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The Game Archaeologist: Free Realms
Its very name was a declaration of rebellion against the status quo. In an era that had yet to shift from a subscription-only model...
Why WB Games should make a new Asheron’s Call game in 2021+: The mechanics
Just based on lore alone, WB Games should make a new Asheron's Call game. As I argued last time, AC has the qualities of...
The Stream Team: Farewell 2020, farewell HEX — a sunset stream
Massively OP's MJ is getting quite annoyed that the games she really likes in genres she wouldn't normally play keep going away. Such is...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2020
Earlier this week, we named our biggest MMO story of the year and gave it an award, though we imagine it's hard for...
Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland and Hearthstone’s Winter Veil events go live
For those who like to celebrate the season by blowing away enemy teams or playing card games, it is now the most wonderful time...
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs going into 2021
It is only natural that, when you are shopping around for a different MMORPG to play, to consider the health of potential play candidates....
Hearthstone’s community is in open revolt over the new reward system
It's been an ugly month in Hearthstone's neck of the woods -- and it's only getting worse. Community outcry over what it's seeing...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO blessings to be thankful for in 2020
There is no doubt that this has been a much more difficult year than most in many respects, almost to the point where it's...
Hearthstone’s new Tavern Pass and Give C’thanks bundle light a tinderbox of player outcry
When Hearthstone released its Madness at the Darkmoon Faire update, it brought along with it a number of features, including the Tavern...
New survey points to increase in hate and harassment in online multiplayer games
The behavior of people in online games does not appear to be improving for the better. According to national survey results from the...
Overwatch floats ‘priority passes’ while Hearthstone brings back the Darkmoon Faire
Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan clearly got out of the house this past week, donned his iconic sunglasses, and addressed the community in...
Hearthstone patches in early access duels and progression revamp ahead of its upcoming expansion
While the next expansion for Hearthstone, Madness at the Darkmoon Faire, is still set to bring some new cards (naturally), some of...
Massively Overthinking: Does early access kill an MMO’s buzz?
A while back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I were flipping through Steamcharts checking in on Torchlight III, and we...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2020: Blizzard MAUs fell to 30M as overall ActiBlizz revenues hold steady
It's time for another round of Activision-Blizzard financials as today covers Q3 2020. It's been a weird couple of years for the company as...
MassivelyOP’s 2020 guide to Halloween across the MMO world
Take a pro-tip from a Halloween gaming expert: If you shout "Bloody Mary" three times at any MMO login screen, you'll unlock a secret...
Former WoW story VP Chris Metzen returns to gaming with new tabletop company
Chris Metzen hasn't made a ton of headlines since his retirement from Blizzard back in 2016, but as turns out, that's because he's...
Hearthstone’s Madness at the Darkmoon Faire adds duels, revamps progression on November 17
Last night, Blizzard announced Hearthstone's latest expansion, Madness at the Darkmoon Faire, and even our newsteam puzzled over how fast these expansions...
Not So Massively: Reflections on Blizzard, one year after the Hong Kong fiasco
Almost exactly a year ago, I declared that the Blizzard I loved is dead, in reaction to the Blitzchung/Hearthstone/Hong Kong fiasco.
Twelve months...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 291: Day of Delays
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands' and Magic Legends' delays, Torchlight 3's planned launch, PlanetSide 2's big patch, Skyforge's Switch announcement, and HEX's sunset, with a Daily Grind lightning round and mailbag topics on feelung untethered from MMOs, live podcasts, and MMO dailies.
Kickstarted MMO card game HEX is closing at the end of the year
It's the 11th hour for HEX, a fascinating title that attempted to blend MMO and card game mechanics together. Also, there were battle...
