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Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating MMORPG exit barriers
In episode 13 of season 9 of The Simpsons, after having spent far more time than she wants in the Movementarian cult, Marge angrily...
Crowfall introduces its Thrall system arriving with the War of the Gods update
It would appear that Crowfall's War of the Gods update is bringing a whole lot of unique wrinkles to the throne war MMO. A...
Final Fantasy XIV launches behind-the-scenes Shadowbringers retrospective
The PAX East panel for Final Fantasy XIV will be streaming live on Saturday, February 29th. No, Square-Enix will not be attending the convention, but...
Shadow Arena’s closed beta test has officially begun – are you trying it out?
Shadow Arena, Pearl Abyss' one-time battle royale mode for MMORPG Black Desert, officially hits closed beta today as a standalone title.
"Shadow Arena pits 40...
Final Fantasy XI is hiring a community planner in Japan, hinting at bigger news
Something seems to be afoot for Final Fantasy XI. There was obviously reason to speculate that something was afoot when the February 27th fan gathering...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands continues its march of encrypted alpha builds
In the abstract sense, it's really not unheard of that we as of yet don't know more about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. It's not all that...
Desert Oasis: Understanding Black Desert’s Black Spirit
When Black Desert first released stateside back in 2016, I wasn't interested. At the time, I was deeply invested in running Guild Wars 2's fractals,...
Black Desert Mobile gives Ascension to all classes, Black Desert PC gets Succession for Mystic and Striker
My kingdom for version parity. But until then, there's a whole lot of Black Desert news on all fronts, from the mobile version getting...
Preloading is live for Bless Unleashed’s headstart launch this afternoon
Neowiz is about to try again-again with the Bless franchise, as Bless Unleashed rolls into headstart today. Well, it starts today if you shelled...
Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent module cracks open on consoles
Almost a month after debuting on the PC, Neverwinter's Infernal Descent has opened its hellish maw for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players.
As we've...
RuneScape’s Archaeology skill launches March 30 in ‘major expansion’
You probably saw the peeks on Twitter last night, but it's officially official now: RuneScape's Archaeology skill is finally launching on March 30th as...
The Daily Grind: Is there any hope for RIFT?
Ugh. My heart hurts every time that my attention turns to RIFT. It's one of perhaps six or so MMORPGs that I've dearly, dearly...
The Stream Team: Discussing Delirium while dodging death in Path of Exile
With such an exciting announcement today, Massively OP's MJ can't pass up the opportunity to discuss Path of Exile's upcoming Delirium league. Of course,...
Xbox Series X offers a look at ‘the next generation of gaming’
The Xbox Series X, Microsoft's latest entry in the popular Xbox line of consoles, is heading our way later this year. Despite a name...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 260: New World needs new ideas
Justin and Bree discuss Project Nova, Final Fantasy XIV, PAX East and the coronavirus, WoW subs, New World, and Daybreak, with mailbag topics on positive MMO stories, rogue servers, binge listening, and sandboxes.
Wandering Wraeclast: Discover Delirium when Path of Exile’s new league launches March 13
There are certain things you can count on in life, things to set your clocks by. One of those is my quarterly chat with...
Final Fantasy XIV brings the Little Ladies’ Day around once again on March 2
It's time for another iteration of the Little Ladies' Day in Eorzea starting on March 2nd, because this is the tradition of Final Fantasy XIV...
Project Gorgon details the upcoming Fairy advanced race and brainstorms about player housing
Some exciting changes are on the way to Project Gorgon in the near and long term. Soon, players will be able to try out...
Guild Wars 2’s Call to Glory balancing update and newbie onboarding patch have arrived
Happy patch day, Guild Wars 2 players. Time to test out your nerfs and buffs in the flesh. The pixel flesh. You know what...
Space colony sim MMO SEED offers a look at how its AI operates
Alessia Nigretti, one of the AI engineers of the in-development space colonization MMO SEED, seems pretty happy about her job and eager to share...