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World of Warcraft fan creates a greatly improved Wrathgate cinematic

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While Blizzard is undeniably masterful in its creation and use of cinematic cutscenes to propel the plot of World of Warcraft today, back in...
Burn it down!

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2018 in review

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Sometimes I wind up starting these a bit early because there's just not much to write about; other times I'm writing well in advance...
it just keep rolling

Path of Exile takes a trip down release memory lane

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It's been a long path to where we are now for Path of Exile, and as the development team takes a holiday it seems...
A world of disappointments.

Activision Blizzard’s CFO is ousted and appears to be getting hired by Netflix

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It's a new year, but we've still got some last vestiges of last year's corporate ongoings to close out the events of 2018. Isn't...
THE LAW

The Daily Grind: Do you have any MMO resolutions for 2019?

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So here we are in 2019. It looks a lot like 2018, really. But it's a new year, and this is usually the point...
Art!

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: World of Curationcraft

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Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #2 on our list is Occupy White Walls, the MMO that's literally about art curation.

Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2018?

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Longtime MOP readers know that many our writers have a fondness for old MMORPGs, either because that's how we got into the hobby and...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG studio had the best communication in 2018?

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This past fall, Star Citizen's Chris Roberts raised more than a few eyebrows when he claimed that "no other game shares as much information...
This is the griffon.

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: We interviewed a what?

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Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #3 on our list is that time Eliot interviewed a statue of a griffon while getting in digs on how bad PAX East is.
Tasty!

Crowfall’s latest stream is all about the art of cooking

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Sure, fighting in large-scale PvP is fun, but have you considered focusing on cooking instead? The latest Crowfall livestream was all about the art...
cat, i'm a kitty cat, and i dance dance dance and i dance dance dance

Final Fantasy XI prepares for the new year with a new version update and a promotional campaign

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The new year approaches for Final Fantasy XI, and with it approaches another monthly update for the game. This is the first in what...

Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Schlag meme of the year

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Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards conclude today with our blooper award for Schlag meme of the year. This is one of my favorite awards of the year. As our our regulars surely know, Schlag Sweetleaf is our resident comment section Master of the Meme, who crafts everything from weird to gross to hilarious gifs for big stories. He's amazing. Giving him his own award every year is the least we can do!

One Shots: Dance like the moon is watching

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As we digest all of those Christmas hams and cookies while replacing our bloodstream with eggnog, it's a good time of the year to...
Strawberry fields forever.

The Daily Grind: Do you have any MMO regrets from 2018?

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We talk a lot about how we feel about the year that's past and our resolutions for the next year, but we don't tend...

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: A spaceship so ugly it’s cute

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Today we're continuing our countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #4 on our list is Star Citizen’s $185 Aegis Vulcan, which we deemed "so ugly it's cute" back in February.

Massively OP’s 2018 Blooper Awards: Weirdest MMO cross promotion

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Massively OP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for weirdest MMO cross promotion. And the winner is...
NO I GET THE REAL HEADER NO BLOOPERS

WRUP: Massively Overpowered 2018 Important Concepts Awards edition

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For some reason, all of our awards this year have covered MMOs. There's so much other stuff to cover! We know, because whenever we...
Going nowhere, going nowhere.

The Daily Grind: What was your greatest MMO gaming accomplishment in 2018?

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It is always good to pause and take stock of the year-that-was before you turn a corner into a fresh calendar. We've had 12...
It's a garden, that's like flowers.

Final Fantasy XIV shows off fan-designed furnishings in patch 4.5

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The Final Fantasy XIV community was asked to provide some new furnishings for the game back during the appropriately named furniture design contest. Now...

Massively OP’s Weirdest MMORPG Stories of 2018: Sea cows in space

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Today we're kicking off a countdown of Massively OP's weirdest MMORPG stories of 2018! Coming in at #5 on our list is that time an Elite Dangerous guild adopted a sea cow.

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