Perfect Ten: MMO missteps that didn’t have to happen
Around the time I started working at Massively-that-was, there was an article that I quite liked talking about how four high-profile MMO failures were...
Monster Hunter World’s first patch is all about balance adjustments for weaponry
The first major patch for Monster Hunter World is arriving on March 16th, and thankfully it will include a new monster to fight in...
Pantheon on mismatched newbie armor and open-world dungeons
This month's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen newsletter is stuffed with images, thanks to features on gear creation and dungeons. Over on the armor...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time you binged on an MMO, and what was it?
Over the weekend, thanks to a perfect combination of nothing pressing on my calendar for a change, an injured ankle, and crappy weather, I...
Final Fantasy XI brings in new Dynamis and relic reforging
The newest update to Final Fantasy XI means the end of the game's Dynamis - Divergence areas with the addition of Jeuno, thus allowing...
Warframe celebrates five years and 38 million players
Warframe continues to defy expectations for online gaming playerbase sizes. A year ago, it boasted 30M registered players. As of today, it's up to 38M....
Monster Hunter World previews a crossover with Devil May Cry
The Monster Hunter series is a set of video games in which you fight giant monsters and then harvest their corpses to make more...
Dota 2 introduces a subscription option for players
After a long time of being free-to-play, Dota 2 is exploring the possibility of letting you pay money for it on a regular basis....
Global Chat: Avoiding MMO activities
Have you ever noticed that you play it way too safe in your MMOs, especially when it comes to interacting (or not) with others? Aywren...
Final Fantasy XIV opens the gates to Eureka with patch 4.25
The forbidden land of Eureka doesn't care if you've reached Level 70 across the board. It cares about your elemental level, and you're going...
TERA recaps its first console open beta
So, how did the first open beta for TERA on consoles go? In brief, it went well. In more words... well, why not take...
Secret World Legends’ season 2 adventure zone will not be set in the Congo
The first adventure zone in Secret World Legends will not be in the Congo. Funcom's got a teaser thread ticking off all the possibilities,...
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Project Gorgon’s early access?
People, I am frustrated. But in a good way.
With the activation of RIFT Prime, the release of LOTRO's Northern Mirkwood, and now this week's...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka
I think Naoki Yoshida has severely overestimated how much I wanted to chase after a Scorpion Harness again.
One of the things that I mentioned...
Saga of Lucimia argues GM events should be mandatory in MMOs, not an ‘optional service’
A few months ago, we ran a Leaderboard poll asking players what kind of live studio-led events they want out of MMORPGs. By way...
Guild Chat Special Edition: Interviewing Guild Wars 2 guild POOF
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which we examine all things guild-related and solve problems faced by fellow members of the Massively...
Blizzard’s Overwatch League addresses toxicity with fines and suspensions, while the Dallas Fuel drops a toxic player
Last week, we covered an ESPN piece in which the author called out Blizzard for sitting on its hands after an Overwatch League player...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks the latest Feast season with the promise of a well-known boss mount
If you're taking part in the sequential seasons of the Feast in Final Fantasy XIV, you want a mount worthy of your willingness to...
Project Gorgon is officially in early access on March 13th
It's happening! The official Project Gorgon early access date on Steam is Tuesday, March 13th, which means that owners will need to log in...
One Shots: The Soviet Summoner
Undoubtedly, our world is poorer in this post-City of Heroes era for the lack of pun-inspired superhero names that used to run, fly, and...
