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Massively OP Podcast Episode 523: Course-correcting into the future
Justin and Bree discuss World of Warcraft, BitCraft Online, the possible sale of CCP Games and EVE Online, LOTRO, DDO, Palia, Dune Awakening, and Chrono Odyssey, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, Palia, and the land of Steam Decks.
‘Political, dynamic, and unapologetically brutal’: Early impressions of Dune Awakening
I stood there almost naked, staring across the desert the north as my hydration quickly dropped. I had no gear and no base and...
Funcom is retooling Dune Awakening’s PvP endgame to be more PvE-friendly after all
Dune Awakening is on the move, fam, and Funcom doesn't mean to let anyone forget it. This morning, the studio released a launch infographic...
The Stream Team: Trekking to the tradepost in Dune Awakening
After experiencing their first spice dream in Dune: Awakening, Massively OP's MJ and Larry have been directed to head to the Griffin's Reach Tradepost...
Dune Awakening’s future plans include a beefy July patch and the start of DLCs
Dune Awakening was one of the more impactful launches this year, but can Funcom keep momentum and interest in the survival SANDbox going? That's...
MMO Hype Train: Dune Awakening stumbles, trips, and sometimes sprints in its early experience
It does seem appropriate that for a series about the fight over a planet filled with a rare resource, Dune Awakening has played tug-o'-war...
Dune Awakening adjusts PvP respawn timers and ends in-game vehicular manslaughter
PvPing players of Dune: Awakening have gotten a little bit of relief in the survival MMO's latest patch, which has applied a couple of...
Dune Awakening players call out unfair Landsraad mechanics and ornithopters ‘goomba stomping’ in PvP
In a turn of events that absolutely nobody could have ever seen coming at all, players of the survival MMORPG Dune: Awakening have found...
Cozy co-op sandbox Aloft is refining combat and adding puzzle trapdoors and rotating wall mechanics
At Summer Game Fest's Best Indie Games Showcase, multiplayer survival sandbox Aloft - the one we previewed just a few months ago - announced...
Dune Awakening tackles backend stability and bugs as Steam concurrency crests 140K
Yep, we're checking in on Dune: Awakening's first couple of days of life again, only this time it's for the actual real launch instead...
Fans of The Secret World classic plan 13th anniversary celebration with new ARG
The 13th anniversary of the launch of the original incarnation of The Secret World is a few weeks away, and die-hard fans are planning...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 521: Switching it up
Justin and Bree discuss Dune Awakening, New World's season servers, Chrono Odyssey, the Switch 2, and all the MMOs of Summer Game Fest, with adventures in World of Warcraft, LOTRO, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on raids and storytelling in MMOs.
The spice must flow: Dune Awakening officially launches this morning
As of right now for fans of Dune Awakening, the spice must flow. Also the crafting must achieve a flow state, the ornithopters must fly,...
Dune Awakening promises lots of fresh servers for the launch tomorrow
We're now down to just one more sleep until Dune Awakening officially launches, and Funcom CEO Rui Casais has one final address for headstart...
The Stream Team: A headstart to becoming worm chow in Dune Awakening
Dune: Awakening launches soon, but it has already opened its doors early for some folks to get a headstart on becoming worm chow... er,...
Dune Awakening Steam reviews shift from red to blue as servers open and stabilize
We are now roughly a couple of days removed from the not-really-launch-but-totally-launch of Dune: Awakening, with the survival MMO moving through its "advanced access"...
Massively Overthinking: Is Dune Awakening an MMO, MMORPG, survivalbox, or something else?
In this week's Massively Overthinking, we have a very simple question on deck in honor of Dune Awakening's headstart: What the heck is it?...
Dune Awakening’s $70+ headstart has officially begun – are you playing?
If you shelled out for either of the two largest Dune Awakening preorder packs, your time has come! No, literally, your time to play...
Perfect Ten: 10 alternate travel options offered by MMORPGs
By default, in basically every MMORPG, your character is an eager co-worker in your objectives. You press W to go forward, and your character...
Dune Awakening opens Steam preloading and posts server names ahead of tomorrow’s headstart
One more sleep until Dune Awakening, at least if you shelled out for the top-end founder packs. Even if you didn't, you'll want to...
