TitanReach adds revamped Glimmermoore and standalone launcher in today's early access update
At long last, after lots of tweaking and adjusting and development, TitanReach has opened the doors to the new and improved Glimmermoore with the launch of today's early access update. Followers of the game know that it's taken some time for the devs at Square Root Studios to get to this point, with the most […]
Fiesta Online plans to release its Realm of the Gods expansion on July 28
Ready to climb up to the top of power and fight some deities? Fiesta Online is counting on exactly that with its upcoming Realm of the Gods update, which is arriving on July 28th for fans of the game. And it's a pretty big one, with players gaining another five levels of power along with […]
Australian MP plans to introduce a bill banning lockbox sales to minors
You may remember back last year that there was some noise made in Australia about banning the sale of video game lootboxes to people under the age of 18. It looks like those recommendations and suggestions were taken to heart, as one of the Australian MPs, Andrew Wilkie, has announced his plan to introduce a […]
Black Desert sets Atoraxxion launch for July 21 as console counts 3M players
I'm sorry to report that Cursed, the Netflix TV show that Black Desert collaborated with on a whole patch last year, has been canceled. This isn't exactly Defiance levels of transmedia synergy sadness, but hey, this thing was up for a Golden Yachtie last year, so it's a bummer to follow it up with bad […]
The Stream Team: Mission running in Elite Dangerous Odyssey
Last time MOP's Chris took to the stars of Elite: Dangerous, he was in the final leg of Odyssey's alpha test, and in spite of the launch fiasco that has happened since, the call of internet spaceship shenanigans is too strong to be stopped. Tune in today at 2:00 p.m. EDT as he takes flight […]
New World teases next week's closed beta test – and no, there's no NDA
Just this morning we asked our readers what expectations they had for Amazon's New World, and hopefully somewhere in that thread, someone asked for a solid beta. That's certainly what Amazon is hoping for, as today it's posted a recap of the plan for pre-launch event, now just a week away on July 20th and […]
Crowfall addresses launch issues, Australian campaigns, marketing, and the game's first post-launch update
Crowfall's Executive Producer Gordon Walton has penned a fresh dev blog this afternoon, one week in to the game's launch, to discuss the state of the MMO and ArtCraft's plans going forward. Walton reiterates what players experienced with the launch last week: that it was marred by some technical difficulties and DDOS attacks but that […]
Indeed, Final Fantasy XIV is getting an official cookbook
If you've ever looked with envy at the polygonal meals lining the tables in Final Fantasy XIV's inns and thought, "I'd eat the crap out of THAT!" — your day is about to come. Apparently there's an official FFXIV cookbook in the works that's coming out this fall. This was spotted by Twitter user Wario64, […]
Perfect Ten: MMOs with the noisiest fanbases
In my particular neck of the woods, there are a lot of big fans of the Boston Red Sox. There's also something of a joke about that. How do you know if someone is a fan of the Red Sox? The answer is "don't worry, they'll tell you." Or, you know, you could look at […]
Bless Unleashed hypes up its August 6 Steam launch with a new trailer
Round8 Studios is very excited to remind players that Bless Unleashed is arriving to Steam this coming Friday, August 6th. So excited, in fact, that it's kicking out a new teaser trailer weeks ahead of time. The devs really want you to know the game's coming to the platform is what we're getting at. The […]
Blade & Soul hands scythe weapons to Warlocks and adds new events in today's Endless Night update
Demons attacking a village, people swinging scythes, an update subtitled Endless Night: It all sounds like Blade and Soul is desperate to celebrate Halloween early. We're not complaining, though, as the MMORPG's newest update has plenty of spooky-sounding delights for players to revel in. The update's tentpole feature is the new Way of the Reaver […]
Diablo 2 Resurrected adds QOL and accessibility features ahead of August 'early access beta'
Blizzard has posted a hefty Diablo 2 Resurrected dev blog this week that covers everything from how the team's implementing alpha feedback to the next phase of beta. For example, the studio has made multiple tweaks to graphical effects and icons – yeah, no more ugly potions and gemmies, but they are still recognizably Diablo […]
WoW Factor: The Blizzard 'leak' is probably fake, but it's still valuable
So right now it doesn't need to be said that stuff with World of Warcraft is kind of a mess. Shadowlands might have been better received than Battle for Azeroth was at launch, but that goodwill faded pretty quickly, especially with the long wait for patch 9.1 to actually be released. And now that patch […]
Red Dead Online brings on fresh criminal activities with the launch of the Blood Money update
We were pretty sure there were plenty of unsavory criminal acts to be had in Red Dead Online, but with yesterday's Blood Money update, there's even more crime to be had and a greater reason to commit more crime. Basically, it's a good day to be a baddie in this game's version of the American […]
Book of Travels explains why it's going with seasons that advance time
While MMORPGs are very much evolving and growing worlds, often their game worlds are stuck in time where lands, characters, and events are kept locked in place. The upcoming Book of Travels is looking to eschew this design in favor of pushing the timeline forward through its periodic "seasons." The Might and Delight dev team […]
The Daily Grind: What expectations do you have for Amazon's New World?
