Yearly Archives: 2015
PSA: Steam suffers a serious malfunction [Updated]
Steam suffered a severe malfunction today, as users are reporting that they have logged into the service only to have access to others' accounts...
The Stream Team: Have a hoppy holiday with Guild Wars 2’s jumping puzzle
Nothing says it's the holidays better than hopping around on brightly colored candy pieces like an over-caffeinated bunny while trying not to fall to...
Massively OP’s 2015 Blooper Awards: Longest MMO Newsletter
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Longest MMO Newsletter. And the winner is...
Camelot Unchained
You guys. These things are epic. I gave...
MMO Year in Review: Heavensward’s arrival (June 2015)
This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...
Jukebox Heroes: The 2015 Online VGM Awards
With another year coming to a close, I thought it would be an opportune time to go back and give out flippant awards to...
Star Citizen pushes out Alpha 2.1, promises ‘date driven’ patch schedule
While other studio teams are powering down for the holidays, it looks as though Star Citizen's crew is keeping up the pace. The team...
EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s Frostfell 2015
Ahh, 'tis the season: When goodies galore are hidden inside a magical closet and gigglegibber goblins give out gifts. Yes, it's Frostfell time! And...
The best MMORPG polls of 2015
Every week for the last few years, we've expanded on our "Daily Grind" theme with a Leaderboard poll. On the one hand, seeing the numbers...
RIFT gives a week of patron access to everyone
To celebrate the holidays -- and promote its newest patch -- RIFT is giving everyone patron access for seven days.
Patron access is RIFT's subscription...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing MMOs on Christmas today?
Christmas means different things to different people. Some folks imbue it with family-oriented festivities, others consider it a religious day, and others just think of it as...
Massively Overthinking: One MMO wish for 2016
We gave out a lot of awards this month for things games did in 2015, and we talked about what we think will happen...
Devilian takes a look at the successes and failures of its launch month
The first month of operation is a tumultuous time for any new title. Devilian feels as if it were just announced, but it launched...
Massively OP’s 2015 Blooper Awards: Best MMO Milking Sim
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Best MMO Milking Sim. And the winner is...
Project Gorgon
What, did you think this award was...
New research illuminates our gaming motivations
If you've ever thought that the Bartle test was a bit outdated, game analytics consulting firm Quantic Foundry has a new gamer psych chart for you....
Hearthstone dev tackles the issue of card consistency
Being able to clearly understand what a card does and how it can be used is the subject of a new designer insights video...
Skyforge shows the aftermath of its pantheon wars, announces holiday contest
Skyforge's Pantheon Wars are gradually coming to a close, taking no prisoner and sparing no hurt feelings. The Allods Team is already preparing for...
MMO Year in Review: WoW’s nosedive (May 2015)
This year, we're taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head...
Istaria celebrates its 12th anniversary with a patch
Istaria -- the MMO that will forever be linked to its former title of Horizons with any mention of it, making one wonder why the...
The Stream Team: Christmas lights, Landmark style
Many families have a holiday tradition of going out to see the Christmas lights. But why force yourself to bundle up to go out?...
Perfect Ten: The 10 best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2015
There is no way we can list all of the great updates in a given year. It's not possible. We are always going to...