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The Daily Grind: What MMO gifts did you get — or give yourself — this season?
I've always found it a lot of fun to jump online after Christmas morning to see what everyone got for the holidays, especially if...
Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO holiday music
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a festive Life Day to you all! As you hopefully enjoy some down time with family, friends, and video...
Massively on the Go: The latest Pokemon Go dev diary is just more marketing speak
Pokemon Go’s second dev diary is out, and it's at least as disappointing as the first. Niantic has not been known for great communication and continues...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best player community as of 2021?
I'm a partisan on this one: I have never been in an MMORPG with a better community than Lord of the Rings Online's.
A couple...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s January schedule is light on legends, heavy on potential
Pokemon GO's January is looking like a mixed bag. On the one hand, we know the "mysterious door" quest line will resolve at the...
Vague Patch Notes: Skewed perspectives of the MMO industry
So there were some surprises when Fractured announced that it had secured a publishing deal with Gamigo, or rather that Gamigo announced that Fractured was...
The Daily Grind: What’s a gripe you have with an MMO you love?
Today is Festivus, which means that it's time for the annual Airing of Grievances. Here, I'll go first:Â Final Fantasy XIV, I love you, but...
Leaderboard: What was the most overrated MMO of 2021?
As our veteran readership will remember, one of our core MMORPG awards every year is our award for the most underrated MMO - an...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2021
Some years are just bulkier than others when it comes to updates for existing MMOs. That's the nature of the beast. Some years just...
The Daily Grind: Are you feeling optimistic, pessimistic, or neutral about the MMO scene?
I recently undertook what turned into the mammoth task of compiling all of the upcoming MMOs that we're watching. It ended up being a...
Not So Massively: Godfall’s Challenger Edition is a flawed introduction to a flawed game
I've been keeping one eye on Godfall for a while. I didn't want to take a chance on a game from a new franchise...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best crafting in 2021?
In years past, we've given out a formal award for the best MMO crafting, but this year we're taking a break from that. There...
Wisdom of Nym: Unpacking the story of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
All right. So this column is going to contain spoilers for the plot of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. You have probably gathered that from...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2021?
If you've been following our awards this year, you know we brought back our PvP award for 2021. We'd let it go for a...
The Daily Grind: Do you want controller support in MMOs?
It was a big deal when World of Warcraft added some actual controller support to the game back with the Shadowlands launch... or at least, I...
LOTRO Legendarium: A look back at Lord of the Rings Online in 2021
It's that time of year again! As we get ready to make the psychological transition to a new year, we pause to look back...
The Daily Grind: What do you need to be doing less of in your MMO?
We all know that there is no end to the possible things we could be doing in our MMORPGs. These games are set up...
Wisdom of Nym: Please do not hear of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV
Well that was surprising. In case you somehow missed it, Square-Enix took a heretofore unprecedented step this week, announcing that not only would Final Fantasy...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best graphics as of 2021?
I apologize in advance because I have another superficially simple but actually difficult annual Daily Grind for you: Today is the day we fight...
The Daily Grind: What kills your interest in a pre-release MMO?
We see it a lot in our comment section: A game is either in very early testing or not even yet available for consistent...