Previews

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EVE Fanfest 2017: Hands-on with competitive VR sports game Sparc

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At the end of February, CCP Games announced a new game that has nothing to do with EVE Online or even the EVE IP. Named Sparc,...

Hands-on with TERA’s new Valkyrie class

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Last month, TERA's community chose the name of its new class, and next week players will get to not only see that Valkyrie in action...

EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s moon mining overhaul and the future of conflict

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Just under four years ago at EVE Fanfest 2013, EVE Online's Executive Producer Andie Nordgren took the stage and delivered an epic long-term vision for the...

The Elder Scrolls Online releases Morrowind PAX recap trailer

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ZeniMax has put out a fresh Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind video this morning, this time showcasing the PAX East reception for its battleground content...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Getting to grips with Guild Wars 2’s Bastion of the Penitent

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ArenaNet launched a new standalone raid tier, dubbed Bastion of the Penitent, alongside The Head of the Snake Living World chapter, but I've not...

Hands-on: Digging deep into Crowfall’s pre-alpha crafting systems

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Last weekend, Crowfall developer ArtCraft Entertainment held the last of its February playtest weekends, inviting the game’s Early Access backers to jump into the gameworld...

The Soapbox: Pokemon Go Generation 2 still isn’t a real MMO

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Pokemon GO Generation 2 is out now, and it feels a lot like an MMO expansion in a lot of ways: We have new features,...

Elder Scrolls Online: Deep-diving Morrowind’s PvP battlegrounds

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At last week's Elder Scrolls Online press event, I sat down in the ESO Live studio to talk to the PvP designer in person:...

Elder Scrolls Online: Deep-diving Morrowind’s new Warden class

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Along with a new expansive 30-hour long story, Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind will introduce us to the game's first new class called the Warden,...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s The Head of the Snake

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Now that I've had a little time to sink my hours into completing the episode after my initial impressions piece two weeks ago, I'm...

Lost Continent: ArcheAge Revelation’s fresh start servers aren’t doing newbies any favors

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It’s been over a month now since ArcheAge’s massive update 3.0 went live, adding oodles of new content to Trion’s expansive fantasy sandbox. The...

Preview: Path of Exile reveals The Fall of Oriath

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Path of Exile fans, today is the big day: Grinding Gear Games is officially unveiling your next expansion, dubbed The Fall of Oriath. It turns out that the...

Tamriel Infinium: Four reasons Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead tops other MMO housing

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Traditionally, in this Tamriel Infinium column, I have been extremely critical of The Elder Scrolls Online, and I promise you, I'm sure I'll lob criticism...
Hey-nonny-nonny, it's time for another song you skip over!

Choose My Adventure: LOTRO in hindsight, WildStar ahead

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Writing about Lord of the Rings Online is an odd experience for me because the reality is pretty simple: I don't like the game...

First Impressions: Struggling to survive in Conan Exiles

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I am no stranger to covering survival sandboxes for Massively OP. I wrestled with dinosaurs before ARK: Survival Evolved was a thing. I got kidnapped...
Homeward bound.

Working As Intended: Two decades of Elder Scrolls housing

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Massively OP explores Elder Scrolls housing through the ages -- starting with Daggerfall, running through Morrowind, Oblivion, and Skyrim, and ending with Elder Scrolls Online's Homestead patch, live today.
So, fine.

Massively Overthinking: The future of a global MMORPG industry

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Massively OP Patron Duane's done the math on what is becoming, more and more, a truly global MMORPG industry. His question for Overthinking this...
There are indeed feelings I get when I look to the west.

Choose My Adventure: The most depressing road trip in Lord of the Rings Online

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You know, if my first exposure to Elves had been in Lord of the Rings Online, I would probably think that they were the...

Touring Marvel Heroes with Gazillion before January 19’s big update

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While it's true that you can see a good share of Marvel Heroes' mega January 2017 update for yourself on the test server, who...
Wake me up when the Hobbit films end.

Choose My Adventure: Starting my journey in Lord of the Rings Online

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If I had to guess which tabletop roleplaying game I was going to associate with Lord of the Rings Online, I really wouldn't have...