https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:19:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/skull-bones-soft-launch-is-underway-for-preorder-players-ahead-of-next-weeks-formal-release/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/skull-bones-soft-launch-is-underway-for-preorder-players-ahead-of-next-weeks-formal-release/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479016 Ubisoft’s long, long delayed pirate “co-op pirate open world action RPG” MMO Skull & Bones has finally set sail with a soft launch into a no-wipe open beta as of late last night. Never again will I have to write a title about a Skull & Bones delay and try to figure out how many […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/08/skull-bones-soft-launch-is-underway-for-preorder-players-ahead-of-next-weeks-formal-release/feed/ 23 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/think-gamemaster-delivered-content-is-dead-multiplayer-helldivers-2-is-trying-it-anyway/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/think-gamemaster-delivered-content-is-dead-multiplayer-helldivers-2-is-trying-it-anyway/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:00:49 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478984 Approximately a thousand years ago in the lost age of 1997, I remember inching my way across an isometric Ultima Online screen, fighting insane lag and rollbacks to make my way to a player-held castle where OSI gamemasters were holding a custom event just for players. It’s been a long-standing and (almost) unbroken tradition in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/think-gamemaster-delivered-content-is-dead-multiplayer-helldivers-2-is-trying-it-anyway/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/not-so-massively-stormgate-isnt-delivering-a-revolution-yet/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/not-so-massively-stormgate-isnt-delivering-a-revolution-yet/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478776 Stormgate’s marketing is laser-focused on studio Frost Giant’s plan to deliver an “RTS revolution.” With StarCraft II still popular but slowly waning as it languishes in maintenance mode, the genre needs a new champion, and hot off its massive Kickstarter success, Stormgate is one of the best candidates to become just that. As a lifelong […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/not-so-massively-stormgate-isnt-delivering-a-revolution-yet/feed/ 19 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/scars-of-honor-is-a-throwback-to-the-golden-age-of-mmos-with-a-200k-kickstarter/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/scars-of-honor-is-a-throwback-to-the-golden-age-of-mmos-with-a-200k-kickstarter/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478937 Another day, another MMO that seeks to “bring back the golden age of the genre.” But will the emerging Scars of Honor capture the zeitgeist of a community hungry for solid new products — especially if one delivers so many tasty morsels in its feature list? Developed by Bulgarian startup Beast Burst Entertainment, Scars of […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/07/scars-of-honor-is-a-throwback-to-the-golden-age-of-mmos-with-a-200k-kickstarter/feed/ 20 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-sneak-out-manasoul-rise-of-mythos-aka-kings-call/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-sneak-out-manasoul-rise-of-mythos-aka-kings-call/#respond Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478258 Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you’ve probably never heard of (but we’ll be impressed if you have). Sneak Out Sneak Out is for some reason listed as similar to Terraria on Steam. It’s not like Terraria at all. It’s much more like a game of Among Us mashed together with a wacky game […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/04/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-sneak-out-manasoul-rise-of-mythos-aka-kings-call/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/voxlands-is-a-multiplayer-boxy-blend-of-fps-rpg-and-survival-coming-to-februarys-steam-next-fest/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/voxlands-is-a-multiplayer-boxy-blend-of-fps-rpg-and-survival-coming-to-februarys-steam-next-fest/#comments Sat, 03 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477983 It’s time once again to take up several sub-genres, toss them in a pot, and whisk until they smooth into a new title. This time the ingredients are the multiplayer FPS, RPG, and survival game, with a sprinkling of voxel sandbox visuals and ray-traced graphics to create Voxlands. “Voxlands invites you to embark on a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/03/voxlands-is-a-multiplayer-boxy-blend-of-fps-rpg-and-survival-coming-to-februarys-steam-next-fest/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-under-a-rock-farworld-pioneers-cyborg-immortal/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-under-a-rock-farworld-pioneers-cyborg-immortal/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477909 Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs you’ve probably never heard of (but if you have, awesome!). Under a Rock If you’re not living under a rock, well, you should be… Gameforge’s Under a Rock, that is. It’s a multiplayer survival title from Nordic Trolls, published under the Gameforge banner and sporting online co-op. It’s […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-under-a-rock-farworld-pioneers-cyborg-immortal/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/first-impressions-palworld-copied-all-the-right-homework-to-graduate-as-its-own-enjoyable-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/first-impressions-palworld-copied-all-the-right-homework-to-graduate-as-its-own-enjoyable-game/#comments Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477793 