Opinion

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Marvel Heroics: How to get the most for free in Marvel Heroes

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One of the questions that I received after my debut Marvel Heroes column was, "Can you explain how to play this game for free?"...

The Daily Grind: What’s the prettiest MMO?

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Judging video game eye candy is one of the most subjective activities in our hobby, is it not? Everyone has a different standard (and...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 19

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Justin and MJ discuss Marvel Heroes, The Secret World, Ark: Survival Evolved, ArcheAge, and tons of news from E3 on Guild Wars 2's expansion, FFXIV's Heavensward, SWTOR's expansion, Shroud of the Avatar, Torchlight Mobile, and more.

Tamriel Infinium: The restoration of Elder Scrolls Online’s Orsinium

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Bethesda, the parent company of ZeniMax Online studios, had an amazing showing at E3 this year, but unfortunately, no one from the Elder Scrolls...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to boost MMO populations?

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An anonymous Kickstarter donor pinged us with this question for this morning's Daily Grind: With the breadth of niche MMOs available, how will companies resort...

Sword and Bored: Teleport

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Mo's companion demonstrates the proper way to deal with AFK grinders in their MMO.
Sorry I'm late, but you know I can't log in for about two hours.

Wisdom of Nym: The highs and lows of Final Fantasy XIV’s early access

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Thursday was a long day. So was Friday, but in very different ways. Playing Final Fantasy XIV over the past few days has been a...

The Daily Grind: Are there any survival sandbox features you’d like to see in MMORPGs?

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I've been playing a lot of ARK: Survival Evolved lately. It's certainly not an MMO, just judging by player count, but it has elements...

E3 2015: Life is Feudal isn’t just another gankbox

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I'm standing with my PR contact at the Life is Feudal booth when suddenly a guy with a thick Russian accent walks up to me,...

Guild Chat: Taking down the dominant guild leader

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, our comfy place for discussing all your guild dramas in a fun, frank, and empathetic way. You know the...

The Game Archaeologist: Seven MMOs operating on borrowed time

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Most everyone who knows me well will acknowledge that I'm not generally a cynical, dark person. I'm not rooting for games to fail, for...
You're a liar, Future Me! A wonderful liar.

WRUP: Early access maybe edition

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This week, no one will exactly be surprised to learn that I'm playing Final Fantasy XIV's early access weekend. Or trying to, anyway, because...

The Daily Grind: Are MOBAs destined for a Great Crash?

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Make no mistake, even with the recent launch of Heroes of the Storm, MOBAs are crashing and burning all over the place these days....
This is my surprised face.

E3 2015: The Division’s Dark Zone demo does the game no favors

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After covering the development of Ubisoft's The Division since 2013, I finally got my hands on the game itself -- and its PvP -- at this...

Punching dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved

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Five minutes after I logged into ARK: Survival Evolved, I punched a fish. A few moments later, I punched a tree. Shortly thereafter, I...

E3 2015: Torchlight Mobile is a new Torchlight, not Torch-lite

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When Perfect World and Runic Games announced last week that Torchlight was stretching out into the mobile market, it caught many folks quite unawares. (It's...

The Daily Grind: What was the MMO highlight of E3?

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The last few years around convention time, I took a moment in The Daily Grind to ponder whether E3 had become irrelevant for MMO...

Massively Overthinking: The value of MMO voice chat

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This week's Massively Overthinking question was shot over to us from Kickstarter donor Celestial, and it's all about voice chat in MMOs. Do you use a...

Why Guild Wars 2’s prepurchase deal has the internet raging

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On the surface, ArenaNet killed it at E3, kicking ass with a much-wanted and huge expansion for Guild Wars 2, one of the biggest MMORPGs in...

E3 2015: Cory Jones discusses HEX, lawsuits, and cake

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I first saw MMOTCG HEX at E3 2013 at the same time the Kickstarter was revealed to the public, which was actually after it had...