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All right, here we go. Normally this is the sort of thing that I wouldn't actually spend a whole week on because believe it...

It's time to talk about Auctioneer for World of Warcraft. If you're unfamiliar with this particular add-on, what it does is pretty scan the...

A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years. "I...

It's time to celebrate the Felfire Festival in Hearthstone! Which means playing card games! Which is expected behavior in a digital CCG, if we're...

In the wake of Justin's recent column on whether or not MMO sequels are a good idea, MOP reader Bobfish had an interesting question...

This'll shock you, but not everyone playing WoW Classic is doing it for the thrill of an arguably more hardcore experience: Some people are...

All of you who play Warriors in World of Warcraft and like to be in the class of characters who flip out and break...

Have developers and players grown so used to mechanics and number crunching that we've collectively lost something important along the way? That's the concern...

In the ancient Before Times (so, you know, two years ago), I wrote a column all about the different mechanics that hit you when...

There are some races that are still waiting on new customization options within World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' alpha testing. But others are getting their...

Last December, Corepunk blasted onto the MMO scene - and into our top list of MMOs to watch this year - when Dutch studio...

I'll admit it, I'm an absolute fool for nostalgia. Things that I loved in the past can still bring a warm glow to my...

Here's a statement that I think few people will disagree with: World of Warcraft has increasingly focused on raiding and high-end progression as the only...

Maldraxxus is one of the new areas in World of Warcraft, and it's a portion of the realm of the dead with a very...

We've got a few more gaming-related Black Lives Matter stories to share this morning. Riot Games: First up, yesterday we reported that Riot Games was...

MOP reader Styopa proposed this fun topic for Massively Overthinking this week, prompted, he said, by Standing Stone Games' recent promotions for Lord of...

You know what's really fun? The build-up to an MMO's release, especially when you're really invested in that particular game. Some of my fondest...

This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's original Kickstarter back in 2015; the writer has chosen to remain anonymous. The opinions in guest Soapboxes...

Freedom! That's the shout of Overwatch players this week as they heard the news that Blizzard is removing hero pools from the competitive play...

Here's a topic that I'm torn on answering definitively because I think it changes from studio to studio when it comes to prioritizing the...