“ARG” stands for “alternate reality game” or “augmented reality game.”
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Massively on the Go: Animal Crossing’s housing islands from an MMO player’s perspective
One multiplayerish game that we've talked about a bit as the MOP team's been quarantined on the Golden Yacht is Animal Crossing: New Horizons....
The MOP Up: Grand Theft Auto Online mugs its players
Here's a perfect example of irony. Grand Theft Auto Online tempted players to log in this month with the promise of a free $500,000....
Massively on the Go: How Pokemon Go is improving without all the ‘go’
We've briefly covered some of Pokemon Go's new changes in light of recent non-fun viral events, and in today's Massively on the Go, I want...
The Stream Team: Never leaving Neverwinter’s Neverdeath Graveyard
Massively OP's MJ is a big fan of cemeteries, so there is a chance she may never leave Neverwinter's Neverdeath Graveyard. Of course, she...
Massively on the Go: Why MMO players will love Animal Crossing New Horizons
Some of you may have noticed that several staffers and fellow MassivelyOP readers noted that they were playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons last weekend....
Fortnite introduces rival spy factions in the Top Secret second season
Well, that whole ARG thing about agencies turned out to be an allusion to more than one secret spy network. Fortnite has officially kicked...
Fortnite uses a globe-spanning ARG to tease Chapter 2 – Season 2
We already know that Epic Games likes to pull off big stunts when the seasons in Fortnite premiere, but this one is pretty big...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
Massively on the Go: Pseudo-MMOing in Pokemon Sword and Shield
So one of the big draws of the new Pokemon Sword and Shield is the open-world exploration area of the game. It's expansive: It has 4-four-player...
Funcom roundup: Secret World Legends’ Samhain, Moons of Madness’ launch, and Tencent
Funcom is up to some stuff this week! For starters, Secret World Legends is patching in Samhain today. One of the better Halloween events...
Secret World Legends’ Moons of Madness spinoff gets a creepy ARG
Halloween is right around the corner, and while Secret World Legends fans are still in a holding pattern for actual new content in that...
Team Go Rocket is invading PokeStops in Pokemon Go
Yes, that headline does make sense in the context of the mobile AR game Pokemon Go, I promise. The villainous Team Rocket has arrived...
The Soapbox: The counterproductiveness of limited-time content in online games
While thoroughly enjoying playing Astroneer's special event in honor of Apollo 11's moon landing 50th anniversary that's happening now through August 31st, I was...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite holds an in-app drawing to buy tickets to the game’s fan festival
Evidently, the popularity of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is large enough to hold a fan festival in Indianapolis. Not only that, but Niantic is...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s third anniversary report card
Well hey, it seems like it's another birthday for Pokemon Go, so you all know what we have for the anniversary party: another report card!...
Chaos Theory: Secret World Legends celebrates its second birthday
It's a surprise party and you're invited! Secret World Legends has made it to its second birthday. This rebooted version of our favorite conspiracy...
Massively on the Go: First Impressions of Harry Potter Wizards Unite
I know I've given Niantic hell when it comes on iterating on its Ingress formula, especially in terms of Pokemon Go, but Harry Potter: Wizards Unite...
Massively on the Go: Exploring Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge augmented reality game
I wasn't expecting to be very excited about the new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge until I read there'd be an augmented reality game mixed in....
Niantic just released a Netflix anime series based on its MMOARPG Ingress
It's the transmedia synergy you didn't know you wanted but you're getting it anyway: Niantic announced the release of its Ingress TV show this...
Paradox Interactive continues to drop hints of a possible Vampire: the Masquerade game
My first instinct upon seeing indications that publisher/developer Paradox Interactive is working on a game based on Vampire: the Masquerade was extreme intrigue. My...