It's already been a crazy busy summer for MMO tests, patches, expansions, and launches — and we are far from done. One of the big tentpole releases for the year is still on its way, as Amazon's New World is coming out in late August. And I'm looking forward to it. I am. I don't […]
No, Cryptic isn't giving Magic Legends refugees 7K Zen – but here's what you *are* getting
Cryptic giveth and Cryptic taketh away: PWE and Cryptic sent 'round an email to some Magic Legends players today night, a "thank-you gift" for fans left adrift following the cancellation of the game earlier this month. And at least initially, the gift looked almost outrageously generous. As enticement to play Cryptic MMO Star Trek Online, […]
The Steam Team: Underwater racing and Guild Wars 2 Living World Season 4
Before things went crazy, Massively OP's MJ was on the shore waiting to run the underwater skimmer race in Guild Wars 2, the next step in teaching her skimmer to swim. Today she finally gets to do it! And after that, she'll be starting up Living World Season 4. Tune in live at 8:00 p.m. […]
Multiplayer survival shooter Vigor brings back classic cosmetics with its first Legacy season
Developer Bohemia Interactive is bringing back some classics in the multiplayer shooter Vigor with the launch of a so-called Legacy season, which progresses parallel to regular seasons, though players have to own a premium pass for the respective season in order to progress it. This first Legacy season brings back cosmetics from the game's very […]
Fortnite sees basketball superstar LeBron James drop in and adds the Inflate-A-Bull invention item
In our modern times, one of the bigger indications of hitting superstar status is being introduced as a playable character in Fortnite, and while basketball great LeBron James likely didn't need the affirmation, he is indeed being immortalized as the latest addition to the game's Icon Series. James arrives to the shooter's in-game store this […]
Pearl Abyss is building an art center in order to 'create more realistic and cinematic games'
It appears that publisher/developer Pearl Abyss is very serious about making its upcoming titles as realistic as possible. How serious, you ask? Try spending $26M on a building for precisely that purpose serious. This new building, which is tentatively being called the Pearl Abyss Art Center, will be based in Pyeongchon, Anyang City, South Korea, […]
Massively OP Podcast Episode 330: Swords of Crows Online
Justin and Bree discuss the launches of Crowfall and Swords of Legends Online, Fallout 76, WoW's story mess, and Elite Dangerous, with adventures in Albion Online, LOTRO, SWG Legends, Crowfall, WoW Classic, and FFXIV, plus a quick mailbag topic on Albion crafting.
