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Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in RIFT
When RIFT first came out, I had very low hopes for it. The game already was launching into a crowded field, and it was...
Interview and excerpt: The ‘Braving Britannia’ book preserves Ultima Online’s oral history
Earlier this week, we wrote about the launch of a new book that's right up MMORPG fans' alley. Dubbed Braving Britannia: Tales of Life,...
Star Wars Galaxies book takes fans back to this late, great MMO
Unless you're willing to venture out onto the wild space of emulated servers, you won't be getting Star Wars Galaxies back. That doesn't mean...
Dark Age of Camelot answers player questions about damage reduction and defensive actions
When a game has been running as long as Dark Age of Camelot has, it stands to reason that the players remaining are going...
Crowfall talks about test patch 5.7 and the horrors of zoning
The latest community Q&A video from Crowfall is actually not that at all. It's supposed to be that, of course, that's what it claims...
Former Guild Wars 2 developer criticizes ArenaNet boss for ‘solicitation of harassment’ and minimization of her work
Former ArenaNet developer Jessica Price has just made a string of new statements on Twitter discussing some of the issues surrounding the ongoing Guild...
Hyperspace Beacon: Take your SWTOR PvP to Rishi!
OK, I'll come right out and say it: I love the Rishi stronghold. The Star Wars: The Old Republic developers have outdone themselves. I...
World of Warcraft’s communities will bring players closer together than ever before (unless they’re in different factions)
The common consensus in the World of Warcraft community is that Patch 8.0 -- the Battle for Azeroth pre-patch -- is due to arrive...
TennoCon 2018: Deep-diving Warframe’s Fortuna and Railjack
Many fans, including me, are talking about still riding high after Warframe's amazing TennoCon 2018 announcements this past weekend. That was some pretty epic...
Perfect Ten: Best MMO debuts by year, 2007-2017
Continuing from my previous column that went back to 1997, I'm going to be running through the second decade of graphical MMORPG launches and...
The Daily Grind: Has flying hurt or helped MMORPGs?
Not every MMO has flying, and those that do tend to add it post-launch as a major selling point for an expansion or patch....
TennoCon 2018: Why Warframe will never launch (and why that doesn’t matter)
There's a question that floats around our Massively OP office discussions occasionally, especially when updating which game is labeled what: Will Warframe ever launch?...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s PR nightmare
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have noticed that two Guild Wars 2 developers were cut loose last week after a heated Twitter...
IGDA calls for transparent guidelines on game studio social media and harassment following Guild Wars 2 dust-up
Regardless of who you believe had the right and wrong of the ArenaNet Twitter fiasco last week, game developers have expressed concern over the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most complex character development?
Over the weekend, I was reading a makeup subreddit (don't judge me - I swear there is a gaming point to this) and the...
Overwatch players raised almost $13M to fight breast cancer in ‘Pink Mercy’ campaign
Remember last spring when Blizzard ran that big "Pink Mercy" charity campaign in Overwatch? The company's run the numbers, and it turns out Overwatch...
Saga of Lucimia chides MMO players for having ‘forgotten’ how to properly group and socialize
How important is grouping in Saga of Lucimia? Very. In fact, it's so central to the idea of what the devs believe MMORPGs should...
TennoCon 2018: Warframe enhances sights and sounds with new skins, ‘Frames, pet skins, music, and more
What does a great game look like to you? More and more it looks like Warframe to me. Looks and sounds like I should...
Fortnite’s missing burger mascot appears in California desert, triggering an ARG hunt
Even though Fortnite is all about the battle royale PvP these days, its world does change and develop, offering players tantalizing mysteries such as...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG deserves way more hype than it gets?
According to Friday's Daily Grind on hype cycles, a lot of folks think they begin way too early for most games. But what about...
