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EverQuest rolls out Nights of the Dead for Halloween
EverQuest is "creepin' it real" with the return of its Halloween-flavored Nights of the Dead, Daybreak's Darkpaw Games has announced.
"Wake your weary bones and...
EverQuest kicks off pre-orders for December’s Night of Shadows expansion
Here's something to make us MMORPG veterans feel incredibly old today: EverQuest is gearing up to release its 29th expansion come December. Old feelings...
Magic the Gathering Online details the last leg of its transition to Daybreak next week
I'm betting folks have forgotten all about this by now, but last December, Daybreak and Wizards of the Coast announced that Daybreak would be...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 392: Don’t rollback my heart
Justin and Bree discuss New World's fresh start and Brimstone Sands, expansions for EverQuest and EverQuest II, the sale of My.Games, Final Fantasy XIV, Mythos, Echo of Soul, Shroud of the Avatar's huge rollback, and the Secret World TTRPG Kickstarter, with adventures in WoW and SWG Legends.
MMO studios and publishers large and small come together to support Extra Life 2022
It's about that time of year when charitable drives are on the minds of many gamers, studios, and publishers, and just as last year...
Lord of the Rings Online tours through Before the Shadow’s Cardolan
Now that Lord of the Rings Online has properly introduced its upcoming Swanfleet zone, the studio's shifting its focus to promoting the other member...
DC Universe Online players take advantage of a 1 credit cash shop oops – and end up facing suspensions
Earlier this week, players of DC Universe Online were granted an update that brought back the Witching Hour event, alongside Daybreak's fall sale with...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most challenging boss fight you’ve ever attempted in an MMO?
If you're a PvP dungeoneer or raider, you probably have at least one good story about a seriously challenging boss. I don't mean the...
DC Universe Online begins the Witching Hour with new rewards and a vampire bat race
The time has come for some ghoulish fun in DC Universe Online as the superheroic MMO's Witching Hour Halloween event is coming back for...
EverQuest II opens preorders for December’s Renewal of Ro, EverQuest announces Night of Shadows expansion
Mainstream gamers might be out of the loop, but MMORPG players know that the EverQuest franchise kicks into high gear every autumn, and we're...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 391: Shuffling around dragons, pirates, and embers
Justin and Bree discuss Embers Adrift, WoW Dragonflight, Skull and Bones, Lost Ark, and LOTRO, with adventures in WoW Classic, Tower of Fantasy, SWG Legends, and Ultima Online, plus mailbag discussions on licensing for game streaming and MOP guilds, forums, and Discord.
PlanetSide 2 brings back its Halloween-themed Nanite of the Living Dead event
It's spooky time in PlanetSide 2 because even a planet-spanning battlefront needs to mark the seasons! That means Nanite of the Living Dead is...
The Daily Grind: How many MMO toons can you juggle at once?
I may have overdone it with the City of Heroes toons.
I'm currently working on a project to level several dozen characters up so I...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Ages, the weird lovechild of Celtic lore and Lovecraftian legends
While the online world was fascinated by "the Big Three" Western MMOs in 1999 -- that would be EverQuest, Ultima Online, and Asheron's Call...
PlanetSide 2 cleans up tank cannons and fixes some environmental issues in newest PTS build
PTS builds aren't always about glamorous updates or big top features; sometimes they're just about applying some needed polish and bug fixes. That looks...
Working As Intended: My 25 years of Ultima Online
Twenty-five years ago my boyfriend, Paul, and I walked into a shop to find a new game to play together. He picked up this...
EverQuest II’s Renewal of Ro expansion hints at a return to Takish-Hiz
It's been a little bit weird to have to keep talking about EverQuest II's very much in production expansion and its very much live...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 390: All systems go for MMO launches
Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen's crowdfunding, Wrath Classic's launch, Dual Universe, Mythic, Ultima Online's 25th birthday, Tibia, and LOTRO Before the Shadow, with adventures in SWG Legends and Truck Simulator, plus a voicemail topic on MMO systems proliferated across the genre.
The MOP Up: Allods Online throws an orcish holiday
How many MMOs throw Orcs their very own holiday? I only know one: Allods Online, which celebrates all things orcish -- including goblin tossing...
Perfect Ten: 10 strategies to avoid getting fleeced in F2P MMOs
"Nothing is ever truly free," my grizzled Uncle Trigger once told me. "So you got to pay for that there air! Pony up, boy!"
While...
