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Indie MMO Drakantos reveals its hella ambitious PvP modes ahead of May beta

1 April 2026 at 00:30
Drakantos is one of the cuter indie MMORPGs we’ve been keeping an eye on over the last few years, so we’re happy to hear that it’s gearing up for yet another beta test in May. Unlike the last one, this test will focus on PvP tuning, though you don’t have to engage and can play […]

World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale speaks to future development: ‘We want to add dazzle to it’

31 March 2026 at 21:30
Recently, World of Warcraft Executive Producer Holly Longdale sat down to do one of those fluffy interviews where much was said about the future of the game, almost all of it being very non-committal. You know those kinds of interviews? I think Blizzard gives its staff seminars on how to conduct them. In any case, […]

Corepunk Q&A discusses recent layoffs, future updates, and challenges with funding and perception

30 March 2026 at 22:00
Last month we were all given some worrying news about Corepunk developer Artificial Core, as the studio suffered some layoffs that led players to assume the worst for the early access MMO’s prospects of crossing the finish line. And while the studio has already made sure to state that the game wasn’t abandoned, it still continued to […]

Project Gorgon introduces the first pass of its guild system while population holds steady

30 March 2026 at 21:30
Project Gorgon always has been quite the social MMORPG, but now it’s going to have more structure to back that up thanks to the debut of its guild system. Players can form a guild for 200 ancient coins and five members, and they can share a bank and a special guild chat channel. “Please note […]

Massively Overthinking: Is there a specific year of MMOs you’re glad you lived through?

10 October 2025 at 07:00
This week’s Massively Overthinking is inspired directly by something MOP reader Zulika said last month in comments about Smed’s new MMOFPS. “More and more I am just glad past me was around to experience MMOs starting in 2000.” OK, obviously Zulika was throwing deserved shade on some of 2025’s excesses, but let’s talk about more […]
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