Official Site:Â Trove
Studio:Â Trion Worlds
Launch Date: July 9, 2015
Genre:Â Voxel Sandbox
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Cash Shop with Optional Sub)
Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One
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Perfect Ten: Best MMO debuts by year, 2007-2017
Continuing from my previous column that went back to 1997, I'm going to be running through the second decade of graphical MMORPG launches and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 177: ArenaNet A-bomb
Justin and Bree discuss the Guild Wars 2 debacle, Trove, The Sims 3, Camelot Unchained, Warframe, Shroud of the Avatar, Temtem, Final Fantasy XIV, Defiance 2050, and Trion's Marvel Heroes promo, plus a mailbag entry on looter shooters as the future of MMORPGs.
The Stream Team: Trove celebrates three years!
It may be a Monday night, but it's a party night! Trove turned three years old today and Massively OP's MJ is ready to...
Trion Worlds offers free MMO goodies for Marvel Heroes refugees
Ever since Trion Worlds announced that it had snapped up all of the remaining assets from Gazillion and Marvel Heroes, we have wondered what...
Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI in review and choosing our next MMO
Here's the weird part about this week's column: I'm going to tell you, in short, that Final Fantasy XI is still a good game...
The Stream Team: Hunting for pets in Trove’s Geode
There's still much more to do in Trove's Geode! Massively OP's MJ feels like she has barely scratched the surface of this update (despite...
The Stream Team: Going to Trove’s Geode
Massively OP's MJ built the ship, and now it is time to set sail and travel to Geode! The expansion/update is live, and she...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 176: Guild Wars 2, The Crew 2, and Elder Scrolls too
Justin and Bree discuss Fractured's Kickstarter, Trion Worlds' purchase of Gazillion, Guild Wars 2's new episode, The Crew 2's launch, drama in Elder Scrolls Online and Black Desert, The Sims, DDO, Trove, what we bought in the Steam sale, and pipedreams for Marvel Heroes.
Trove has just launched its exploration-centric Geode expansion and new battle royale minigame
The first leg of Trove's Geode expansion has launched today, with brand-new mechanics for the blocky-cute sandbox.
"Players will find themselves on a brand new...
Trion just bought up Gazillion’s assets to beef up its MMO publishing arm
Did you see this one coming? VentureBeat has a piece out this morning interviewing Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman, who's apparently just revealed that...
Multiplayer sandbox Staxel builds out NPCs, pet shops, and summer festivals
Staxel took over the playtime of a bunch of my Twitter buddies this past winter when it hit early access on Steam. We described...
Massively Overthinking: Massively OP’s E3 2018 awards
We've finished rolling out all of our E3 2018 content this year, save a few last stragglers coming this weekend, so now we've chosen...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 175: Virtual heartbreakers
Justin and Bree discuss E3, WoW Classic, Crowfall's delay, Defiance 2050's release date, Fortnite's Sony mess, Black Desert's dating mechanics, and EVE and Star Citizen's ship squabble, with mailbag questions on midgame MMO play and why MMO studios won't shup up and take our money.
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest ever MMO splurge?
Ever since Trove launched its superhero-themed expansion Heroes, I've been hemming and hawing over buying the big mama upgrade package for the Vanguardian and...
The Stream Team: Building a bigger boat in Trove’s latest event
Massively OP's MJ is excited to soon explore Trove's Geode, and there's a new event just for amping up that excitement! To prepare for...
E3 2018: Deep-diving Trion’s kid-friendly voxelbox Trove and its upcoming Geode expansion
One thing Trion Senior Producer James Karras drove home during my meeting with the team at this year's E3 is that with Trove's Geode...
Trove kicks off co-op building event ahead of the launch of the Geode expansion
Getting pumped for Trove's upcoming expansion, Geode, later this June? Trion is figuring to channel all that pre-launch energy into something constructive - literally....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 174: Fallout vs. Elder Scrolls
Justin and Bree discuss E3, Elder Scrolls VI and Online, Fallout 76, Anthem, FFXIV, Black Desert, Bless, LOTRO, and STO, with mailbag questions on Daybreak and the problem with MMO forums.
Massively OP Podcast Episode 173: The Bless Mess
Justin and Bree discuss Bless Online's launch, EVE Online's Into the Abyss, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online's spyware issue, Path of Exile's Incursion, H1Z1, Star Trek Online, Trove, DDO, and UO, with mailbag questions on the Bless Mess and on open-world immersion.
The Daily Grind: Do you feel pressure to play MMOs for daily bonuses or experience events?
On Wednesdays, we farm gems.
In Trove, that is. That's because ever since Trion revamped the daily login system, players get a daily bonus for...
