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The MOP Up: Skyforge gets toxic (in a good way)
Just because the newest area in Skyforge is described as a "toxic wasteland" doesn't mean that you should change your vacation plans. Gullible players...
Pearl Abyss drops new Crimson Desert screenshots and design notes
So, other than MOP's Carlo (who's absolutely losing his mind over the game), who's hyped for Pearl Abyss' Crimson Desert? Because the Korean mega-studio...
Sea of Thieves outlines changes to sword combat and teases the Festival of Giving
Another weekly update from Sea of Thieves executive producer Joe Neate is out there, and this time around it's got lots of things to...
The Stream Team: It’s Neverwinter night!
Massively OP's MJ and her band of adventurers are continuing their Neverwinter exploits tonight; they've completed their first dungeon and they are thirsty for...
The Black Desert Online battle royale spinoff Shadow Arena places a premium on leveling your skills
If there was any MMO on the market that could break into the battle royale genre in a big way, it would seem to...
Interview: CIG’s Jake Muehle on the player economy and doing crimes in the Star Citizen universe
We're zooming on toward CitizenCon tomorrow, when Cloud Imperium will deliver its annual live showcase of the state of Star Citizen - and drop...
The Elder Scrolls Online disables a purchased costume due to an invisibility exploit
If you bought the Dungeon Explorer costume in The Elder Scrolls Online, you may have noticed that it is now a bit less... visible than...
PlanetSide Arena is testing a Capture the Flag mode this weekend
Are you among the small number of gamers playing PlanetSide Arena over the weekend? We can appreciate if you are doing other things...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMO betas rob you of launch joy?
I use to think of betas as being unpaid labor for video game companies, but maybe I've been going about it all wrong. On...
Perfect Ten: Counting Fallout 76’s many post-nuclear flubs
I'll admit that I was the first one out of my seat, applauding wildly, when Fallout 76 was first announced at Bethesda's E3 showcase...
Fallout 76 dataminer is banned from the game after reporting an exploit
No good deed goes unpunished for one Fallout 76 player who found a significant exploit regarding legendary weapons, reported it, and got summarily banned...
Red Dead Redemption 2’s PC launch didn’t go as smoothly as Rockstar hoped
Surprising only people with little online gaming experience, Red Dead Redemption 2's PC launch was a bit of a mess yesterday, as the Reddit...
Gamigo has temporarily disabled ArcheAge’s ArchePass for a rework
So, how much did you hate ArcheAge Unchained's ArchePass? Because it's gone - or at least it's gone for now.
MMO gamers will recall that...
ArcheAge Unchained permabans 200+ accounts over ArchePass mission exploits
If you were among the gamers protesting exploits in ArcheAge Unchained - or the ArchePass in general - then know that Gamigo has now...
One week in, ArcheAge Unchained is still battling queues and bugs as players criticize ArchePass
Over the weekend, we covered the "hot mess" that was ArcheAge Unchained's launch and land rush situation, which will shock newcomers but not really...
ArcheAge Unchained is kind of a hot mess while the land rush begins
It is certainly a busy and frantic time as the fledgling ArcheAge Unchained attempts to find its game legs and stabilize into a premiere...
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet chased the 2016 Gaile Gray account hacker all the way to Germany – and lost
Back in 2016, MassivelyOP covered an odd story about the Guild Wars franchise and a hack that seemingly involved the account of then-ArenaNet employee...
Vague Patch Notes: Crime and punishment and intent in MMOs
Last week, we saw Blizzard explain its philosophy behind why some World of Warcraft bugs in which players got to get more stuff than...
Early access pirate MMO Atlas is launching on Xbox One next week – with PC crossplay
Atlas has been one of the odder MMOs we've covered this last year. In spite of a bungled launch, it managed to avoid the...
Wisdom of Nym: The Final Fantasy XIV philosophy and why it matters
It's been a couple weeks since this one happened, and for that I somewhat apologize because there were more pressing issues to cover in...