciting to players of the battlefield MMORPG, but the arrival of...
LOTRO Legendarium: OK, let’s talk about Lord of the Rings Online on console
I'll admit it: When EG7 acquired Daybreak back in 2020, I was very dismissive of the report that mentioned a console edition for Lord...
Gamigo’s parent company just became a key investor in Daybreak’s parent company
You know, when I was joking on the last Massively OP Podcast that Gamigo was becoming Daybreak, I didn't mean it should literally buy...
EverQuest II’s Visions of Vetrovia blew up on the launchpad (but it got better)
You may be totally excused for not noticing that a major MMO expansion launched yesterday, because it kind of didn't. EverQuest II: Visions of...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends updates Smuggler slicing and weapon ‘freedom of skin’ system
Smugglers, if SWG Legends' last slicing update didn't do it for you, well then I'm not even sure why you're a Smuggler. But in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 349: Make mine Marvel
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's Marvel MMO, LOTRO's console future, DCUO's expansion, the EverQuest franchise, RIFT's planned update, DDO, Star Citizen, and Elite Dangerous, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallen Earth, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on New World's rookie mistakes and Lost Ark's genderlocking.
Asheron’s Call emulation is alive and well as its plugin framework just got a big update
Asheron's Call fans are in for a treat today! Readers will recall that the original and beloved Asheron's Call launched 22 years ago this...
Global Chat: Wrapping up FFXIV’s Shadowbringers
As Final Fantasy XIV players are on the cusp of leaping into Endwalker, MMO blogger Gnomecore wrapped up a final look at Shadowbringers. It's...
EG7 Q3 2021: Daybreak revives Marvel MMORPG, still promising console and gfx upgrade for LOTRO
Enad Global 7, the company that bought Daybreak just about a year ago, has now dropped its Q3 2021 financial report. Just one quarter...
Battle Bards Episode 205: Love is in the air
They might not be the most naturally romantic crew at heart, but the Battle Bards have been known to get, er, swoony when love is professed...
Daybreak officially sets EverQuest Terror of Luclin’s launch for December 7
Don't let the annual routine of EverQuest launching an expansion lull you into complacency, because this year's Terror of Luclin promises to be something...
The Stream Team: Setting sail with The Swimming Oak for EverQuest II’s prelude event
Word is there's an anniversary today. Not for EQII, mind you, but this is the game Massively OP's MJ will play, so play she...
Bobby Kotick considers leaving Activision-Blizzard if he can’t quickly fix its ongoing frat boy culture
Last week, reporting from the Wall Street Journal blew the lid off of fresh allegations leveraged at Activision-Blizzard, including attempts by CEO Bobby Kotick...
EverQuest-inspired Monsters & Memories updates its fans on art progress
One fun little MMORPG project that we've been tracking this year is Monsters & Memories, a throwback-style virtual world that's being created by one...
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer advocates for game preservation through emulators
You have probably noticed by now that we here at Massively OP are proponents of game emulators for MMOs that have been decommissioned. Rogue...
Activision-Blizzard workers and industry giants join chorus calling for Bobby Kotick’s resignation
People across the gaming industry are adding to the calls for Activision-Blizzard's Bobby Kotick to resign - or be removed.
As we've been covering, earlier...
PlanetSide 2’s latest update celebrates nine years, preps for the arrival of Oshur, and adds ASP 2 progression
PlanetSide 2 saw a pretty significant update land to the game for both PC and PS4, offering up all sorts of things for players...
