Massively Overpowered

We pay a lot of attention to what we're seeing in MMOs, but have you ever stopped to really process what you're hearing? Sound design is a crucial but often overlooked aspect of games, and I thought it was high time to give proper respect to those MMOs that do it well. Two of my favorite titles, Lord of the...

Too many Tuesdays have gone by without some EverQuest Two-sday adventures, a situation MassivelyOP's MJ aims to fix right now! Tonight she dives back into the wonderful world of Norrath. Now the question is, with so many, many things to do, what on earth will she choose? Will it be another dungeon, leveling her little Paladin, or more questing...

As the name of the brand-new Phoenix server implies, Linkrealms is rising from the ashes of oblivion to deliver a fresh experience for players. Linkrealms, a free-to-play sandbox MMO in the vein of Ultima Online, is opening up its first new server in years. The Phoenix server is an open-PvP server that " back to the roots of classic online...

It's been a long while since we checked in with Guns of Icarus, and shame on us for that! Muse has released patch notes for its 1.4.0 update, which features a redesigned capture point mechanic, an updated gunner tutorial, various balance changes and bug fixes, and a new minotaur heavy cannon that "knocks back enemy ships." "Capture and de-capturing are...

Dulfy reports that Star Wars: The Old Republic's Relics of the Gree event returns today and continues through March 3rd. The event is intended for level 60 players, but there is a bolstering stat boost that "appears to work if you are level 50 or above." Relics of the Gree involves questing for reputation gain, killing world bosses, and obtaining...

It may be one of World of Warcraft's smaller content updates, but Patch 6.1 still squeaks into that category with several quality-of-life improvements to the fantasy MMO. Players logging in today will enjoy new Blood Elf models, an heirloom tab, certain graphical improvements, support for colorblind players, a racing minigame, and various tweaks to the garrison system. This update may...

Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, EverQuest Next, Storybricks, Neverwinter, Crowfall's Kickstarter, and Skyforge, with mailbag questions on Livefyre and MMO IPs.

If you've gotten the eerie feeling that Crowfall is not-so-subtly trying to establish a connection in fans' minds between the MMO and the hit fantasy franchise Game of Thrones, you're not crazy. From ominous bird imagry to ending campaigns in winter (because winter is... y'know), Crowfall is not shying away from latching its wagon to George R.R. Martin's series. Now...

All right. The end of last week's column did not, in fact, finish starting new in Final Fantasy XIV. It brought you up to the point where you could no longer really be considered starting, but there's so much more to do. So while I could leave it there, I think we should at least learn how to unlock Jobs before...

Now that the Oscars are over, where will award show junkies go to get their fix? Never fear: Daybreak has you covered with the Hizzy Awards, a show that serves to highlight some of the interesting achievements from H1Z1's alpha testing thus far. "After we did the first server and player wipe, we came away with a lot of awesome...