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A PWE studio known primarily for Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online.

Into the Super-verse: 13 text-based superhero MMOs you can play today

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As part of this column covering superhero MMORPGs, we have looked at the usual suspects: MMOs of the past (Champions Online, City of Heroes,...

Choose My Adventure: Pushing boundaries and building a better house in Citadel Forged with Fire

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As we come to the close of our Citadel: Forged with Fire adventure, we decided to push the absolute limits of how far we...

Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2019

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Pass the cranberry sauce, we're having mashed potatoes! Oh the turkey looks great! Thank you for loving me, thank you for being there, thank you...

Star Trek Online’s Mudd’s Market pricing ignites a community firestorm

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It sounds like a good idea on paper: a new section of the cash shop in Star Trek Online that offers items that haven't...
Those who fear darkness have never seen what the light can do.

The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun

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That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...

The Daily Grind: What are your favorite MMO features?

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I love me a good feature in an MMO. If it's well-done, useful, engaging, and implemented the right way, a feature can greatly enhance...

Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this year?

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Going through our coverage of 2019's MMOs, I realized there are a bunch of games that have previously been on our "anticipated" lists that...
Hottttt

Neverwinter begins its Infernal Descent pre-events on November 21

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Yesterday, we covered the news that Neverwinter's next module, Infernal Descent, is on the way in January, with an adventure in the hellish territory...

Neverwinter’s Infernal Descent module is sending players straight to hell on January 21

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Video games love hell. It's just the best, really. You get to make all sorts of awful monsters, there's an excuse to be gratuitously...
Hammer, war, whatever.

The MOP Up: Warhammer Odyssey’s Slayer warms up for action

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Who will you be when you adventure in Warhammer Odyssey's mobile world? The stocky and surly Dwarf Slayer would like to make a bid...

Neverwinter hands out a freebie to ticket holders of a special Dungeons and Dragons charity livestream

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Neverwinter has decided to provide a little extra incentive of its own for those who purchase tickets to the special Dungeons and Dragons charity...

The MOP Up: When no one’s online, the terror truly begins

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Halloween may be over, but you can still get your creepy spook on with No Players Online. This is a horror game that uses...

A gamer has lovingly recreated Beavis and Butt-Head in Star Trek Online

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Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Dumbass. It's five-year mission: To find T.P. for its bunghole. To ruthlessly mock...

The Stream Team: The truth of Neverwinter’s Masquerade of Liars

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Neverwinter's event may be called The Masquerade of Liars, but the truth is Halloween is the best no matter what it's called! And Massively...

Star Trek Online talks about Task Force Operations, the anniversary event, and mission development

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This week's Ten Forward livestream from the folks at Star Trek Online was pretty much a potpourri of random details and tidbits. A number...

Fortnite brings new Fortnitemares for 2019, Red Dead Online adds a spooky limited-time Showdown Mode

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Even the Not-So-Massively games are dressing up for Halloween! Case in point: Fortnite, which recently released its 2019 edition of the Fortnitemares event, and...
Engizzage.

Snoop Dogg has a giant mural of Star Trek Online concept art in his home

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If you're only familiar with Snoop Dogg from his rap career, you've probably missed the man's larger career path and general arc of his...

Star Trek Online improves its lifetime subscription package

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If you already have a lifetime sub to Star Trek Online -- or perhaps were contemplating picking one up in the future -- then...

Neverwinter celebrates the season with the Masquerade of Liars and Contest of Liars events

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MMOs, by their very nature, let players be someone or something they're not, which is a stark reminder for me every time I look...

The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs for the fashion wars?

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Whether you call it "fashion wars" as in Guild Wars 2 or "space barbie" as in Star Trek Online or "dolly dress-up" as in...

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