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Earlier this week, we posted a rundown of the most popular MMORPG conversations of 2015, calculated by number of comments and then number of commenters. Today, I'd like to take a look at the most popular articles of 2015 as measured by pageviews. I think you'll agree that it provides helpful contrast. One thing I'm sure every small website operator...

Here's a bit of unfortunate news for Christmas: Triad Wars is closing down. “Since the start of the Triad Wars Closed Beta this year, diligent Enforcers have run rampant through the streets of Hong Kong, killing rivals and building Empires. During this time we have gathered immense amounts of feedback, information, and data on the game. We’ve loved seeing how you’ve played...

Record of Lodoss War Online is old-school. It's meant to be old-school. The IP that it's referencing is old-school, its gameplay mechanics and graphics are meant to be old-school, the long stretches of radio silence regarding the title are old-school. Also generally unwelcome by fans. So there's reason to be happy that the game will apparently be launching at...

If we could all get whatever we wanted tomorrow, I'm willing to bet dollars to donuts we would all want the same fundamental thing: the best game ever. What that game is would vary, but we'd all want it. So let's mix things up a bit - if you could have anything you want in an extant game, rather...

The last time MassivelyOP's MJ tried out MechWarrior Online, she was thrown into the thick of battle before she could get familiar with piloting a mech. But with the cool new things coming to the game, she's eager to jump in and give it another spin. Luckily for her, there's a new tutorial to help her get the hang...

Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Best Worst MMO Headline. And the winner is... Eliot's Masterpiece: LEGO Universe died on the sword of dong-detecting software Consonance, SEO, accuracy, and dongs. Games journalism! Want to nominate another winner? Let us know in the comments, and don't forget to check out our serious MMO awards while you're at it.

Heading back to the past is sometimes possible when an MMO decides that there's enough interest to start up a classic server. NCsoft obviously does in regard to Lineage 2, as it's finally turned on the early access switch for its Lineage 2 classic EU server. The classic server returns to an earlier version of Lineage 2 that is decidedly more hardcore...

Just because an MMO is launching in 2015 doesn't mean that it is necessarily some ultra-gorgeous, physics engine-happy affair. Sometimes games look to the past rather than the present for inspiration, which is where we find EverEmber Online as it releases today. Looking as though it would be perfectly at home on the Super Nintendo, EverEmber Online combines old-school looks...

As it heads into the new year, Shroud of the Avatar has grand plans in store for the first few months. In its most recent newsletter, Portalarium discusses what's coming in the first quarter of 2016. In addition to pumping out monthly updates, Shroud of the Avatar is gearing up for what looks to be an important summer milestone: "The...

If you're still waiting for Phantasy Star Online 2 to be released in North America, today's news isn't going to do much to help matters. There's still no word on when or if the title will be localized. But there is a new platform for the game to be released upon, as the title is being ported to the...