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No, Guild Wars 2 is not banning people using ArcDPS
Since the beginning of October, there's been a growing hum in the Guild Wars 2 community over the incoming build and equipment swapping template...
The Daily Grind: What unique character skills do you wish would show up in more MMOs?
I've been thinking about classic Guild Wars a bit lately. My Ritualist was my favorite character over there, and while I probably logged more...
The MOP Up: Google Stadia looms nigh
Are you ready for Google's attempt at cloud-based video gaming? Mixed feelings or not, Google Stadia is going to start its rollout next month...
One Shots: Masks and shadows
Around this time of year, if you're not wearing a mask and skulking about in the darker places of online games, well then, you're...
The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs for the fashion wars?
Whether you call it "fashion wars" as in Guild Wars 2 or "space barbie" as in Star Trek Online or "dolly dress-up" as in...
Massively Overthinking: Are you boycotting Blizzard?
Tyler's piece this week about the Blizzard he loved being dead actually brought tears to my eyes. It hurts to lose a game and...
Jukebox Heroes: Exploring World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s patch music
One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.
Into the Super-verse: Catching up with Valiance Online
So far in the Into the Super-verse column space, we have touched base with two of the three upcoming City of Heroes spiritual successors:...
Blade & Soul’s latest update brings Halloween, crafting system updates, and new PvP equipment
I was pretty sure the only major thing coming soon to Blade & Soul was the game's Halloween event, but the patch notes that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 242: And then Blizzard said, ‘Hold my beer’
Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss the Blizzard boytcott and fiasco, the Daybreak layoffs, Shroud of the Avatar's sell-off, the Guild Wars 2 hacker piece, and a few happier stories too.
Guild Wars 2’s Shadow of the Mad King has returned once again through November 5
It's Halloween time in Guild Wars 2 as of today, as Shadows of the Mad King has returned as promised. The gameworld will be...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Is it time for Guild Wars 3?
Earlier this month, ArenaNet announced that President Mike O’Brien, former game director on both the original Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, was leaving...
Aion: Legions of War details plans to improve the starter experience, Arena sniping, and battle mechanics
Aion: Legions of War, the mobile MMORPG from the greater Aion IP, has shared a developer update full of plans to adjust several aspects...
One Shots: Bring me a shrubbery!
When has something as mundane and nondescript as a bush ever been a helpful hero? And when have we ever featured a MapleStory screenshot...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you’ve wanted to quit, but you couldn’t?
Very few of us are in a situation wherein large men are perched behind us claiming that something horrible will happen to our loved...
Global Chat: One MMO gamer is trying to finish Fallen Earth before it’s gone
When you know that your beloved MMORPG is about to be shut down, what do you do? If you're the blog 24 Hours in...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually engage with player-generated content in MMOs?
Two videos inspired today's Daily Grind. One is a recent episode of Extra Credits about player-generated content in games - what we've always called...
Ship of Heroes’ character creation tool donor beta is set for November 1
Just an hour ago, we joked that City of Titans and Ship of Heroes were just about to have a big ol' showdown as...
Blade & Soul’s Halloween event returns on October 16
Blade & Soul is once again getting in to the spooky spirit next week with the arrival of its Blade and Ghoul event on...
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet chased the 2016 Gaile Gray account hacker all the way to Germany – and lost
Back in 2016, MassivelyOP covered an odd story about the Guild Wars franchise and a hack that seemingly involved the account of then-ArenaNet employee...