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Massively Overthinking: The state of early access, alpha, and beta ‘testing’ in the MMO genre
I remember years ago when then-Massively-columnist Rubi Bayer let loose with a blistering rant on the state of faux beta MMOs. She helmed Betawatch...
Survival sandbox ROKH got bogged down in a ‘legal dispute,’ but it’s been resolved
It's been a few weeks since ROKH's last developer update, but there's a reason for that: a legal dispute.
"Two teams were investigating the source...
Rend is changing up its base system to offer more personal ownership
Your home base in Rend is important; defending it is one of the central parts of the game, after all. However, the structure of...
The Survivalist: ARK Aberration has already been delayed, but here’s what to expect
Surprise! ARK: Aberration, the survival sandbox's next expansion that was slated to launch this month, is delayed. Shocking, I know. Actually, if any fans...
ARK Survival Evolved will soon let you sleep on a bed – or handcuff someone to one
Late last night a couple of interesting announcements came through the Twitter pipeline about ARK: Survival Evolved -- namely, the ability to sleep on...
Dark and Light embraces uncertainty with its new Chaos server type
If the PvP of Dark and Light feels too regimented and orderly for you, you'll be happy to take part in the game's upcoming...
Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s cash shop is finally on the right track
Many of you will immediately turn to the free-to-play model of Star Wars: The Old Republic and reject my even thinking about the cash...
The Stream Team: Down with ARK’s dragon!
The first time Massively OP's MJ tried ARK's dragon boss raid, things didn't end particularly well. But the team learned from that experience and...
TwitchCon 2017: Get sneak peeks of ARK’s Aberration today
Are you eager to learn more about ARK: Survival Evolved's upcoming underground expansion? How about watching some gameplay live? Three streamers at TwitchCon are...
H1Z1’s three-day $500K prize pool Invitational tourneys kick off right now
We may roll our eyes at H1Z1's flip-flopping on names, gameplay splits, and apparent inability to actually launch, but there's no doubt Daybreak is...
Massively Overthinking: Is open-world housing really a ‘failed’ MMORPG experiment?
Massively OP's Justin Olivetti has a provocative article on his personal gaming blog, Bio Break, this week on MMORPG housing.
"I once again wonder why...
Citadel: Forged With Fire’s Halloween update includes props, blood, and trick-or-treating
Citadel: Forged With Fire is one of many MMOs and survival sandboxes sitting in beta or early access but still pushing out some sort...
The Life is Feudal MMO finally has a soft launch date: November 17
After what seems like a million years of testing (not really though), the MMO version of Life is Feudal is finally leaving closed beta...
Funcom has delayed Conan Exiles’ launch to Q2 2018
Funcom announced this morning that it's delaying Conan Exiles' formal launch, this time to Q2 2018.
"We've been looking at our development roadmap for Conan...
Bluehole’s Project W to be revealed at G-Star 2017
We first asked what Project W was about a year ago, and we still don't know the answer. We know that it's being made...
Conan Exiles makes thralls awesome, considers ‘free-flow movement and combat system’
Thralls are finally becoming a lot more interesting in Conan Exiles. Currently in testing for PC is a new patch that makes those NPCs...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 140: Dubious drops in LOTRO, FFXIV, and SWTOR
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends' Orochi Tower patch, Lord of the Rings' weird patch week, FFXIV's housing mess, SWTOR's balance patch, Warframe's open-world patch, and H1Z1's name-change patch, with a mailbag question about older gamers in MMORPGs.
The Stream Team: Daring to try RuneScape’s Dimension of the Damned
What if RuneScape was a survival game? It is now -- or at least in a way. In honor of the holiday season the...
H1Z1 has defeated its ‘King of the Kill’ branding in a last-man-standing battle royale
Looks like at least some of the rumors last week have proven true, as Daybreak is indeed removing the "King of the Kill" branding from...
RuneScape is overrun by undead, challenges players to survive the next 10 days of Dimension of the Damned
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk Gielinor and there's 200 million in-game gold pieces to be won by the...