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Massively Overthinking: The best cooking in MMORPGs
You probably thought tonight's Massively Overthinking would have a gratitude theme, what with the holiday and all. Nope, not this time, although it's sort...
Is Elder Scrolls Online’s next stop in Telvanni-held mainland Morrowind?
The Dark Heart of Skyrim Celebration being held in Elder Scrolls Online has likely been about getting those sweet rewards for players, but one...
Global Chat: Do SWTOR’s companions carry the player?
Due to issues of pride and fear of snarky comments, most of us might not admit to ever being carried through MMO content. But...
Massively Overthinking: Changing ‘mains’ in MMOs
When I first started MMOs, the idea of mains and alts was bizarre to me. Why would I spend time on a second character...
Perfect Ten: The players you’re likely to meet in MMO hell
We've all met folks in game who leave an unpleasant taste in our mouths for a long time after. With all of the good...
Lost Ark compensates players for pheon exploit debacle, patches in Feast with Friends
Lost Ark's narrative today is a good news/bad news kind of story. Let's start with the bad news first: As we noted on Monday,...
The Daily Grind: Should all MMORPGs include guild recruitment boards?
As someone who has made a hobby out of jumping around MMORPGs like Frogger, I've spent more time looking for guilds than I would...
Massively Overthinking: The New World comeback
New World is having a bit of a comeback moment - or is it?
Since the launch of Brimstone Sands and the fresh start servers...
Overwatch 2 promotes its first mythic skin while reducing legacy skin prices for former players
Dressing up your favorite Overwatch 2 character in shiny skins is likely what makes most players spend their money, and Blizzard is hoping that...
Raven workers accuse Activision-Blizzard of ‘continued intransigence’ during union negotiations
Yesterday, we went in-depth on some of the ways Activision-Blizzard is attempting to obstruct the union forming within Diablo IV substudio Blizzard Albany, but...
Massively Overthinking: Would you do hard MMO content without rewards?
Are you here for the challenge or here for the shinies? That's the core question the MOP team and audience is tackling this week...
Ilysia showcases a variety of visual upgrades as development focuses on the beta build
Last month we took a moment to check in on Ilysia, the VR MMO being developed by Team 21 Studio, as it recently talked...
Path of Exile elaborates on the punishing handicaps that December’s Ruthless mode applies
Last week Grinding Gear Games had expounded on, among other things, a new name and initial details for Path of Exile's new hard mode...
The MOP Up: ARK’s ultimate survival edition lands on Switch
Everyone's favorite prehistoric survival simulator is making a big splash on the Nintendo Switch this week. ARK: Survival Evolved's base game is becoming available...
Global Chat: Are you an MMO lone wolf even though you’ve tried to be social?
A recent post over at Words Under My Name resonated as the author shared how, despite multiple efforts to be social in MMOPGs, sooner...
New World recaps recent game development, releases Nightveil event creation blog
You've probably heard a lot about how New World has changed (or maybe you've even read about it here), but if you're still not...
Massively Overthinking: Do you have a love/hate relationship with specific MMO content?
This week's Massively Overthinking is inspired by one of Justin's Daily Grinds, ironically. It was the one about the best online card game you've...
Dual Universe plans new talents and updated tools in future patches, offers free sub time for sick CSGO clips
Yes, we know that the intersection of CSGO and Dual Universe doesn't seem like one that should be; we'll get to that in a...
Blizzard delays World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight prepatch an extra three hours
Veteran MMORPG players know better than to spend sick days or stay up late for an iffy launch for an expansion, and hopefully the...
OrbusVR hosts its fourth harvest festival this month, prepares another chaos realm for late November
OrbusVR might be flying under the wider MMO radar, but it most certainly is continuing to fly if the game's last dev blog is...