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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...
Neverwinter shows off the exotic monsters to be found in Tomb of Annihilation
One of the big selling points of Neverwinter's upcoming Tomb of Annihilation is the presence of dinosaurs to fight. You would think that after...
Massively Overthinking: Consumer protections in the MMORPG industry
Veteran Massively OP reader Miol says he's exhausted by a recent string of stories in which MMO companies screw gamers over, one after another:...
Choose My Adventure: Starting out fresh in DC Universe Online
Last week was supposed to be when I kicked off playing DC Universe Online, but thanks to various real-life time obligations, I just didn't have...
Neverwinter’s jungle dungeon will trap you forever
Are you ready for Neverwinter's Tomb of Annihilation module? You best bring your A-game and top-notch gear because this jungle is fully prepared to...
One Shots: R.I.P. Firefall
Do not go gentle into that good night forever,
Old MMOs should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the...
The Game Archaeologist: Where are all of the open-source MMOs?
Recently we had an interesting question come in from reader and Patron Rasmus Praestholm, who asked me to do a little investigating: "What (if...
Perfect Ten: MMOs in limbo
The one thing that I thought we could all count on forever was that the MMO life cycle was pretty easy to understand. A...
Global Chat: Want to see a Magic trick?
So what does the blogging community think of the first IP-related new MMORPG to be announced in years in Magic: The Gathering? It's a little...
One Shots: Moonglow
I don't say it enough: I am truly impressed by how our readership manage to bring out the beauty in MMORPGs through their screenshots....
PSA: Champions Online’s freeform slots and lifetime subs are on sale
Too much gold weighing down your pockets? Champions Online has a solution for that: Give Cryptic a good chunk of it.
This weekend, the superhero...
Celebrate Neverwinter by blowing up a small chunk of it
It what is most assuredly pure coincidence, Neverwinter is throwing a star-spangled fireworks event just in time for Independence Day (the holiday, not the...
Choose My Adventure: Launching new in DC Universe Online
Looking at the the three big triple-A superhero titles, DC Universe Online has always felt like the odd one out. City of Heroes was...
Star Trek Online rolls out Season 13.5 on July 18
Things are getting escalated again in Star Trek Online with the release of season 13.5 on July 18th. Players will be tasked with breaking...
Perfect Ten: MMO zones I love to hate
Let's be frank: Not every MMO zone can be a masterpiece of art, design, quest flow, and navigability. I mean, they totally should be,...
Neverwinter’s next update is more than just dino-mania
Chances are that your brain stuttered to a happy halt when you saw that Neverwinter's upcoming Tomb of Annihilation update is going to feature...
Massively Overthinking: Forced socializing in MMORPGs
Massively OP Patron Jackybah has a question for this week's Massively Overthinking that's probably going to kick up some dust. He wonders whether MMO...
Choose My Adventure: Cryptic’s Neverwinter in review
My time with Neverwinter is done, and it's a game I find myself in an odd relationship with. It'd be fair to say that...
The Stream Team: Starting summer off with a bang (and giveaway) in Star Trek Online’s Lohlunat festival
How do youbneat the heat of the summer solstice? In space! Massively OP's MJ is celebrating the start of summer by dipping into Star...
Neverwinter deploys the Shroud of Souls update to consoles today
It's time for console players to head to the River District in Neverwinter. The game's latest patch for the console editions of the game...