What? Massively OP’s MJ gets to explore a new land in Guild Wars 2 on launch day? Is the MMOverse coming to an end?! No! Instead, it’s more like ArenaNet releasing Janthir Wilds as a slightly early birthday present for her. And how could she not fully appreciate such a gesture? Join us live at […]

At this afternoon’s Opening Night Live show at Gamescom 2024, Grinding Gear Games formally announced that early access for Path of Exile 2 is slated for November 15th. In other words, MOARPG fans will have about a month to finish up Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred, which launches October 8th, before moseying on over to […]

At this afternoon’s Gamescom Opening Night Live, the indie team at Omeda Studios formally launched Predecessor, one of multiple MOBAs spawned from the remains of Epic Games’ open-sourced MOBA Paragon. “Today, players will be able to dive into version 1.0 on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store; and on console via PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox […]

During this afternoon’s Opening Night Live at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Amazon’s Prime Video label announced Secret Level, a “new adult-animated anthology series” specifically featuring video games. And naturally, among those video games is New World. “Part of our vision from the beginning is to develop and publish fantastic IPs that immerse and excite players […]

In this mini episode, Bree runs down Throne & Liberty's delay, New World's Aeternum beta, Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds launch, the Richard Garriott Ultima Online rumor, the state of Ultima Online New Legacy, Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt, the record-setting SWG Legends' SOEclipse event, and the approach of Gamescom.

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So World of Warships is crossing over with Blue Archive. Why? What’s the connection between a mobile strategy gacha game and a naval battle game? Who knows. That isn’t important. This is the world we live in, wherein World of Warships will cross over with every possible other property as often as reasonably possible, and […]

Overwatch 2’s fight against cheaters and bad player behavior continues on, and while it’s likely a never-ending war, Blizzard is opening its latest player behavior-focused dev blog with a victorious claim against bad apples: The studio has banned over 500K cheaters and either banned or suspended another 40K accomplices, all while promising new anti-cheat tools […]

Gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Germany, is about to begin with Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live spectacle, a two-hour parade of trailers, advertisements, and ideally, new game announcements that kick off the show and set the stage for the event… oh yeah, and give those of us back home some distraction. Thanks to public hints and […]

The grind for exotic item drops in Destiny 2 is apparently very real. So real, in fact, that players are willing to write and share macros in order to AFK farm for the big shiny. This behavior hasn’t gone unnoticed by Bungie, however, and the developer is now updating its ban policy to account for […]

Last year was a major milestone for Final Fantasy XIV, as it marked the 10-year anniversary for the relaunched game. So what do you do for the next year? Well, it should be obvious: You hold the 11-year anniversary event. And that’s just what the game is doing when the newest incarnation of The Rising […]

One of the hallmarks of advancing technology is that power increases while form factor decreases, and now that looks to be true of the original 1997 ARPG Diablo, which can now be played on a web browser or a mobile phone thanks to the efforts of some fans. This web-based port of the game is […]

I’ve never been one to make very good use of Steam wishlists – or any wishlists, for that matter. I’m weird in that way, I suppose. But I’ve been trying to be a more organized adult by making better use of notes and lists and all that jazz, even though it’s a slow process. And […]

With Skull and Bones headed to Steam on August 22nd alongside the game’s new season, Ubisoft Singapore is taking the opportunity to to improve the keyboard and mouse user experience since Steam is a PC storefront. The in-house “interview” talks up efforts to make the game “feel more ‘PC'” with its adjustments, discusses the feedback […]

I always start off with a lot of concern whenever I enter a sandbox MMORPG for Choose My Adventure. Mostly because these games are almost always murder blenders and having to look over my shoulder with every step isn’t what I’d call my idea of fun. Luckily, Fractured Online has, at least in the interim, […]

It’s been quite some time since The Repopulation was in our collective radar, but that was because development of the game was ended in January 2023 according to TGS Tech, the dev group contracted by Idea Fabrik to put the sci-fi sandbox together. Of course regular readers know that wasn’t the end of the story, […]

With the early access launch of Brighter Shores planned for this fall, one big question’s on the table for this RuneScape-inspired MMO: Will it have PvP? The answer? Yes… but not right away. Developer Andrew Gower said that PvP is being pushed off until the official release to give it more time to bake: “Yes, […]

It’s the last Tuesday reset for World of Warcraft before The War Within arrives, and in many ways, the game is already off to the races. Of particular note is that the three-month Pandaria Remix event has concluded and all involved characters will wake up, blinking like newborn babes, in the light of normal servers […]

