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The Daily Grind: Which MMOs deserve fresh spiritual successors?
A lot of time whenever the subject of MMORPG sequels arise, the thought is for the same studio to make a proper successor with...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen shares the Living Codex UI, patch notes, and the Murk
The most recent livestream from Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen offered a couple of looks behind the curtain on some of the work being...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps
You know what word I love to hear from MMORPG developers? Roadmap. If you're a millennial or older, you surely remember roadtrip life before...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures at the start of 2020
This annual column always inspires a certain amount of debate, which is intentional. Outside of the office, a good chunk of that debate is...
The Daily Grind: What was the most innovative MMO of 2019?
Many years ago, we used to give an award for the most innovative MMO. It fell by the wayside as we expanded our awards...
Perfect Ten: Upcoming MMOs to watch in 2020
There is a great feeling of flipping a calendar over to a fresh year, isn't there? All that promise and potential spread out in...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2019
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. Hey, you...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen looks back at November’s updates and ahead to pre-alpha 5
The latest producer's letter from Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen does what most people do around this month: look back at previous accomplishments and...
Runes of Magic adds the new Chassizz zone, new instance, and ‘Peak Levels’ in its latest update
The latest patch for Runes of Magic is officially live, bringing with it the keyboard faceroll-named Chassizz zone with new challenges to face, a...
The celebration of life event for Brad McQuaid will be rebroadcast tonight for those who couldn’t attend
If you aren't in California, you probably missed the real-world memorial for Brad McQuaid, which was held in San Diego earlier this week. Fortunately,...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2020
With 2019 drawing to a close and a new decade of MMORPGs waiting for us just a few days away, the Massively OP writing...
Battle Bards Episode 158: Winter returns
Do you feel a little… frozen this winter season? Winter is something amazing to behold, especially when video game composers attempt to capture its unique magic...
Pantheon’s Visionary Realms and Brad McQuaid’s family are sponsoring a design scholarship in his memory
Given that Visionary Realms has already made clear its commitment to continuing development of Pantheon in the wake of studio head Brad McQuaid's untimely...
Fans are invited to a real-world memorial for Brad McQuaid later this month
MMORPG fans have been in mourning for the last few weeks following the death of Brad McQuaid, one of the most popular veteran developers...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019
After 10 years of covering MMORPG news, I can assure you that I am still fired up to keep doing this. One of the...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen offers a look at class resource bars
When is a resource bar more than a resource bar? When it gives you a sneak peek at what a class is capable of....
Fans hold a solemn memorial of Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid during a livestream
The death of developer Brad McQuaid is still being acutely felt by many in the MMO gaming community, and no more is that apparent...
Pantheon’s community plans Brad McQuaid memorial stream as Visionary Realms vows to carry on
The passing of Brad McQuaid this week sent shockwaves through the tight-knit -- and still forming -- Pantheon community. In addition to expressing condolences...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most treasured EverQuest or Vanguard memory?
EverQuest was not my first MMORPG, but it's certainly one that shaped me profoundly. While I look back and grumble at the antique design...
Remembering the life and work of legendary MMO designer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid
When the news hit last night, it brought everything to a screeching halt in the Massively OP office: At the age of 51, veteran...
