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GDC 2018: Exploring SpatialOS with Improbable CCO Bill Roper
SpatialOS: You've probably been seeing this name pop up more and more in the MMO sphere. Worlds Adrift, Mavericks, Fractured, Seed, MetaWorld, and Identity are just some of the titles we've...
Tree of Savior hands out second anniversary gifts, previews new classes
It's been two years since Tree of Savior leaped onto the Steam scene, and the crew is celebrating with a nine-week event that is...
GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel
Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...
The Stream Team: Shroud of the Avatar has launched
And we have liftoff! SOTA has now officially launched and is a live game. That means nothing is holding Massively OP's MJ back from...
Shroud of the Avatar officially launches today
The sun is rising over New Britannia today with the official release of Shroud of the Avatar. While the game has been in a...
Shroud of the Avatar launches tomorrow, firms up release candidate
With weeks days hours to go before Shroud of the Avatar officially launches with Release 52, the crew at Portalarium are working on firming...
GDC 2018: The Legends of Aria devs talk closed beta, gankbox PvP, and the MMORPG genre
One thing I love about GDC compared to other conventions I cover is how many actual developers I get to talk to, especially without...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most creative way MMOs thwart toxicity?
Forget group-kicks: If you're a tool in Sea of Thieves, your own shipmates might just opt to stuff you in the brig - "a...
Ultima Online continues testing free-to-play patch
Can you smell it? The sweet scent of spring is in the air -- and free-to-play trials as well! Ultima Online is on the...
Massively Overthinking: Paying for MMORPG emulators, legal or otherwise
MassivelyOp reader Bryan recently wrote to us with a fun question about emulators, a topic that will simply never die as long as MMORPGs...
Shroud of the Avatar: Partying with Portalarium, countering pay-to-win, and the state of the game
The day is finally arriving: Shroud of the Avatar is formally launching next week. It's been a long journey. The path to this new old-school...
Shroud of the Avatar addresses account migrations and teases R52 content, including female vendors
Shroud of the Avatar's next-to-last newsletter before its final launch is here, and it's chock-full of release 52 teases - that's the patch that'll...
Shroud of the Avatar releases co-op and world videos ahead of launch
Portalarium is going all out for Shroud of the Avatar's formal launch next week - March 27th, for those of you keeping count. Last...
Shroud of the Avatar’s housing is expensive, but not impossible to acquire without RMT
When we covered Shroud of the Avatar's newsletter yesterday, one of the tidbits we mentioned was the plan for craftable housing. In response to...
The Stream Team: Celebrating Shroud of the Avatar’s upcoming launch party
Shroud of the Avatar's official launch may be a bit later this month, but the launch party is this week! Massively OP's MJ is...
Shroud of the Avatar on R52 and launch content, craftable housing, and player ambassadors
Whether or not you agree that Shroud of the Avatar is already soft launched, it is most definitely hard launching on March 27th, meaning...
Saga of Lucimia argues GM events should be mandatory in MMOs, not an ‘optional service’
A few months ago, we ran a Leaderboard poll asking players what kind of live studio-led events they want out of MMORPGs. By way...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has most improved its UI over the years?
In an earlier Daily Grind on peripherals, I mentioned how I used to fold up a piece of paper into a triangular prism, write...
Shroud of the Avatar claims higher concurrency heading into launch
Is the buzz starting to grow louder for Shroud of the Avatar as it rounds the corner to launch? There are a couple of...
Shroud of the Avatar changes up trial program as it prepares for launch
With just a few weeks away left before its official launch, Shroud of the Avatar is going nuts in its home stretch. Portalarium is...
