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Last year when EverQuest II had a prelude event before the launch of its expansion, it was a two-parter. And thanks to logistics at...

If you didn't watch the Star Wars: The Old Republic livestream on Monday, then you missed Creative Director Charles Boyd, Producer Ben Irving, and...

I was curious recently about what specific personality traits or personal qualities lead to my enjoyment of MMOs in general and Guild Wars 2 in particular,...

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood ought to have be the least interesting announcement possible. It was heavily teased before it actually happened, and we knew that...

Being at the Final Fantasy XIV fan festival was interesting for me on several levels because I wasn't just there to have fun, I...

It's been a crazy, drama-filled week in EVE Online, starting with a controversial change to the EULA that will ban all gambling sites using in-game currency or assets...

Thank you to everyone who posted pictures of autumnal scenery from MMOs. It truly is one of the best seasons (the worst is Smarch......

Unlike fantasy, the sci-fi genre has had a rocky relationship with MMORPGs. While studios have tried just as hard to make and promote them,...

This week in MMO beta news, RIFT announced a delay for the beta of its upcoming Starfall Prophecy expansion, first to next week, now indefinitely. "It's...

Wanna feel old? Three years ago, I wrote a Second Wind piece for Massively-that-was on Ultima Online, which had recently been turned over to Broadsword...

Leadership is difficult. You have to get a group of people to work together when they may or may not be naturally inclined to...

With the constant clamoring from fans for Daybreak (or someone) to create an honest-to-goodness next-gen sequel to the EverQuest franchise, you'd hope that it...

Last week, I stirred up a hornet’s nest by bringing up the topic of lockboxes and how I really didn’t mind them in general. Hyperspace...

There's never really a good splitting point when discussing Final Fantasy XIV patches. They always cover so much ground with features and additions that...

Ever since I considered the responses to a Massively Overthinking article in which a developer asked if a prestige system to encourage replaying an...

There are things I really like about The Secret World; the combat has never been one of them. However, if I could somehow mix...

When City of Heroes closed, fans moved on to many places, one of which was the "Plan Z" category of games that were meant...

Legion is humming along nicely as we near the two-month mark. It's still got that decent balance of having enough to do that you're...

There's a mild trend on Twitter as I write this for Final Fantasy XIV predictions. It makes sense; after all, the fan festival is...

October is finally here. That means Halloween is this month! I can't even describe how excited that makes me. I know I'm not alone...