A PWE studio known primarily for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.
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The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v6.0
And that's a wrap on this year in history! While everyone says farewell to 2022, here at TGA we're always looking way back at...
The Daily Grind: What MMO theme music gets you pumped to log in?
The other day I was watching a retrospective video on Star Wars Galaxies, and the host was saying how he had a hard time...
The Stream Team: The whimsy of Q’s Winter Wonderland in Star Trek Online
Of all the holiday events in many games, Star Trek Online's feels the most lore appropriate and immersive to Massively OP's MJ. Thanks to...
The Stream Team: Wandering Neverwinter’s Winter Festival of Simril
While Massively OP's MJ hasn't been doing The Winter Festival of Simril in Neverwinter daily this year, she still plans to enjoying the season...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best value MMOs going into 2023
Every year when I do this post, I muse about what "value" actually means for MMOs because it's actually a tricky proposition and that...
Massively Uplifting: A season of gains and losses in the MMO world
Where has the year gone? Fall has wrapped up, winter is beginning, and the end of the year draws nigh. Today, many will be...
One Shots: The best player-submitted MMO screenshots of 2022
For our very last One Shots column of 2022, we're going to take a break from the routine to hand out awards to our...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2022
One of the underrated aspects of being an MMO player is that our games get more updates and expansions than almost any other type...
Neverwinter’s Festival of Simril holiday event returns on December 15, offers a baby displacer beast
While the game is called Neverwinter, it's also not going to be NeverChristmas. The Winter Festival of Simril is making its way back to...
Champions Online kicks off its festive winter event, preps costume contest in honor of Kevin Conroy
Sure, the winter event happening in Champions Online is precisely the same as last year, and that probably can strike as a bit boring,...
Neverwinter’s 2023 roadmap includes three module releases – but no new class
We've often noticed that maturing MMORPGs tend to trend toward a dependable, regular release schedule. So it's no surprise that Neverwinter's fallen into that...
The MOP Up: ArcheAge attempts to end the year on a high note
This past week, ArcheAge's devs talked about the game's December plans and how the sandbox fantasy MMO is going to close out the year.
"We...
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2022
When you're investing a whole lot of time and (potentially) money into MMORPGs, you want to make sure that your game isn't going belly-up...
Star Trek Online reopens Q’s Winter Wonderland on December 6 with new holiday rewards on offer
The holiday season is once again coming to Star Trek Online, and regular players know what that means. It's time for the return of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience as of 2022?
I have noted before that while I have two consoles and love to game on my phone, I'm probably always going to be a...
The Stream Team: Wrapping up the winds of Neverwinter’s Spinward Rise
Massively OP's MJ and her D&D night crew have been working to eradicate the elemental threats in Neverwinter, with their first focus on wind....
Neverwinter kicks off a new battle pass series on November 29
Would you like to have your progress in Neverwinter tracked as part of an ongoing battle pass requesting you to clear content in exchange...
Embracer Q3 2022: Mobile game ads drive revenue with Cryptic MMOs contributing
Before we dive in to the numbers, we'll remind you that Embracer Group is the company that owns publisher Gearbox Software, which now governs...
Neverwinter offers a Drow-related reward for players along with an interview for The Way of the Drow
Do you want some Drow? Neverwinter has plenty of Drow. The Way of the Drow is going to provide you with all the Drow...
The Stream Team: Touring Neverwinter’s Northdark Reaches with devs (plus giveaway)
Neverwinter's newest module, Northdark Reaches, went live last week. As it's the first part of a campaign created by R.A. Salvatore and Geno Salvatore,...
