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Global Chat: The MMO blogosphere’s reaction to Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
It seems like the entire MMO blogosphere wanted to chip in thoughts on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire announcement, whether or not...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s Umbara is shrouded in darkness
Have you heard of the planet Umbara before? The Star Wars fan who has seen only the movies will likely say no, and even...
Take a sneak peek at SWTOR’s planet of shadows
There are a billion planets out there in the Star Wars galaxy, and we have visited only a small fraction of them so far...
Massively Overthinking: Is the popularity of small-scale co-op games hurting MMORPGs?
Gamasutra has an unusual piece from an Ubisoft developer this week arguing that co-op gameplay is the industry's rising midcore trend, one that he...
Here’s what an Elder Scrolls Online LEGO set should look like
An official LEGO set for The Elder Scrolls Online will probably never happen -- although never say never, because SWTOR totally got its line...
The Stream Team: Exploring the end of SWTOR’s KOTFE Chapter XII
After her tiff with Valkorion, Massively OP's MJ awoke in an unfamiliar place free of that uppity ghost's influence. Thanks goodness! But where is...
Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s Uncle Owen problem
When Star Wars: The Old Republic first released, an old Star Wars Galaxies argument popped up, and the crux of that argument was this:...
SWTOR urges PvPers to act fast to secure Season 8 rewards
While many Star Wars: The Old Republic players might be looking forward to Game Update 5.4 later this month for its PvE offerings, the...
One Shots: Sacred space
Anyone a little excited about Guild Wars 2 these days? Probably not, but on the off-chance that there's a glimmer of hype and hope...
Hacker claims to have made a living cheating in MMOs for two decades
Motherboard has a fun-slash-depressing piece out this week on an unnamed hacker who claims he's been cheating at MMORPGs to make a living for...
Anthem lead gameplay designer Corey Gaspur passes away
The official BioWare blog announced last night that Anthem lead gameplay designer Corey Gaspur has passed away. Gaspur had been a staple of the studio...
MMO researcher Nick Yee is ‘dispeling myths about female gamers’
Quantic Foundry researcher and long-time MMO academic Nick Yee has an intriguing blog post out this week titled Dispelling Myths about Female Gamers in...
SWTOR is moving toward a legacy-based currency system
The Hoojib is out of the bag: Star Wars: The Old Republic is planning on making a huge change to its currency systems.
Responding to...
Massively Overthinking: How should MMOs make money in a world without lockboxes?
Earlier this week, MOP's Justin expressed frustration over lockboxes, feeling especially provoked. "As both a player and a journalist, I find it insulting when...
The Stream Team: Charging ahead into Chapter XII of SWTOR’s KOTFE
Having celebrated the conclusion of SWTOR's Chapter XII on the dance floor, Massively OP's Larry and MJ move on to Chapter XIII: Visions in...
Global Chat: You’re playing MMOs wrong
Have you ever lost your top when someone condescended to lecture you that you're playing MMORPGs wrong? You and Roger at Contains Moderate Peril...
BioWare’s Anthem’s fourth pillar is obviously corn
Move over, Hearthstone's Ice Cream Citadel: BioWare is currently promoting Anthem by way of a massive corn maze and I am not even making...
SWTOR’s Update 5.4 will add a new flashpoint and player housing on a moving train
Now that Star Wars: The Old Republic players have mastered their emotions and the 5.3 update, it is time to gaze to the galaxy...
Hyperspace Beacon: The sexual harassment problem in SWTOR
As most of our readers probably know, I consider myself a member of the roleplay community in Star Wars: The Old Republic. I have been...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 127: EVE walks no more
Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, EVE, SWTOR, Black Desert, Albion, and Citadel, plus a mailbag question on class and character investment in MMORPGs, with a special interview segment featuring ARK: Survival Evolved composer Gareth Coker.
