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Flameseeker Chronicles: My favourite Guild Wars 2 Friend/Ships stories
Friendships and social interaction are everything when it comes to enjoying MMOs in my mind, so you can imagine how much I adore the...
Analysts see ‘potential for earnings growth’ in NCsoft’s trio of upcoming titles
If you walked away confused by NCsoft's most recent quarterly financial report, Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. might be able to sort it out for...
Global Chat: What is the population of Guild Wars 2?
Does it matter how many people are playing your MMO? For some, yes, it does. It's at least of passing interest to others, especially...
Massively Overthinking: Could bots save dying MMORPGs?
Last week, a reader named Chris, who is writing a paper on the MMO industry and revivifying sunsetted games, dropped an intriguing question into...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 157: Lunar Valentines
Justin and Bree discuss Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year in MMOs, Guild Wars 2's latest patch, Camelot Unchained's beta date, WoW's Battle for Azeroth alpha, Closers' launch, Black Desert's unification, and Final Fantasy XIV's population, with mailbag questions on multiple accounts (spoilers: Bree talks about SWG for like three hours) and variety in period MMOs.
The Daily Grind: What do you think about ‘buying runs’ in MMORPGs?
Long ago in classic Guild Wars, I used to be fond of buying runs - probably the earliest was the Beacon's Perch to Droknar's...
Guild Wars 2 griffon changes ruffles players’ feathers
While Guild Wars 2's Lunar New Year patch this past week had plenty for players to absorb and enjoy, it's one change in particular...
MMOs get incredibly excited about Tesla’s Spaceman
No, you didn't dream it up. Wednesday, the world was abuzz over Elon Musk's Tesla company sending a rocket into orbit that was toting...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPGs should stay away from legacy servers?
Legacy, vanilla, classic, progression - call them what you like, but alternative server rulesets, particularly of the nostalgia-driven kind, are all the rage in...
NCsoft Q4 2017: Guild Wars resurges as Blade & Soul and Lineage M drive profits
NCsoft has money to cheer about this past financial quarter, as it posted another year of solid growth. Revenue and operating profit were up...
The Stream Team: Living it up in Guild Wars 2’s Lunar New Year
Firecrackers, racing, and a dragon ball? It sounds like a perfect time to Massively OP's MJ, so she's heading into Guild Wars 2 to...
Flameseeker Chronicles: My Guild Wars 2 goals for 2018
It's the time of year for spring-cleaning and goal-setting, where we look ahead to a fresh start filled with plenty of days left for...
Guild Wars 2’s lunar new year patch is here with some big class balance changes too
Happy Lunar New Year! Guild Wars 2 has trotted out the requisite new year's event in celebration of the year of the dog, though...
Guild Wars 2: Mesmer changes, the friendship contest, and the real identity of the Herald of Balthazar
If you missed Guild Wars 2's Twitch stream this afternoon, and you probably did because it's Friday and ain't nobody got time to watch...
Guild Wars 2 proposes massive overhaul of WvW with world restructuring and creation
World vs. world content has long been a sore spot for Guild Wars 2, at least as far as world PvPers are concerned, which...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 155: Pirates, progression, and patches
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, FFXIV, SWTOR, Closers, EVE Online, Sea of Thieves, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on non-combat MMO options and playing MMOs with a newborn.
Re-examining Asheron’s Call’s Shard of the Herald event on its first deathiversary
Although the Asheron's Call series has now been dead for exactly one year today, it's far from forgotten by fans. It was admittedly a cult classic, and...
Guild Wars 2 makes SuperData’s top 10 list of ‘premium PC games by revenue for 2017’
If you want SuperData's complete 2017 Digital Games & Interactive Media market brief, you're... not going to have to pay for it. It's free,...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for a trio?
I've been considering this question ever since my husband and I upgraded our six-year-old's Guild Wars 2 account with Path of Fire and we...
The Game Archaeologist: Fallen Age
Imagine that one day you wake up, stumble to your computer, and check in on the morning news. Among the various tidbits is a...
