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LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s Update 41 plans monster play reward track, birding hobby, and coop crafting event
Yesterday's Lord of the Rings Online dev stream was a particularly informative one as SSG's Orion made an appearance to talk about what's coming...
MMO Business Roundup: Activision owned cheatmaker EngineOwning
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business news! Business business business and all that.
EngineOwning got owned - File this one...
Destiny 2 provides one more Final Shape preview, collabs with Dungeons & Dragons for a cash shop bundle
We are now mere days away from Destiny 2: The Final Shape going live (unless you were among those PS5 players who got that...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst whaling in a multiplayer game you’ve seen in the last year?
This week, mainstream MOBA gamers flipped alllll the tables over Riot Games' gambit to sell a $450 League of Legends cosmetics bundle themed around...
Current Wayfinder owners can beta test the big Echoes revamp right now
Yesterday afternoon saw Wayfinder developer Airship Syndicate hold a special livestream (on Twitter of all places) to talk up its upcoming Echoes update. That...
Perfect Ten: My top 10 favorite MMOs across two decades
Normally in these Perfect Ten lists, I'm very outward-facing. I like to create lists that are as helpful or amusing as possible for others...
Fallout 76 vs Fallout 4: Which is better to play in 2024?
Growing up as a computer gaming geek, I've been quite the Fallout nerd since 1997 (and, arguably, since Wasteland in 1988). Other than Tactics,...
Sea of Thieves discusses a returning event and future gameplay adjustments in video
Sea of Thieves has once more condensed some of its upcoming news features into a digest video, with the first two-thirds offering a look...
World of Warcraft’s Pandaria Remix speed-leveling event is live this afternoon
As we alluded to in this morning's Daily Grind, today is the day for World of Warcraft's Mists of Pandaria remix hullabaloo, so if...
Interview: Wayfinder’s AJ LaSaracina on the Echoes transition, launch, and long-term plans
Following yesterday's surprise reveal that Airship Syndicate is planning to transition the always-online MMO looter shooter Wayfinder into a buy-to-play online-optional title - without...
Lost Ark video recaps Chaos Rising, summer merges, and western skins
This week's Lost Ark Eye on Arkesia this week begins with accolades: Lost Ark players finally stopped cheating long enough for Amazon to crown...
Zenith Infinite Realms’ latest little patch primarily ensures PSVR 2 owners can buy cosmetics
Zenith Infinite Realms -- the free-to-play side release, not the Last City VR MMORPG -- has gotten yet another update for itself, and this...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is it worth being a zone completionist in LOTRO?
We need to start today's column with one important disclaimer: There's no right or wrong way to play Lord of the Rings Online, only...
Palia adds new springtime flair and level 5 friendship quests
How good are your friendship values with Zeki, Reth, Tish, and Ashura in Palia? Because the game is hoping to improve them significantly with...
DC Universe Online reruns Spring Seasonal event with new items and adds a new ally in latest patch
The spring season is in full bloom across the heroic and villainous sides of DC Universe Online, as today marks the return of the...
Fractured Online’s new patch with playable demon races is live today after a day of delay
Kickstarted sandbox Fractured Online is back with its second major update since its relaunch into early access, and if you like demons - as...
Enter to win a copy of the newly launched V Rising on Steam courtesy of Stunlock
With the full launch of V Rising and its 1.0 update today, Stunlock Studios has kindly granted MassivelyOP a stack of game keys to...
Second Wind: World of Warcraft’s radically casual new endgame
Today we're going to be dusting off Second Wind, a column where we revisit MMOs of the past. It's an older column, sir, but...
Wisdom of Nym: How to prep for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail right now
The next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is not that far off. Sure, we're at the start of May, and it's not launching into...
MapleStory adds a new class and a 19th anniversary zone, maps out future May and June updates
It's time for MapleStory to mark 19 years of operation by opening Mayple Island. And no, that misspelling isn't a twisting of the MMO's...