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Elder Scrolls Online kicks off Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood celebration events and sales

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First Guild Wars 2, now Elder Scrolls Online: It's heist week in MMORPGs. ZeniMax announced this morning that it's repromoting the shadowy corners of...

Battle Bards Episode 116: There be dragons

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Mighty and majestic, scaly in hide and shrewd of mind, smoking with fury unabated… these are the Battle Bards! Also, dragons. Yes, in today’s...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 159: Panda punching

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Justin and Bree discuss all the new stuff coming in March, plus news from TERA, RIFT Prime, H1Z1, Black Desert, Guild Wars 2, and secret projects, with mailbag questions on the fast pace of the site and MMO terminology.

Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode, A Bug in the System, launches March 6

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After just a week's delay, ArenaNet has rolled out the teaser trailer for Guild Wars 2's next living story episode. Dubbed A Bug in the...
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Guild Wars 2 previews upcoming PvP/WvW skill splits

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A skill is going to have the same general effect in all arenas of Guild Wars 2, but there are a lot of things...

ArenaNet delays Guild Wars 2’s next living world episode to ensure it ‘lives up to standards’

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Were you expecting Guild Wars 2 to drop a new living world episode trailer today, complete with deets on when the episode is rolling...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 158: We are all heroes

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Justin and Bree discuss Final Fantasy XIV, Closers, Guild Wars 2, Trove, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Secret World Legends, and Tree of Savior, with mailbag questions on lockboxes without gambling and sunsetting working MMORPGs.

Flameseeker Chronicles: My favourite Guild Wars 2 Friend/Ships stories

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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

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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?

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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...
I'm going to write that MMO about the snarky robot I always wanted to!

Massively Overthinking: Could bots save dying MMORPGs?

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Last week, a reader named Chris, who is writing a paper on the MMO industry and revivifying sunsetted games, dropped an intriguing question into...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 157: Lunar Valentines

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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.
Wheelie!

The Daily Grind: What do you think about ‘buying runs’ in MMORPGs?

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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...
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Guild Wars 2 griffon changes ruffles players’ feathers

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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