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Guild Wars 2 previews its next raid boss, and it’s a horror sloth
Are you ready to jump into battle against the next raid boss in Guild Wars 2? The team previewed the next boss on the...
Perfect Ten: What you need to know before you play an older MMORPG
I cut my teeth on MMOs with the launch of Final Fantasy XI in America. My roommate in college was interested in the game,...
Guild Wars 2 preps players for PvP League Season Two
The second season of Guild Wars 2's PvP League coming next week on February 23rd, and when it arrives players will have a few...
Guild Wars 2 hosts the first season finals for its Pro League on Saturday
At 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 20th, the finale of Guild Wars 2's first Pro League season will commence. If you've been eagerly...
NCsoft’s Master X Master’s ‘global’ test due to begin soon
NCsoft has announced that the first global test for its upcoming franchise-blending MOBA Master X Master is on the way.
Curiously, the "global" test appears...
The Daily Grind: Do cutscenes in MMORPGs annoy you?
The last few months, I've been playing a lot of Diablo III, and last week I jumped into Devilian. One thing both games do...
MMO Mechanics: Eight annoying MMORPG mechanics that grind my gears
The inspiration behind this edition of MMO Mechanics is a recent conversation I had with my housemates about the column and the inner workings...
One Shots: Hard tack and bottomless grog
This week marks a small change-up in how we do things here at One Shots. Prompted by a suggestion from one of our readers,...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
Behind the scenes of Guild Wars 2’s monster squad
Maybe you don't give a second thought to the mobs that you kill, but rest assured that there is a lot of thought and...
Massively Overthinking: The best government for an MMO guild
This week's question comes to us from Das Tal developer Alexander Zacherl, who says his team is in the process of implementing a direct...
NCsoft Q4 2015: Sales surge for Guild Wars 2, bump for WildStar
NCsoft's fourth quarter 2015 financial report is in. The Korean gaming giant reports that its quarter-over-quarter sales, operating profit, and net income are all up,...
Flameseeker Chronicles: A visual guide to gliding in Guild Wars 2
I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that there aren't many mechanics that are more fantastical than zooming around within...
Global Chat: Saying farewell to City of Steam
No doubt by now you have heard that the indie steampunk City of Steam has been shuttered. And while its demise won't change the...
Leaderboard: MMO RvR versus FFA PvP
Last month, we did a little post on MMORPG PvP asking about two-faction PvP and whether it was really suited for all the MMO...
Jeff Grubb leaves Guild Wars 2 for Amazon Game Studios
ArenaNet game designer and author Jeff Grubb is leaving the studio, according to his personal blog. He revealed that he decided to depart his work on Guild...
Guild Wars 2 promises less grind, faster progress with spring update
Can you believe that it's already been more than three months since Heart of Thorns came out for Guild Wars 2? As players settle...
Global Chat: Oculus Rift, GW2’s philosophy shift, and emulator exploration
The high cost of Oculus Rift brought a lot of discussion to the MMO blogosphere recently, with writers taking sides for and against the...
Guild Wars 2’s gliding patch is live alongside Lunar New Year festivities
Guild Wars 2's winter patch is now live, complete with the promised gliding in vanilla Tyria and the start of the Lunar New Year...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Shatterer Unleashed
In the last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I discussed the Guild Wars 2Â Winter 2016 update that releases today in great detail, so I'm really...
