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TERA and Closers studio En Masse Entertainment is closing its doors (but the games will survive)
I kinda can't believe I'm typing this, but it appears that En Masse Entertainment, which has run TERA here in North America for the...
One Shots: Showing up to play hard
It's always a great feeling when you know you're not alone when facing great challenges in your life -- or in your video games....
Blade and Soul’s next update introduces a compound system to the mix
Are you ready for some foooootballlll? No? Well then, maybe you're more in the mood for some Blade and Soul instead. You've got that...
TERA PC brings its 64-bit client and new content online, console adds Quick Signals and offers charity bundles
TERA players on all platforms have a little something to look forward to this week. As of yesterday, PC players have a new client...
Phantasy Star Online 2 celebrates one million players with Persona collab and bonus week
Since its western release earlier this year, Phantasy Star Online 2 is fast becoming known for two things: surprise announcements and weird crossovers. We've...
The Daily Grind: Do MMOs need to jump onto bandwagons to stay relevant?
We've been watching TERA's latest move into -- of all things -- MOBAs with a quirked eyebrow and a quizzical expression. We're never quite...
TERA Battle Arena walks you through how this MOBA works
Yeah, so, we are still trying to wrap our heads around the weirdness that is TERA's surprising announcement last month that it is going...
TERA NA’s next PC update will bring a 64-bit client and a new 20-person raid
Whenever an MMO touts its client getting an upgrade in bits, I'm brought screaming backwards in time to my console war years when the...
Phantasy Star Online 2 episode 4 brings new quests and events, a PvP arena, and arrival on Steam
Today is a pretty big day for Phantasy Star Online 2 as the game is releasing its big episode 4 update, bringing new quests...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 282: Gate crashers
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, Dragon's Prophet, Warhammer Online's Return of Reckoning, Phantasy Star Online 2, and EVE Echoes, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, WoW, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on memorable MMO stories and the greediest games.
Phantasy Star Online Director on working on the original: ‘The pressure was intense’
We wouldn't have Phantasy Star Online 2 without the original Phantasy Star Online - not just because numbers work like that, but because a...
Jukebox Heroes: The ultimate guide to MMORPG music
It's been a long, strange, and wonderful journey to explore MMORPG music with you here in Jukebox Heroes. And while I am anticipating many...
One Shots: The ultimate tree house
When I asked for pictures of plant houses in online games, I wasn't quite expecting that notion to sprout and grow into this tremendous...
DC Universe Online’s Wonderverse is now available, with its new raid, mission, and alert
As promised, DC Universe Online's Wonderverse episode rolled out after hefty patching last evening. Daybreak's Dimensional Ink Games has delivered a Wonder Woman-centric storyline,...
TERA announces ‘team-based battle mode’ called TERA Battle Arena, launching in 2020
So here's a press release I wasn't expecting to get in my inbox today: En Masse MMORPG TERA is apparently rolling out a "team-based...
DC Universe Online launches the Wonderverse episode on July 30
Remember when DC Comics completely destroyed its multiverse only to bring it back a couple of years later, tops? We sometimes do. But it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 281: A Steamy summer
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR and Wurm Online launching on Steam, FFXIV's 5.3 patch, Phantasy Star Online 2's New Genesis, the Fable MMO rumor, Valiance Online, and Elder Scrolls Online on Stadia, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Legends, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on FFXIV's unskippable dungeons.
Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to Steam on August 5
Remember the Phantasy Star Online 2 launch fiasco with the Windows store? Of course you do. It was terrible. And it led to a...
TERA’s EU version upgrades to the 64-bit client this coming August
Ah, the 64-bit client! 64-bit clients for games are pretty well the norm by now, but some games have held back. One such example...
Phantasy Star Online 2 opens a new campaign in Naverius’ Forest and posts its latest Urgent Quest schedule
Forests are lovely places, except for the ones with lots of stinging insects and dangerous wildlife and some form of corrupting influence that requires...
