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Massively on the Go: Guide to Animal Crossing New Horizons’ Happy Home Paradise unlockables and bonuses
I suppose I should be thankful that Animal Crossing: New Horizons decided to launch its latest update early, as now I've had more time to...
Massively on the Go: First impressions of the multiplayer Mario Party Superstars
We've talked about Mario Party a few times on MassivelyOP, but only recently, as the Mario Kart series is both older and probably more familiar to...
Animal Crossing New Horizons’ massive November 5 update is already live
Christmas just keeps coming earlier and earlier these days, especially if you're an Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan. More than 24 hours in advance, Nintendo released...
Massively on the Go: A guide to staying safe in MMOARG Pikmin Bloom
When we first covered the global release of MMOARG Pikmin Bloom, we noted that because of Niantic's poor history when it comes to "safety,"...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition
Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...
Massively on the Go: Initial impressions of Pikmin Bloom, now live in the US
Well that was quick! Recently announced Pikmin Bloom and its global rollout have already made it to the United States. And since we announced its...
Massively on the Go: A primer for Pokemon Go’s November event plans
November may be the release month for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, but don't count Pokemon Go out just yet. The November events...
Animal Crossing New Horizons adds cooking and island design in major update and paid DLC
If you thought Animal Crossing: New Horizons was effectively dead lately, you're not alone: The updates for the last six months were unhappy times even...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s latest interview is light on answers and heavy on spin
In our many years of coverage of Pokemon Go, we've found it's been pretty common for Niantic to issue unclear announcements, and one-on-one interviews...
Massively on the Go: Dealing with virtual harassment and stalking in MMOARGs
Gamers have been discussing the real-world issues that arise in augmented reality games, especially Pokemon Go, for years. In fact, Raph Koster himself addressed...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s October events bring both tricks and treats
Our last Massively on the Go column of September has a very good treat for you pokemon fans: Pokemon GO's October events begin tomorrow with...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Unite mobile is a good port but better update
So Pokemon Unite is now mobile and cross-platform. Who'd have thought a traditionally Nintendo-only IP would do this? The update and dev team letter we mentioned is...
Massively on the Go: Tips for making a comeback in Pokemon Unite
Another outlet recently published an article on how Pokemon Unite players don't like to give up and then proceeded to say they should surrender more with...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?
Nonameplease recently posed us an interesting topic, inspired by a thread on the Star Trek Online subreddit. "It seems most people don't think the...
Massively on the Go: How to actually have fun in Pokemon Unite as a new player
The mobile version of Pokemon Unite has landed as of today, and those of you who do not have a Nintendo Switch but wish to...
League of Legends announces a virtual concert for the band Pentakill and previews its newest hero Vex
Care for a bit of heavy metal with your MOBA? Then you probably enjoy Pentakill, the virtual heavy metal band from the League of...
Massively on the Go: Everything we learned from Pokemon Go’s post-backlash Task Force
While Niantic already reverted its Pokemon GOÂ gym and PokeStop nerf in late August, the company said that more changes would be announced on September...
Massively on the Go: Monster Hunter Stories 2’s biggest problem is too much Pokemon
Since its demo, I've seen people both on social media and other game sites comparing Monster Hunter Stories 2 with the Pokemon series, often praising the former...
Massively on the Go: Tricks abound in Pokemon Go for September and Season of Mischief
And you thought Christmas was bad! We're getting ready for Halloween already in Pokemon Go, and not just for the monthly events. The new...
Pokemon Go’s New Zealand rollbacks show Niantic is more concerned with local law than actual safety
Good news: New Zealanders have had their Pokemon Go PokeStop and Gym radius restored to 80 meters, exactly what the community has been asking...
