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One Shots: Sunrise over snow
Just because the sun is up doesn't mean that the snow is going to melt. And we kind of hope not, too, because Elder...
Elder Scrolls Online promotes Chip Theory’s Tamriel board game
When you're forced to take a break from playing Elder Scrolls Online to hunker down with family and friends at game night, you will...
Perfect Ten: Ten things you need to understand about MMO healers
It's time for yet another column in Perfect Ten wherein we talk about a given player archetype, but this one's going to be a...
Not So Massively: Hearthstone’s Lunar New Year, Apex Legend’s Defiance, LoL’s Renata
Welcome back to a quick roundup of news and events in the Not-So-Massively multiplayer realm!
Hearthstone - Lunar New Year begins in Blizzard's OTCG as...
Battle Bards Episode 209: Superhero MMOs
When they’re not saving the world from bad tunes, the Battle Bards stuff themselves into spandex and try out for sixth-tier superhero teams. Because...
Perfect Ten: Genuinely fun MMO minigames
Few people are without opinions on minigames in MMOs. Some love 'em, some hate 'em, and some just ignore 'em. Some even despise that...
MapleStory M kicks off 2022 with new dungeons and events in latest update
The start of 2022 in mobile MMO MapleStory M is already full of stuff for players to do. The game's latest update has added...
Wizard101 and Pirate101 developer KingsIsle promises ‘exciting things’ for its January 27 KI Live broadcast
The KI Live broadcasts from Wizard101 and Pirate101 developer KingsIsle are usually something that regular fans of both games want to pay attention to,...
Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs at the start of 2022
One of the reasons that I have been a huge fan of MMORPGs for nearly two decades now is that they offer a terrific...
Massively on the GO: How to catch up in Pokemon GO for 2022
Despite my concerns about player safety in Pokemon GO, especially in terms of stalking and the anemic response to it by Niantic's support, one of...
KingsIsle confirms new Pirate101 content for 2022 is in the works, looks back at 2021 design goals for Wizard101
Before launching into this story, let's put out a quick review. At the beginning of this year, players of Pirate101 started up a "flood...
Roblox’s CEO has apparently dodged millions in taxes using a ‘small business’ exemption loophole
In case you somehow still thought Roblox was one of the good ones after all those pieces about its exploitation of child labor, or...
Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2021
It’s been quite a year of Choose My Adventure columns, hasn’t it? We did a pretty good random skip around of different games, in...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0
It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...
Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO holiday music
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a festive Life Day to you all! As you hopefully enjoy some down time with family, friends, and video...
ArcheAge’s free mana crystal Twitter promotion leads to a 24 hour-long exploitation spree
Back when Kakao was kicking off its relaunch of ArcheAge, it was running a Twitter promotion that promised mana crystals for players if a...
Myst Online Uru Live is suddenly getting an injection of new official content today
One of the best things about the MMO genre is that games can still be updated and evolve no matter how long in the...
Kickstarter MMORPG Crowfall was just acquired by Mythgard publisher Monumental
So, who had "Crowfall gets bought out" on the ol' end-of-the-year bingo card? Did you also have "and the announcement gets made at 7:20...
The Game Archaeologist: Hero101, the lost KingsIsle superhero MMO
You do get the sense that KingsIsle once had very grand plans for what is called its "101 Universe." After Wizard101 came out to...
Corepunk’s latest progress report video admits that beta testing will not happen this year
We're not near "Whatever Happened To" levels of silence with Corepunk, the multiplayer ARPG from developer Artificial Core, but we have had a lull...