Massively OP Podcast

What happens when not one, but two major MMO expansions drop on the same week? The world goes insane and players freak out in a good way. Also, it gives the podcasters plenty to talk about! This week…

It was a largely upbeat week for the MMO industry, and the Massively OP podcasting team is back to bring you the good word. New games? More content? Massive rollbacks? Studio independence? We have it…

On today's show we have a very special guest: the creator of the upcoming Ascent: The Space Game, James Hicks. Hicks has been crafting an ambitious space sandbox and opens up to us on the show about …

WildStar's free-to-play launch began this past week, and the podcasters are in the thick of this wild and wooly mess. On today's show, they talk about what could've been done different, the upcoming …

What is this madness? Just when the MMO industry appears to have turned its back on expansions in favor for a "faster release cadence" or what have you, studios are bringing them back with a vengeanc…

This week Justin and Bree talk about the painful subject of when MMOs go dark for extended downtime and technical issues. Of course, there's a plenty that's going strong, such as Elite's great sales,…

When an MMO studio virtually closes overnight, what can that mean for the game in question? This week, Bree and Justin tackle the sad news of Pathfinder Online, WildStar's free-to-play date, and a po…

This week the news has been dominated by the last great convention of the summer, PAX Prime, and the podcast team has their hands full with the flood of new information. What are the biggest takeaway…

What is John Smedley up to? That's the question of the hour, as Bree and Justin speculate on the news that the former Daybreak president has started up his own company. Other topics in today's show i…

In the lull between conventions, Larry and Justin turn their attention to a hodge-podge of MMO industry news. On the show today, the duo discuss WildStar's F2P patch, Funcom for sale, Darkfall's soft…

Today on the podcast we have a very special guest, Project Gorgon Lead Developer Eric Heimburg. Heimburg brings us up to speed on the game's successful Kickstarter campaign and takes us behind the sc…

What will the new World of Warcraft expansion be? We won't find out until later this week, but podcasters Bree and Justin have no shortage of speculation as to what it may be -- and how it might help…

What will the MMO industry do now that John Smedley isn't part of the day-to-day business? Bree and Justin deal with the fallout of this bombshell announcement before going on to talk about SWTOR's n…

It's the circle of MMOs: even as one game dies, another is born. And so it went this past week, with RaiderZ heading out even as Trove and Skyforge waves hello. In addition to all of this, the podcas…

Has Blizzard lost its passion for World of Warcraft? What's going on with RIFT these days? Are there any third gender options in MMOs? And how much patience does MOP have for studios' tendency to do …

In today's action-packed episode, we go over Heavensward impressions, the reveal of Devilian, the new World of Warcraft patch, Anarchy Online's visual makeover, and TWO other things! Two!

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We've got MJ on the show to give us a super-special E3 after-action report! Also in this week's episode, Heavensward's launch, Guild Wars 2 expansion marketing errors, and SWTOR expansion details.

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Crazy news week leads to crazy talk on today's podcast, as Justin and Bree talk about Elder Scrolls Online's console launch, SWTOR's expansion reveal, the return of flying to World of Warcraft, and m…

When one game falls, another one rises... or is it the other way around? Today on the podcast, Justin and Bree talk about the unfortunate demise of a superhero MOBA and what that means for the "genre…

Free-to-play: Is it the albatross around the neck of the doomed or the ray of salvation that could spell years of bounty to come? That's but one of many exciting topics that the podcast crew tackles …