editorial
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3 is dividing players in fantastic ways
I feel like Splatoon 3's release has been oddly quiet, though it's doing quite well in Japan. Selling over 3.45 million copies in 3...
Four Winds: What made Lost Ark so successful where Elyon failed?
I'm sad about it, but I have to eat my words about Elyon and its place in this decade's pantheon of MMOs. I honestly...
Vague Patch Notes: Queues do not tell the story of an MMO’s success
It's time to talk about queues to log in to a game, and you know what game we have to talk about in this...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMORPG industry shockwaves that still reverberate
A thought occurred to me the other day regarding World of Warcraft and the way that it deformed the MMO industry: People who are...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Tricolor demo makes double trouble
As Splatoon 3's release swims ever closer, I keep thinking back to the recent Splatfest demo we had. Splatfests aren't new to veterans of...
Vague Patch Notes: The gating of time in MMO content
People are over the moon about the Island Sanctuaries added in the most recent update to Final Fantasy XIV, and I entirely include myself...
Massively on the Go: September brings Pokemon Go’s Season of Light and winds of change
Hoo boy, trainers, we have a lot to unpack after that Pokemon GOÂ Go Fest Finale. September to November will be The Season of Light,...
Stick and Rudder: So you’ve completed the EVE Online tutorial – now what?
Since rejoining the player ranks of EVE Online, I’ve noticed a common sentiment from fellow newbies: Most agree that the environment is beautiful, the...
Vague Patch Notes: Novelty is a contradiction in an MMORPG genre that discourages it
The newest member of the Big Five in the MMO space released in the west back in 2015, which was seven years ago now....
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s improved Megas and the kitchen sink problem
It's been a while now since Pokemon GOÂ got its third Mega Evolution system, which was one of the big reasons we took a hard...
Massively on the Go: Everything multiplayer fans need to know about Splatoon 3
So we've all gone through the recent news about Splatoon 3, right? No? Well, don't worry. A lot of the presentation seemed to be aimed...
Vague Patch Notes: The perils of comparing MMOs to each other
So the other day I read perhaps the worst Tower of Fantasy review I could have possibly read. It was most certainly not the...
Why I Play: Returning to Diablo III in 2022
I don't know if there's a marketing term for this phenomenon, but Diablo Immortal did an excellent job selling Diablo III.
Popular streamers all caught...
Vague Patch Notes: No, Little Orbit has not solved the MMO blockchain problem
It looks like we have indeed lived long enough to see the heroes become the villains: Little Orbit, which we once lionized for saving...
Massively on the Go: How to make the most of the Pokemon Go Fest Finale
We've known that the August 27th Pokemon Go Go Fest Finale was going to occur since prior to Go Fest proper, but we didn't...
Stick and Rudder: Giving EVE Online another shot
I’m not really sure how to break this to you, dear reader, so I’ll just come out and say it. Oh rats, you already...
Pokemon Presents reveals new details on Scarlet and Violet’s multiplayer features
Boy, did we ever get a meaty Pokemon Presents, and it's not even for an anniversary! While some news bits, such as Pokemon Unite's new...
Vague Patch Notes: Why sticking to one MMO is the smart thing to do
I have never been much of a roamer. Some people are, and that's fine; the world needs different sorts of people, and for some...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is an ode to Hisui and full of mysteries
There's a lot going on in Pokemon GO, and it's not waiting for August to start.
As we noted for July, Niantic is holding a Hisui...
Hands-on with Multiversus: How WB’s new brawler stacks up against Super Smash Bros.
Like most of the readers of this site, I spend the majority of my gaming time in MMORPGs, or I wouldn't be here. But...
