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One Shots: Chugga chugga choo choo
You know what's a great reason to screenshot your MMO adventures? Because it encourages you to stop dashing to your next destination and slow...
The Daily Grind: What *didn’t* you buy in the Steam sale that you thought you would?
OK, smartasses, I know you didn't buy the vast majority of things in the Steam sale. You know what I mean here. You have...
Massively Overthinking: Is vertical progression still sustainable for MMOs?
Back in May, Project Ghost's Greg Street got MMO players buzzing over the state of MMOs in the West vs. the East. That isn't...
EverQuest teases a 2025 expansion ‘to die for,’ EverQuest II sets GU129 Fear of Eternity for August
Daybreak was busy Daybreaking this week - the good kind of Daybreaking, mind you - and there's so much that we're gonna round it...
John Smedley’s new MMOFPS is called Reaper Actual, and yeah, it’s pretty much PlanetSide 3
Remember back in March, when John Smedley resurfaced teasing a new game headed up by PlanetSide 2 devs Matt Higby and Tramell Isaace? Well,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 524: RIFT’s A New Hope moment
Justin and Bree discuss Chrono Odyssey's horrors, EverQuest's emu legal imbroglio, RIFT's actual patch, RuneScape's monetization, and Hytale's demise, with adventures in Monsters and Memories, Erenshor, City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, LOTRO, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on growing up through MMORPGs.
Judge approves order mandating EverQuest emu The Heroes Journey halt content and put profits in escrow
Earlier this week, we covered the eyebrow-raising news that Daybreak was suing EverQuest emulator server The Heroes Journey in a California court. As we...
The best MMO and multiplayer deals from Steam’s summer sale and beyond
I usually put a pithy line or two snarking about the annual Steam summer sale in this post, but this year, I can't bring...
Daybreak is chasing EverQuest emulator operators from The Heroes Journey in court
Never let it be said that nobody cares about classic EverQuest: Half a dozen readers tipped us last night about a legal mess brewing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 522: Progressing through character progression
Justin and Bree deliver a theme show all about MMORPG progression, from skills and levels to quests and every other kind we could imagine.
EverQuest II brings back Summer Jubilee events, EverQuest adds new zone to Hardcore Heritage
It's that time of the year for annual good times to (ideally) roll in EverQuest and EverQuest II, as the annual summertime events that...
EverQuest II’s Dozekar PvP progression server officially opens its doors – and stabs you in the face
In the lore of the MMORPG, Dozekar is a dragon who is condemned to die at the hands of mortals and be resurrected over...
Perfect Ten: Awful things I don’t miss about 2000s-era MMO gaming
Nostalgia is a tricky beast to ride. It can unlock all sorts of blissful memories, bring us back to old favorites, and reclaim a...
The Daily Grind: Do you remember your very first mount in an MMORPG?
In response to one of our articles on Villagers and Heroes, MOP reader Wishful Maybe remarked on the game's age, saying, "I still remember...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal gateway game for MMORPGs?
If you're a veteran MMORPG player, it's pretty likely that you came to MMORPGs through one of a handful of ways that I can...
The Daily Grind: Is there something that used to be hard for you in MMOs that now seems easy?
When I was a wee lass in the early days of MMORPGs, I was extreme nervous about jumping into roles I had no familiarity...
Pride events, player celebrations, and support nods begin across multiplayer and MMORPG titles
The month of June is Pride Month, and that means celebrations, support, and acknowledgment of LGBTQIA+ life and matters is back at the forefront...
Fangbreaker, EverQuest’s newest progression server, is officially open this week
Who here is ready for another time-limited progression server in EverQuest? If you answered in the affirmative, then you've likely been keeping an eye...
EverQuest II expands character customization options as it preps the Dozekar PvP server for June 10
Daybreak is drowning EverQuest II players in a deluge of announcements and releases this week, so let's put in our googles and dive in. First,...
The MOP Up: Helldivers 2 surges to 2.5M weekly players
Thanks to a new Heart of Democracy update, Helldivers 2 is seeing great numbers as of late, with over 2.5 million players enjoying the...