You know how the back of a box of Hamburger Helper or other boxed dinner mixes encourage you to toss in extra ingredients to “make it your own”? That’s a lot like what Palworld has done in my view: taken the base dinner mix that it created in Craftopia – itself a game that cribs […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/first-impressions-palworld-copied-all-the-right-homework-to-graduate-as-its-own-enjoyable-game/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/wwii-fps-enlisted-arrives-to-steam-with-an-updated-name-and-features-in-q1-2024/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/wwii-fps-enlisted-arrives-to-steam-with-an-updated-name-and-features-in-q1-2024/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477433 You could be forgiven for thinking that the large-scale WWII multiplayer FPS Enlisted was already on Steam, but that turns out to not be the case, as PC players were able to enjoy the game only through Gaijin Entertainment’s launcher. That’s going to change sometime in the first quarter of this year, however, as the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/wwii-fps-enlisted-arrives-to-steam-with-an-updated-name-and-features-in-q1-2024/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/ultra-mega-cats-is-a-cat-tastic-roguelike-co-op-third-person-shooter-headed-for-early-access-later-this-year/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/ultra-mega-cats-is-a-cat-tastic-roguelike-co-op-third-person-shooter-headed-for-early-access-later-this-year/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:00:17 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477555 It’s said that you can’t judge a book by its cover, but in the case of the upcoming Ultra Mega Cats, it’s safe to assume a few things about the game. For instance, the presser enjoys itself plenty of cat-related puns like “cat-tastic” and “fur-ever,” so the title’s whole vibe is pretty clearly on the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/ultra-mega-cats-is-a-cat-tastic-roguelike-co-op-third-person-shooter-headed-for-early-access-later-this-year/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/mad-worlds-steam-launch-is-more-like-sad-world/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/mad-worlds-steam-launch-is-more-like-sad-world/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477518 Too little, too late? That may be the epitaph to Mad World’s nine-month trek to bringing the game to Steam after last year’s launch. We already knew that this grimdark MMO wasn’t blowing up in any significant way, despite its unique visual language, but the extremely lackluster release on Steam this past week seems to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/29/mad-worlds-steam-launch-is-more-like-sad-world/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/hawaii-themed-zombie-survivalbox-fractured-veil-finally-makes-its-early-access-release-to-mixed-reviews/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/hawaii-themed-zombie-survivalbox-fractured-veil-finally-makes-its-early-access-release-to-mixed-reviews/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:30:05 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477211 After a multi-year series of delays, Paddle Creek Games has made the early access launch for its survival sandbox Fractured Veil, inviting players to “kill, chill, and rebuild” in a zombie-infested version of the Hawaiian island of Maui. Just in case you haven’t been following along, Fractured Veil has all of the sub-genre hallmarks such […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/hawaii-themed-zombie-survivalbox-fractured-veil-finally-makes-its-early-access-release-to-mixed-reviews/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/valofes-kritika-zero-heralds-launch-on-its-own-platform-with-opening-ceremony-events/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/valofes-kritika-zero-heralds-launch-on-its-own-platform-with-opening-ceremony-events/#respond Thu, 25 Jan 2024 19:30:43 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477058 This week has officially seen the fourth attempt at making Kritika Online stick the landing, as Valofe’s version of the anime action MMO has gone live on its bespoke VFUN platform – after the studio temporarily yoinked it from Steam in the hours before launch. “In an exhilarating milestone for gaming enthusiasts, the highly anticipated […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/valofes-kritika-zero-heralds-launch-on-its-own-platform-with-opening-ceremony-events/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/mad-world-finally-arrives-on-steam-after-a-nine-month-delay/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/mad-world-finally-arrives-on-steam-after-a-nine-month-delay/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476978 Cast your mind all the way back to spring of 2023 when you were but a carefree gamer in a garden of delights. However, one treat was denied to you on Steam: Jandisoft’s newly launched Mad World, which struggled with numerous technical difficulties upon release. A Steam delay was announced in late April, beginning what […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/25/mad-world-finally-arrives-on-steam-after-a-nine-month-delay/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/24/arenanet-opens-up-more-job-postings-for-guild-wars-2-and-its-still-developing-unannounced-project/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/24/arenanet-opens-up-more-job-postings-for-guild-wars-2-and-its-still-developing-unannounced-project/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:30:50 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476831 