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Vitae Aeternum: Analyzing New World’s disappointing first season
It's now been a few weeks since the launch of New World's first season, Fellowship and Fire. I wanted to give it some time...
Massively Overthinking: Tabletop and boardgames for MMORPG players
Last week, following the crowdfunding of an Elder Scrolls boardgame, the MOP staff got derailed by a discussion on boardgame prices (it's expensive, y'all)....
Magic Legends’ former character artist shares some unreleased concept art
Last year we bid farewell to Magic Legends, a multiplayer OARPG from Cryptic based on the popular TCG. At the time of the closure,...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2021
As the year that was 2021 comes to a close -- raise a glass, give a toast, and perhaps think of a few fond...
Everything we learned about PWE’s and Cryptic’s MMOs thanks to the Embracer buyout
Earlier this week, we covered the news that Perfect World's North American branch, and by extension its publishing branch and Cryptic Studios, had been...
PWE and Cryptic have been bought out by Gearbox’s Embracer Group
We keep joking that the week before Christmas is basically the Friday night of burying last-minute news, and it keeps on proving us right....
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2021 predictions
Last year's MMORPG predictions didn't exactly go to plan, since in 2019, we weren't really expecting 2020 to play out the way it did....
Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2021
We've decided to pull back our MMO music awards this year and make the decision a little less formal, partly because of how hard...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2021
Why do I love covering MMORPG news year in and year out? If I'm honest about it, I'm usually in this for the surprises....
The Daily Grind: What do you think of Lost Ark so far?
The buzz on the MMO streets is all about an Amazon Game Studios release -- no, not New World, but rather Lost Ark. The...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 345: The rise of Fallen Earth
Justin and Bree discuss Fallen Earth Classic, New World's messes, Blizzard's outlook, Magic Legends, Riders Republic, and Pikmin Bloom, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, and City of Heroes, plus a mailbag topic on how forum comments affect our opinions of MMOs.
The Stream Team: Bidding a final farewell to Magic Legends
You never like to say goodbye to a game, but that's just what's happening to fans of the ARPG Magic Legends as it officially...
Cryptic gives Magic Legends a one-day stay of execution
Those who want to get their last dose of Magic Legends before its closure have a little more time to do it -- but...
MMO Burnout: Arkham Horror the Card Game scratches my Secret World itch
After enjoying some video games with deck-building mechanics, I've been motivated to spend more time playing actual, physical card games. Following a fair bit...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?
Nonameplease recently posed us an interesting topic, inspired by a thread on the Star Trek Online subreddit. "It seems most people don't think the...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that waved goodbye without ever making it to launch
If you've somehow missed this fact, then I hate to be the one to inform you of it, but it's time you learned: MMOs...
Not So Massively: Magic the Gathering Arena is great, but it can’t replace Magic Legends
I've been playing a bit more of Magic: Legends lately -- might as well enjoy it while I can -- and two things have...
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...
Magic Legends introduces three-color deck features and ramps up currency earnings
Even though Magic Legends is shuttering, the devs at Cryptic are still apparently going to try new things with the ARPG. For instance, the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 329: Sith happens
Justin and Eliot discuss Magic Legends and the Cryptic layoffs, SWTOR's Legacy of the Sith, Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons delay, with adventures in FFXIV and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on FFXIV as the potential WoW killer.
