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World of Warcraft devs on droughts, team size, and lessons learned
Gamespot has a new interview out with four members of the "300 strong" World of Warcraft live team this week, and while the quartet bring...
Shroud of the Avatar tinkers with new areas and PvP zones
With Release 38 now behind them, the Shroud of the Avatar devs have turned their attention to 39 and 40. Portalarium's latest newsletter covers...
PvP sandbox Albion Online is planning instanced PvE dungeons
If you're wondering how ostensibly PvP MMOs are finding ways to implement PvE in 2017, look no further than Albion Online. Over the weekend,...
EVE Evolved: Would EVE Online make a good survival game?
EVE Online has practically dominated the sci-fi sandbox MMO niche for nearly 14 years, with its harsh PvP-oriented gameplay and massive single-server universe combining to provide something that's...
LOTRO Legendarium: 10 things we know about the Mordor expansion
We are one month into 2017, and already the MMO genre is brimming with anticipation over several upcoming expansions. One of those has no...
The Stream Team: Attempting an ARK arena assault
The tek tier is finally here! That means Massively OP's MJ is going to show off dino laser helmets. But in order for everyone...
Conan Exiles plans to toughen up raiding
Responding to claims that raiding in Conan Exiles is way too easy as it is right now, Funcom said that it will soon address...
Dungeons & Dragons Online’s update 34 encourages you to not fear the Reaper (Difficulty)
Seasons don't fear the reaper, nor do the wind, the sun, or the rain. You can be like they are, and considering the new...
Perfect Ten: MMO NPC lives from best to worst
The lives of NPCs are unpleasant within MMOs. Imagine coming into existence knowing that you are forever doomed to perform one singular function, one...
Elder Scrolls Online keeps the hype train going with its producer’s letter
Are there any other online games this week than Elder Scrolls Online? It almost doesn't seem like it, what with the title getting ready...
Massively OP comment system switchover FAQ
02/03/2017 - We have now completed the first big step of switching over to our brand-new comment system. It's all still under construction, but it does...
Neverwinter’s Cloaked Ascendancy expansion arrives February 21st
Neverwinter's next big expansion finally has a name: Cloaked Ascendancy. The update is due out for PC on February 21st, to be followed on...
Guild Wars 2: Head of the Snake living world episode coming February 7th, plus new trailer and Heart of Thorns sale
Next week is shaping up to be a big one for multiple MMORPGs, Guild Wars 2 included: ArenaNet has made good on Mike O'Brien's...
EverQuest posts 2017 progression server schedule
The Daybreak team is making some adjustments to how it is rolling out its EverQuest progression server unlocks and has provided a post outlining...
Ten life lessons I learned from the Asheron’s Call series
As Asheron's Call 1 & 2 are going offline shortly, I thought I might give it a final send-off with a list of things I...
Shroud of the Avatar draws Valentine’s Day inspiration from ye olde decorations
Riding that Release 38 high, the Shroud of the Avatar team is back with its weekly newsletter to talk about what's coming up. You...
RIFT 4.1: Forged in Flame is coming in March
The first major post-Starfall Prophecy content drop for RIFT is coming in just a month. This past weekend, the team announced that Patch 4.1:...
The Game Archaeologist: Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds
I confess that I have a particular fascination for MMOs that came into existence in the 1990s. It's not only the fact that I...
Ultima Online gets all doom and gloomy with its patch (and that’s a good thing)
Doom! Doom everywhere!
That's the message of Ultima Online as it pushed out Publish 96 this week. Much of the patch was focused on adjusting...
Blizzard will integrate EU English realm with EU Spanish realm group queues next week
Earlier this week, Blizzard told EU players that it will essentially be integrating World of Warcraft's English-speaking EU grouping queues with Spanish realm queues....
