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What? Yes, I'm well aware that "bepixeled" isn't actually a word, as well as the fact that the whole "pixel graphics" thing is just...

Let's start by pre-empting someone who feels very clever. Yes, I hear you muttering "profitable" as an answer. That isn't accurate; that's answering what...

Happy birthday, sweet sixteen! If you think I've waited 16 years to be able to sing that to EverQuest II, well, you aren't wrong....

Gamers tend to harp on game companies for the very public mistakes they make. While most of the criticism is clearly deserved, occasionally a...

Over the past year, it's been an interesting and illuminating experience to ping-pong back and forth between retail World of Warcraft and WoW Classic....

Let's start with a simple sentiment that I think absolutely everyone can get behind. However solid the underlying mechanics for decorating houses may be,...

I think I appreciate why last week’s voting had me follow the Artemis path, as this past week felt a bit like more tutorial...

Over the past few weeks, we've been covering update 6.200 arriving in (the now beta) Crowfall. The Revival, as ArtCraft is calling it, introduces...

A few weeks back, the Massively OP staff discussed, among other things, whether World of Warcraft's leveling revamp coupled with its continued endless free...

I've always felt that MIDI tunes were to computers what chiptunes were to 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. Before storage media expanded and technology increased...

In most games, a book is a dumping ground for ignored lore or, at best, a prop to make you look extra-nerdy for all...

Twice now this year we have heard from Standing Stone Games' Jeff Libby that, no, a hypothetical LOTRO Classic isn't in the works, nor...

MMORPG sandbox Fractured pushed its way into its fall alpha this week, in spite of technical difficulties and a downtime outage on Wednesday that...

Picture the scene, if you will. The year is 2006, and I am working in a library with a number of people whom I...

A while back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I were flipping through Steamcharts checking in on Torchlight III, and we were a...

It wasn't so long ago that we talked about managing the message when it comes to fans and the like, but today I want...

In Final Fantasy XIV, players could fly before they could swim. There's no joke there. The game's first expansion added the ability to fly through...

My goodness how things have changed. I have had a brief peek at No Man's Sky once before, but only the barest peeks, so being...

Did you go trick-or-treating? There's still time! Here, have a handful of warm fuzzies! Take some full-sized good deeds! October has been full of...

So we do actually know the title of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion now, even though we don't. Technically this has not yet been...