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One Shots: A home away from home
If you were to move into an MMO for real, where would you live? I posed this question last week to the One Shots...
Moonlight Blade will let you play as a tween girl
Perhaps you were on the fence with Moonlight Blade, thinking to yourself, "Well, this upcoming eastern MMORPG looks nice and all, but it's forcing...
TERA teases Fang and Feather update
Last month, TERA was all about the Sorcerer and its Spellbound update. But as they say, that was then and this is now. What...
Massively Overthinking: Nickel-and-diming in MMORPGs
Massively OP reader and listener Suikoden79 recently wrote in to the podcast with a gem of a question I thought would be more fun...
Perfect Ten: The worst patch naming in MMORPGs
Patches should, in all honesty, be the easiest thing in the world for online games to handle. You have a word that means patch,...
Bluehole Studio and ArenaNet are hiring multiple devs
It is always much more of a relief to report on MMO studios hiring on new help rather than going through layoffs. Right now,...
Blade & Soul’s Midnight Skypetal Plains arrives November 16
There have been no shortage of big updates for Blade & Soul, and the newest update is delivering a big update for big groups....
Kakao Games signs on as publisher for Bluehole’s next MMO, Project W
What is Project W? Is it part of the most ambitious ARG ever that kicked off with last night's World Series win by the...
Funcom’s Q3 2016 financials hint at large Secret World update in early 2017
Fans of The Secret World should be excited today, as Funcom's third quarter financial report to investors reveals that "The Secret World team is mainly...
DC Universe Online caters to soloers and small-groupers in episode 27
When DC Universe Online's 27th episode arrives to wrap up the Amazon Fury series, soloers and small group players won't be left out. Daybreak...
One Shots: A familiar familiar
If you're going to go adventuring in an insanely hostile world wearing nothing but robes and supportive undergarments, then you best be compensated for...
The Game Archaeologist: Six Halloween holidays from buried MMOs
There are two things to know about Halloween and MMOs. The first is that just about every online game in the known universe puts...
Superdata’s September report shows Destiny, WoW, GW2, SWTOR, and TERA doing well
Superdata's September games market report is up, and the console revenue rankings have a new old king: Destiny. Yes, Destiny has returned to the...
Blade and Soul turns into Blade and Ghoul for the season
Blade and Soul has rebranded itself as Blade and Ghoul for the Halloween season, celebrating the debut of All Hallow's Eve yesterday.
The game's event...
TERA: Patrick ‘Treeshark’ Sun departs, Halloween arrives
Seattle claims another MMO dev: TERA Producer Patrick "Treeshark" Sun told players that he's leaving En Masse tomorrow.
"In my stead, Matt 'Denommenator' Denomme will...
The Stream Team: Halloween Harvest Hall fun and TERA giveaway!
Halloween is all about getting dressed up and getting treats, and TERA lets MassivelyOP's MJ do both! Or at least attempt to. There are...
Battle Bards Episode 85: Desert Calling
The desert is calling the Battle Bards, but are they willing to make the trek across these vast wastelands to see if the music...
DC Universe Online shows off the new gear of Episode 27
Gear is important, even in DC Universe Online. Sure, the idea of collecting stat upgrades with equipment doesn't exactly mesh with the fiction, but...
Gameforge is hit with layoffs as the company turns away from mobile gaming
German company Gameforge was recently hit with a round of layoffs as the company shifts its development efforts away from mobile. Yes, you read...
TERA becomes Spellbound with its newest update
Believe it or not, but Karazhan isn't the only major MMO patch coming out today. TERA would like to make a bid for your...