Fellow MMO housing fans, furbish up your design skills because we’re going to Janthir Wilds today. Yes, Guild Wars 2’s latest expansion officially rolls out today. Janthir Wilds is B2P for a one-time fee of $24.99 (on up if you want a loaded pack), which includes all four major patches as they roll out over […]

Back in July, Kotaku penned a piece on Kien, a game originally announced for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance… in 2002. Apparently, the game was finished back then, but no publisher would take it on. A full 22 years later, one of the original devs returned to revamp the game and get it out on […]

Folks watching (or attending) Warframe’s TennoLive at TennoCon 2024 received a Saryn Prime to add to their arsenal, and it’s time for Massively OP’s MJ to take her for a spin! MJ might even get to help some friends out in their adventures. Is this frame destined to become one of her favorites? Or will […]

The first season of content for The First Descendant arrives soon, and it brings with it a new form of dungeon that’s sure to delight speedrunners in the form of Invasion dungeons. Hard-difficulty operations will offer players the choice of entering the “Invasion” form of the operation, which are all about clearing out enemies as […]

If you’re a fan of Monster Hunter, then you’ve no doubt been watching the various weapon preview vignettes that have been coming out of Monster Hunter Wilds over the past two weeks. But maybe you haven’t been keeping up or you just want to watch them all again. In that case, there’s now a video […]

Given all of the releases that came out last year, you would be forgiven for letting the co-op critter hunting RPG Atlas Fallen slip through the mental cracks. After all, the game was, by all critical and gamer accounts, something of a middling title. However, developer Deck13 and publisher Focus Entertainment has not completely forgotten […]

Elder Scrolls Online players, set your launcher patchers to go because update 43 is officially live as of this afternoon – at least if you’re on PC or Mac, anyway. U43 is a free base-game update that’s going to appeal to fans of player housing in particular. “Update 43 introduces one of the most anticipated […]

Gamers who updated their Steam desktop app recently may have seen something a little new in their browsing experience: a feature that is visually prioritizing what Valve considers helpful reviews – and is thinning out the meme-filled ones. “[O]ne-word reviews, reviews comprised of ASCII art, or reviews that are primarily playful memes and in-jokes, will […]

Time flies when you’re looking at your cell phone swinging your finger at giant beasts in Monster Hunter Now. Before you know it, you’ll look up from your screen and see that the autumn season has arrived. But then you can look back at your screen because that will also mark the start of Season […]

Last month we first heard about Midnight Murder Club, a new multiplayer PvP FPS from developer Velan Studios that basically tells players to go play hide-and-seek with firearms in a dark and booby trap-filled mansion. The shooter held a closed alpha in July while release timing is currently aiming for sometime in the fall. If […]

It’s all of the great taste of Kickstarted sci-fi MMORPG Dual Universe but with your own personal spin: It’s myDU, the standalone version that offers private server hosting Novaquark announced in July, which has gone live today, August 19th. As we reported previously, this is a separate purchase that will set players back $35 (though […]

For Battle Bards’ penultimate episode, Syp and Syl explore some EPIC battle music across many MMOs. After all, if we’re going to go out in style, that style’s going to be loud enough to blast a hole in your eardrums! We also learn that nobody likes the Flute Guy. Battle Bards is the world’s first, best, […]

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There are evidently a lot of people who are eager to jump into the free-to-play survival shooter Once Human, even in spite of the game’s technical problems. That’s according to NetEase’s latest PR, which counts over 10 million downloads worldwide and some chart-topping success on Steam. In addition to the number of downloads (not active […]

We’ve gone through a lot of different names for what are now being called Allied Societies in Final Fantasy XIV, but I think this one finally captures both what the idea is for these quests and the space that FFXIV has narratively staked out for these quests. It was one thing when it was Amalj’aa […]

The days of Mortal Online 2 players using invincible targets like vendors, priests, and training dummies as juice boxes are regrettably over. That’s thanks to the sandbox MMORPG’s latest patch, which stops the Lifesteal clade gift from working against these targets. You’re going to have to drink the essence of other targets instead. Look, there’s […]

The Overwatch 2-playing world is close to the launch of Season 12, and when it does arrive, it will bring a host of updates to the shooter’s competitive play as detailed in the game’s latest Director’s Take post. System Designer Gavin Winter outlines several new additions to the competitive scene that will arrive in the […]

If you were hoping for some form of revelation for Embracer Group’s slate of MMOs to come out of the company’s April-to-June investor report for 2024, you should probably temper your expectations, as most of what our readers care about appears to be dangled carrots for the investor board instead of hard plans. We’ll start […]

