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Massively OP Podcast Episode 143: BlizzCon strikes back
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon, WoW's Battle for Azeroth expansion and legacy servers, Marvel Heroes' drama, the fate of Motiga and Runic, DCUO, WildStar, Kritika, and Wild West Online, with a mailbag question on MMOs that lock classes and races behind paywalls.
DC Universe Online unveils plans for a trip to the evil Earth-3
The DC Universe loves its alternate worlds, as you probably already know. (If you didn't already know, there it is.) Earth-3 is one that...
Marvel Heroes has now missed three weekly updates in a row as Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters
It's now been two weeks since we've had any word on the state of Marvel Heroes, as today marks the third missed Friday update in...
DC Universe Online’s artifacts system goes live with GU76 today
Game Update 76 descends upon the gloomy superhero world of DC Universe Online today. The headline feature going live after the big ol' maintenance?...
Marvel Heroes studio Gazillion has fallen eerily silent – here’s what we know about the sexual misconduct allegations and missed updates
Something weird is going on at Gazillion.
On October 20th, the studio delayed its regular Friday Marvel Heroes update summary, promising details on Monday. Almost...
Ship of Heroes reveals its Dark Magic Blast powerset just in time for Halloween
If you're missing the Halloween flair of City of Heroes today as I am, maybe point your eyeballs at Ship of Heroes instead. This...
DC Universe Online is shutting down PlayStation 3 support in 2018
The official announcement is titled "Changes coming to DC Universe Online for PlayStation 3," but it's really just one change for DC Universe Online....
City of Titans shows off animation blending in action
We can't really show you animation blending in the header because we tend not to use animated pictures in our headers due to resource...
Here’s a look at Path of Exile’s lightning tendrils skill gem
Lightning is in the air lately. Literally, of course, but I mean in video games, as last week we were treated to a look...
Paragon Chat to host City of Heroes shutdown vigil on November 30
Almost five years ago, the City of Heroes servers shut down for the last time, as thousands of online superheroes (and supervillains!) were unmoored...
Loki joins the Marvel Heroes console crew
Hope you enjoy hearing about the reincorporation of characters that were already in a game a long time ago, because there's a long road...
The Stream Team: Getting free Halloween goodies during DCUO’s The Witching Hour
Costumes are not just for Halloween in DCUO, but that doesn't mean the superhero game doesn't celebrate the holiday! The Witching Hour has returned...
Ship of Heroes reveals its Lightning Blast powerset with a new video
It's sacrilege to say it, I'm sure, but I never loved lightning powers in City of Heroes - lightning wasn't much of a damage...
Champions Online’s Blood Moon rises once more this Halloween
Hang in there folks: The relentless onslaught of MMO Halloween events still has another couple of weeks to go before we emerge with our...
City of Titans outlines power set design for the game
As a spiritual successor to City of Heroes, there's an obvious line through City of Titans when it comes to powers. That does not,...
City of Heroes’ Paragon Chat is getting its own player-run Halloween contests, missions, and music
Just because City of Heroes is gone doesn't mean that you can't have Halloween events for the game. It sort of does remove most...
Perfect Ten: Why no one should recommend World of Warcraft ever
Last week, MOP's Justin (friend to man and beast alike) posted his list of MMOs he would recommend people play. It was a pretty...
But seriously, lockboxes suck, even if the ESRB doesn’t think they’re gambling. Stop buying lockboxes.
So, MMO players. Are you tired of hearing about lockboxes and gambleboxes? It feels like we've been complaining about them for like six or...
Ship of Heroes has finished up its first character creator alpha – here’s what you built
Quietly zipping along this fall is City of Heroes spiritual successor Ship of Heroes, which has been running a small external alpha test with...
Marvel Heroes ports Black Bolt to console
Console Marvel Heroes fans have another thing to look forward to this week: Gazillion has launched playable Black Bolt on PS4 and Xbox One,...
