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Massively OP Podcast Episode 437: The MMO moving-in blues

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Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online Incursion, WoW's Guardians of the Dream, LOTRO's River Hobbit housing and the Mariner, and Elder Scrolls Online's update 40, with a podcast topic on the financial barriers to returning to MMOs.

MMO Week in Review: More questions than answers for Unity and Gearbox

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This week in MMOs was unfortunately dominated by the business end of gaming for two key reasons. First, Embracer, which is currently in the...
boab

WRUP: How many sad dogs the size of a small duck would it take to beat up celebrities edition

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: 85 The most difficult challenge I ever had was when I was told that in order to play the role of...

MMO Week in Review: Fury Inconspicuous

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World of Warcraft launched its Fury Incarnate patch this week, so you might think the MMO world would be fixated on that, but Blizzard...
Absolutely.

WRUP: The absolute only review of Starfield you need edition

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Starfield is the latest game by some Microsoft subsidiary or another, we can't be bothered to keep track, maybe it's Activision. Anyhow, in this...
New World ROTAE

Massively OP Podcast Episode 436: Rise of the Angry River Hobbits

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Colin, Justin, and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2 SOTO, LOTRO River Hobbits, New World Rise of the Angry Earth, Gloria Victis' impending sunset, and the impact of MMO currencies.

MMO Week in Review: Rise of the Angry Earth vs. River Hobbits

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This edition of the MMO Week in Review is dedicated to that guy who got really mad at us a coupla years back when...
Fine.

WRUP: Upcoming songs being added to Baldur’s Gate 3 written and performed by Jay-Z edition

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Brooklyn Got No Damn Time For Tadpoles Tief Life Hustla Killin' Goblins Or Something (Funky Lute Mix) Githyank-Me (feat. Rhianna) Bey Wants Me...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 435: Guild Wars 2’s secrets revealed

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Justin and Bree discuss Gamescom, Nightingale, Crimson Desert, WoW Classic's hardcore servers, ArcheAge's devastating merge, and TennoCon's Warframe and Soulframe news, with adventures in LOTRO, Baldur's Gate 3, and Guild Wars 2 Secrets of the Obscure, plus a mailbag topic on WoW's latest teases.
Crypts and bloods.

MMO Week in Review: SOTO and Soulframe

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The week of Gamescom has been a wild one for the MMORPG genre: Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure opened its gates, World...
Trashy.

WRUP: Memo to the underlings edition

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Hey there, underlings of the Trash Lord! It's me, Jenna Simons, your one-woman HR team! We've had a few things come up over the...

Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s revolving Challenges add needed spice

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One thing we haven't talked about yet here in Massively on the Go is Splatoon 3's new summer-released mode, Challenges, which is somewhat more akin...
I find the way.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 434: Wayfinder finds the way to early access

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Justin and Bree discuss Wayfinder, Palia, DCUO, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO and GW2, plus mailbag topics on spoilers in expansion reveals and the rogue servers of the distant future.

MMO Week in Review: Wayfinder through a viewfinder

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Wayfinder found a way to launch into early access this week, though it's been a bit chaotic as servers struggled to keep up with...
SIR

WRUP: Cat rights I have fought long and hard to possess edition

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The right to lie down basically anywhere at any time without anyone acting like it's weird: Local EMTs hate me. Not for this, thought;...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 433: Throne & Delay

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Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's delay, WoW's upcoming patch, DDO's mini-expansion, and financial reports for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Square-Enix, with adventures in Palia, LOTRO, New World, and Star Trek Online, plus mailbag topics on rich economy-centric sandboxes and MMOs that need graphical refreshes.

MMO Week in Review: Throne & Liberty’s delay, Palia’s open beta

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Throne & Liberty and Palia displayed both ends of the "delay" spectrum this week. NCsoft told investors it is delaying the western release of...
Pinch.

WRUP: New mobile crabs edition

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Samsung Cancer Cancer mark 5: Has built-in Bluetooth capabilities in both claws. Voice assistant has been renamed "Crablinda" and will advise you to turn...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 432: Palia breaks through to the other side

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Justin and Bree discuss Palia's soft launch, WoW Classic hardcore realms, ArcheAge 2, ArcheAge's future, Ashfall, and Nightingale, with adventures in LOTRO, STO, SWG Legends, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on mundane but enjoyable MMO activities.

MMO Week in Review: Palia’s beta, Baldur’s Gate 3’s big launch

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Multiplayer games rather than MMORPGs are capturing the gaming industry's heart this week as Baldur's Gate 3 exploded and Palia puttered into beta. Meanwhile, WoW...