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The Daily Grind: Which MMO are you most nostalgic for?

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I'll admit it, I'm an absolute fool for nostalgia. Things that I loved in the past can still bring a warm glow to my...
Cutty cut.

Elder Scrolls Blades gets a new patch for Switch motion controls

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Do you enjoy playing Elder Scrolls Blades on your Switch but wish it were a bit more like a Wii game encouraging you to swing...

Lord of the Rings Online players host Shirefest 2020 this weekend

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You might not be able to go out to packed concerts this summer -- but that shouldn't stop you from getting jiggy with crowds...
Big man.

TERA’s next major patch on PC brings a new dungeon and new partner adventures

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The next big patch for TERA's PC version arrives in less than a week on June 16th, and it's got some new stuff to do....
Whoops.

WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft’s elite progression obsession hurts progression players too

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Here's a statement that I think few people will disagree with: World of Warcraft has increasingly focused on raiding and high-end progression as the only...

Leaderboard: Star Wars Galaxies vs. Star Wars The Old Republic

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Yesterday, I read on Twitter that Star Wars The Old Republic has, as of this week, been live longer than Star Wars Galaxies was....
This is what we were really missing.

Blizzard and Bethsoft donate for racial justice, Riot parts ways with troubling exec, and Raph Koster writes a song

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We've got a few more gaming-related Black Lives Matter stories to share this morning. Riot Games: First up, yesterday we reported that Riot Games was...

The Daily Grind: When was the last time you played a ‘dead’ MMO

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Earlier this week, I trolled myself by picking up the charity Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. I say I trolled myself because...

Massively Overthinking: Do you keep MMOs installed for the login freebies?

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MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...

PlayStation 5 launch titles include Destiny 2, Warframe, and Fortnite, with GTAO coming next year

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Sad about E3? Yeah, OK, nobody but E3 is really that sad about E3. But it's still summer convention season, and we still want...
I'm an excellent fighter.

Star Wars: The Old Republic outlines the ranked rewards for Season 12 PvP

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Another ranked PvP season in Star Wars: The Old Republic is drawing to a close, with Season 12 slated to end at some point this...

Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning celebrates sixth birthday with new scenario

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Are you aware that it's been six and a half years since Warhammer Online ended its official run? What might be even more astounding...
No screenshots yet, obviously.

Raph Koster’s Playable Worlds studio raises an additional $10 million in funding

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We still know nothing about what the first project out of Raph Koster's new studio, Playable Worlds, will actually look like. But we do...
Alas and alack.

Wisdom of Nym: Exit Final Fantasy XIV fan festival, pursued by a virus

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So... yeah, we're not getting our fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV in San Diego. You probably saw that by now. (And if you're wondering...
Still struggling.

EverQuest reduces capacity on the Aradune server temporarily to correct lag and disconnection issues

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Considering the cultural weight behind the name, the team behind EverQuest would no doubt have preferred that everything about the Aradune time-locked server had...
Less than punchy.

Riot Games places exec on leave while investigating awful social media post

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Nobody's surprised to learn that the corporate culture at the tippy-top of Riot Games still has "bad apples," right? After the huge sexual harassment...
WRONG KIND OF SHINE

Final Fantasy XI deploys its anniversary event and its June update to the live servers

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Players had to wait a little bit longer for Final Fantasy XI's anniversary event this year, due to the whole... global pandemic thing. Fortunately, the...

RuneScape fixes evil trees and ‘horribly deformed’ livestock as Jagex celebrates a $250K charity donation

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Another week, another RuneScape patch. It's a tale as old as time, but as the headline alludes, this week's set of patch notes has...

There’s a new dating site specifically for gamers called Joystick

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You're gonna be tempted to giggle at this one, so instead I'm going to start this post by pointing out that I know kind...

The Soapbox: Yes, here

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This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's original Kickstarter back in 2015; the writer has chosen to remain anonymous. The opinions in guest Soapboxes...

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