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Jukebox Heroes: Mabinogi’s six best music tracks
When evaluating an eastern MMORPG that boasts a huge soundtrack, I am often filled with a mixture of dread and anticipation at the start...
Jukebox Heroes: The 10 greatest MMO soundtracks of all time (as voted by you)
A few weeks ago we witnessed the showdown of the ages (or at least the epoch known as "late January 2019"), as Massively OP...
Battle Bards Episode 138: Wild wild westerns
Boy howdy, is it time for another highfalutin Battle Bards episode? Shucks, looks like! In this week’s show, the trio saddle up for a...
Composer Jeff Kurtenacker is working on making the WildStar soundtrack available again
You might not think that WildStar's soundtrack is one of the greatest MMO soundtracks of all time, but that's not the consensus opinion. It's legitimately...
Jukebox Heroes: The Final Fantasy XIV soundtrack that disappeared
First there was the initial release of Final Fantasy XIV. Everyone generally agreed that this was a bad idea, and so it was sent...
The MOP Up: FFXIV tickles the ivories
One of the best (of many) features in Final Fantasy XIV is its amazing soundtrack. And just when you think you've heard it all,...
Battle Bards Episode 137: League of Legends’ hero themes
What’s your hero’s theme? If you play League of Legends, you know the answer to that already, because every hero in that game has...
Leaderboard: What’s the greatest MMO soundtrack of all time?
In collaboration with Justin's Jukebox Heroes column, we're taking stock of our readers' opinions on the best MMO soundtracks of all time in today's...
NCsoft West mobile studio Iron Tiger hit with layoffs ahead of Aion Legions of War launch
Remember back at the end of 2015 when NCsoft was talking up its reinvestment in western franchises and studios? One of its plans included...
The MOP Up: WildStar suffers another indignity
Miss WildStar? Well at least there's the soundtrack to listen to on various sites, right? Nope! Apparently NCsoft pulled the acclaimed score from sites...
Battle Bards Episode 136: Overlooked MMO soundtracks
Ever feel like the Battle Bards have covered every MMO soundtrack in existence? It’s actually far from true, and today’s episode is Exhibit A...
Jukebox Heroes: Bless Online’s soundtrack
You probably wouldn't blame me for the fact that I've dragged my feet on listening to the Bless Online soundtrack over this past year....
Battle Bards Episode 135: Battle for Azeroth
It’s Battle Bards vs. Battle for Azeroth — and only one victor will come out of this alive! Actually, the podcast trio is delighted...
Battle Bards’ 2018 roundup of MMO soundtracks
Every other week here at Massively OP you might see a post go up promoting the Battle Bards podcast. While not an official podcast...
Jukebox Heroes: More MMO Christmas tunes
Merry Christmas everyone! As you hunker down for family time, presents, eggnog, or simply a quiet day off and some gaming time, chances are...
Battle Bards Episode 134: Halloween and Christmas
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas! And, er, Halloween! Well, the Battle Bards were never much for subtlety, so you must excuse...
Massively OP’s 2018 MMO Video Game Music Awards
We have been talking a lot about what we've been playing this year and what we're looking forward to in 2019 and beyond, but...
Pirate MMO Atlas is trying to psych you up for tomorrow’s early access launch
We here at Massively OP don't know everything there is about sailing, but we're guessing that in about thirty seconds, that giraffe up there...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s 2018 review
It was the best of years, it was the worst of years for Lord of the Rings Online -- but no matter what, it...
Guild Wars and Elder Scrolls franchise composer Jeremy Soule starts Patreon for exclusive music
It's not really a holiday season around Massively OP if we're not asking that annual question, "What is composer Jeremy Soule up to these...
