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Massively Overthinking: Tab-target vs. action combat in MMORPGs
Massively OP patron Duane is kicking the new year off right: with a brawl over combat types in MMOs.
"Tab-target, action, or hybrid combat, for...
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s Homestead player housing blew my mind
I usually like to bury my opinion behind a bit of measured fact-checking and the weight of opposing opinions, but Elder Scrolls Online hit...
The $2B ZeniMax Oculus Rift trial begins
Virtual reality headsets may be but babies on the gaming scene, but already one of them has landed in hot legal water. This week,...
The Game Archaeologist: Hero’s Journey
Fiction writers know well of Joseph Campbell's identification and outline of the monomyth, or "hero's journey," in many stories. The 12-step process starts with...
Rumor: Elder Scrolls Online players datamine map of Morrowind’s Vvardenfell, hint at DLC
Speak quickly, Outlander, or go away!
Fancy a trip back to nostalgia town? Elder Scrolls Online Redditors have datamined what appears to be a map...
Perfect Ten: The best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2016 (that aren’t Legion)
Sometimes you have to exclude something from a list. I could, for example, praise World of Warcraft: Legion for being a really good expansion...
Battle Bards Episode 89: Nightfall
When the sun goes down, the Battle Bards’ work has just begun! In this week’s episode, the crew explores nighttime music cues in MMOs,...
The Elder Scrolls Online releases Homestead patch notes, briefly delays PTS rollout
So let's start with the bad news: If you simply couldn't wait to test The Elder Scrolls Online's Homestead patch, well, you'll have to...
Global Chat: The Standing Stone standoff
Following the announcement of LOTRO and DDO's new studio and the subsequent cancellation of the Asheron's Call games, you can better believe that the...
MMO Year in Review: Turbine gave the ring to the eagles (December 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
Elder Scrolls Online housing hits the test server tomorrow
In case the winter holidays had somehow caused you to forget that The Elder Scrolls Online is about to blossom with a brand-new housing...
Dota 2, The Division list among the best-selling Steam games of 2016
One of my favorite things to do at the end of each calendar year is to read all of the "best of" lists that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive item you’ve ever bought in an MMORPG cash shop?
A few weeks back, I was super excited about the elk mount coming to the Elder Scrolls Online cash shop. I needed a mount...
MMO Year in Review: One foot in One Tamriel (October 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
Here are all of the online gaming deals from Amazon’s Digital Day sale
Wake up! Are you awake? Good, because you've got less than 24 hours to take advantage of Amazon's first ever "Digital Day" sales event....
Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online’s 2016 report card
Greetings, men and mer. It’s that time of year again when I take a look back on everything that Elder Scrolls Online has given...
Choose My Adventure: The Elder Scrolls Online in review
Back when I played through The Elder Scrolls Online's beta, I said that it was another generic fantasy MMO in a field already choked...
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Best MMORPG Expansion or Update of 2016
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Best MMORPG Expansion or Update of 2016, which was awarded to Guild Wars 2's Heart...
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: MMORPG Studio of the Year
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Best MMORPG Studio of 2016, which was awarded to Square-Enix last year.
We asked our writers to...
Massively OP’s MMO guide to the Steam Winter Sale
Do you have any money left after all of that holiday shopping, travel, and dining out? Steam would very much like to have what...
