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Blade & Soul kicks off its summer celebration on August 21
All right, someone has to ask this question: Why does Blade & Soul's Hongsil Summer Blast involve collecting ice cubes? Why is that the...
Dungeon and Dragons Online’s permadeath server opens its grisly doors
Prepare to die.
That's the mentality that Dungeons and Dragons Online players should be in should they dare step foot onto today's new time-limited "hardcore...
Sea of Thieves drops Dark Relics update, preps Gamescom showing
Every other day this month can belong to WoW Classic, but today? Today is Sea of Thieves' day and everyone else can step off....
Apex Legends launches the Iron Crown event and provokes riot over monetization
So there's a limited-time event going on in Apex Legends right now, which normally would be a cause of generally happy reactions. However, the...
Neverwinter’s Uprising module officially launches today for PC
Neverwinter's next big thing has arrived in the form of its new module, Uprising, which has officially launched for PC as of today (consolers...
Not So Massively: Anthem’s Cataclysm is actually a good ride
It may have taken a while, but the Cataclysm has at last come to Anthem. A rogue Dominion team is trying to control the...
WoW Factor: WoW’s anniversary editions and event speculation
Blizzard has really been pushing the whole anniversary thing for World of Warcraft hard and early this year. On the one hand, I get...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Chairs and other oddities in Guild Wars 2’s cash shop
I love MMO cosmetics, and Guild Wars 2 has a great selection, from armor skins and outfits to gliders to minipets to mount skins....
Warframe on Nintendo Switch gets a performance boosting patch
One of the more remarkable things about the Nintendo Switch is that it can provide you with some pretty high fidelity gaming in a...
The Solstice of Heroes returns once again to Destiny 2
It's an annual tradition to Destiny 2, one where the Guardians of the world celebrate and remember the triumphs they have won. If by...
The Survivalist Soapbox: Astroneer’s moon landing update is a time-limited online event done right
I could definitely write a Why I Play on Astroneer (and maybe I still will!) because there are so many reasons this game just...
Here’s how Neverwinter’s appearance system is changing with Uprising next month
Wardrobe, costumes, outfits, A-tab, cosmetics, transmog: Whatever you call it, most serious MMOs have some kind of system that separates a character's visual appearance...
Legends of Aria is finally launching August 6 – with a huge new patch friendly to PvE players
Legends of Aria has had an interesting development life the last few years. Upjumped from the small-scale Shards Online to a much broader-scale MMORPG...
Storyboard: Never forget that all MMO lore is made up
Let's take a trip back to the dewy slopes of June 2006, when Chris Metzen addressed the question of how the lore of the...
Warframe of Mind: TennoGen fosters player creativity and content, store now on Steam
With TennoCon 2019 in the rearview mirror, it's time for folks to buckle down and get back to work developing more awesomeness for Warframe....
Overwatch’s 2019 Summer Games kicked off today with Lucioball and new weekly events
Although we aren't slated for another Summer Olympic Games until next year here in meatspace, Overwatch players can prove their own virtual athletic prowess...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 229: Adventures in Albion Online
Justin, Samon, and Bree discuss Daybreak, the new LOTR MMO Amazon is co-developing, EVE Online's comms blackout, Caravan Stories, and City of Heroes, with a sponsored segment on Albion Online's Percival update.
Fight or Kite: Albion Online’s Percival update is for the solo players out there
This week we saw a nice patch released for the world of Albion Online with its Percival update. It’s largely a general quality-of-life update...
TennoCon 2019: A longer look at space, ships, and squads in Empyrean, Warframe’s not-an-expansion
You've come a long way, Warframe. The once-looter shooter continues to expand, not just in number of Warframes and equipment but in overall scope...
Dauntless invites Slayers to test their luck in its upcoming Fortune & Glory update
They say that luck is a fickle mistress, but that's not strictly true -- she just plays favorites is all. But Dauntless players will...
