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The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Guild Wars
Last week on The Game Archaeologist, we examined the exciting beginnings of Guild Wars, thanks to a trio of ex-Blizzard developers who wanted to...
Vague Patch Notes: If people aren’t raiding in an MMO, it’s not because it’s too hard
The start of the year, at least from my perspective, was dominated by Blizzard doing lots of dumb things. So it's kind of nice,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 258: Camelot Unchained and Colossus
Justin and Bree discuss Camelot Unchained and Colossus, Star Trek Online, Guild Wars 2, Astellia Online, and Warcraft III Reforged, with adventures in Neverwinter, The Sims 4, and SWGL, and a mailbag entry on New World.
A popular YouTuber has released a 27-chapter Guild Wars 2 audiobook in video form
The popular Guild Wars 2 YouTuber WoodenPotatoes has been quite busy lately. How busy? Try producing a 27 chapter-long audiobook that's set in the...
The Daily Grind: Do you avoid MMORPG raiding – and why?
As part of the preview of upcoming Guild Wars 2 content for 2020 yesterday, ArenaNet's Andrew Gray made some comments on raiding I thought...
Guild Wars 2 just gave the most far-reaching core content preview we’ve seen in ages
ArenaNet heard you wanted more communication, and now, that's exactly what you're getting. Guild Wars 2's new-ish Content Design Lead, Andrew Gray, has chimed...
Temtem banned 900 cheaters, then changed its mind on granting appeals
Apparently, Temtem has borrowed a bit more from Pokemon than just its overall vibe: It's also borrowing the elder franchise's reputation for attracting the...
The Game Archaeologist: The rise of Guild Wars
In early 2005, World of Warcraft mania was rising exponentially, month over month. But even as Blizzard's MMO juggernaut barreled toward its full strength...
Guild Wars 2’s massive balance patch eyes major nerfs
There's a big, big update coming for Guild Wars 2 players -- and no, it's not another Living World Saga thingy. This one is...
Harvesting and crafting will soon grant experience in Crowfall
February - and Crowfall's big overhaul - are inching closer, and ArtCraft has been teasing some of the big changes it's making with the...
Guild Wars 2 collabs with the Ad Council’s Seize the Awkward suicide prevention campaign
Here's some warm fuzzies we don't want to postpone to our monthly Massively Uplifting column: Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is using its annual...
Datamining unveils hints about the remaining content in the Icebrood Saga for Guild Wars 2
When you're curious about the upcoming content for Guild Wars 2 but don't have any official word on the matter, who do you turn to?...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Shadow in the Ice
The prologue and first episode of Guild Wars 2’s The Icebrood Saga did a lot of setting up, but weren't very satisfying. Episode 2:...
Guild Wars 2 touches on Raven Portals and hidden events in a livestream
The most recent episode of Guild Chat from Guild Wars 2 perhaps wasn't too revelatory, but it did touch on a couple of things...
Fight or Kite: MMO PvP needs to be memorable or it’s not worth the bother
The best combat-related moments I’ve had in gaming were always surprising feats or wild encounters with other players. They weren’t always victories, but those...
One Shots: Dragons — why’d it have to be dragons?
Dragons: They come in every shape, size, and element, and about all of the ones that have ever been invented exist inside one MMO...
MMO Business Roundup: Guild Wars’ art book, Day of Dragons drama, Red Dead hackers, FogBank layoffs, and more
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Guild Wars' art book: If you happened to read our swag guide ahead of...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps
You know what word I love to hear from MMORPG developers? Roadmap. If you're a millennial or older, you surely remember roadtrip life before...
Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs in 2020
While there is nothing wrong with dropping some money on a worthy game, many of us are looking to be as frugal as possible...
Guild Wars 2 is spiffing up a weapon set after players complained about meh reskins
Here's the thing: When you make an MMO that focuses heavily on cosmetics, especially paid cosmetics, you are gonna find a lot of players...