Runes of Magic promises to improve performance, merge servers, and introduce new content (again)
This summer will be bringing some updates to Runes of Magic, which won't be involving any new content but will hopefully make life in the game's world a little bit nicer. First off, the devs are going to be introducing an update that introduces some long-awaited performance improvements and crash fixes. While this patch likely […]
Trove celebrates sixth birthday with Sunfest party, questing, and cake
Sunfest has returned to Trove just as the game is celebrating its sixth birthday, at least if you're on PC or a console not made by Nintendo, as the Switch festival has apparently been delayed "temporarily" and will run for its full two weeks at a later date. "Trove celebrates 6 years of existence, 6 […]
EverQuest II deploys a multi-faceted patch of fixes
Sometimes you just need to make a boss's stare less smoldering. Other times you need to make sure that a Necromancer's pet is referred to by the right name. All that and more is in the latest patch for EverQuest II, which annoyingly enough for those of us who write about these things lacks any […]
Palia shares more key character details and a peaceful outdoor scene
Followers of the upcoming self-described community simulation MMO Palia are likely eager to get any new details they can get out of the developing title (especially since pre-alpha invites were slow to come and scarce), so how about some more NPC informational cards? After all, this game is very much about cooperation and meeting people […]
Action MMO Vindictus adds the rapier-wielding character Tessa in latest update
Just this past June we were wondering whatever happened to Nexon's action combat MMO Vindictus, a game that launched back in 2010. At the time we noted that the game is still online and rounded up some updates of note over the past few months, so consider this a supplement to that report as well […]
Guild Wars 2 adds legendary armory and Twisted Marionette boss today, picks up Homeland actress for End of Dragons
Guild Wars 2 is about to have a pretty big day, what with the launch of both the legendary armory and the return of the Twisted Marionette in this afternoon's update. The legendary armory, of course, essentially turns legendary items into account-centered rather than character-centered items, allowing players to put these legendaries on all of […]
Perfect Ten: The 10 most huggable boss monsters in multiplayer online hunting RPGs
Have you ever fought a boss monster that didn't feel like it deserved your fatal blows? Sure, it's just a video game, and the pang of guilt can sometimes be described as fleeting at best, but now and again I run into a fight that really makes me pause for a moment and wonder what […]
Warframe's digital TennoCon 2021 promises a gameplay reveal of The New War expansion
This coming Saturday, July 17th, will be the digital version of TennoCon 2021, which likely is already an exciting day for fans of Warframe but is probably going to be even more exciting as the event will show a gameplay reveal of The New War, the expansion that was first teased during TennoCon 2018 and […]
Casually Classic: WoW Classic's Burning Crusade entry ditch
With this year's Burning Crusade Classic, the dynamics of leveling in WoW Classic shifted just as they did originally. Before Burning Crusade came along — now or back then — leveling was a long slog to 60 with nary a reprieve at the top end. After the first expansion, things went a little faster and […]
EVE Online warps in a 'community-inspired' patch
Whether they're the arrogant players who think they know better than the actual MMO developer or the dedicated fans who want nothing less than the best for a title, people love to know that they've been heard by game studios. Sometimes players do have really great perspectives and suggestions that a developer would be wise […]
Dungeons and Dragons Online previews Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
If there is one constant in the gaming universe, it's that developers love their quest title puns… and their alliterations. We don't blame Dungeons and Dragons Online devs for doing this because saying "Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh" is the fuel that's getting us through the morning. Now that you've said that phrase out loud five […]
The Elder Scrolls Online's Waking Flame DLC and Update 31 arrive August 23, are available now on PTS
"The schemes of the Prince of Destruction were not thwarted during the events of The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood, only delayed," you'll be sad to read from the opening line of the MMORPG's newest announcement post. Then again, it wouldn't be a year of Oblivion-themed updates in the game if our good buddy Mehrunes Dagon […]
Neverwinter's Bard class and level-squish arrive to PC in Jewel of the North on July 27
Neverwinter players have known for a while now that PWE has been working on a bard class and the new leveling system, but today, it's getting a formal patch announcement – and a launch date. Jewel of the North is officially launching on PC come July 27th, though console players will be waiting until "fall." […]
The Daily Grind: If you could fight only one mob type in MMOs forever, what would it be?
