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Cryptic’s Stephen D’Angelo on City of Heroes’ lessons, Star Trek Online’s booming revenues
It's been a wild year for PWE's Cryptic Studios, as it's been busy maintaining its core MMORPGs but also working on Magic Legends, which...
The Daily Grind: Does gacha have a place in MMO business models?
Just so, so many of my friends are playing Genshin Impact these days -- and not just playing, but gushing over the fun, the...
Choose My Adventure: How Spellbreak kicked my butt
So, you’re first of all likely all wondering what happened to the voted-for Fallout 76 that was supposed to be part of this column....
Secret World player publishes fifth ‘unofficial’ novel
For Secret World Legends fans, one truth is pretty evident: They're not getting any new stories in the game -- at least, any time...
The Daily Grind: What’s the goofiest not-an-MMO acronym you’ve seen an MMO try to adopt?
There was a phase our genre went through about five or so years ago when every new MMO - even the ones that most...
Massively Uplifting: Shattering mental health and disability stereotypes while increasing gaming inclusivity
Back to school? That quintessential September mantra may not be a given for everyone this year. However, what is still a given is the...
Prep for WoW: Shadowlands with this story catch-up video
It's certainly no secret that World of Warcraft's storyline has been a hot, confusing mess of azerite, burning elf trees, and slumbering old gods...
Rare and streamers tussle over Sea of Thieves community toxicity
The wild and untamed waters of Sea of Thieves' Caribbean are a little more choppy as of late -- and not because of pirate...
The Daily Grind: Are you honestly having The Fun in your MMO of choice?
This is a serious question! A few weeks ago, I was talking to one of our writers about a game he was playing and writing...
EVE Online tests feature to deprioritize 3-D visuals for ‘extreme situations’
The oft-repeated lancing of EVE Online as "spreadsheets in space" (which is really more like "too many UI elements in space" in my personal...
One Shots: Watch where you’re waving that thing!
Several Christmases ago, my mother actually bought me a giant pirate sword that was very metal and very, very sharp. I instantly became terrified...
Elite: Dangerous’ latest community goal has players siding with Eurybia Blue Mafia or the Keltim Empire
Now that Elite: Dangerous has once more brought back community goals, it's time once again for players to pick sides to unlock rewards and...
LOTRO Legendarium: Speculating on the Brawler class
You have to imagine that there's some frustration over at Standing Stone Games this past week. The studio wants us all to be focused...
WRUP: Full lyrics to the theme song ‘Massively Overpowered (The Elocution of a Bird)’ edition
Look at the neat thing we found! It turns out that while clearing out the back of the Massively Overpowered offices because I needed...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO NPC deserves more screen time?
Many people know that I have a deep affection for Bingo Boffin in Lord of the Rings Online. The well-meaning but sometimes daft Hobbit...
Development of Reckful’s MMORPG Everland is on hold pending probate court resolution
Earlier this summer, the gaming community was stunned by the abrupt passing of Byron "Reckful" Bernstein, a popular YouTuber and streamer who was also...
Gamigo throws a 20th anniversary bash in all of its MMOs
Have you ever attended a birthday party that was thrown by the birthday boy or girl in question? It's a curious exercise in ego...
Kickstarted MMO card game HEX is closing at the end of the year
It's the 11th hour for HEX, a fascinating title that attempted to blend MMO and card game mechanics together. Also, there were battle bunnies....
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer combat rotations or reactive gameplay in your MMOs?
It's not every day that I stop what I am doing to mentally clap for a poster on Reddit, but user Rolling-in-the-Meeps prompted just...
Last Oasis adds the Panda Walker and a new map, prepares to introduce a beta test branch soon
A couple of weeks have slid by, which means there have been a couple of updates for survival sandbox Last Oasis. Last week saw...
