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One Shots: A blast of winter joy
Aw, you guys! The call for winter and holiday screenshots proved to be a sustaining request, as many of you kept sending in more...
The Daily Grind: Do long localization delays make you less likely to play an MMO?
Having written about it recently, I found myself thinking that it might not even matter if Phantasy Star Online 2 even comes out in...
Dogma: Eternal Night fails its Kickstarter campaign
Vampires, blood, and underworld horror weren't enough to propel Dogma: Eternal Night to its Kickstarter campaign goal. The title fell well short of its...
The Game Archaeologist: Asheron’s Call 2
MMO sequels are funny animals. Sequels (along with prequels and "reimaginings") are ingrained into the entertainment industry so deep that it makes sense that...
WRUP: You think this is an effing game edition
Do you think this is a game? Do you think this is a game? This is real life, people. This is important. It's important...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an animal in an MMO?
It's not every MMO that straight-up gives you the option to play as a run-of-the-mill animal (albeit one with human intelligence). Sure, there are...
Star Citizen pushes out Alpha 2.1, promises ‘date driven’ patch schedule
While other studio teams are powering down for the holidays, it looks as though Star Citizen's crew is keeping up the pace. The team...
The best MMORPG polls of 2015
Every week for the last few years, we've expanded on our "Daily Grind" theme with a Leaderboard poll. On the one hand, seeing the numbers...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing MMOs on Christmas today?
Christmas means different things to different people. Some folks imbue it with family-oriented festivities, others consider it a religious day, and others just think of it as...
Devilian takes a look at the successes and failures of its launch month
The first month of operation is a tumultuous time for any new title. Devilian feels as if it were just announced, but it launched...
Skyforge shows the aftermath of its pantheon wars, announces holiday contest
Skyforge's Pantheon Wars are gradually coming to a close, taking no prisoner and sparing no hurt feelings. The Allods Team is already preparing for...
Istaria celebrates its 12th anniversary with a patch
Istaria -- the MMO that will forever be linked to its former title of Horizons with any mention of it, making one wonder why the...
The most popular MMORPG articles of 2015
Earlier this week, we posted a rundown of the most popular MMORPG conversations of 2015, calculated by number of comments and then number of...
The Repopulation temporarily suspends development
The unfortunate saga of The Repopulation continues this week, as Above & Beyond Technologies announced that it was pulling the plug on the alpha...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best holiday content?
You might have noticed that we're currently awash in seasonal festivities, not just in the real world but in MMOs as well. Christmas is...
Diablo III previews the changes and improvements for patch 2.4.0 and Season 5
The season is nearly upon us, by which we of course mean the next season of Diablo III. The holiday season is already upon...
The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2015
One of my favorite things to do every year is look through Livefyre and round up the articles that you guys just would not...
The Daily Grind: If you like PvP, why do you play MMOs?
During the discussion in the World of Warcraft PvP gear flattening article last week, longtime Massively OP commenter SallyBowls wondered why serious PvPers bother playing MMOs....
Gigantic developer Motiga discusses delays and future updates
People who were hoping for Gigantic to hit full retail release some time this year are no doubt a wee bit disappointed that the...
Not So Massively: Winter game update edition (December 21, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...