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Perfect Ten: 10 little things I love about Final Fantasy XIV
A reader recently sent in a letter asking Justin to explain why he (Justin) had never really connected with Final Fantasy XIV despite giving...
Elder Scrolls Online wants you to PvP in its ‘Midyear Mayhem’ event
If you've never been excited by Elder Scrolls Online's PvP before, maybe ZeniMax's new PvP event will entice you. It's called Midyear Mayhem, and...
Bless Online is being heavily overhauled by Neowiz before coming west
Back in June, Neowiz and Aeria Games/Gamigo confirmed that they'd mutually ended their partnership to make Aeria the western Bless Online publisher. While initially the studios stated the MMO...
How to find the right MMORPG as a couple
People seemed to quite like my piece last week about how my wife and I wound up married in no small part due to...
This week in survivalboxes: ROKH, Hellion, The Black Death, and Life is Feudal
ARK and Conan aren't the only survivalboxes in town -- in fact, several of the modern contenders in the subgenre have updates and videos...
Here’s how magic in Citadel: Forged With Fire will work
This morning, we wrote about a new "massive online sandbox RPG," Citadel: Forged With Fire, built by Slender devhouse Blue Isle Studios and expected to...
The Survivalist: Osiris New Dawn is doing early access right even amid disappointments
A couple of weeks ago, when Osiris: New Dawn introduced new classes, I'd delved back into the sci-fi survival sandbox after a bit of...
Citadel: Forged With Fire is a brand-new ‘massive online sandbox RPG’ debuting this month
Well well, lookie what popped up on Steam: It's a new "massive online sandbox RPG," Citadel: Forged With Fire, and it came out of...
Valiance Online says its alpha is coming soon
Hearing that something is coming "soon" is the bane of every MMO player; it technically qualifies as a time frame, but it's vague and...
Riders of Icarus has officially launched today; check out the launch trailer
Nexon and WeMade have formally sent Riders of Icarus into the pool of launched MMORPGs as of today.
If you're thinking, hey, didn't that game...
Fractured introduces free community reward system, rejects ‘RTM cashbacks’
Getting confused over Fractured and Fragmented? Me too! Let's add another into the mix: The Foundation! Actually, no, let's back up. Fractured is a...
Check out Fortnite’s brand-new cinematic short
Hey PvE sandbox fans! If Fortnite isn't on your radar yet, it should be. MOP's own Andrew Ross dubbed it "Crowfall for PvE zombie fans"...
EverQuesting: Falling for EverQuest II’s new progression server, Fallen Gate
A new time-locked expansion server got rolling last week in EverQuest II -- are you on board? I wasn't initially planning to participate; my...
Villagers & Heroes has big plans for loot and crafting in its upcoming Starfall expansion
Loot is getting a pretty big overhaul in Villagers & Heroes when the Starfall 4.0 expansion goes live, with a color-based rarity system, improvements to...
Crowfall Q&A video covers number squish and the difference between disciplines and classes
Do you like numbers? It's summer, you shouldn't have to think about math! That's OK, the Crowfall team will deal with that for you. In this...
With R43 behind it, Shroud of the Avatar looks ahead to Q3
Shroud of the Avatar's 43rd release dropped over the weekend, boasting tweaks to the Path of the Oracle, performance updates, a balancing pass for...
Elder Scrolls Online is granting a free sub benefits trial event starting Wednesday
If you're bored on July 4th when the US is busy eating hot dogs and blowing off fingers, welp, I can't help you there....
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG craft skills can you do in real life?
I've just gotten back from a family trip during which I bumped into various family members with some interesting craft skills, from gardening to jewelcrafting...
LOTRO Legendarium: Simply walking into Mordor
It has been a whirlwind week of news and reveals for Lord of the Rings Online players. Standing Stone Games finally pulled back the...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMORPGs aspire to pro-social mechanics?
Massively OP reader and Patron Avaera has a thoughtful question for the team and readers this week. "I wish more virtual world games thought deeply...
