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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...
PSO2 New Genesis launches the first portion of December’s Hellfire Vanguard update
Want to explore a volcanic region? No? Sounds dangerous? Well then you're going to miss out on Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis' latest...
Blade & Soul releases the Dark Awakening update – here are the patch notes
The past several days have been spent by Blade & Soul talking up its Dark Awakening update, but now the talk is over and...
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...
Blade & Soul offers a closer look at the quests and rewards of its upcoming Chimera Lab Demonsbane dungeon
"What awaits in the Chimera Lab?" That's the question that headlines a preview from Blade & Soul as it casts a spotlight on the...
Phantasy Star Online 2’s volcanic Stia region drops Wednesday
No MMO is complete without the traditional Lava Zone, as we well know. Phantasy Star Online 2 must have felt the peer pressure on...
Blade & Soul adds a new Demonsbane dungeon, an auto-hunt area, and a holiday Treasure Trove this week
This Wednesday, December 7th, is bringing a new update to Blade & Soul, and despite some of the holiday cheer that it's partially bringing,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience as of 2022?
I have noted before that while I have two consoles and love to game on my phone, I'm probably always going to be a...
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...
PSO2 New Genesis shares closer looks at December’s new region, features, quests, and events
Wednesday, December 7th, heralds the start of a slew of content updates for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis as the Hellfire Vanguard update...
End-of-Year Eleven: The Biggest MMO Surprises of 2022
All right, 2022, you are officially no longer allowed to surprise us any more because we're doing the end-of-year thing now and that means...
One Shots: Watch out below!
Hey guy? Yeah, you might want to move a scootch to the left there. Little more. There, you got it. Now you're not about...
Battle Bards Episode 218: Peace and quiet
If anyone’s ever told you to “take a chill pill,” then the Battle Bards have your full dosage in today’s episode. Exploring peaceful and...
Aion and Lineage II offer holiday promos, Blade & Soul suspends cheaters
It's the NCsoft News Bundle of Random Stuff! We've got news tidbits coming out of several MMORPGs under the publisher/developer's umbrella, so we're collecting...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet inches franchise closer to Monster Hunter multiplayer status
Let me start off by saying I am thoroughly enjoying Pokemon Scarlet and Violet for what they are: an open world Pokemon game with more multiplayer than Sword and...
Blade & Soul warns against Windwalk Race cheaters and hands out achievement bug recompense
Blade & Soul is only on week two of its Great Windwalk Race and already people are trying to cheat in the activity, forcing...
Massively on the Go: How Pokemon GO players can prepare for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
I know what you may be thinking: Pokemon GO preparing for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet this early? I mean, will the game even still be out? Well, we'll...
PSO2 New Genesis celebrates 10 million ARKS worldwide and begins the second half of its autumn festival
Does 10 million ARKS in Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis indicate that there are 10 million players or 10 million characters? Whatever that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 396: Crowfalling
Justin and Bree discuss Crowfall, Blue Protocol, SWTOR, New World, Q3 2022 financials (for Blizzard, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, NCsoft), and new patches (for DDO, Neverwinter, Blade and Soul, EVE Online, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online), with a mailbag topic covering Shadowbane, Second Live, Secret World, and Ultima Online.
One Shots: Officially up to no good
Hey, I hope everyone had a good week of recovery from all of those MMO Halloween festivities because One Shots is back -- and...
