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Gamer involved in swatting murder gets 15 months in prison and a two-year gaming ban

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This past August, we followed up on efforts in Wichita, Kansas, to stop swatting after one such Call of Duty-related "prank" saw 28-year-old Andrew...

Pirate holidays make landfall in LOTRO and World of Warcraft this week

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Disclaimer: This author's family threw him a pirate-themed 30th birthday party and he walked the plank and it was definitely an amazing experience. Double...

One Shots: What a view!

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When you're visiting a California-class planet like Risa, you definitely need to bring along a few things. You'll want to pack sunscreen, a surprisingly...

Lawful Neutral: Examining Ashes of Creation’s controversial referral program

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I have a really hard time taking anything seriously that refers to money as "bucks." You'll recall that I opened the Lawful Neutral column...
We're going to be here for a very long while, princess.

Vague Patch Notes: Timesinks, sunk time, and MMOs

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Here's a fun question I asked myself a lot back in the day: Why, exactly, did leveling take so long in Final Fantasy XI? The obvious mechanical...

Massively Uplifting: LOTRO community events, appreciative FFXIV fans, and making gaming accessible

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Just because it's the hottest month of the year doesn't mean we don't want to bury ourselves in warm fuzzies! Positivity is always welcome...

The Stream Team: Celebrating 11 years of Wizard101 with 11 days of specials

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When you turn 11, why not party for 11 days? Wizard101 has something special planned for players in honor of its 11th birthday...

The MOP Up: Dauntless’ Strike Force is all up in your face

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Giant monster hunting isn't just a sacred duty of those sworn to protect that one blacksmith and his family, it's also a competition between...

Why I Play: AdventureQuest 3D’s Korn concerts and crazy puns

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My first real exposure to AdventureQuest 3D was years ago now when I was asked if I would host a special giveaway on an...
A journey already taken.

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – first entry

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My name is Nieve Vinther. I am 28 years old and was born in the wake of the Second War of the Dark Portal....

Meta: Join us for Massively OP’s first Mo Mania stream-athon on Friday, August 23!

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Mo Mania? You might be wondering just what exactly that odd entry on the OPTV stream calendar for tomorrow is. That's what we're here...

Battle Bards Episode 150: The great plains

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It may not be the most sexy or exotic of biomes, but plains tend to pop up in pretty much every MMORPG — and...

Massively Overthinking: Morality and compelling choices in MMOs

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The most recent episode of The Psychology of Video Games podcast touches on a subject we don't tackle very much: moral choices. It's an...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG boasts the most outrageously oversized weapons?

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Last week, an old friend of my family (who happens to be an amazing photographer) uploaded a fab shot of a statue of a...

Massively Uplifting: Good deeds by the Paladins, Warframe, and AdventureQuest 3D communities

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Here we go again with the "games are evil" nonsense, right? We've had that agenda pushed in our faces before, and Massively Uplifting is...

Choose My Adventure: Help, the Going Rogue story of City of Heroes has a hold of me

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The thing about being a superhero that almost nobody tells you is that there are personal stories involved. Sure, the big picture is what...
Trash pandas.

The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update

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Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
Here we go again.

Global Chat: Ranking World of Warcraft’s expansions

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Have you ever tried your hand at ranking all of World of Warcraft's expansions from worst to best? Sure you have, because everyone's done...

The Soapbox: The counterproductiveness of limited-time content in online games

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While thoroughly enjoying playing Astroneer's special event in honor of Apollo 11's moon landing 50th anniversary that's happening now through August 31st, I was...

Perfect Ten: Great MMOs that will run just fine on your old computer

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The other day a friend was telling me that he used to play EverQuest Online Adventures very regularly back in the day, but fell...

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