The Daily Grind: How did your early MMOs shape your expectations for the MMOs you play now?
I was chatting with MOP reader and commenter Bruno Brito a while back when something he said about player expectations in MMOs struck me....
Massively Overthinking: Does playing MMORPGs ever stress you out?
"Anyone ever feel stressed out about playing MMOs?" MOP's Carlo queried our team this week. "This new Black Desert season is stressing me out...
Thousands turn out for terminal EVE Online player’s final birthday bash
EVE Online is probably best known for its ruthless player alliances sparking massive wars over territory, but this week everyone set their differences aside...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is letting you swim and dive starting on July 3
Sure, having your own private island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is nice, but why not just descend into the water around it and...
Desert Oasis: Putting Black Desert’s music system in context with other MMOs
Back in the day, I used to really be into the ukulele. I used to play in open mics and sold them as my...
The latest gaming industry #metoo callouts impact Twitch, MMOs, MOBAs, and esports
The gaming industry is seeing a second wave - a second wave of the #metoo movement, that is. As we covered earlier this week,...
WoW Factor: How do we make a good Warcraft movie?
Sometimes, dear readers, things simply do not line up. I really have a long piece I'm looking forward to doing, and then Blizzard does...
World of Warcraft’s latest Shadowlands build includes profession updates, dungeon journals, and customization
Another alpha update has hit World of Warcraft's test servers, and this one wound up with a few technical issues ensuring that the alpha...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are unlikely to survive 2020?
The thing about surprising MMO shutdowns is that they're just that: surprising. No one expected to lose City of Heroes when we did, even if...
RuneScape adds a shadowy Yak Track, celebrates Pride, and offers a word on suspicious account recovery emails
Jagex just can't seem to stop fussing over Archaeology in RuneScape. This week's patch notes once again have a number of adjustments to the...
Neverwinter shows off the new heroic encounters arriving in Avernus
The Blood War is raging in Neverwinter, but that in and of itself isn't particularly noteworthy. The whole thing about the Blood War is...
Blade & Soul shows off all the new features with today’s Divine Break update
Haven't you earned a break in Blade & Soul? The newest update is dubbed Divine Break, and it... actually doesn't give you a break...
Pokemon Unite is a new MOBA for mobile devices and Nintendo Switch from Nintendo and Tencent
Gosh, that... that headline basically says it all, doesn't it? Yes, Nintendo has announced Pokemon Unite, which is a Pokemon MOBA, a genre that...
Chaos Theory: Secret World Legend’s third anniversary and the 2020 MEGAversary event
Another year has come and gone. (Though we might be glad this one's over.) Secret World Legends, the reboot of the beloved Secret World,...
Overwolf details the changes coming for Curseforge and using World of Warcraft addons
So what's going to happen with Curseforge and your precious, precious World of Warcraft addons? You need those to play! For those who missed...
The Daily Grind: What are the coolest MMO alien races?
OK, for today's topic, we're going to be limiting ourselves strictly to scifi MMORPGs (sorry fantasy, you'll have to settle for pretty much 95%...
Dawngate Revival project hits its Kickstarter target, but funding continues for nearly two more months
Hey, folks, remember Dawngate? The answer is probably "no, not in the slightest," which would make a certain amount of sense as the game...
Celestial Nights returns to Final Fantasy XI on June 30
Who wants swimsuits in Final Fantasy XI? That's what you'll be getting when the Celestial Nights event rolls around once again on June 30th,...
Choose My Adventure: EVE Online’s combat coalesces into something nearing enjoyment
All right, EVE Online. I'm starting to get you.
The mission was to continue with the career path NPCs, and after some more time in...
EA says it can ‘no longer be a bystander’ to toxicity in online gaming
Electronic Arts is continuing to promise to clean up its communities. In addition to changes to its EA Sports moderation policies and the release...
