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The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best console experience?
2019 has been an amazing year for MMOs on console, with Black Desert paving the way to become only the second MMORPG in the...
One Shots: Holding back the dark
I am always aware of how dark it gets in the late weeks of December, when the nights are so very long and the...
The Stream Team: Celebrating more Seasons Greedings in DC Universe Online
Villains are always trying to take the fun out of everything! Even though Massively OP's MJ finally managed to subdue Larfleeze last holiday season,...
Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2019
When I was handed the reins of Choose My Adventure by the incomparably awesome Eliot, I had bare little idea what sort of things...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2020
With 2019 drawing to a close and a new decade of MMORPGs waiting for us just a few days away, the Massively OP writing...
DC Universe Online introduces a progressive tax to correct money exploitation
So here's the bad news, DC Universe Online fans - the game got hit with a pretty nasty exploit that allowed players to flood the...
Winter events kick off in Anarchy Online and Age of Conan, Conan Exiles launches a holiday contest
It seems like a lot of MMOs and multiplayer games are starting to realize that Christmas is arriving in less than a week. Case...
TERA balls up another round of Wintera starting today
It's time to enjoy the winter snowfall in TERA with the annual rollout of the game's winter festival, dubbed... Wintera. Is that supposed to...
DC Universe Online’s Seasons Greedings seasonal event brings new feats and festive items
Discounting the rather greedy title of DC Universe Online's seasonal event (it makes more sense when you realize it involves Larfleeze, the wielder of...
Wheeee Phantasy Star Online 2 is now accepting closed beta signups in North America
One of the big surprises of 2019 - and also one of the most welcome ones - was the revelation that Phantasy Star Online...
One Shots: An epic year
Every one of us deserves to look and feel a bit epic from time to time in MMORPGs, even if it's all in our...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v3.0
Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...
Tencent will host a cloud version of Blade & Soul in China soon
It's possible that the hacking cough that was Google Stadia's launch has turned you off from the notion that cloud gaming is the future,...
Blade & Soul’s Will of Iron launches today with a new dungeon and Destroyer spec
Will of Iron is officially live today in NCsoft's Blade & Soul, presumably the last major update of the year for the game's western...
Blade & Soul previews events that arrive with this week’s Will of Iron update
As is often the case with Blade & Soul patches, there will be events for players to take part in when they're not busy...
Not So Massively: Kingdom Under Fire 2 is ambitious, unique, and deeply flawed
When I first heard about Kingdom Under Fire II by publisher Gameforge, I wasn't sure what to expect. I'd heard that it combined elements...
One Shots: Rubbing shoulders with greatness
It is hard not to feel a little awestruck when you encounter a famous face, even if it takes place inside of a game....
DC Universe Online’s Metal Part II episode launches with new missions, raids, and alerts
It's been a long time since I've booted up DC Universe Online, but judging by the lede in the announcement post, everything's gone straight...
Daybreak was working on a Marvel MMORPG until last year
If there are two constant news stories about Daybreak Game Company that we handle, it's that the studio keeps going through rounds of layoffs...
Blade & Soul previews Will of Iron’s new Destroyer spec, teases Korean UE4 graphics overhaul
The update arriving for Blade & Soul on December 11th includes a third spec for the Destroyer, the Way of the Iron Will, and it's...
