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MOP reader Sray posed us an interesting question this past week focused on how MMO business models interface with the global economy. "The last major...

In an author's note at the end of the novel The Dark Tower, Stephen King writes frankly that some people will not like how...

So Zul'Gurub is available for raiding in World of Warcraft: Classic right now as part of the fourth phase of content updates, and the...

Hey look at that, Heroes of the Storm has had a couple of new updates! Neat! Blizzard's MOBA is kicking off another Dark Nexus-themed...

Welcome back to another roundup of how MMOs and the gaming industry are faring and fronting during the COVID-19 pandemic. First up: CCP's Hilmar Pétursson...

Here's something we don't talk about much here on Massively OP: sports games. When we think of "MMOs," we tend to run right toward...

Accessibility is a big deal when it comes to games, and MMOs have traditionally worked to ensure that people with disabilities still have full...

Daybreak's Holly Longdale raised a lot of eyebrows a month ago when she announced she was departing the Darkpaw Games sub-unit and leaving behind...

Will Blizzard ever crack the code of engaging and replayable World of Warcraft endgame content that doesn't go stale for a long time? It's...

Andy, Justin, and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands, LOTRO, Chronicles of Elyria, New World, SWTOR, FFXIV, RuneFest, Champions Online, and EverQuest, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, Elite, SWG Legends, and Animal Crossing, and a mailbag entry on Secret World Legends and maintenance-mode MMOs.

We first caught site of Overwatch's Echo waaaaay back in 2018, when she appeared in the Ashe-and-McCree short and was said to be “one of the...

Is it troll time? No, it's not quite troll time in World of Warcraft: Classic. But it's almost troll time because the next content...

A while back in the Not So Massively column, I did a piece comparing the pros and cons of some of the biggest names...

The words of Mystery Science Theater 3000 have remained with us for years: "Nothing better shows my taste than what I wear below my...

One of the most vital parts of playing any MMORPG is getting your look exactly right, but we can all pretty much agree that...

You've created characters to play in MMOs, but have you ever actually wanted to be a permanent part of one? Tom Purdue over at...

All right. I've now been on this expansion tour for... well, seven weeks, but it feels like years. Partly because it meant covering a...

Just because you're homebound doesn't mean you can't stretch your legs in virtual worlds and enjoy your favorite Easter activities! We've got a roundup...

The floating "!" has become such an iconic part of World of Warcraft's interface that it's hard to imagine it ever going away... and...

With so many MMO studios working-from-home, it seems delays might be inevitable. In fact, we've already seen a few; Blue Protocol, for example, delayed...