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I must admit that Pokemon Go's traditional Adventure Week events have historically been a minor hit with me as they feature the fossil 'mon I love, but they also tend to have niche use in the game. However, this August, Niantic is giving us both the vanilla and a new "Taken Over" version, most likely involving Team Go Rocket, which would...

Fresh off its acquisition by no less than MMORPG company Daybreak, Singularity 6's still-in-beta cozy MMO Palia is teasing a bunch of new content coming next week. The Summer Serenade patch is promising a list of features, including the ability to tour other player's homes, lofi jukeboxes, proper MMO nameplates above character heads, an adorable greenhouse/conservatory building for growing flowers,...

Do you know why tabletop roleplaying games use dice? Every game designer ever will lie about the reason. The reason cited is to create randomness or to create moments of excitement or whatever, but none of that is true. The reason is that with dice, sometimes your character is going to fail, and you can't argue about it too...

Considering the long spans of silence that have earmarked the progress of Crimson Desert, we know it was easy to presume that Pearl Abyss had silently canned what it's now calling its "open world action-adventure," no matter what the company said during its investor calls. However, that's definitely not the case! First, let's review: Concerns about the game's life started...

When Overwatch 2 announced it would feature a change in team size from 6v6 to 5v5 in 2021, it was presented as a fundamental shift to gameplay, teamwork, and the shooter's overall desig, which in turn caused a lot of pro players had some reservations. It's now been a couple of years since the pseudo-sequel launched and director Aaron...

Sure, Star Citizen has showcased cargo and freight gameplay coming in alpha 3.24 already, but who's stopping it from doing so a second time? This game doesn't play by your daddy's rules. It arguably doesn't play by the rules of the law. So you're getting more freight previews and you're going to like it, giggleface. All joking aside, the latest...

We are go for strike, people: SAG-AFTRA announced last night that its members are on strike starting today, meaning that all unionized voice actors in the guild are now withholding their work and services from the games industry's biggest companies, including Disney, Activision, and EA. The move wasn't a big surprise, as the union had already issued an ultimatum earlier...

If you were around in the early days of online gaming, you surely remember how terrible the memes were. I mean, I put on my robe and wizard hat? When was the last time you heard someone say that and it wasn't done ironically? Personally, I started MMOs in Ultima Online, so a lot of the popular memes I remember...

It's time to face the music... or at least the archefey and his music. Massively OP's MJ is going to visit DDO's Prince of Satyrs Hyrsam at his precarious cliffside castle Duskfall Overlook (thanks to stairs of ice courtesy the Prince of Frost) and try to strike a bargain. Will he trade the codex pages to get the needle...

On this week's MOP Podcast, Justin and I discussed our experiences in No Man's Sky (again), and both of us came to the conclusion that while it's a gorgeous and content-packed MMO, it's just not a super intuitive sandbox - meaning that if you're starting new (or returning after a long time away, as I was), you're probably best...