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Wizard101’s spring update arrives to the test realm with new social features, balancing, and events
Players of Wizard101 are now able to kick the tires of the game's spring update, which will be adding a number of new features...
Massively Overthinking: Self-imposed ‘rules’ for MMOs
I have a couple of rules of thumb when it comes to MMOs. When I start thinking about watching a video while playing an...
Wandering Wraeclast: Grinding Gear has finally taken the wraps off Path of Exile 2
"Like clockwork": I wouldn't be surprised to see an icon of Grinding Gear Games and Path of Exile in the dictionary when you look...
Working As Intended: There is no good reason for MMO gamers to fund Dreamworld
Not quite a month ago, we covered the Kickstarter for a wildly ambitious MMORPG, Dreamworld. We were, uh, pretty skeptical about the game's chances....
Pac-Man 99 is a real battle royale and it’s really on the Switch now
Let's just stipulate that nothing is sacred and everything from your childhood, your parents' childhoods, and your kids' childhoods is going to be trotted...
Whatever happened to Maguss, Spiral Knights, and Empyrion?
It's time to find out Whatever Happened To a couple of MMOs that have somehow managed to slip off our radars and need to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 316: Talkin’ trash with MMO Fallout
Justin, Bree, and MMO Fallout's Connor discuss April fools' day around the MMOverse, FFXIV's patch and PS5 beta, WoW's 9.1, Trove's Switch port, and Elyon's closed beta, with adventures in RuneScape, Wild Terra 2, Magic Legends, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on starting fresh in WoW Classic and irritating season passes.
Massively Uplifting: Gamestonk, gorillas, and giving in MMOs
When it comes to feel-good stories in the general media, coming across a positive one about gaming seems harder than finding a four-leaf clover....
Massively on the Go: Mother Nintendo should make Niantic Earthbound
So, Nintendo and Niantic will work together for more AR games based on Nintendo IPs. No great surprise from me, as I'd mentioned years...
Trove is coming to Nintendo Switch this year, Wizard101 and Pirate101 may get a console port
Whether you are a dinosaur tamer, a ruthless pirate, or a dashing superhero, you soon will have another platform to enjoy the antics of...
The Daily Grind: What cancelled MMOs deserve a rogue server?
As a historian, game preservationist, and general MMORPG geek, it does my heart good to see players do their best to restore and operate...
Massively on the Go: Why Nintendo and Pikmin make sense in Niantic’s hands
With the recent news that Nintendo and Niantic will work together for more AR games based on Nintendo IPs, I thought it might be...
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Festival returns… next week
You know what would've been awesome? If Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box were reopening this week, when April Fools' Day actually is and...
One Shots: Dearly beloved
If you gotta get married in an MMORPG and don't want to spare any expense, Final Fantasy XIV has the most luxurious and extravagant...
Battle Bards Episode 189: Spooky and Magical 3
Is that a chill creeping down your spine? Did your ears just perk up at the hint of fae music in the trees? Is...
Among Us will launch The Airship patch at the end of March
Don't tell my kids, but Among Us is getting a juicy free update this month. It's called The Airship, and studio Innersloth says it...
Crayta is a newer, Fortniteyer Roblox, and it’s now live on the Epic Games Store
If Roblox hasn't already permanently taken the "games-within-a-game" spot in your heart - or on your kids' devices - then you might want to...
Choose My Adventure: The point where Wizard101 blends in with other MMOs
I feel like I’ve got the general thrust of Wizard101. For the most part, anyway.
This week it was all about trying to clear the...
Animal Crossing New Horizons latest transmedia synergy effort is with Build-A-Bear
Animal Crossing New Horizons has been king of the crossovers for a while now, with partnerships with everything from fast-fashion makeup brands to an...
Choose My Adventure: Fizzle frustration, boss beatdowns, and slowly forming strategies in Wizard101
Remember last week how I wrote about being surprised at the depth of Wizard101’s combat? This week I learned that the game’s combat can...