Yearly Archives: 2016
WoW Factor: Fighting against the Legion and the end of the world
I honestly don't know what the Burning Legion's strategy is in World of Warcraft right now when it comes to picking places to invade....
Champions Online welcomes twin sidekicks
Two sidekicks for the price of one? What a deal! What a revelation! What a savings!
Well, that's enough first-paragraph excitement for the day. Let...
Niantic’s banhammer smashes Pokemon Go GPS spoofers and botters
Bye, Pokemon Go cheaters.
Niantic confirmed in a blog post last night that it's cracking down not just on the cheat apps but on the...
World of Warcraft further tweaks invasion XP, gives a sneak ‘peak’ of Highmountain
More fine-tuning of World of Warcraft's demon invasions is coming today, as Blizzard said that it is making a couple of fixes to how...
Former H1Z1 developers join John Smedley’s Pixelmage Games
John Smedley's Pixelmage Games has gotten a few devs richer at H1Z1's expense. Massively OP reader Kinya pointed us to the Twitter feeds of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best inventory system?
Video game packrats, obsessive compulsives, and that one guildie of mine whose MMO inventory literally has everything he's ever looted: Today's Daily Grind is...
Massively Overthinking: The best combat systems in MMORPGs
One of the big problems in the MMORPG genre as I see it is game studios' inclination to prioritize combat above all else, turning...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon shares its ‘big picture’ for the game
If you're trying to decide which Darkfall reboot might be best for you (assuming that you're in the market for one), then Rise of...
Wild Terra can now be played in your browser
Just mention the phrase "browser-based MMO" among players and you will see some instantly leap to their feet and run for the hills, screaming...
Lineage II offers players an item pack as a show of appreciation
Lineage II has had a nice long run across the world, and the team behind the game appreciates the players who have stuck with...
Gamescom 2016: RuneScape sets sail for the Eastern Lands
The RuneScape playing board is about to be cleared and reset for a brand-new continent: The Eastern Lands.
At Gamescom this week, Jagex announced that...
Valiance Online preps new character creator while City of Titans spies on villains
Time to catch up on the sinister plans and inspirational acts of City of Heroes' spiritual successors. Don't worry: We won't tell anyone your...
Take a long guided tour of Worlds Adrift
Do you need to be sold on the concept of Worlds Adrift? Would seeing it in action make it more real to you than...
Pokemon Go has broken five Guinness World Records
Gaming research firm SuperData has teamed up with the Guinness World Records organization to award Pokemon Go a number of records and accolades. According...
Chaos Theory: Death becomes you in The Secret World
If all else fails -- die! That's my friend's new mantra when it comes to investigation missions. Why? Because in The Secret World, death...
Gamescom 2016: Overwatch’s Last Bastion short
Live at Gamescom today, Blizzard pushed out another animated short for Overwatch as promised. Called The Last Bastion, it covers... well... Bastion. Or uncovers him,...
ArcheAge adds new events and adjusts regional event timers
If you've ever had a friend living in Europe while you live in the midwest US, you know that there's a really big time...
Neverwinter’s invocation rewards change provokes gamer philosophy row
One of the changes PWE implemented in Neverwinter's Storm King's Thunder release was a simple overhaul of the Invocation system rewards. But apparently, that...
Riders of Icarus welcomes players to travel back in time in Exarahn Badlands
Riders of Icarus may be a relatively new MMORPG on the scene, but that doesn't mean it lacks for a deep backstory. In the...
Gamescom 2016: Elite Dangerous demos Port Variant and route plotting
Frontier has a bundle of new Elite Dangerous videos out in honor of Gamescom.
First up is the newest pair: a look at the upcoming Port...