In a month where we saw multiple gaming and tech companies kick employees to the curb, we’re going to offer a puff of fresh oxygen thanks to ArenaNet, which is sharing some new job postings for Guild Wars 2 and its mysterious “unannounced project.” Most of the job postings are for this project, including VFX […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/24/arenanet-opens-up-more-job-postings-for-guild-wars-2-and-its-still-developing-unannounced-project/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/24/co-op-survivalbox-enshrouded-just-launched-into-steam-early-access/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/24/co-op-survivalbox-enshrouded-just-launched-into-steam-early-access/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476759 When I logged into my guild’s Discord this morning, I realized half my crew was excitedly chattering about Enshrouded, multiplayer survival sandbox that we have covered, twice, and managed to make so little impression on me that I’d pretty much forgotten all about it. I had certainly forgotten that Keen Games’ sandbox was arriving to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/24/co-op-survivalbox-enshrouded-just-launched-into-steam-early-access/feed/ 8 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/legal-experts-weigh-in-on-palworld-plagiarism-accusations-as-player-and-sales-numbers-continue-to-climb/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/legal-experts-weigh-in-on-palworld-plagiarism-accusations-as-player-and-sales-numbers-continue-to-climb/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:00:53 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476616 Pocketpair’s creature-featured survivalbox Palworld continues to make waves across the wider gaming sphere, both in terms of wanted and unwanted attention. The game has once again hit a new all-time concurrency total as player numbers swelled to over 1.7 million on Steam – the second all-time peak in the platform’s history – while the game […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/23/legal-experts-weigh-in-on-palworld-plagiarism-accusations-as-player-and-sales-numbers-continue-to-climb/feed/ 17 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/20/order-and-chaos-franchise-returns-with-guardians-a-team-based-rpg-with-mmo-style-advancement/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/20/order-and-chaos-franchise-returns-with-guardians-a-team-based-rpg-with-mmo-style-advancement/#respond Sat, 20 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476286 To channel the spirit of one Obi-Wan Kenobi, “Now that’s a name I haven’t heard for a long time. A long time.” The name in question is Order and Chaos, which was one of the first mobile MMOs (and a blatant World of Warcraft rip-off) from 2011. Order and Chaos Online was followed by the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/20/order-and-chaos-franchise-returns-with-guardians-a-team-based-rpg-with-mmo-style-advancement/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-wildmender-kaetram-and-kingdom-the-blood/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-wildmender-kaetram-and-kingdom-the-blood/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=474462 Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you’ve (probably) never heard of! This time around we’re checking out an intriguing-looking survival title, another 2-D browser MMORPG (seriously these things are like grass), and a co-op title based off of a Korean TV series. It’s a mish-mash, in other words, so […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-wildmender-kaetram-and-kingdom-the-blood/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/bethesda-begins-to-rolls-out-elder-scrolls-castles-its-latest-elder-scrolls-mobile-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/bethesda-begins-to-rolls-out-elder-scrolls-castles-its-latest-elder-scrolls-mobile-game/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476022 Elder Scrolls Online players looking to take their gaming addiction on the go have a good cause to rejoice this week, as Bethesda surprised everyone with the announcement of a mobile strategy game set in the popular franchise. The Elder Scrolls: Castles, a title made by the Fallout Shelter devs, is a cute-looking strategy title […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/bethesda-begins-to-rolls-out-elder-scrolls-castles-its-latest-elder-scrolls-mobile-game/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-flatty-starbreak-discovery-freelancer/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-flatty-starbreak-discovery-freelancer/#comments Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=473455 Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you’ve (probably) never heard of! This time around, we’re pretty much going into space, but first there’s another 2-D sprite MMO to cover. Yes, another one. Please don’t flee; we’re going to space soon. Flatty: Many of this one’s bullet points are similar […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/17/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-flatty-starbreak-discovery-freelancer/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/solium-infernum-is-a-strategy-game-from-hell-hosting-multiplayer-tests-this-weekend/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/solium-infernum-is-a-strategy-game-from-hell-hosting-multiplayer-tests-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475217 Normally a title being called a “strategy game from hell” isn’t what you would consider glowing praise, but in the case of Solium Infernum that’s actually its tag line, as developer League of Geeks invites potential players into a political game of strategy and deceit with the ultimate goal of controlling Hell’s capital of Pandaemonium. