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One Shots: Don’t move or Kris Kringle gets it!
Even though it's the apocalypse, it doesn't mean we have to cancel Christmas! That's the message coming through loud and clear as our jolly...
Ubisoft shareholders are apparently still in buyout negotiations – under Guillermot family control
Rumors of an Ubisoft buyout have popped up multiple times in recent memory - in fact, the last one was back in October, when Bloomberg...
EverQuest and EverQuest II break out another holly jolly Frostfell
Have you been naughty or nice this year? No matter, the EverQuest franchise is going to treat you very well either way (but we...
Massively Overthinking: The top three MMOs we played in 2024
I know from experience that when I list out the MMOs I want to play in a given year, it is an aspirational list....
Classic EverQuest’s 31st expansion, The Outer Brood, is live – and so is a brand-new EverQuest book
As promised, EverQuest's 31st expansion officially launched last night, unleashing The Outer Brood on classic EQ players in its 25th year of existence. The...
Choose My Adventure: Starting life as a Jem’Hadar in Star Trek Online
So, first thing's first: I wasn't really able to spend excessive time in Star Trek Online this weekend. It was not just a holiday...
The Stream Team: Post-holidays with family in Final Fantasy XIV
While Thanksgiving is technically over, MOP's Chris is continuing to feel the holiday mood of togetherness here on OPTV, and that means it's time...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO starts Dual Destiny season with siren songs
Pokemon Go's winter seasonal update, Dual Destiny, has at least frontloaded some of the details on what would normally be mystery events, so I'm...
The Stream Team: Knocking the stuffing out of Party Animals on Turkey Day
What says Thanksgiving more than turkey and stuffing? How about knocking the stuffing out of some turkeys? After all, that does describe some family...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs are more popular than you think
Last week, I ended the Vague Patch Notes column with something of a tease suggesting that maybe, just maybe, MMORPGs are not an unpopular...
Choose My Adventure: Red Dead Online is a multiplayer buried treasure
There's nothing quite as bad in gaming as wasted potential. There are no shortage of MMOs, MMORPGs, and multiplayer games that reached for the...
Perfect Ten: Utterly silly MMO transmedia synergy over the years
Remember back when Trion Worlds tried to coin -- or cement -- the term "transmedia synergy" for the relationship between Defiance the game and Defiance the...
Choose My Adventure: My life as a Moonshiner in Red Dead Online
This is not something I say very often or very lightly, but I'm glad that I was pressured into spending money on a game.
I'll...
One Shots: How to tantalize your dragon
You know what's always a good idea? To go right up to the jagged maw of a ravenous carnivore and tempt fate by trying...
Wizard101’s Selenopolis update is live with a modernized Krokotopia realm
When a studio says its MMO getting a "mammoth-sized update," we pay attention, and that's exactly what KingsIsle Entertainment has done today with its...
The Daily Grind: Do you get enough time to play MMOs?
Time is one of the most precious resources we have in this life. There's only so much of it, there's less of our own...
Choose My Adventure: Roaming the wild frontier is the quintessence of Red Dead Online
When my best friend Britarnya started to get deep into her Red Dead Online cups, she was mostly just riding around the game's prairie...
Well Fed: How I took an MMO joke sandwich name and made it real – and real delicious
Moments of inspiration really can strike from the strangest of places. Whether you're minding your own business in the shower, about to lay down...
Trove is already preparing its Thanksgiving event as Gamigo puts its whole catalogue on sale
With Halloween behind us, blocky sandbox Trove is already gearing up for a holiday that most MMORPGs don't do at all: Thanksgiving. Trove's version...
You can pet the animals in Enshrouded’s massive Souls of the Frozen Frontier update, live now
So if you're looking for something engrossing to do today, something to take your mind off of, you know, things, how about some survival...
