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One Shots: The gloaming hour
Are you a morning person or do you come alive in the evening? Depending on the day/night cycle of an MMORPG, you may in...
Interview: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on the state of the beta and the NDA
We've been watching Camelot Unchained ever since its original Kickstarter in 2013 - and a lot has changed in the ensuing six years, including...
EA CEO on Anthem: ‘I feel like that team is really going to get there with something special and something great’
We don't want to say that the mood of the Anthem fanbase is fatalistic at this point, but it's certainly not predicting that all...
Star Wars: The Old Republic is easing restrictions for free-to-play and preferred players
It can be difficult to play Star Wars: The Old Republic without paying; the game has some pretty strict restrictions in place for free...
EA absurdly argues video game lootboxes are ‘surprise mechanics’
Did you think EA had maybe learned its lesson from the whole Star Wars Battlefront lockbox meltdown back in 2017, when the uproar over...
Ultima Online has completely overhauled treasure hunting in this week’s Forgotten Treasures update
2019 has been the year to be a fan of pirates and boats and sea-faring escapades in Ultima Online, as Broadsword's been rolling out...
Star Wars: The Old Republic returns to that Nar Shadda nightlife
Who doesn't love the night life? No one on Nar Shadda in Star Wars: The Old Republic; everyone wants a slice of that life,...
The Daily Grind: What does Destiny 2 still need before you’ll call it an MMO?
With Destiny 2 back in the news thanks to its free-to-play relaunch, Stadia platforming, and new expansion, online gamers have once again returned to...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best systems for helping newbies?
A while back I saw a deeply underrated post on the MMORPG subreddit about mentoring systems. I don't mean the kind of systems like...
EA held a summit about toxicity and healthy video game communities at E3
In March of last year, a whole truckton of video game companies announced the formation of what they called the Fair Play Alliance, a...
The Stream Team: SWTOR sabotage on Dantooine
With the SWTOR event ending Monday, Massively OP's Larry and MJ have no time to waste if they want to finish the Dantooine portion...
The Stream Team: Downing Dantooine pirates in SWTOR
Woohoo! SWTOR has some new content again. It may not be much, but Massively OP's Larry and MJ are happy to be have something...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 224: Black Desert, Bless Online, and boats
Carlo, Bree, and Justin discuss Black Desert, Bless, Phantasy Star Online 2, E3, LOTRO, SWTOR, GW2, POE, City of Heroes, and boats.
The Daily Grind: Is the future of online games dev really ‘conversation mode’ rather than ‘presentation mode’?
Last month, PC Gamer ran a piece about Anthem and EA focusing on EA's belief that the way the industry goes about releasing games...
Hyperspace Beacon: Thoughts on SWTOR’s Dantooine Incursion update
Tuesday, Star Wars: The Old Republic released a new event update called the Dantooine Incursion. I played through the questlines on the PTS, then...
Interview: Astellia’s westernization covers everything from monetization and VO to dodging and grouping
It seems as if every time we write about incoming MMORPG Astellia, confusion over its guiding principles dominates the ensuing discussion. One of those...
Star Wars: The Old Republic holds an AMA about gear progression changes coming in Onslaught
As we all know by now, Star Wars: The Old Republic is getting something of a reset with regard to its gear progression systems...
World of Warcraft clarifies Battle for Azeroth season timeline, still no date for Rise of Azshara
I don't know why since I'm not even going to play it, but not knowing when Rise of Azshara is launching for World of...
Anthem’s Cataclysm test server is now live for PC players
We certainly don't want to be overly dramatic in the way that we discuss Anthem's long-delayed Cataclysm update, but it can be safely said that...
Choose My Adventure: A debriefing for Star Wars The Old Republic
We're ending our run in SWTOR with a roleplay sendoff as we prepare to head into the next game you voted for in Choose My Adventure: TERA.
