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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW Classic, ArcheAge Unchained, PlanetSide Arena, Peria Chronicles, SWTOR, Conan Chop Chop, Last Oasis, Caravan Stories, and Champions Online, with a mailbag question on improving boring MMO tasks.

Last week, we all were informed of the ways that events in Star Trek Online will be changing, moving away from Reputation and towards...

Giant monster hunting isn't just a sacred duty of those sworn to protect that one blacksmith and his family, it's also a competition between...

One day when I grow up, I hope to be half as amazing and down-to-earth cool as most of our One Shots community here....

The longest consistently operating superhero MMORPG is hitting a significant milestone this week, with Champions Online celebrating the 10th anniversary of its launch on...

The Gith are out! Neverwinter has opened up the new race for everyone who log in now, and Massively OP's MJ has gotta getta...

Yesterday, Daybreak finally broke its long silence on PlanetSide Arena with a teaser trailer, and as of today, the studio's got a new dev...

One of Star Trek Online's ever-present challenges is creating enough content for player captains to consume. With new featured episodes are few and far...

In December of last year, Daybreak announced its next big PlanetSide venture: a massive-scale battle royale game called PlanetSide Arena with tie-ins to the...

The seasonal events of Star Trek Online have long lived within the game's Reputation system alongside the projects of those mechanics, but not any...

Your faction is the Federation in Star Trek Online, but in your heart you long to be like the sneaky, underhanded, and intriguing Romulans....

Sure, in your normal, mundane life you drive a Prius hatchback, but in your virtual existence, you enjoy a ride that's a bit more...

A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...

Justin and Bree discuss ArcheAge Unchained, WoW Classic, No Man's Sky, DDO, Neverwinter, and Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag topics on the future of MMOs and the silent majority MMO playerbase.

In an effort to reportedly take on the ever-encroaching menace that is gold selling spammers, outside chat client support powered by XMPP will be...

A long time ago, for a few months after it launched, I was an avid Neverwinter player. I loved its visceral combat, and to...

Nexon gave a preview of Project V4 at a media preview event lately, and this fantasy MMO looks like one of the most shiny...

Part of the holy mission of the Game Archaeologist is to ferret out the roots of history that ultimately led to MMORPGs as we...

Have you been to an Uprising lately? Neverwinter's update by that name has launched, and it includes revamping newbie play. Massively OP's MJ is...

It certainly has been a fascinating summer for Champions Online, as the superhero MMORPG emerged from a long-running hibernation to pump out a full-fledged...