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Got booty? SWTOR does with its Pirate Incursion event
Even in a galaxy far, far away, pirates are ever-present with their plundering and drunken carousing and Johnny Depp movies. But at least now...
Choose My Adventure: The thrilling escapades of a Star Wars: The Old Republic sniper
I have to say, I've made a really good choice this month. Yes, I used the word "good" to describe something Star Wars: The...
Global Chat: Is it worth it to subscribe to MMOs?
MMO blog Altar of Gaming has a fascinating series going on in which Rimuru is evaluating whether or not it's worth picking up a...
LOTRO Legendarium: My vision for free-to-play version 2.0
A few weeks ago I embarked on an experiment that I had hoped would make for a fascinating column. Basically, I created a brand-new...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR takes us to Dantooine for the fifth time in a video game
My very first memory of Dantooine was surprisingly its first real appearance in a video game at all. Star Wars Galaxies imagined Dantooine as...
Choose My Adventure: Getting back in to the groove of Star Wars: The Old Republic
This week's Choose My Adventure piece is a homecoming for me. I was one of the folks who was all in on Star Wars:...
Star Wars: The Old Republic hints at the Empire’s attempts at Dantooine subterfuge
Things in Star Wars: The Old Republic-land are getting a little more feisty recently. First there's the Onslaught expansion due in September, which Larry...
BioWare swears it’s still working on Anthem following key staff departures
Yesterday we reported on the unsettling news that multiple senior developers and producers were no longer attached to Anthem, including lead producer Michael Gamble,...
Star Wars MMOs pay tribute to the life of Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew
Star Wars fans are in mourning tonight as the original actor behind everyone's favorite walking carpet Chewbacca, Peter Mayhew, is now one with the...
Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs
The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
Anthem appears to have lost several prominent upper staff members
When Anthem players wanted some more news, what they probably wanted was good news, not hearing that several bits of senior leadership were no longer working...
The Stream Team: SWTOR’s Makeb datacron torture, take two
Mayday! May Day! Danger ahead! Now that Massively OP's Larry and MJ's heart rates have finally gotten back to normal, they are ready to...
Here’s how SWTOR and Star Wars Galaxies Legends are celebrating May the 4th
You know, I'm not a holiday person generally, but for May 4th, I'll make an exception, as it's for Star Wars. As in May...
Matchmaking problems plague Anthem as its playerbase dwindles
Poor, poor Anthem. Even as BioWare continues scrambling to perform triage on the ailing online shooter, it appears that the game is continuing to...
Choose My Adventure: The simple joys of RuneScape and duo gameplay
I've often wondered to myself why there seem to be so many in-development MMORPGs that stubbornly and desperately cling to the idea of the...
Star Wars: The Old Republic outlines the plans for upcoming reveals surrounding the Onslaught expansion
A lot of stuff is arriving in Star Wars: The Old Republic with its next expansion, Onslaught. There's a new playable race (Nautolans), two new planets...
Not So Massively: Yearning for an MMO future free of loot
Throughout all of the Drama over Anthem's loot issues, I've just been rolling my eyes. Not because I think Bioware screwed up -- arguably...
SWTOR’s James Ohlen is heading up a new Wizards of the Coast game studio working on a new IP
I guess James Ohlen isn't totally out of game dev quite yet. After announcing his retirement in July of 2018 and then going on...
BioWare delays several Anthem ‘Act 1’ features including guilds and masteries
A little under a month has gone by since BioWare's stress-inducing, crunch-heavy environment was exposed by the media, and since then the studio has...
Anthem takes us to a ‘sunken’ city and allows gear changes mid-mission in today’s update 1.1.0
Some people have wondered how Anthem's storyline would continue and when we would actually see an update to it. The long answer is complicated,...
