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Over the last couple of years, we've redoubled our efforts on our science-related articles, as you may have noticed from our roundups in 2016 and 2015....

We've previously discussed that according to the Manual of Mental Disorders and the industry standard Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, gaming addiction isn't a...

How does a "great series get driven into the ground," eroding player trust? That's precisely the subject tackled in a recent edition of the...

Don't agree that lockboxes, lootboxes, and gambleboxes were the biggest story of the year? We've collected so many news tidbits just on that over...

Getting five batches of 100 gold feels better than one batch of 500 gold, and being forced to spend three separate 100 gold fees...

Who would have ever thought that something so mundane and everyday as city urban planning would be of immense inspiration to a game like...

Pokemon Go developer Niantic just got enough money to build a second pool in which to put all that money to roll around in....

In a new paper released last week, University of York researchers sought to examine whether research that strategy gaming (like chess and arcade games)...

Whenever the topic of playing solo in MMORPGs comes up, invariably the expression "playing alone together" is worked into the conversation. This is the...

MMO blogger Serrenity, whom many of you will recognize from his clever comments here on MOP too, has a compelling blog post on his...

Hey, gang, this is absolutely wonderful. Activision has filed and been granted a patent for software designed to push you into buying cash shop...

This past weekend was not the first time I have attended a developer's convention, but Frontier Expo 2017 was one of only a very few...

We've been complaining about lockboxes a lot lately as an unwelcome psychological trick in gaming, so this morning, I wanted to talk about a...

While those of us who write for MassivelyOP do try give you all the scientific resources we can to help you fight back against your...

It is not going to shock you to hear that lockboxes are kind of evil. We here at Massively OP have been beating on...

Here is a question for you to ponder: Do MMOs make you feel more productive than your main job or school? If so, it...

Have you heard in passing this "Project Discovery" thing in EVE Online and wondered what it is all about? CCP put together a new...

A new Japanese study in the acclaimed science journal Nature suggests that Pokemon Go players experienced a drop in "psychological distress" because of the game. The paper gives...

Dota 2's The International 7 tournament is over, having concluded this weekend by crowning EU group Team Liquid -- which arrived to the finals...

Does your brain feel a little lighter or heavier this week? It could be because of your gaming habits. A recent study on video games...