If you were among those who raised your eyebrows at the three-figure prices that Ashes of Creation was charging for access to its upcoming Alpha Two test, then you might be interested to read through a synopsis post about the earlier announcement, which features some updates thanks to the “glorious feedback” players have provided. The […]

The “open-world action adventure RPG” that is Crimson Desert has been making a lot of noise since Pearl Abyss revealed that it will be playable at Gamescom 2024, but now it’s bringing even more noise – and some fresh gameplay – with a look at one of its boss fights. The preview opens with protagonist […]

What would it be like if an MMORPG created a huge world boss fight… and then kicked you out for daring to show up? That’s a possible scenario for Lord of the Rings Online’s Nazgul encounters on the new Angmar and Mordor servers, as SSG said that the legendary worlds can’t handle too too many […]

A while back, MOP reader Hebby joked on Mastodon that she intentionally plays bad MMOs, but even she was surprised to see a certain MMO that shall remain nameless getting coverage. So I want to talk about the idea of playing bad MMOs. At first, I was tempted to scoff; why would anyone do this, […]

This week in the world of MMORPGs tried its damnedest to make up for the week before (iykyk): Throne & Liberty got a two-week delay, New World picked a date for its Aeternum crossplay beta, Dungeons and Dragons Online launched its Myth Drannor expansion, and Richard Garriott suggested he’s trying to get Ultima Online back […]

Item sets in The Elder Scrolls Online are pretty important if you want to reach your maximum potential in the game, but the creation of these sets is a closely guarded secret. While one might think that posting an in-house interview with combat designer Nadav Pechthold would shine a light on these secrets, it cleverly […]

The recently launched magic life sim Spellfarers Update 0.511 arrived with “lots of fixes, including to cooking, a new stove for Ilo’s kitchen, minor transmutations, and more. Witches can now properly specialize in moon magic by casting the magic specialization spell.” And this is just the beginning of the rest of the news! Read on for a […]

A new level cap in Final Fantasy XIV means that MOP’s Chris has some catching up to do for some of his alt jobs, and since he’s feeling the urge to do some tanking, that’s just what he’ll be up to! Join him and his crew today at 2:00 p.m. EDT for another round of […]

It’s been an interesting summer for crowdfunded MMOs. Ashes of Creation has hit August running, first with a preview of the Bard class, then with a formal announcement of its paid alpha 2 starting October 25th, which as you can imagine has gamers grumbling. Meanwhile, Star Citizen continued teasing alpha 4, Dual Universe continues its […]

The updates keep on a-comin’ for the free-to-play PvPvE extraction RPG Dungeonborne, which has a new patch out this week that introduces some new gameplay, a new healer ability, and a fresh set of gear to gather. The major piece of this update is Clotho’s Trial, a new limited-time PvP arena that pits two teams […]

When a beloved player falls, a studio may honor that memory by including him or her as part of the game world. While our headlining picture isn’t the first time we’ve seen such an inclusion, it’s nevertheless heart-touching. “Death comes to us all but this player was very active in game, on the forums and […]

Final Fantasy XIV does not let me just have a normal horse mount. You can get elemental ponies from the old Extreme trials, there are special achievement horses, there are a couple of cash shop options, and so on. But just having a normal horse to ride is basically impossible, which becomes really weird when […]

Earlier this afternoon, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends hosted a massive event called SOEclipse, essentially the precise moment when the Legends Omega server has officially been alive longer than the original live servers under SOE. Players were invited to log in and join the devs in Cloud City for the festivities, countdown, and […]

Just when you finally got your pirate vessel fully insured, along comes a new ship and cannons to blow up your deductible. Yet look on the bright side of your sinking boat: You get a new Skull and Bones content update on August 22nd. Into the Dragon’s Wake is about to arrive in Ubisoft’s naval […]

If you’re seeing players in Project: Gorgon dashing around slaughtering foes willy-nilly (more than normal anyway), that’s because there’s a community-wide Writ Challenge that’s going on between now and Monday, August 19th, that is promising goodies for everyone if certain milestones are hit. The task is simple: Go out and kill enemies between levels five […]

Good afternoon. Have you met Mr. Nibbles yet? No? Well, neither has Massively OP’s MJ. But Today’s V Rising plan is to accomplish just that. And then she’ll go clear out the other bosses of Act I. She definitely won’t be sidetracked by building her castle… really. Tune in live at 2:00 p.m. and see […]