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Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Moral panic and online griefing
Welcome back to our ongoing exploration of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt’s book The Video Game Debate. As you can guess, the book itself focuses...
Sword Coast Legends team promises free DLC to expand the game’s core
If you want to play Sword Coast Legends right now, you can do so. It's out and available! And the initial reception of its...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been in a relationship with someone you met through MMOs?
A week ago, a Reddit user posted a casting call for a new reality show that will attempt to follow romantic relationships formed inside...
Massively Overthinking: Let’s take the classic Bartle test
Here's something you probably didn't know: Online worlds researcher Dr. Richard Bartle didn't actually write the Bartle test.
His original research explored, analyzed, and defined the...
Skyforge’s next major update hits the live servers on November 12th
Thus far, the various invasions that hit the world of Skyforge have been repelled with some regularity. What would you expect? The players have...
The Daily Grind: Will you play Worlds Adrift?
Worlds Adrift is one of those titles that gets more fascinating the more I follow it. Initially I was put off by the open PvP,...
The Daily Grind: Do you think Blizzard will ever make another MMO?
So Overwatch is now in closed beta, which I imagine excites some people immensely. Any Blizzard product has that effect, I've noticed. But when...
TERA producer’s letter teases new class, talks team members
TERA's Patrick "Treeshark" Sun has published a new producer's letter that focuses on changes to the game's live team. He introduces new community manager...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2015
Halloween is an unstoppable force in the MMO industry and will not be denied to developers and their players. It's that time of year...
SWTOR: Knights of the Fallen Empire officially launches
"The galaxy as we knew it is gone," a familiar voice says in Star Wars: The Old Republic's latest trailer.
And so the latest chapter...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer soloing or grouping in MMORPGs?
As we belatedly covered yesterday, the developers of upcoming indie MMO Saga of Lucimia believe that group-centric play is the solution to a problem supposedly created by the...
ZeniMax seeks a million reasons to play Elder Scrolls Online
Are there a million reasons to play Elder Scrolls Online? ZeniMax thinks so, which is why it's come up with a new #MillionReasonsToPlay marketing campaign. The...
Sword and Bored: Customer service
Mo learns there's a fate worse than falling through the world: dealing with customer service!
Saga of Lucimia prides itself on group-based teamplay
Soloers, you are not welcome in Saga of Lucimia. At least that's the tone of developer diaries for the upcoming sandbox in which the team boldly...
The fine art of bringing your Elite: Dangerous ship in for a landing
Planetary landing in Elite: Dangerous will involve more than simply pointing your ship at the nearest planet and kicking your engines to full. That's...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best early access MMO you’ve played?
I'm afraid that early access is here to stay, and as I look over the icons on my desktop and the entries on my...
One Shots: Pure Final Fantasy XIV
Every so often it seems as though the One Shots mailbox starts getting dominated with a single game. I've had this happen with Guild...
WRUP: The secret life of Harry, metaphorical construct for your journey of self-awareness edition
Hello, hello, what a joy it is to meet you. My name, as you'll not momentarily bother to pause even a moment to learn,...
The Daily Grind: What do you think about Knights of the Fallen Empire?
I'm kinda feeling the urge to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. Can you blame me? There's a new expansion, but more importantly that...
EVE Vegas 2015: What to expect from EVE Vegas 2015
While the main event of the EVE Online community calendar is undoubtedly the annual EVE Fanfest in Iceland, smaller fan-run events have popped up...