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/solium-infernum-is-a-strategy-game-from-hell-hosting-multiplayer-tests-this-weekend/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/hi-rez-just-officially-announced-smite-2-soft-launching-into-beta-this-year-but-smite-will-stay-online/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/hi-rez-just-officially-announced-smite-2-soft-launching-into-beta-this-year-but-smite-will-stay-online/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:50:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=474542 Have you ever wanted to play SMITE but with better graphics, improved matchmaking, and more modes and special events? Well, soon you can! Except it will not be an overhaul of SMITE itself: Today, Hi-Rez’s studio Titan Forge has unveiled the MOBA’s sequel, SMITE 2, and it’s neither a season nor a balance pass. It’s […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/hi-rez-just-officially-announced-smite-2-soft-launching-into-beta-this-year-but-smite-will-stay-online/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/11/lasuni-is-a-2-d-browser-based-free-to-play-mmo-thats-eyeing-a-return-in-2024/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/11/lasuni-is-a-2-d-browser-based-free-to-play-mmo-thats-eyeing-a-return-in-2024/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:00:47 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=474269 Yes, you read that headline right; this is the story of a re-launch, though it’s also about an MMORPG that you may not have heard of before. It’s called Lasuni, a two-dimensional isometric browser MMO that’s promising social-minded PvP minigames, a main questline, house decoration, crafting, and farming. The game will be free-to-play, though there […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/11/lasuni-is-a-2-d-browser-based-free-to-play-mmo-thats-eyeing-a-return-in-2024/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/11/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-trimurti-online-karos-classic-quest-masters-realm/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/11/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-trimurti-online-karos-classic-quest-masters-realm/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=473642 Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you’ve (probably) never heard of! First off, we’ll point out that this edition doesn’t have any 2-D sprite sandboxes on offer; what it does have are some follow-ups to previously reported-on titles and a game that’s so classic yet obscure that it probably […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/11/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-trimurti-online-karos-classic-quest-masters-realm/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/10/funcom-partners-to-publish-multiplayer-space-sandbox-empyrion-and-its-first-expansion/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/10/funcom-partners-to-publish-multiplayer-space-sandbox-empyrion-and-its-first-expansion/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=474788 Co-op space adventure sim Empyrion got an unexpected ally this week as its developer, Eleon Game Studios, announced a new partnership with Funcom to help push the game to new heights. Empyrion is a No Man’s Sky-esque space survival sandbox that attempted Kickstarter back in 2014 but nevertheless launched to decent reviews back in 2020. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/10/funcom-partners-to-publish-multiplayer-space-sandbox-empyrion-and-its-first-expansion/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/19/kritika-online-is-coming-back-for-the-fourth-time-this-time-under-the-stewardship-of-valofe/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/19/kritika-online-is-coming-back-for-the-fourth-time-this-time-under-the-stewardship-of-valofe/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=472565 Kritika Online seems to keep coming back like a bad penny. The anime action combat MMO: First landed on western shores in 2017 until En Masse shut it down two years later. Came back in 2019 as the self-published Kritika:REBOOT by ALLM before it got shuttered in February 2022. Resurfaced again in June 2022 as […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/19/kritika-online-is-coming-back-for-the-fourth-time-this-time-under-the-stewardship-of-valofe/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/15/massively-on-the-go-palias-nintendo-switch-version-works-on-the-go-but-its-still-better-at-home/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/15/massively-on-the-go-palias-nintendo-switch-version-works-on-the-go-but-its-still-better-at-home/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=471146 Let me start off by saying this isn’t going to be yet another impressions piece on Palia. We’ve already had three of those, and Tyler, Justin, and Ben all made good and fair points, and we’ll have more yet to come from other writers. Plus, our earlier pieces focused on the PC version of the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/15/massively-on-the-go-palias-nintendo-switch-version-works-on-the-go-but-its-still-better-at-home/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/12/final-fantasy-xiv-fans-recreate-the-grand-theft-auto-vi-trailer-in-the-game/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/12/final-fantasy-xiv-fans-recreate-the-grand-theft-auto-vi-trailer-in-the-game/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=471198 In Final Fantasy XIV, at no point do jack someone’s sweet ride before evading the po-po because you robbed a bank. You do sort of do some of those things, but not in that sequence. But that’s no reason not to pay homage to the new trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI in the game, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/12/final-fantasy-xiv-fans-recreate-the-grand-theft-auto-vi-trailer-in-the-game/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-aq2-expanse-project-baxter-tombstone/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-aq2-expanse-project-baxter-tombstone/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 22:00:36 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=471021 Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you’ve (probably) never heard of! In today’s edition, we’ve got an indie spaceship sandbox, a co-op Dungeons & Dragons title with a weird codename, and a self-described futuristic western MMO. Let’s take a look! AQ2: Expanse – If you’re looking to get into […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-aq2-expanse-project-baxter-tombstone/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/throne-liberty-launches-in-korea-still-has-its-eyes-on-the-west-for-2024/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/throne-liberty-launches-in-korea-still-has-its-eyes-on-the-west-for-2024/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470938 Considering how huge and influential the Lineage series has been in Korea over the past three decades, we’d say it seems fitting that NCsoft decided to launch the latest chapter in this saga there before the rest of the world – but we don’t have to like it. Even though western players are still in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/throne-liberty-launches-in-korea-still-has-its-eyes-on-the-west-for-2024/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/first-impressions-nexons-the-finals-blends-the-best-features-of-overwatch-valorant-and-titanfall/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/first-impressions-nexons-the-finals-blends-the-best-features-of-overwatch-valorant-and-titanfall/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470652 As a true gamer through and through, I’ve played my fair share of games. By now I’ve probably played every genre of video game that has ever existed – yes, even those games. but let’s not get into that. And if you were to look through the history of my columns on the site, you’d […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/first-impressions-nexons-the-finals-blends-the-best-features-of-overwatch-valorant-and-titanfall/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/the-day-before-actually-launched-and-its-already-being-savaged-in-reviews/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/the-day-before-actually-launched-and-its-already-being-savaged-in-reviews/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470905 Does anything inspire faith in a game more than the developers coming out to specifically say that their game is not a scam or asset flip? Because The Day Before did that, and as soon as that happened those of us who follow this stuff got ready for the bloodbath that was soon to follow. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/the-day-before-actually-launched-and-its-already-being-savaged-in-reviews/feed/ 24 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/light-no-fire-aka-no-mans-skyrim-might-be-the-survival-mmo-youve-been-waiting-for/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/light-no-fire-aka-no-mans-skyrim-might-be-the-survival-mmo-youve-been-waiting-for/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:00:48 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470914 Far and away the most interesting new-game announcement to come out of last night’s The Game Awards was Light No Fire. Granted, it wasn’t the best show for multiplayer titles to begin with as we noted last night, but Light No Fire could’ve carried it alone in a better year too. The game will be […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/light-no-fire-aka-no-mans-skyrim-might-be-the-survival-mmo-youve-been-waiting-for/feed/ 27 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/07/hawkeds-early-access-on-pc-is-underway-with-a-console-crossplay-beta-this-weekend/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/07/hawkeds-early-access-on-pc-is-underway-with-a-console-crossplay-beta-this-weekend/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:30:05 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470807 Over the past few months we’ve been keeping an eagle eye on Hawked, MY.GAMES’ colorful entry into the PvPvE extraction shooter sub-genre. Readers might recall it first entered our radar in July, held a crossplay open beta in September, and confirmed a November 30th PC early access launch. As scheduled, that free-to-play early access for […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/07/hawkeds-early-access-on-pc-is-underway-with-a-console-crossplay-beta-this-weekend/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/06/the-stream-team-a-first-look-at-the-wagadu-chronicles/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/06/the-stream-team-a-first-look-at-the-wagadu-chronicles/#comments Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:55:32 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470694 A unique new new MMORPG with a sizable roleplay, crafting, farming, and player-driven economy emphasis just opened its doors? That sounds like something Massively OP’s MJ definitely needs to peek into! So begins her first foray into The Wagadu Chronicles today. She honestly doesn’t know what to expect except for the African-inspired lore and music […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/06/the-stream-team-a-first-look-at-the-wagadu-chronicles/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/05/under-a-rock-is-a-multiplayer-survivalbox-full-of-oversized-creatures-neanderthals-and-dangerous-magic/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/05/under-a-rock-is-a-multiplayer-survivalbox-full-of-oversized-creatures-neanderthals-and-dangerous-magic/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470378 “Ever wonder how you and your closest friends would fare stranded on an island where Neanderthals still exist, and magic can be just as deadly as the forces of nature?” That’s the question that’s being posed by Under a Rock, an upcoming survival sandbox from developer Nordic Trolls and publisher Gameforge that lets players come […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/05/under-a-rock-is-a-multiplayer-survivalbox-full-of-oversized-creatures-neanderthals-and-dangerous-magic/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/05/aika-onlines-global-re-launch-officially-begins-today/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/05/aika-onlines-global-re-launch-officially-begins-today/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=470370 It’s the MMORPG we’re unsure people missed but one that’s coming back from a two year-long sunset. It’s Aika Online, the 2009 MMORPG from developer Hanbitsoft, which was picked up by new publisher CBM Interactive Inc. this past August and will make its global re-release today, December 5th, as Aika Online Global. “With breathtaking visuals, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/05/aika-onlines-global-re-launch-officially-begins-today/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/01/shared-world-puzzle-adventure-game-islands-of-insight-gets-february-launch-window-and-releases-a-free-demo/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/01/shared-world-puzzle-adventure-game-islands-of-insight-gets-february-launch-window-and-releases-a-free-demo/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:30:55 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=469889 Back in June, one of the Not So Massively games we highlighted was Islands of Insight, a self-described “epic shared-world puzzle adventure game” where players work cooperatively to explore floating islands, unravel mysteries, and solve puzzles that range from mazes to logic problems to environmental challenges. If all of that sounds good to you (and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/01/shared-world-puzzle-adventure-game-islands-of-insight-gets-february-launch-window-and-releases-a-free-demo/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/30/tribes-3-rivals-aims-to-resurrect-this-classic-capture-the-flag-franchise-next-year/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/30/tribes-3-rivals-aims-to-resurrect-this-classic-capture-the-flag-franchise-next-year/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=469660 Cast your mind all the way back to 1998, unless you weren’t born yet, in which case you may play with your fidget spinner for the duration of this article. It was in 1998 that Dynamix launched Starsiege: Tribes, the first of a long-running series of sci-fi FPS shooters that married teamwork, jetpacks, and high-powered […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/30/tribes-3-rivals-aims-to-resurrect-this-classic-capture-the-flag-franchise-next-year/feed/ 9 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/29/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-idlerune-dont-die-in-the-west-ikariam/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/29/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-idlerune-dont-die-in-the-west-ikariam/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=469379 Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you’ve (probably) never heard of! This time I’m the one steering this tour boat through the rapids of undiscovered MMO gaming – the Lewis to Bree’s Clark. I sort of assume she’s the Clark. Clark was the smarter one, right? IdleRune – This […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/29/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-idlerune-dont-die-in-the-west-ikariam/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/21/early-access-co-op-horror-title-lethal-company-tops-steams-sales-charts-and-rakes-in-over-100k-players/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/21/early-access-co-op-horror-title-lethal-company-tops-steams-sales-charts-and-rakes-in-over-100k-players/#comments Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:30:43 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=468375 By now most gamers of all stripes have heard of Lethal Company, a multiplayer co-op title from solo developer Zeekerss that casts players in the role of scavengers arriving on alien worlds to find valuable materials, bring them back to meet company quota, and avoid any number of horrible cryptids and hazards along the way. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/21/early-access-co-op-horror-title-lethal-company-tops-steams-sales-charts-and-rakes-in-over-100k-players/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/20/pirate-101-has-a-surprise-mobile-spinoff-called-pirate101-plunder-hunt/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/20/pirate-101-has-a-surprise-mobile-spinoff-called-pirate101-plunder-hunt/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=467895 Every so often, something comes across our desks at Massively OP that makes us go, “Huh,” and then say louder across the office, “Did any of you know that this was a thing?” This is usually followed by shrugs and a call by Chris to pipe down because he’s sleeping off a gaming bender in […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/20/pirate-101-has-a-surprise-mobile-spinoff-called-pirate101-plunder-hunt/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/20/smilegate-unveiled-a-playable-version-of-lost-ark-mobile-at-g-star-2023/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/20/smilegate-unveiled-a-playable-version-of-lost-ark-mobile-at-g-star-2023/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=468148 