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The Stream Team: Looking for the perfect spot in Landmark
So far, every time MassivelyOP's MJ has gone out looking for a place to build her own masterpiece, she's been distracted by all the...
The Soapbox: Calling an MMO launch a launch
It's launch.
Can we collectively accept that? Marketing, developers, and players alike? Launch is launch. When your game launches, it has launched. If I can...
Wizardry Online to sunset in Japan
Hardcore perma-death MMORPG Wizardry Online just can't catch a break: MMO Culture reports today that the game is shutting down in Japan, five years...
The Daily Grind: What do you expect from MMORPG expansions in 2016?
I ran across an intriguing chunk of comments down below Justin's impressions piece on Star Trek Online's latest expansion. One reader said he was...
One Shots: Gentlemen, to evil!
There are some subtle signs that you can look for when you're trying to gauge if you've become truly evil. Conquering small nations for...
Jukebox Heroes: MMO tunes from the 1990s
I'll admit that I have a particular fondness for older video game music. I still scour the archives of NES and Genesis libraries for...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMORPG trailers of all time
This week's Massively Overthinking should be a fun one -- and hopefully it'll contrast nicely with the Game Archaeologist column we ran last week, which...
Landmark patch nixes build flags
Are flags a fad? Those flapping bits of cloth have seen their day, and at least Landmark is calling an end to their use.
A...
EverQuesting: A guide to running EverQuest II Heritage Quests efficiently
Have you experienced EverQuest II's Heritage Quests? If not, then you haven't truly experienced EQII! While basically all MMORPGs have level grinds and dungeons,...
H1Z1 lets you harvest zombie blood
We know what you're thinking: "Zombie survival games are all well and good, but they don't really go far enough in allowing me to...
One Shots: Totes adorbs
My call out for favorite fantasy races a while back did spur a few of you to share screenshots depicting your beloved species. Kristina...
The Game Archaeologist: Eight launch trailers from classic MMOs
When YouTube first became a thing, I dismissed it as a site that was mostly preoccupied with people talking into cameras in an attempt...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs reward vets for helping newbies?
During this week's podcast, Justin explained to me something that Trion is up to in RIFT that blew me away: Players who have run...
H1Z1: King of the Kill got a major combat patch today
Daybreak's Garrett Fern is blessed with an epic RPG name. He's also the H1Z1 combat and gameplay designer on deck to tell King of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 72: The dog days of summer updates
Justin and Bree discuss Riders of Icarus, Landmark, Age of Conan, RIFT, and Aion, with mailbag questions on FFA PvP tension and social encounters.
DCUO plans larger, slower releases, Suicide Squad map, and boosted characters
Daybreak has big plans for the development of DC Universe Online. Senior Community Relations Manager Ted Stone outlines what's in store in a hefty...
R.I.P. PlanetSide
With barely a whisper in memory of its long-running MMOFPS, Daybreak closed down the PlanetSide servers this past weekend.
The studio had previously stated that...
One Shots: Victory pose
It's an MMO tradition: When you down a particularly nasty boss, you and your party gathers around the corpse, joins hands, and sings about...
Daybreak bans, unbans thousands of third-party key purchasers
If you bought and activated a key for EverQuest, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide 2, EverQuest II, or a Krono subscription from a third-party reseller, you...
The Stream Team: Looking at Landmark’s new appearance pack
You can't preview Landmark's new fantasy appearance pack before buying, but MassivelyOP's MJ can offer you the next best thing: She'll show off the...
