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Perfect Ten: Older PC games that would make for great MMOs
Video games had a huge impact on my childhood and teenage years, imprinting themselves onto my psyche for all of the struggles and elation...
Warframe was hacked in 2014 to the tune of almost 800,000 email addresses
If you've been playing Warframe a long time, it's a good time to refresh your account credentials.
Vice's Motherboard blog reports this week that it...
Global Chat: Pokemon GO mania sweeps the world
What became an overnight global phenomenon certainly prompted the MMO blogosphere to talk about their experiences and opinions with Pokémon GO!
To Game for Life...
Battle Bards Episode 78: EverQuest
Before World of Warcraft, there was EverQuest — the king of the MMOs and the pioneer of true 3-D graphics in virtual worlds. Today...
Pokemon Go Game of Thrones and other Pokemon news
As Pokemon Go continues its rollout across the world, you might be wondering why it's not in Japan yet. It's because Japan is even more...
World of Warcraft preps Legion pre-patch for July 19, previews transmog 2.0
World of Warcraft's Legion pre-patch is on the way as promised: on July 19th, to be exact. The patch will include the new transmogrification system...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMORPG trailers of all time
This week's Massively Overthinking should be a fun one -- and hopefully it'll contrast nicely with the Game Archaeologist column we ran last week, which...
Global Chat: Why SWTOR’s dark vs. light side event fails
Star Wars: The Old Republic's new Dark vs. Light event has everyone talking, including MMO bloggers. The consensus seems to be wavering between bewilderment...
Massively Overthinking: The MMORPG wishes that go unfulfilled
This week's Massively Overthinking question is a short and sweet one posed by Das Tal developer Alexander Zacherl.
"What's the greatest unfulfilled dream of MMO players...
Skyforge teases birthday events, July Battle of Equals patch
MMORPG Skyforge is turning one in July, which means it's party time in Aelion -- soon, anyway. My.com is teasing the festivities in a...
Global Chat: The verdict on Landmark
Landmark's launch hasn't gone unnoticed by the MMO blogging community. Several players have decided to use the game's official release as an opportunity to...
Battle Bards Episode 77: Spirit of Adventure 2
Steff has decreed the return of spirit of adventure -- and so it shall be! In the second part of this theme, the Battle...
How starving in Crowfall can turn you into a ‘chicken’
Food in MMORPGs usually exists to provide luxury buffs for characters heading into raids, but for Crowfall it will be present to keep players...
Massively Overthinking: Is every MMORPG with a cash shop pay-to-win?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from one of our dear Patreon Patrons, Duane.
"There seems to be an ever broadening attitude towards what...
A preview of Path of Exile’s Prophecy changes
Path of Exile's Prophecy League is in full swing, and devs have utilized player feedback to put together this week's 2.3.1 update. The Prophecy-specific...
Darkfall: New Dawn’s next patch will increase performance, clarify meditation system
Darkfall: New Dawn's load lag and subpar performance will be nipped in the bud with the game's next patch -- or so the developers...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMORPGs of E3 2016
With E3 taking up so much head-space this week, we thought it only right to discuss how MMOs in particular fared at the convention....
Global Chat: Which mobs do you love killing in MMOs?
Everyone has mobs that they particularly enjoy offing in MMORPGs -- sometimes so much so that we go out of our way to get...
Star Trek Online talks about its new ‘classic’ ship designs and Temporal Defense reputation
Fans of the original Star Trek series (TOS) know that, due to budget and technological limitations, there weren't a lot of different Starfleet ship...
Battle Bards Episode 76: Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns
“It’s high time that we talk about the Heart of Thorns expansion for Guild Wars 2!” Syl says, and we couldn’t agree more. The Battle...