Andrew Ross
Reporter
Andrew Ross usually covers E3, MOBAs, MMO-ish multiplayer games, and game related studies for Massively OP. He's a hardcore PvPer who delivered pizzas to shard defender supply runners in Asheron's Call's Shard of the Herald event, fried fish during Darkfall's World War 1 and 2, and killed many alliance members in World of Warcraft for picking "his" flowers. He is a terrible jungler, but he can usually stay on the road in Mario Kart.
For science: New long-term study shows video games don’t make adults violent
Before we start, yes, I'm sure many of our readers are feeling a big wave of "duh" at the statement in the headline, but...
Interviewing an Asheron’s Call Shard Slayer: On griefing, doxxing, losing mates, and winning MMOs
Last month, I put together an article and pair of videos discussing Asheron's Call's Shard of the Herald event to celebrate the game's first deathiverary....
Pokemon Go brings back party-hat pikachus, announces bulbasaur for next community day
I have to admit that Pokemon Go's really been on a roll lately with the rapidly rolled out events. Despite some bugs during the last community...
First impressions of ‘wizarding world’ MMOARG Maguss
If it weren't for my promise to write this article, I would have given up on Maguss in less than 15 minutes had I been...
Taking a tour of the global Monster Hunter World community on PS4
While I'm not nearly the hardcore veteran our illustrious hunter Matt Daniel is, I can at least admit to physically living among the Japanese hunting...
Pokemon Go weather trio throwdown, Team Rocket appears in Japan
Pokemon Go players are beginning to see the introduction of Poke-lore to the MMOARG. While the last big update brought weather to the game in a...
Leaderboard: Do you use built-in voice chat systems with strangers in MMOs?
I've been playing a lot of Monster Hunter World when time permits, and while I'm enjoying the game, I've noticed it's been, well, oddly silent....
Perfect Ten: The top 10 sexiest monsters of Monster Hunter World
I remember my first time. Unlike many hunters, I didn't stalk her. In fact, she bumped into me. I was just strolling down the...
Re-examining Asheron’s Call’s Shard of the Herald event on its first deathiversary
Although the Asheron's Call series has now been dead for exactly one year today, it's far from forgotten by fans. It was admittedly a cult classic, and...
Monster Hunter World hands-on: Our first impressions of the PS4 launch
Hey fellow hunter! Did you also enjoy the Monster Hunter World weekend betas as I did? Wondering if the full version is the same? Well here's...
Pokemon Go adds monthly community events, summons giant (pokemon) whale
Still playing Pokemon Go? Wish you were, but couldn't find a group to raid with? Or maybe you are in a group but want to...
Academics weigh in on ‘gaming addiction’ claims
We've previously discussed that according to the Manual of Mental Disorders and the industry standard Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, gaming addiction isn't a...
The Daily Grind: When did you last humanize an opponent in an MMORPG?
It's that time of year, dear readers. As it says in the holy book of that one deity (probably Lawful Good), "Peace on earth...
Pokemon Go is getting an immersive AR+ augmented reality mode for Christmas
It's an exciting time to be a Pokemon Go player! It's been only about a week since the introduction of generation 3 Pokemon and a...
Hands-on with Monster Hunter World’s weekend beta – and how it compares to Dauntless
I won't lie: The Monster Hunter World beta on console last weekend isn't going to give you the best sense of the full monster hunting experience. It...
Raining outside? Sidewalks covered in snow? Better run out and play… Pokemon Go!
It's an interesting time to be a Pokemon Go player. Niantic's put out two events that greatly reduced the game's grind and setting community goals, granting regional 'mon back-to-back....
Pokemon Go’s EX Raid invite system still baffles core players
Niantic's recent Pokemon Go event succeeded where the Pokemon Company failed, with POGO players catching over 3 billion Pokemon well before the end of the event....
The Soapbox: Evaluating gaming monetization through the lens of Nintendo’s mobile history
Bloggers and journalists throughout the online gaming industry have been talking about monetization a lot lately. It's not just lockbox/gachapon scandals, or their relationship...
Monster Hunter World’s community will be bolstered with multiguilding
It's interesting how Monster Hunter World, a game that is supposedly being made to specifically target western players, is adopting functionality that I'd imagine all...
Divining the details of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite from a Pokemon Go player’s perspective
When we first heard rumors about a Harry Potter version of Pokemon Go, I said I could barely imagine what the game might be like before...
