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WRUP: I shouted a word fifty times into an empty...

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2026/01/10

before we go any further, let’s establish some ground rules: the word I shouted was “fjord” I will not explain why I shouted “fjord” the questions about my t-shirt that says “fjord is a mating ritual for me” are all answered by the presence of my t-shirt and I will not answer further questions about […]

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The Daily Grind: What vanity pet are you rocking on...

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2026/01/10

Whether furry, feathery, or scaly, a little pet can offer a boon of companionship, even in a virtual setting. Sure, not everyone’s into collecting and displaying vanity pets, but those people are defective and will be picked up by our thoughtcrimes unit soon for reprogramming. As for the rest of us, let’s boast about and […]

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The Stream Team: Experiencing Where Winds Meet

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2026/01/10

While Massively OP’s MJ was interested in checking out Where Winds Meet when it first appeared, its 100+ GB download made her hesitate. Now, she’s made some room (sorry other games!) and is poised to delve right in. MJ is eager to experience the beauty of the world. She even saw that there is a […]

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Betawatch: Project Gorgon really, truly has a launch...

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2026/01/10

I’m not exactly surprising anyone when I say that we here on Massively Overpowered love us some Project Gorgon and we would love it even if it didn’t have a launch date, which it hasn’t for a long time… but it does now! January 28th is the official launch date for the game now, meaning that […]

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Final Fantasy XI’s next update adjusts Besieged fight...

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2026/01/09

While Square Enix still plans to make Final Fantasy XI’s Besieged monsters more difficult, there’s something it needs to do first: implement a new set of changes in the next version update. The developers say they are well aware that Besieged currently involves most players camping by the spawn points if they’re geared enough to […]

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Soloria, the ‘fake massively multiplayer offline...

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2026/01/09

Over the past couple of months we’ve kept an eye on Soloria, a self-described “fake massively multiplayer offline roleplaying game” being created by a former Dungeons & Dragons Online developer, though news has been extremely sporadic, with the latest peep being a teaser trailer posted earlier this month. Well, there’s since been a bigger peep. […]

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MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2025: Weirdest...

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2026/01/09

Today we’re finishing up our traditional countdown of MassivelyOP’s weirdest MMORPG stories of the year, that year being 2025! Coming in at #1 on our list is… Oh come on, you knew it was War Thunder again This award has been a tradition since 2021, when it first became mainstream news that military nerds were […]

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Dark Age of Camelot turns Ellan Vannin into a PvP...

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2026/01/09

If you’d enjoyed running around on Ellan Vannin in a peaceful celebration, you’d better get ready for what Dark Age of Camelot has done to the region. That peace has been shattered and players are now faced with an open PvP zone flagging anyone not in your group as an enemy, complete with ruined towers for […]

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Valorant and LoL begin new seasons, Apex Legends has...

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2026/01/09

Who’s ready for a big chonky pile of Not-So-Massively game news pieces? You must be since you clicked here, so welcome! Pull up a chair. Read through about some of the most recent updates to the smaller scale multiplayer games in our orbit. Have a cranberry scone and maybe some of this chai. It’s pretty […]

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The Stream Team: Taking a final run around in Anthem...

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2026/01/09

It’s never the kind of stream we like to do at OPTV, but as part of our coverage of the highs and the lows of our genre, MOP’s Chris will be live this afternoon for part of the final weekend of Anthem before it goes offline for good. Join him today at 2:00 p.m. EST […]

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Whatever happened to Bless Unleashed on PC?

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2026/01/09

So if you’ve somehow forgotten about Bless Unleashed, we don’t necessarily blame you. The original version of the game was Bless Online, which launched and then un-launched with shocking alacrity, followed by Bless Unleashed on consoles that later made its way to PCs. But the console version shut down, and the PC version kept going, and then it […]

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Casual MMO Eterspire says it climbed to nearly a...

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2026/01/09

Eterspire, the delightfully charming little MMO that recently took our Indie MMORPG of the Year award, revealed that it had its best year ever in 2025. In fact, the cross-platform title claimed that it started last year with 90,000 registered and is now nearing a cool half-million, with a sizable bump happening in Discord members […]

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Side-scrolling beat-em-up RPG Towerborne leaves early...

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2026/01/09

Last year we started peeking in on Towerborne, a side-scrolling multiplayer online “looter brawler” from developer Stoic Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game started life in paid-for early access and was angling for a free-to-play release. MOP’s Sam found the game to be right up his arcade-loving alley, and we even streamed […]

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Warframe of Mind: Taking a look at the Tauron Strikes...

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2026/01/09

A week ago, I was talking about Warframe’s Tauron Strikes and noted that they were, at the end of the day, a collection of Win More buttons. And this is something that I stand by: I think they come by that particular distinction honestly, since there needs to be both a reason to get them and […]

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Here’s how Elder Scrolls Online is boosting its sub...

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2026/01/09

As fans of Elder Scrolls Online already know by now, this year is bringing a shift to a seasonal content release model for the MMORPG, including new events, an eventual enfolding of DLC into the game for free, and a business model update that centers on a battle pass system. But what about the benefits […]

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MassivelyOP’s 2025 Awards: MMORPG of the Year

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2026/01/09

Welcome back to MassivelyOP’s annual MMORPG awards for 2025! Today’s award is for the MMORPG of the Year, which was awarded to Throne & Liberty last year. Longtime readers will recall that way back in 2014, our staff was so disillusioned with the new MMOs launching that we withheld this award and picked “nothing” as our […]

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Palia teases new QoL and a backpack-wearing ferret...

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2026/01/09

The post-holiday portion of the winter season can often feel like a moment of hibernation and calm, and that appears to be what Palia is going to be leaning in to when it puts forth its Winter’s Wonder: Snowbound Sanctuary content patch on Tuesday, January 13th. At least that’s part of the vibe exuded by […]

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BitCraft adds more localization and chat hyperlinking...

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2026/01/09

BitCraft, our winner for Best MMO Crafting of 2025, is focusing on communication among players in its first patch of this year, as the crafting-centric sandbox MMORPG has added support for several languages and added hyperlinking functionality, just in case you’re the sort of person who can’t help but communicate your in-game material desires through […]

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Hytale lays out its approach to lore, story, and canon

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2026/01/09

With early access fast approaching for Hytale, the game is soon going to be at a point where there is, in fact, a canon and absolute limit for the lore in the game. But before we hit that point, a new entry on the game’s official site takes fans through the team’s approach to lore within […]

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WoW Classic game designer says he’s focused on...

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2026/01/09

One of WoW Classic’s big movers-and-shakers hinted that he’s deeply involved with some big stuff behind closed doors — projects that might portend to the Classic Plus experience that fans hope to hear announced this year. Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield wrote a lengthy post on Twitter sharing his shift in roles from game production to game […]

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