Remember back in 2019 when we were all still waiting on Lost Ark’s arrival to the west? Then you perhaps also remember that we reported on the potential of a mobile version of the OARPG at the time thanks to some job postings from developer Smilegate. Well it looks as if those assumptions were correct […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/20/smilegate-unveiled-a-playable-version-of-lost-ark-mobile-at-g-star-2023/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/17/first-impressions-warcraft-rumble-is-a-slick-but-shambolic-multiplayer-romp/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/17/first-impressions-warcraft-rumble-is-a-slick-but-shambolic-multiplayer-romp/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=467751 I won’t say that Warcraft Rumble was at the top of my most-anticipated games of 2024, but I’ve been low-key excited about this title ever since it was first announced. Blizzard showed that it could dominate at the mobile art form ever since it brought Hearthstone to tablets and phones, and I loved the idea […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/17/first-impressions-warcraft-rumble-is-a-slick-but-shambolic-multiplayer-romp/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/g-star-2023-ncsoft-previews-not-just-throne-liberty-but-battle-crush-lll-project-bss-project-g-and-project-m/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/g-star-2023-ncsoft-previews-not-just-throne-liberty-but-battle-crush-lll-project-bss-project-g-and-project-m/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=467784 Throne and Liberty may be the most interesting MMO in NCsoft’s pipeline for MMORPG players, but it’s far from the only multiplayer title the Korean gaming giant is working on, and that’s only been emphasized with its showcase at G-STAR this week. In addition to T&L, it’s teasing five additional titles. They’re not all new, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/g-star-2023-ncsoft-previews-not-just-throne-liberty-but-battle-crush-lll-project-bss-project-g-and-project-m/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/krafton-confirms-pvpve-extraction-rpg-dark-and-darker-mobile-is-releasing-next-year/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/krafton-confirms-pvpve-extraction-rpg-dark-and-darker-mobile-is-releasing-next-year/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:30:16 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=467749 Remember back in August when Krafton inked a licensing partnership with Dark and Darker developer Ironmace for a mobile edition of the extraction RPG, even as Ironmace was fighting Nexon over allegations of stolen code? It looks as if that partnership has borne some fruit as Nexon and Bluehole unveiled Dark and Darker Mobile at […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/16/krafton-confirms-pvpve-extraction-rpg-dark-and-darker-mobile-is-releasing-next-year/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/15/wizards-wrath-is-a-developing-cross-platform-vr-spellcasting-mmorpg-on-kickstarter-now/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/15/wizards-wrath-is-a-developing-cross-platform-vr-spellcasting-mmorpg-on-kickstarter-now/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:00:38 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=467560 No, it’s not a wizard’s dream, but it is Wizard’s Wrath, which might not have Christopher Lee singing but does plan to bring some cross-platform spellcasting MMORPG gaming for console, mobile, PC, and VR. Somehow. This proposed title comes from the Welsh studio DragonfiAR, which has prior experience in making mobile games, educational apps, and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/15/wizards-wrath-is-a-developing-cross-platform-vr-spellcasting-mmorpg-on-kickstarter-now/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/14/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-astral-ascent-stalcraft-high-energy-heroes/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/14/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-astral-ascent-stalcraft-high-energy-heroes/#comments Wed, 15 Nov 2023 01:30:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=462899 Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer titles you’ve (probably) never heard of! Astral Ascent – The team at France-based Hibernian Workshop have officially launched this cutesy roguelike following more than a year of early access; on Steam, it’s labeled as a shared/splitscreen co-op title, and it’s live on PlayStation and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/14/mmos-youve-never-heard-of-astral-ascent-stalcraft-high-energy-heroes/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/14/jeffrey-butlers-metaverse-mmo-avalon-reveals-trailer-and-ai-driven-player-content-tools/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/14/jeffrey-butlers-metaverse-mmo-avalon-reveals-trailer-and-ai-driven-player-content-tools/#comments Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:00:52 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=467415 This past March we reported on the existence of Avalon, a blockchain-linked metaverse MMO from Avalon Corp, a company that has former SOE and Sigil Games developer Jeffrey Butler (of EverQuest, EverQuest Next, and Vanguard fame) as its chief product officer. The announcement at the time was focused on Avalon Corp’s ability to raise venture […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/14/jeffrey-butlers-metaverse-mmo-avalon-reveals-trailer-and-ai-driven-player-content-tools/feed/ 15