A PWE studio known primarily for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.
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Design Mockument: How would a Marvel MMORPG actually work?
We've had an awful lot of Marvel-related online projects that never quite get over the finish line into an MMORPG. Sure, we have had...
Vague Patch Notes: Learning to hate the MMORPGs you love
I had to teach myself how to hate Star Trek Online. It didn't come naturally to me.
If you've read the stuff that I've written...
Star Trek Online’s Unveiled, the MMO’s 33rd season, is live on console today
Console Captains, it's finally your moment in Star Trek Online, as the Unveiled season is officially live on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox...
Star Trek Online’s anniversary celebrations have kicked off for console players
It's kind of hard to play Star Trek Online on console when the anniversary event starts, because you know that you're going to have...
One Shots: How to potty train your dragon
Think you have it rough raising a miniature human or juvenile feline or canine? Just try finding fireproof diapers and charred formula for a...
MMO Hype Train: What can Dune Awakening’s character creator teach us about the MMO?
Sometimes when it rains, it really pours around these here MMO parts. To demonstrate this, last week we not only got the official release...
Neverwinter is offering doubled Ravenloft campaign currency for a week
So you know how Neverwinter fans are a bit antsy seeing as how the now DECA-run MMORPG hasn't really gotten any direct address from...
Champions Online is losing its last known Cryptic developer this week
We've been focused on the transition from Cryptic to Deca for Star Trek Online and Neverwinter, but Cryptic other MMORPG, Champions Online, often gets...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV is running out of Final Fantasy
It wasn't so long ago that I did a series of columns talking about the many, many references in Final Fantasy XIV to date,...
Star Trek Online kicks off the first part of its 2025 campaign with the No-Win Scenario on console
It would feel weird for Star Trek Online to have a year-long campaign called "No-Win Scenario" without including the Kobayashi Maru, the classic and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 506: MMO housing, jet packs, and money
Justin and Bree discuss WoW housing, Stars Reach's plans, Pantheon's weird controversy, Star Trek Online's Unveiled, Black Desert's flying mounts, and Q4 financial reports from Daybreak, NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, Kakao, and Nexon, plus adventures in LOTRO, Stars Reach, SWG Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and The Sims 4.
The Stream Team: A look at Star Trek Online’s next Kings & Queens chapter, Axiom
It's been quite some time since Massively OP's MJ was able to immerse herself in new Star Trek Online story. But the drought finally...
Star Trek Online’s 33rd season, Unveiled, is live today for the game’s 15th birthday
As promised, Star Trek Online's Unveiled season - the MMORPG's 33rd since launch - is officially live on PC today, only a smidge past...
DECA games finally addresses Star Trek Online playerbase following Cryptic’s forced exit
Ever since Embracer announced that it was moving Cryptic's MMORPG operations from Cryptic to smol bean European studio DECA, the playerbases of Star Trek...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs that suck in interesting ways
This week's Massively Overthinking is entirely inspired by a fantastic argument made by YouTuber on Bluesky. Iron Pineapple declared that "a good game can...
Star Trek Online has begun giving out anniversary gifts ahead of its 15th birthday
It has been quite a rough year for Star Trek Online this time around, but the game's anniversary is almost here once again, and...
Star Anvil opens $50K Kickstarter for its third Secret World tabletop RPG
No, Funcom hasn't made any big moves on The Secret World MMORPG franchise lately and didn't even rouse itself to celebrate the game's 12th...
Jonathan Del Arco helms Star Trek Online’s 33rd season, Unveiled, launching February 11
Everyone's worried about the future of Cryptic's MMOs post-Cryptic, including us, but Star Trek Online is forging onward into 2025 with the promise of...
Star Trek Online kicks off the 2025 event campaign with its No-Win Scenario
Despite the name of the event being No-Win Scenario, there is actually a win condition for Star Trek Online players participating in its event...
The MOP Up: RIFT gets some surprising API improvements
Already we're checking off the "something positive happens for RIFT" square in our 2025 bingo card, as Gamigo's team invested some time improving the...