Undead for me. I can probably chalk this up to my earliest MMORPGs, Ultima Online and EverQuest. Both had really solid undead mobs. Ultima Online had an entire dungeon – Deceit – devoted to skellies and liches and spectral horrors and mummies, many layers down into the depths, and I have spent a not inconsiderable amount […]
Riders of Icarus celebrates five years with an event, giveaways, items, and sales
Surprise! It's the fifth anniversary of mount-centric MMORPG Riders of Icarus and the game is celebrating the occasion with a whole lot of free stuff and some stuff that can be bought. Because, you know, free-to-play games. The main attraction is a special event where players can trade Anniversary Cakes for a variety of goodies […]
Kakao Games' survival sandbox Dysterra has begun global beta testing
Kakao Games is once again drumming up hype for Dysterra, the survival sandbox coming from developer Reality MagiQ that just hit beta last week. Beta testing is expected to offer up features like a team system, an expanded world, reorganization of the game's UI, and the introduction of a "single mode" for beginners, while once more promising […]
A3 Still Alive's latest update adds new content, paid content-skipping, and server merge prep
Fans of Netmarble's mobile MMO A3: Still Alive have two major updates to focus their attention on this week. First, there's a slew of new content in the game, including a new PvP mode, level cap increase to 180, and transfer tickets for what are apparently upcoming server merges. "This month's update introduces a handful […]
Temtem added in the Crema Corp offices and the ability to play the piano with its latest patch
There's good reason to be excited about the latest update to Temtem. No, not because there's an official launch date or anything; that still requires waiting. But it does add the ability for players to actually play the piano as a purely social mechanic, so that is pretty cool. Who doesn't love in-game musical performances? […]
Final Fantasy XI adds a new high-end battlefield against a deific dragon
Feel like the fight against Shinryu in Final Fantasy XI is too easy these days with all of the new gear and improvements players can bring against him? Want a fight that's significantly harder? Ask and ye shall receive, as the newest version update bring a new high-tier version of the Shinryu fight to the […]
Epic v Apple: Australian antitrust case allowed to resume thanks to an overturned ruling
While a lot of our previous reporting has naturally been focused on the antitrust case unfolding between Epic Games, Apple, and Google here in the US, that's not the only legal battlefield for the matter, as Epic Games leveraged a similar complaint in Australian courts to the one brought forth in California this past November. […]
Ubisoft doc suggests toxic management has contributed to loss of talent and image
That headline might read like "water is wet" news, but the actual statements made are part of Ubisoft's own Universal Registration Document, a mandatory document for public companies that identifies risks as well as results to the firm they come from. This particular document was published in June, with Ubisoft affirming in the "risks and […]
Wisdom of Nym: Looking at lost actions as a key to more job customization in Final Fantasy XIV
Let's talk a little bit about the Save the Queen content in Final Fantasy XIV, but perhaps not in the way you might be expecting. I come here not to review the content or to offer guides to playing it, but to look at this content as a potential path forward for the game offering […]
RuneScape's latest update applies a quality-of-life Ninja Strike to various combat matters
Fights happen in RuneScape. It's just the way of things. As of this week's patch, fighting in the MMORPG is getting some likely helpful quality-of-life updates and new adjustments thanks to the latest Ninja Strike. The new patch adds several new boss fight features including a boss instance timer, a display under a boss' health […]
Hands-on with Monster Hunter Stories 2: Teasing out the multiplayer content
So Monster Hunter Stories 2 is out in the wild now, and to be honest, the demo does the game no justice for MH fans, and worse, it hides essentially everything for multiplayer fans, which I'd argue have been the core of the series fans at the start. That being said, I stand by my feelings that […]
Final Fantasy XIV contends with full servers and wait lists for its digital version
It's possible you're tired of hearing about Final Fantasy XIV, but the influx of players the game seems to be getting is pretty notable. As of yesterday, players were reporting that nearly every server in the game was being closed to the creation of new characters due to an influx of players. That doesn't appear […]
Final Fantasy XIV prepares to Make it Rain and sports a new benchmark and expansion site
So the content for Final Fantasy XIV is going to be light on the ground for the next four months and change. What can you do to entertain yourself? Well, you can take part in the Make it Rain campaign that starts up July 19th, which increases the rate at which you earn MGP while […]
Elite Dangerous' David Braben delays Odyssey on console to 'reprioritise the core PC experience'
Elite Dangerous' Odyssey expansion has been a bit of a bungle, all told. While players initially embraced the new content, even we noted it felt rushed and unfinished, and players have since been complaining bitterly about bugs and issues and dropped features the slow pace of fixes and the perception of poor communication from the […]
Fight or Kite: Crowfall's launch is a struggle, but I'm ready to play
It's been just under a week since Crowfall officially launched, and the game's more alive than ever before. It's been what has felt like an eternity since Crowfall was initially announced as a Kickstarter back in 2015. I recall sitting on the sofa, coffee mug in hand, reading about the initial core concepts, and I […]
