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In this augural episode of Massively Opinionated, Larry, Mike, Richie, and Tina debate the topic of what makes the MMORPG genre special in 2015.

Landmark's landmasses are getting a major facelift in the sandbox's last big wipe coming up next week. Not only are more biomes (underwater, volcanic, and deciduous) being introduced with their own unique flora, materials, and props, but the topography of the continents themselves is being overhauled to bring more variety to the landscape. Players who've always yearned for waterfront property...

Sure, you get the idea that Skyforge is all about being a deity. But what does that mean? When do you get to unleash the divine wrath of a god on your enemies? The latest development update answers that question by showing you what happens when you use your divine form in combat as well as offering some explanation...

Are you ready to have you mind absolutely blown open? Because I have an astonishing truth to lay at your feet: While doing this job, I visit a lot of official game sites. A lot of them. Pretty much constantly. Here's an equally astonishing truth: Most of them are terrible. And I'm sure basically every person out there who has...

The next big update for Elite: Dangerous centers around the Powerplay system, and it's enough to change the way you see the game world. Powerplay allows players to ally themselves with various galactic powers, at which point their actions begin to directly influence the nature of the galaxy and the local power structure. Every faction has its own ethos...

MMO designer Raph Koster is back with yet another post-mortem on Star Wars Galaxies, this one the second part of his "living society" discussion. Get your HAM bars and stimpacks and carbines at the ready, folks, because this episode begins by explaining the game's combat. I adored it, but Star Wars Galaxies' combat was the sort of combat that you played...

Veteran game designer Raph Koster has been delivering a series of Star Wars Galaxies post-mortem posts over the past few weeks. We've rounded up our coverage of them right here!

Wasn't it great when The Elder Scrolls Online put ads in the middle of the screen for cash shop items during a welcome back weekend for beta testers? Players seem to agree that it was awesome, except for all of the many ways that they stated it was the exact opposite of awesome. The good news is that it...

Are you ready to head down into a cellar, get some rum, and become the lord or lady of rum in EverQuest II? Because that's not really what the Rum Cellar campaign is about, just FYI. Still, you can find out for yourself on April 28th, when the campaign goes on sale for $14.99 as a stand-alone purchase. Players...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, readers of all races, professions, and levels: I finally have the news we've all been waiting for! Today I'm not writing about Hylek tribes or PvP betas; I'm getting down into the nitty-gritty workings that power the upcoming Guild Wars 2 expansion with the first word on Heart of Thorns' new specializations and...