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The Daily Grind: What type of MMO merch are you most likely to buy?

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Back in October, MJ linked a time-limited funding drive from Pirate101 that included one of my major weaknesses: adorable plushies. In this case, they...

EverQuest: Night of Shadows is coming on December 6

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No matter where you go in the EverQuest universe, there's going to be a launch this holiday season. A week after Daybreak releases EverQuest...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever learned anything useful from MMOs?

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Earlier this fall, my family went on a hike in our favorite spot to check out the autumn foliage, and my husband started talking...

Massively on the Go: How Pokemon GO players can prepare for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

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I know what you may be thinking: Pokemon GO preparing for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet this early? I mean, will the game even still be out? Well, we'll...

Perfect Ten: The players you’re likely to meet in MMO hell

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We've all met folks in game who leave an unpleasant taste in our mouths for a long time after. With all of the good...

MMOs and MMORPGs fill several voting categories at this year’s Game Awards

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While many of the categories that fans can vote on in this year's Game Awards certainly skew towards some of the heavy-hitting single-player titles...

Wizard101’s Novus update arrives to PTS with new region, new mechanics, and an Archmastery system

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There's a pretty significant update landing in Wizard101 in the near future, but that will only happen after the content has gone through its...

This past weekend saw New World hit its highest player concurrency all year

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Last week, as we saw New World's concurrency creeping up and up and up, we suspected that it would not only blow past the...
It's less of a secret now.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO conspiracy?

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You probably don't know this about me, but one of my hobby subjects is pseudoscience and conspiracies and why people fall for them. I've...

Wizard101 works to correct guild and raid issues

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In case you've been away from Wizard101 for a while now, you might be surprised to discover that the family-friendly MMO added guilds this...

Global Chat: Landing boots on WoW Classic’s Wrath shores

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With WoW Classic's Wrath expansion officially out, plenty of veterans of the Northrend Wars of '08 returned for another tour of duty. Among these...

The Stream Team: Pirate101 turns 10 for Halloween!

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Hitting double digits is a big deal, and Pirate101 just turned 10 today! In honor of the occasion, Massively OP's MJ is getting gussied...

Massively Overthinking: Do gaming ‘tourists’ ruin MMOs?

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Yes, I know that's a provocative title. Yes, we're gonna talk about it with some nuance. It's a topic inspired by a Reddit thread...

Four Winds: The refinement of item enhance systems in MMOs, from Granado Espada to Black Desert

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Itemization is a foundational system in many modern MMOs. After players reach the level cap, item levels largely drive the measurable progression of a...

EverQuest kicks off pre-orders for December’s Night of Shadows expansion

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Here's something to make us MMORPG veterans feel incredibly old today: EverQuest is gearing up to release its 29th expansion come December. Old feelings...

One of Wizards101’s most iconic voice actors passed away last week

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The passionate Wizard101 community is holding up a goblet of remembrance this week in honor of Dell Fife Aldrich, who passed away on October...

EverQuest II opens preorders for December’s Renewal of Ro, EverQuest announces Night of Shadows expansion

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Mainstream gamers might be out of the loop, but MMORPG players know that the EverQuest franchise kicks into high gear every autumn, and we're...

One Shots: Hey Hobbit, what’s ursine?

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Lord of the Rings Online's recent loosening of class/race restrictions is either the greatest or the worst thing that's happened to the game, depending...

Working As Intended: My 25 years of Ultima Online

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Twenty-five years ago my boyfriend, Paul, and I walked into a shop to find a new game to play together. He picked up this...

A GM of Mortal Online has passed away, and devs are planning an in-game memorial

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We have some unfortunate news to share out of Mortal Online 2 as developer Star Vault announced the passing of one of its devs,...

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