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Guild Wars 2 says that 2022 saw more new players than any year since 2015
It's been quite the year for Guild Wars 2 -- and ArenaNet wants you to know it. The hard-working studio took a moment to...
Guild Wars 2 has already reverted the partial post-processing changes it made yesterday
Buried in the patch notes of yesterday's Guild Wars 2 Wintersday patch were notes about post-processing settings that seemed innocuous but turned out to...
The Stream Team: Sinking a navy in Guild Wars 2
Of the three plans Massively OP's MJ could choose in her fight against Guild Wars 2's Zhaitan, she selected to cripple his navy. She'll...
Choose My Adventure: Hitting my stride in another round of Guild Wars 2 Tyria mapping
I was almost certain our last Choose My Adventure vote would be a blowout one way or the other, but you fine folks had...
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday is live with new weapon skins and a fluffy turtle
Wintersday has returned to Tyria with the launch of today's Guild Wars 2 update. Per tradition, Toymaker Tixx is back with cosmetics, snowballs, and...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2022?
This is one of my favorite end-of-the-year Daily Grinds because new zones are one of my favorite things in MMOs. I just never get...
One Shots: Make yourself at home!
You all know that we here at the One Shots Studyological Laboratories are partial to pictures of player housing. This goes doubly for any...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio had the best dev communication in 2022?
Last year, ArenaNet took my nod for best developer communication. It's been solid all year. Really, any MMO putting out regular blog posts and...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2022
You might not know this about me, but I literally spend all year jotting down in my little notepad file all the quirky stuff...
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2022
When you're investing a whole lot of time and (potentially) money into MMORPGs, you want to make sure that your game isn't going belly-up...
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday returns on December 13 as players play Secret Santa
As winter holiday events turn on their twinkle lights around the MMO genre, Guild Wars 2 has picked December 13th for its big shebang:...
The Stream Team: Zipping Zhaitan’s lips in Guild Wars 2
Last week in her Guild Wars 2 personal story adventures, Massively OP's MJ poked the eyes of Zhaitan; tonight, she will permanently shutting his...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 399: Dragonflight takes to the skies
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight's launch; New World's 2023 roadmap; the sunset of Elyon and Forsaken World; new content for EverQuest II, Wizard101, Embers Adrift, Guild Wars 2, and Elite Dangerous; plus adventures in LOTRO, MOP's end-of-the-year awards, and a mailbag topic on auto-scaling in MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: Going back to Guild Wars 2 basics through Tyria mapping
One of the surefire ways I know that I'm loving a game is when I swing my wallet like a shillelagh at it -...
One Shots: Impossible landscapes would like to have a word with you
While the seemingly impossible landscapes of MMORPG worlds make for great visuals -- such as in our headlining pic -- I can't help but...
The Stream Team: Traipsing through Tyria in Guild Wars 2 for Choose My Adventure
MOP's Chris is back at it again! He's wandering the wilds of Tyria in Guild Wars 2 as asked for by the CMA voting...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off its sixth WvW world restructuring beta today
The long and winding road for WvW beta testing in Guild Wars 2 is taking yet another turn this year as promised. The game's...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2022
Years ago, MOP's Justin listened to hundreds - no, probably more like thousands - of MMO music tracks to narrow this topic down to...
The Stream Team: It’s Victory or Death in Guild Wars 2
As surprising as it is to her, Massively OP's MJ has wrapped up all the level-70-and-under personal story in Guild Wars 2. (We won't...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 398: Much ado about pie
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight, the FTC challenge, Albion's Beyond the Veil and sub price increase, Camelot Unchained's new funding, ZeniMax's secret MMO, and Guild Wars 2's inventory, with adventures in LOTRO and New World, plus a mailbag topic on gaming mice.
