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2025/05/17

Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about fruit. Literally. It's not a euphemism.

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The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite tropical region...

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2025/05/17

One of those little unrecognized perks of MMORPGs is that you can virtually vacation in pretty much any climate, even if you can’t afford to visit such a place in real life. And who doesn’t love a trip to the tropics for a little pick-me-up? A good beachfront zone or a tropical rainforest is a […]

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The Stream Team: No trouble with Trobbles in...

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2025/05/16

While Massively OP’s MJ waits for the revamped starting story and zones in AdventureQuest 3D, there are many, many things she still can do. She’s left quite a few tasks only partially done — mostly because there is grind grind grind involved. But AQ3D found a way to make MJ look forward to the grind […]

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Betawatch: Blue Protocol Star Resonance locks in for...

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2025/05/16

What the heck is Blue Protocol Star Resonance? Is it a port of the mobile version that we knew was being developed? Is it a rebuild of the non-mobile game? Is it a floor polish and a dessert topping in one? Probably not the last one, but can we really be certain now? Am I […]

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Stardew Valley dev could conceive of a future Stardew...

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2025/05/16

Eric Barone has nothing to prove as a video game creator. He made Stardew Valley as a solo developer and also keeps making more of it, resulting in the 1.6 update to the game that led to him promising that he was focusing on Haunted Chocolatier (his next announced game) until it finishes rather than going […]

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Marvel Rivals brings back the S0 battle pass and the...

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2025/05/16

Galacta has a present for you, Marvel Rivals players. Actually, she has a bunch of different presents for you, which you can unlock with the latest patch by logging in and playing matches. In exchange you’ll earn Chrono Shield Cards, sprays, a Costume Coin, and nameplates. That’s a pretty nice gift from someone whose father […]

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Ubisoft FY2024: Falling revenue, cancelled games, and...

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2025/05/16

Ubisoft’s financial report for the fiscal year 2024-2025 is out, and it is not looking like good news across several vectors beyond just major investors making slightly fewer millions, as it also portends some game delays and the possibility of more layoffs. We’ll begin with the general numbers first: For the fiscal year ending March […]

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Over a hundred thousand Dune Awakening players got...

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2025/05/16

We usually roll our eyes when studios offer infographics in lieu of useful numbers like “how many people actually played,” but in the case of Dune Awakening, we kinda know the latter anyway thanks to Steam. Plus there’s actually a bit to be learned from this round of seemingly random numbers. For starters, nearly 108,000 […]

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Bungie has been called out for plagiarizing art –...

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2025/05/16

The upcoming PvPvE extraction FPS Marathon has a pretty distinct art aesthetic of stark neons and blacks, but apparently that wasn’t distinct enough to stop an artist from recognizing her work embedded within it and therefore claiming that Bungie pilfered it for use during its recent alpha test. The assets in question are several 2017 […]

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The Stream Team: Co-op story mech fighting in...

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2025/05/16

It’s time yet again for MOP’s Chris and his bestie Britarnya to leap back into the cockpits of their favored big war machines. That’s right, it’s co-op MechWarrior 5: Clans time again! Join the pair today at 2:00 p.m. EDT as they continue to march through the game’s story together! What: MechWarrior 5: Clans Who: […]

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Diablo IV’s team has added over 50 accessibility...

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2025/05/16

While most of us who play online games don’t have much holding us back from engaging with these titles, that’s not the case for players afflicted with various disabilities that range from sight to nervous systems to missing limbs. Once ignored by the industry, accessibility features are becoming more widespread, opening the virtual doors to […]

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Pax Dei explains how Verse 3’s map changes will...

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2025/05/16

Pax Dei’s Verse 3 update will be changing the game in a big way, and one of those major changes will be related to the game’s world specifically, with shifting locations, biome adjustments, and condensed areas that developer Mainframe Industries claims will represent “[bold] steps yet toward a more dynamic, interconnected world.” As noted by […]

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Sea of Thieves sails into Season 16 this month with...

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2025/05/16

Kids may get off for summer break, but pirates work year-round. So don’t expect any slacking from Sea of Thieves as it barrels into Season 16: Reapers Rule this May 22nd with dedicated Reaper’s Bones Voyages, recruitable skeletons (look for buried minions to dig up), and the infamous Cannon of Rage. Why is it infamous? […]

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Electronic Arts’ return-to-office mandate spurs...

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2025/05/16

The employees of Electronic Arts – the ones still remaining after recent mass layoffs, anyway – are facing another problem from the developer and publisher: a return-to-office mandate that has caused upset and confusion thanks to some mixed signals in official messaging. The original emailed order from CEO Andrew Wilson states that hybrid work models […]

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Cross-platform action MMO Crystal of Atlan announces...

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2025/05/16

Looking for a fast-paced anime MMO with a whole lot of hot button action and crazy combos? Nuverse’s Crystal of Atlan has all that and some magipunk theming besides, and it’s coming to a ton of platforms by the end of the month. The company announced that Crystal of Atlan is officially launching on May […]

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Gachapwned: How gacha mechanics use pity and free...

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2025/05/16

In the first Gachapwned column here on MassivelyOP, I outlined the history of the term “gacha” while establishing the rules that have to be in place for something to be considered a gacha system. But the purpose of this column is not simply to establish what the predatory mechanics are; it’s also to really dive […]

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Fractured Online is going offline until 2026 for yet...

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2025/05/16

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Fractured is going offline for a reboot. Not, it’s not 2023. It’s 2025. And it’s happening again. Bright and early this morning, Fractured’s new owners announced that they are closing down the game for a relaunch that isn’t happening until early next year. Ooof. “Fractured Online is entering a […]

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Warborne Above Ashes nears the end of its 21-day...

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2025/05/16

War! Huh! Good God, y’all, what is it good for?! Testing every aspect of Warborne Above Ashes, it turns out (say it again!), but that’s coming to an end very soon. The game’s test servers are all approaching a point of settlement and closure at their 21-day cycle end, but that doesn’t mean the game […]

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Star Citizen’s new cash shop offerings provoked fresh...

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2025/05/16

The Invictus Launch Week free-fly event of Star Citizen is usually meant to be a time of celebration; a way to try out ships and see newly released vehicles. However, some items introduced to the game’s cash shop during the event have incited some intense fury from even the game’s most invested players as accusations […]

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Elder Scrolls Online says Seasons of the Worm Cult is...

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2025/05/16

Elder Scrolls Online is about to embark on its next big thing in just a couple more weeks: Seasons of the Worm Cult, or the first part of it, officially launches June 2nd. And ahead of that launch, ZeniMax Online Studios is talking up the storyline behind the not-a-chapter content, which is apparently tantamount to […]

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