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Massively Overthinking: Toxic positivity in the land of MMORPGs
As I type this, we've been watching the Lord of the Rings Online transfer situation unfold for over a week now, and I've personally...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online lays out its March plans
Elder Scrolls Online published its schedule for March activities, which includes a set of PvP-focused login rewards, new endeavors, a Deathmatch weekend, the Jester's...
Whatever happened to Minecraft-esque multiplayer sandbox Hytale?
Who here recalls Hytale? We first started reporting on this one back in 2018 and have seen it pop up on the wider radar...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 507: Get ‘er Dune
Justin and Bree discuss WoW's Undermine(d), Dune Awakening's launch reveal, LOTRO and DDO 64-bit servers, Lost Ark Wild Soul, Blade and Soul NEO, Legends of Aria Classic's sunset, and the Project Gorgon vampirism patch, plus mailbag topics on non-combat PvP activities and comfort gaming.
Massively Overthinking: The things we wish we didn’t know about the MMO industry
A few weeks ago, the MOP writers were sitting around in Discord avoiding work when the subject of a certain industry website's known pay-for-play...
Evercore Heroes is back as Evercore Heroes Ascension with a free Steam Next Fest demo
Don't call it a comeback - or maybe do! Evercore Heroes: Ascension will enable all gamers to download and play the new demo of...
Riot Games’ Marc Merrill says the Riot MMO is the project he personally spends the most time on
Generally, we'd advise you to take anything Riot's Marc Merrill says about the Riot MMO with a grain of salt, as Merrill has a...
The Riot MMO just lost yet another key staffer, this time its technical director
Don't panic, but another top dev has moved on from Riot Game's Runeterra MMO, what we usually refer to around here as the Riot...
Vague Patch Notes: How long do online games truly get to live?
I'm going to start this article by asking a question I don't actually want an answer to: How long has Minecraft been popular?
Objectively there...
Vaultbreakers – fka Project F4E – is an upcoming co-op extraction OARPG that isn’t a shooter
Anybody out there remember BetaDwarf's upcoming MMO Project F4E? You'd be forgiven if you didn't. It was first announced in 2021 as Project Haven,...
Riot Games, still closed in LA thanks to the wildfires, opens aid fundraisers in Valorant and League of Legends
Last week, we covered the devastation happening in Southern California, where half a dozen wildfires were ripping through Los Angeles neighborhoods from working class...
RuneScape fans riot over Jagex survey on $33 subs, in-game ads, and account restrictions
Yesterday we reported on a conjoint survey being sent out by Jagex to players of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape with a stated intention...
Rob Pardo’s Bonfire Studios announces Arkheron, a new PvP game he says defies easy description
Way back in 2016, when MassivelyOP was still young and innocent, former World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo announced a new development studio...
Warframe studio Digital Extremes donated $10000 to support California wildfire relief efforts
This week, we've been covering the devastation in Southern California as multiple wildfires are rampaging through Los Angeles, destroying tens of thousands of homes...
Multiple game studios and even the Fallout TV show are impacted by the devastating California wildfires
If you're paying any attention to the current US news, you know that large parts of dense Los Angeles, California, are under siege by...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2025 and beyond
As we turn the page on another fascinating year of MMORPG history, we cross into fresh territory. What lies ahead? Surprises, disappointments, and endless...
Tencent pushes back against its classification as a Chinese military company by the US government
Supposedly the Chinese megacorp Tencent is up to more than just working in video games if the US Department of Defense is to be...
Riot Games tries to rebuff report that Arcane TV series was a ‘financial miss’ for League of Legends
It's pretty easy to assume that animated shows are trying to sell toys and games to people; that's been a thing for a very...
Tencent removes its Epic Games board inserts after US Justice Department gives it the stinkeye
If this news story were a Discord conversation, the US Justice Department would have posted the Futurama Frye squint animated gif and Tencent would...
Riot’s Project K is a League of Legends physical trading card game
Last week, Riot Games revealed one of its formerly secret projects, which ended up being a physical League of Legends trading card game. Code-named...
