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Chronicles of Elyria boss outlines four-tier release for Kingdoms of Elyria standalone game
Now that we all know that Kingdoms of Elyria - the recently announced standalone game that runs parallel to the development and release of...
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis shares details about the game’s personal shop
With a planned release for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis this year, fans of the game are no doubt eager to understand more about...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best crafting (not gathering/trading) experience?
A while back, I remember having a discussion with a reader about crafting in MMOs where I was arguing that having good crafting is...
Massively Overthinking: Do you need to be the hero in MMOs?
MMORPG developer Raph Koster recently tweeted that he'd had a "debate with some devs who asserted that videogames require the player to be the...
Path of Exile rolls back Xbox One server to avoid ‘significant economic damage’
Console players of Path of Exile were in for a nasty surprise last night following the launch of the 3.13.1, when Grinding Gear Games...
BioWare shuts down talk of Mass Effect multiplayer, says ‘it was just really hard’
There are a whole lot of people really excited to see BioWare bust out that Mass Effect legendary edition on May 14th -- myself...
Starbase works on ‘easy build mode,’ lets avatars throw punches, and tweaks non-mineable asteroids
It's yet another look at the hyper-granular advancement of space-based building sandbox Starbase, which has put out another couple weeks' worth of progress notes....
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis announces an updated prologue demo for the Steam Game Festival
For those who have been following the development of Siege Survival: Gloria Victis, the standalone survival and resource management game set in the world...
Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s announcement showcase Friday
My original plan for this particular column was to just write the title "The Final Fantasy XIV announcement showcase is on Friday" over and...
With some trading restrictions lifted, GameStop stock is taking off again
The GME train keeps on a rollin' here on Friday. As daytraders and retail stock-buyers have been organizing on Reddit to buy GameStop stock...
The Reddit-driven GameStop stock spike isn’t going to end well
(We're continuing to update this piece on the latest at the end!)
If I had told you last year that GameStop, the retail business that...
Stick and Rudder: Nine non-combat activities to enjoy in Elite Dangerous
I’m horrible at combat in Elite Dangerous. It took me several tries to get past the bot in the combat tutorial. Not the advanced...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 306: Money makes the MMOs go ’round
Justin and Bree discuss Pantheon, the KingsIsle and Jagex buyouts, World of Warcraft, Star Trek Online, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus mailbox topics on underwater combat and choosing between MMO subs.
Massively Overthinking: Retaking Quantic’s survey to determine our ‘gamer type’
Five years ago - yes, it's been that long! - we did an Overthinking in which our staff all took Quantic's survey to see...
World of Warcraft gamers move 21B gold through the player economy every day
IT-centric Splunk's .conf is not generally an event we cover here on MOP, but the .conf20 edition held back in October had a presentation of...
Why WB Games should make a new Asheron’s Call game in 2021+: The mechanics
Just based on lore alone, WB Games should make a new Asheron's Call game. As I argued last time, AC has the qualities of an underutilized...
EVE Online promises that ‘scarcity is not the new reality’ in its 2020 ecosystem report
If you've found that there's less ISK, resources, and general wealth in EVE Online, that's not just your mind playing tricks on you; it's...
Vague Patch Notes: The verbs of MMOs
Even if you don't like crafting, you should care if your MMO of choice has meaningful crafting. And you should especially care if it...
Star Citizen adjusts insurance wait times and costs in 3.12 test build, sending the community into a froth
Alpha 3.12 of Star Citizen is still running through its private test server paces, which is probably a good thing because the latest build...
Dual Universe releases 0.23 beta patch as players lament grind and invalid keys
Dual Universe studio Novaquark patched up the beta this week, adding a range of quality-of-life and economy fixes with its 0.23 release. Most notably...
