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Massively on the Go: How Pokemon Go support fails MMOARG stalking victims
This article is part two of a four-piece series on safety in Pokemon Go as well as other Niantic games. You can read all...
Massively on the Go: How Niantic evades handling stalking and harassment in Pokemon Go and other ARGs
This article is part one of a four-piece series on safety in Pokemon Go as well as other Niantic games. You can read all...
The Daily Grind: Would you pay to group in an MMORPG?
MMO blogger Belghast tweeted something just before the holiday that grabbed my attention. Apparently, at least on his New World server, players are demanding...
Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO holiday music
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a festive Life Day to you all! As you hopefully enjoy some down time with family, friends, and video...
Battle Bards Episode 207: Seeing Red
Have you ever gotten so mad that you literally saw red? Better yet, have you ever heard the color red when you’ve listened to...
City of Titans shows off a ‘critical first step’ of its superheroic combat
Crowdfunded superhero MMO City of Titans has talked about a whole lot this year -- its city, its travel powers, and even its music....
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2021
Every year, we give a nod to the biggest MMO story, but in 365 days, a whole lot more happened than just one narrative....
Dual Universe briefly outlines more Lua changes and teases a new update and roadmap
The developers of Dual Universe are about to head off for a holiday break, but before they do, they put down a quick newsletter...
Diablo IV talks itemization, customization, and visual effects in latest dev blog
Soooo the last time we got a Diablo IV quarterly update, it was before the massive newsbomb that Diablo IV, along with Overwatch 2,...
Global Chat: FFXIV’s Endwalker offers a flawless storyline
The MMO blogosphere is not lacking for thoughts and opinions on Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker, especially as players devoured the Main Story Quest and...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2022
OK folks, it's that time of the year again: the time when we cast our eyes ahead and try to pinpoint what's going to...
Global Chat: Fallout Worlds doesn’t justify its existence, one blogger argues
If you saw that Fallout 76 released a new mode with varied rulesets called Fallout Worlds a while back, you might've been tempted to...
Dauntless adjusts its currencies with an eye toward simplifying and reducing currency types
While Dauntless' recent update did some big things like add a new monster to hunt and adjust one of its weapons, it also did...
Battle Bards Episode 206: Warping back to WildStar
It’s been a long, long time since the Battle Bards have ventured down to the surface of Nexus — at least, as a full...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio offered the best communication this year?
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think ArenaNet's communication for Guild Wars 2 was fabulous for most of 2021. This was... not...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2021
One of my favorite traditions every year is to put a spotlight back on some of the wild things MMORPG developers said every year....
Kickstarter goes crypto with new decentralized blockchain protocol
Just in case you didn't already distrust Kickstarter enough, the company has announced plans to pivot to crypto in an attempt to recapture relevance,...
EVE Online’s mining changes go live, include tweaks to mining waste and the delay of compression changes
Like it or not, the Rorqual and Orca will no longer be lords of space rock nibbling in EVE Online. The New Dawn quadrant's...
Dev studio One More Game touts a ‘players first’ attitude and a studio ‘free from ego’
Last July we got word of the founding of One More Game, a dev studio launched by former founder of ArenaNet and En Masse...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2021
We've decided to pull back our MMO music awards this year and make the decision a little less formal, partly because of how hard...
