the sims

Longtime MMORPG vets have... let's call it history with The Sims franchise thanks to The Sims Online, which wasn't so much an MMO as...

Summer sweetness is not just for corn and watermelon! No, it's for all the kind and generous gestures of of our fellow gamers and...

We recently got a press release about a pair of studies on cheating, and I hesitated to run it as a news article because...

I'm going to make some sandbox fans a little miffed right here with my opening premise. Yes, your sandbox MMO needs tutorials and probably...

Not all MMO sunsets are equal, when you look at them. Sure, all impact players who made those games a home, but some titles...

When news of the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United first leaked in early May, so few games companies spoke up...

If your wildest gaming dreams involved the, ahem, goofy combination of Disney, Pixar, Stardew Valley, and The Sims, then you're weirdly in luck. Gameloft and...

Justin and Bree dip into the mailbag for discussions on MMO streamlining, vehicles vs. avatars, casual-friendly economies, guild projects and progression, changes to MMOs we don't play, compelling crafting, and other cool MMO sites.

A few weeks ago, I was showing my seven-year-old around Villagers and Heroes, and she wanted to get herself a house. I warned her...

We heard your many requests, and we delivered! The Battle Bards crew is back to explore the final frontier of music in the Warframe...

It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...

Last spring, we covered a new-to-us MMO called Polity by Jib Games. It's essentially a Turkish indie social game that borrows ideas from The...

Have you stood in the fire? Did you start the fire? Are you on fire at this very moment? Then stop, drop, and roll...

I'm gonna say something wild right now: In some ways, CliffyB was ahead of his time. My husband and I came to this realization...

Bow to your king and queens of MMO music royalty, for the Battle Bards have donned the crown, taking up the majestic scepter, and...

As a historian, game preservationist, and general MMORPG geek, it does my heart good to see players do their best to restore and operate...

When we use the shorthand "MMO" for online games, it's always assumed that we're talking about swords-and-sorcery or sci-fi RPGs. However, the massively multiplayer...

By far, my favorite column to write here at Massively OP (and the one that always takes the longest) is The Game Archaeologist. I've...

Considering how popular the Middle Earth IP is, it is no surprise that there have been multiple stabs at creating a Lord of the...

We're updating this post at the bottom - scroll on down for the latest! Forced to go digital thanks to the global pandemic, Gamescom 2020...