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Massively Overthinking: The state of early access, alpha, and beta ‘testing’ in the MMO genre
I remember years ago when then-Massively-columnist Rubi Bayer let loose with a blistering rant on the state of faux beta MMOs. She helmed Betawatch...
WoW Factor: Speculating about World of Warcraft’s next expansion
It's really, really weird to me to think that we're getting an announcement about a new World of Warcraft expansion next week. Admittedly, we...
Writer Drew Karpyshyn reminisces about SWTOR’s Revan
Legendary BioWare writer Drew Karpyshyn is joining the celebration for this month's release of the classic Knights of the Old Republic on Xbox One. In...
The Survivalist: ARK Aberration has already been delayed, but here’s what to expect
Surprise! ARK: Aberration, the survival sandbox's next expansion that was slated to launch this month, is delayed. Shocking, I know. Actually, if any fans...
World of Warcraft has a Tortollan pet in its data files
Because World of Warcraft and Hearthstone ostensibly take place in the same world, the latter frequently gets to fill out the lore of the...
Choose My Adventure: Not quite farewell to Guild Wars 2
I am not done with Guild Wars 2.
This may or may not come as a surprise to people, but it's still the case regardless....
Guild Wars 2 is releasing a vinyl soundtrack for Path of Fire and planning Extra Life shenanigans
You hipsters still have your vintage record players, right? I mean, how else are you going to enjoy Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire's...
Path of Exile rearranges content release schedule, ships 150-page art book
Path of Exile is making a few small adjustments in its schedule of content release that includes a delay of the first major post-expansion...
EverQuest: Ring of Scale opens pre-orders for December’s expansion
December is but two months and two major holidays away, so don't fool yourself into thinking that you can put off those essential preparations...
Warframe doubled its concurrency record with Plains of Eidolon to become second top-played F2P on Steam
Four year-old Warframe's done it again: set a new concurrency record, and not even for the first time, as it busted past its concurrency...
Path of Exile looks back on the four years since launch
The story of Path of Exile is a pretty good one. Four years on, the game has gone from being a rather unknown little...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 141: Mouse invasions and elf butts
Justin and Bree discuss MMORPG Halloween, Trove, World of Warcraft, EverQuest II, DDO, Life is Feudal, Bless, Destiny 2, and Project Gorgon, with a mailbag question on how and whether we should all be supporting struggling MMOs.
EVE Online launches Lifeblood expansion, now with a new and improved PvE activity hub
Time to update your space spreadsheet because EVE Online is coming at you with a brand-new expansion today. Lifeblood has launched, bringing with it...
SWTOR celebrates KOTOR’s Xbox One launch with cash-shop outfits and free expansions
It's been a while since the classic RPGÂ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic first launched, but Xbox One players are just getting to...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite and least favorite type of MMO daily?
Over the weekend, Guild Wars 2 players on Reddit opened up a discussion about dailies in the game that spoke to me. I used to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV 4.1’s squadron dynamics, alliance roulette, and materia
Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.1 fell into a pretty solid cadence right away, from my experience. It's not one of those patches where absolutely...
New datamining points to potential World of Warcraft subraces for the next expansion
First of all, a disclaimer for those who need it: Using datamining to figure out what's going to be in the game in the...
The Daily Grind: How many of you are still playing Guild Wars 2?
As I type this, Guild Wars 2's Path of Fire expansion has been out exactly a month. At the time, I remember making fun...
TwitchCon 2017: Get sneak peeks of ARK’s Aberration today
Are you eager to learn more about ARK: Survival Evolved's upcoming underground expansion? How about watching some gameplay live? Three streamers at TwitchCon are...
Jukebox Heroes: Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind soundtrack
Lately I've felt the need to get into gear and cover a lot of the more recent MMO soundtracks that have released alongside their...