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The MOP Up: Dofus gives its 2020 roadmap
After a wild 15th year anniversary, Dofus is prepared to crank out a great 2020. The game's roadmap outlined the upcoming year (brought to...
MMO Business Roundup: Guild Wars’ art book, Day of Dragons drama, Red Dead hackers, FogBank layoffs, and more
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Guild Wars' art book: If you happened to read our swag guide ahead of...
The Stream Team: Playing with the Emperor’s Hand in SWTOR
At the end of the last SWTOR adventure, Massively OP's Larry and MJ saw a very disgruntled Darth Malgus. Apparently, Corellia wasn't as fun...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 256: Queens, vikings, and vampires
Justin, Bree, and Sam are on about MMO PvP this week, discussing all things New World, Albion Online, Elder Scrolls Online, ArcheAge, and Magic Legends, plus adventures in MMOs including Guild Wars 2 and Neverwinter.
Star Wars: The Old Republic brings the Alderaan Stronghold back to the test server
The opportunity to test out the fanciest new house in Star Wars: The Old Republic is back once again as the devs have brought...
The Game Archaeologist: Super-early versions of MMORPG websites
One of the absolute best things the internet ever generated has been the Internet Wayback Machine. Through this site, snapshots of millions of websites...
Global Chat: Why player representation in games matters
The recent flap over Escape from Tarkov's public pronouncement of "no icky girls" (my paraphrase) as playable characters in its game elicited more than...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG bugs ever
This week's Massively Overthinking discussion topic is inspired by Crowfall's J Todd Coleman, who last fall tweeted about the time playable spiders almost became...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 255: Girls, elementals, and other things that ruin MMOs
Justin and Bree discuss Magic Legends, Tarkov, World of Warcraft, Crowfall, Lost Ark, Elder Scrolls Online, and SWG Legends, with mailbag topics on how MMOs can avoid murderhobo gameplay and how to escape MMOs that suck you back in.
The MOP Up: Vietnam gets Closers Online
There's one new country for Closers Online to conquer in 2020: Vietnam. The Southeast Asian nation just went into open beta and has a...
Global Chat: How fast should combat be in MMOs?
The speed of combat engagements in MMORPGs -- as rare as they may be -- was the topic du jour on a couple of...
One Shots: Worse homes and gardens
Probably the only thing that is holding me back from embracing a career as a lifelong mega-villain is that I can't conform to the...
Leaderboard: What would you want to see out of a new Star Wars MMO?
Rumors have been swirling this week about expansions to the Star Wars universe that could be a big deal for gaming. According to multiple...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
The Stream Team: ‘Come to Corellia,’ SWTOR’s Darth Malgus said, ‘it’ll be fun’
Last week, Massively OP's Larry had the shock of his SWTOR life. (If you missed it, we highly recommend watching!) Now MJ is dying...
The push for games industry unionization expands with new initiative from major US union CWA
Unionization pushes have become a big discussion across the games industry for the last several years. The tipping point might just have been the...
The Daily Grind: How have you helped new MMO players?
This month, Bree cajoled me into giving Star Wars Galaxies Legends a try. The rogue server is only the second time I've ever played...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 254: New year mysteries
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Camelot Unchained, Guild Wars, the Bless franchise, City of Heroes, LOTRO, SWG Legends, and The Witcher, with mailbag topics on CoH on console, PlanetSide's mismanagement, and a celebratory haiku that prompts some follow-up site discussion!
Star Wars comes to Star Trek Online thanks to some creative use of the character builder
Sometimes, we have to thank those who have too much free time on their hands, especially when it turns out fun things for others...
Battle Bards Episode 159: Black Desert revisited
It’s a return to a soundtrack that, over the past couple of years, experienced a lavish remastry. This week, the Battle Bards explore the...
