You don’t even want to know how many times this game has closed down. Pity too because the original was fun. Last closed in 2015 by T3Fun.
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Perfect Ten: 10 franchises that deserve another shot at an MMO
Some experiments are attempted once and fail, and it's not hard to figure out why that didn't work. We don't really need to take...
The Daily Grind: Are lifetime MMO subs ever worth it?
I've more than once told the story about my guildie who bought a lifetime sub to Hellgate London (oh no). And I've personally never...
Vague Patch Notes: Stop taking your released MMOs back to the drawing board
This is not a column about Kingshunt, but it is. It's not a column about Crowfall or Deathverse: Let it Die or even Crucible....
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v6.0
And that's a wrap on this year in history! While everyone says farewell to 2022, here at TGA we're always looking way back at...
Flagship’s dead MMO Mythos is back as a single-player RPG from Hellgate owner Hanbitsoft
A few weeks ago on the MassivelyOP Podcast, Justin and I were trying to come up with MMOs that had centaur-like races, and we...
Albion Online’s latest patch introduces some zesty new victory emotes
Sometimes it's just not enough to win a PvP battle; you've got to make the person you take down feel humiliated, and while the...
Perfect Ten: An MMO sunset tour for 2022 to date
MMO sunsets can be weird. I am never happy when a game that people love goes away. It always represents a lot of lost...
Kritika Global will resurrect as a play-to-win NFT monstrosity next week
So you guys remember Kritika Online, right? It was published here by En Masse but shut down back in 2019, although it continued running...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0
It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...
Albion Online buffs lethal hellgate loot, reduces market spam in today’s update
Albion Online has captured a lot of my attention this past month, and I'm not alone, judging by the swarms of newbies in the...
Albion Online just patched in a ton of hellgate buffs and combat balance tweaks
Happy patch day, Albion Online folks! You're getting the fourth chunk to the Call to Arms chapter today, which Sandbox Interactive is calling a...
Massively Overthinking: The terrible hot-mess MMOs we have fun in anyway
Every time we cover Hellgate London - and let's be honest, it's a lot since the game comes back from the dead at least...
Hellgate is back yet again, this time as a terrible VR game
It's the corpse that refuses to be buried -- and it's back to take a stab at virtual reality gamers.
That's right, Hellgate London has...
Albion Online’s Call to Arms update is live today with new faction and buffed faction PvP
As promised, Albion Online's Call to Arms update is live today, with gobs of new content and systems reworks. To wit:
Sandbox Interactive has...
The Daily Grind: Are lifetime subs in MMOs still worth it in 2021?
MOP reader Kaz sent us a note over the weekend alerting us that Star Trek Online's lifetime sub just so happens to be half...
Albion Online saw an ‘ever-growing population’ in 2020, promises mobile release in 2021
As many game studios are doing right now, Albion Online's Sandbox Interactive is pausing to take stock of the year that has passed and...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v4.0
By far, my favorite column to write here at Massively OP (and the one that always takes the longest) is The Game Archaeologist. I've...
Albion Online seeks to improve faction warfare and Hellgates in its next major update
With the Brimstone and Mist update effectively in the rearview mirror of Albion Online, the question of what happens next for the game has...
Hellgate: London rogue server London: 2038 enters beta
If you take a look back at the extremely bumpy history of Hellgate: London, the fact that the game has got yet another lease...
MassivelyOP’s 2020 guide to Halloween across the MMO world
Take a pro-tip from a Halloween gaming expert: If you shout "Bloody Mary" three times at any MMO login screen, you'll unlock a secret...
