the secret world

I've been playing a bit more of Magic: Legends lately -- might as well enjoy it while I can -- and two things have...

MOP reader Steve recently posed us an intriguing question about the state of tutorials in MMOs and other games - and how those tutorials'...

It's already been a crazy busy summer for MMO tests, patches, expansions, and launches -- and we are far from done. One of the...

This is the worst kind of column to write. Not only am I reporting on the closure of a game, but it's a game...

I'm oddly fascinated with water effects and physics (what little there is) in MMOs, especially when games try to portray large lakes or oceans....

When we first reported on the community's intention to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Secret World Legends themselves without active support by Funcom, we...

I've been obsessed with Albion Online the last few weeks - it really feels so much like Ultima Online to me. Ultima Online but...

Yesterday saw the Secret World Legends community celebrate the game's legacy with the start of the player-run MEGAversary 4 anniversary event, but the event...

I'm sorry to report some devastating news out of the Secret World Legends community today: Prominent community member Mark "HolloPoint" Innes has apparently passed...

We all have stories of our very first MMORPG experiences, and the one that I often share is that my initial dip into this...

We've been following the writing journey of fan author Amber “Blodwedd Mallory” McKee for a long time now. Readers will recall she was greenlit...

With Funcom seemingly doing the absolute bare minimum to keep the lights on over at Secret World Legends, it's a sad commentary on the...

Probably one of the most commonly asked questions both here on Massively OP and in various MMORPG discussions everywhere else too is simply, "What...

Where do you go when you want to relax in an MMO with friends, a strong drink, and some good atmosphere? This changes depending...

Welcome back to our semi-regular roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent gaming industry news. Chicken Drumstick: Yes, I'm afraid this is a real thing. Vice's Motherboard...

A tab-targeting combat system for Elder Scrolls Online. Real player housing for World of Warcraft. Text chat and guilds for Fallout 76. A simplified...

This week's Overthinking comes to us courtesy of a rant on the MMORPG subreddit, which... well don't judge it by the title, OK? Author...

Elyon's closed beta test came and went, and boy am I happy with what I played. It was unfortunate that the test fell on...

Gamers often lament that the world of MMORPGs lacks innovation. It's a frustration I share; this a genre that could be much more than...

Every time we cover Hellgate London - and let's be honest, it's a lot since the game comes back from the dead at least...