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Vague Patch Notes: What is good meaningful leveling in MMORPGs?
All right. So we are here at long last, at the end of Leveling Month, although it's actually more like Month And A Bit....
Diablo IV elaborates on the fights and rewards of its ongoing Season of Hatred Rising
Things are looking grim for the denizens of Sanctuary. That might sound like "water is wet" kind of news considering everything that's happening, but...
World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary update goes live on October 22
World of Warcraft players now have a hard date for Update 11.0.5, which is coming in less than two weeks on October 22nd. The...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 488: Amazon vs Amazon
Justin and Bree discuss Ultima Online New Legacy, New World Aeternum, Throne and Liberty, Lord of the Rings Online's Legacy of Morgoth, and fall expansions for EverQuest and EverQuest II, with adventures in World of Warcraft, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on what we're willing to do for long-term MMO rewards.
Project Friendship, Spry Fox’s new cozy MMO, just opened tester signups
Way back in 2021, we first caught wind that indie developer Spry Fox was hiring for a new "non-violent" MMO, essentially a cozy game....
Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred expansion officially unlocks tonight
It's go time for Diablo IV as Blizzard has officially launched Vessel of Hatred as of 7 p.m. EDT tonight - just as this...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends recaps PvP update, hints at holsters and Halloween
A week ago, the Star Wars Galaxies Legends devs surprised the playerbase with a Friday update that not only kicked off a house demo...
PSA: Overwatch 2 is clearancing out old Overwatch League skins, get ’em while you can
Remember the Overwatch League? It's OK if that slipped your mind considering the meteoric crash of the marquee esports league Blizzard constructed for Overwatch:...
Overwatch 2 kicks off ‘competitive drive’ event, teases Halloween
With the end of Overwatch 2's Season 12 in sight, it's more than likely that many players are lagging behind in their climb up...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your MMO highlight of 2024 so far?
The year isn't quite over yet, but maybe it's time to face the truth that 2024 is in the final quarter. Hopefully it's been...
Multiplayer co-op folk legend RPG Ravenswatch has launched
Looking for a more bite-sized Diablo experience with a bit of imagination slathered on top? There's a newly launched player in town called Ravenswatch...
Global Chat: What’s World of Warcraft Cataclysm’s best zone?
Wilhelm over at The Ancient Gaming Noob kicks off our tour of various MMO essays as he lists and ranks all of the zones...
Massively Overthinking: Has the term MMORPG become toxic?
Back in 2016, when the MMORPG genre had just suffered a brutal one-two punch of losing EverQuest Next and the gutting of WildStar's team,...
Casually Classic: World of Warcraft’s delves have real evergreen potential
Ever since World of Warcraft released back in 2004, there's been an tension in this game between casual, solo play and hardcore group progression. It was...
Vague Patch Notes: The dark side of meaningful MMO leveling
We've been in Leveling Month over here in Vague Patch Notes, and I had intended for this particular column to close off that discussion...
Blizzard begins the countdown for Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred
I sure hope you're ready for a huge influx of Diablo IV info because Blizzard absolutely dumped a ton of previews and details for...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you bring a whole squad of pets and minions
Pet classes are not really my jam. I don't want my companion to be doing the tanking or damage or healing or whatever, and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 487: Give me Throne and Liberty
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's launch, the new book on Blizzard, ArcheAge 2's morph into ArcheAge Chronicles, and New World Aeternum's impending release, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag topic on MMO history and games preservation.
Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred live action trailer features Camila Cabello covering The Who
Remember the excerpt from Jason Schreier's new book on Blizzard that mentions the Activision-installed executives who allegedly questioned the wisdom of keeping around "nondevelopment...
Google’s Waze app adds World of Warcraft’s Thrall voice for road navigation
This news story really took me back to the first few years I had a smartphone: Before I even worked for OG Massively, I...
