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PSA: Cyberpunk 2077 includes light sequences known to trigger epileptic seizures

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We've all seen it in a wide variety of games that have been recently released: the epilepsy warning about how certain sequences of flashing...

EVE Online brings its Japanese localization online and celebrates with fireworks and store sales

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The Japanese playerbase of EVE Online has reason to celebrate today as the localization of the game to Japanese has officially gone live. CCP...
Go away, we have bigger problems now!

Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.4, Futures Rewritten, is live today

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The time has arrived for players in Final Fantasy XIV to start forging a new future. The bleak outcome that had been predicted for the...
Should or shouldn't?

World of Warcraft opens up Castle Nathria with the first season of Shadowlands content

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Blizzard politely hopes that you've gotten yourself up to the level cap by this point in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands because you've now run out...
Venting prevents ex-plo-si-on.

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal in 2020?

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OK, graphics snobs, this unofficial annual award is for you. Now, I will play an old, clunky, beloved sandbox for a really long time. And...

Massively Uplifting: Giving while giving thanks as ARK, Ashes of Creation, Rainbow Six Siege, and more support charity

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Around these parts, November highlights giving thanks (though no country has a monopoly on the practice!), and this past month not only gave us...
It's the same basic bench.

Final Fantasy XI details its Starlight celebrations starting on December 16

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Final Fantasy XI is planning to celebrate Starlight by going all out as it does every year, and that means there are lots of...

Katia Sae’s record-breaking journey through all of EVE Online is charted in a video

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If you've read that title and are wondering who Katia Sae is and what record was broken, our own Brendan Drain will be happy...

MassivelyOP Podcast Episode #300: Live on Twitch!

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If you've ever wanted to listen to the MassivelyOP Podcast live so you can shout at us to tell us we're wrong in real-time...

PAX hopes to return in 2021 with a full slate of conventions

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While it certainly wasn't the greatest tragedy of 2020, the cancelation of numerous game trade shows and conventions was felt among fans who enjoyed...
Teamwork.

Wisdom of Nym: The highlights of Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.4 notes

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One of the things I still love about covering Final Fantasy XIV are the patches. These things are always bulky in terms of added...
Puppy!

Final Fantasy XIV posts its full patch 5.4 notes during 24-hour patch maintenance

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We hope you got anything you wanted done in Final Fantasy XIV yesterday because the game is currently undergoing maintenance. In fact, it'll be undergoing...

Gamers review bomb Monster Hunter World on Steam over Monster Hunter film

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There's a clip from the current Monster Hunter film that's drawn a lot of ire particularly from Chinese audiences, which has resulted in some...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2020?

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Though Massively OP's annual awards kick off this week, one you won't see this year is an award for PvE. I've learned my lesson...

One Shots: Pledging Trekkie Trekkie Trekkie

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So you know how Star Trek claims that it has a functioning futuristic society without money? Somehow? That's made me overthink how Starfleet Academy...
SIR

The Daily Grind: Do you actually consider yourself a good MMO player?

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There is an assumption, for some reason, that most people who work as game journalists are pretty bad at playing video games. I don't...

Battle Bards Episode 182: Last Oasis

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What does the apocalypse sound like? That’s the burning question, so to speak, that the Battle Bards are investigating this week as they dive...
H A M B U R G E R

WRUP: Transcript of pouring out an entire bottle of ketchup on a hamburger edition

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Act I: The beginning. Click. Whoosh. Squirt, squirt, squiiiiiiiiiiiiirt. Whoosh. Squirt! Squirt squirt squirt squirt. Whoosh. Squiiiiiiiiiiirt. Whoosh. Squirt, blorp. Whoosh. Act II: The burping. Squirt, blorp,...
HOW DO WE GET YOUR LOVE BACK

The Daily Grind: Is MMO shoulder armor a little too much?

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We've often poked gentle fun at World of Warcraft for its tendency to feature oversized shoulder armor on characters -- sometimes to the point...
Temmie get money for college

Temtem raises its price slightly for its PlayStation 5 launch

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If you want to play Temtem on your PlayStation 5, it's going to cost you a bit more money than before. This is not in...