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The Daily Grind: What other MMOs need the ‘Archeage Unchained’ treatment?
Last year, it seemed like the trend was legacy servers for everyone. This year, the anti-pay-to-win push has been big, with ArcheAge Unchained at...
Pre-orders for EverQuest’s Torment of Velious expansion are now available
Torment of Velious, the 26th expansion for the original EverQuest, is coming soon, but pre-orders are a thing right now for those eager Norrathians...
WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – final entry
Let me write about the day that the Cataclysm arrived. I wasn't going home. I just happened to be in Elwynn Forest, really, visiting an old trainer and introducing him to my boyfriend at the time. We were sharing a glass of wine, he was laughing about the way that an early exercise had me toppling into the water in the freezing cold of early winter. My laughter was of the shamed sort, but still warm; it was a funny story, one told with love rather than loathing. The sky was bright.
EverQuest II announces the Blood of Luclin expansion, a new server, and a new anniversary event
We've known that EverQuest II is getting a new expansion, but details have been a little light. Thanks to the latest producer's letter, however,...
Massively Overthinking: Are you boycotting Blizzard?
Tyler's piece this week about the Blizzard he loved being dead actually brought tears to my eyes. It hurts to lose a game and...
Hyperspace Beacon: Is SWTOR prepared for the Onslaught?
Welcome back to the Hyperspace Beacon. I have taken a much-needed break over this summer to come back to the first expansion that Star...
EverQuest’s Torment of Velious preorders and beta begin next week
All of Daybreak's true MMORPGs have now weighed in post-layoffs: The most recent confirmation that everything's OK with the EverQuest franchise team comes in...
Nexon is sunsetting mobile survival MMO Durango Wild Lands already
Welp, that didn't last long: Nexon announced last night that it's sunsetting Durango Wild Lands, a mobile survival MMO that kicked around in various...
The Stream Team: Partying for Pirate101’s 7th birthday
Who doesn't love a pirate-themed birthday party? Massively OP's MJ sure does! And today, Pirate101 is celebrating its 7th birthday! MJ has donned her...
The MOP Up: Star Trek Online’s thorny patrol
Cryptic is really hot to trot with Star Trek Online's new patrol system, and this past week the studio highlighted the third new one:...
Leaderboard: Are you planning to buy a PlayStation 5?
Yep, you knew PlayStation 5 was happening. Now you know when: Sony president and CEO Jim Ryan confirmed today that it'll be here for...
Former Guild Wars 2 designer opens a new studio and raises $3.3M in funding
It seems that leaving Guild Wars 2 and forming your own studio is just the hip thing to do. Roy Cronacher, a former designer...
Massively Uplifting: From weddings to memorials, gamers celebrate life in AQ3D, GW2, BDO, LOTRO, WoW, and more
It's an alphabet soup of good (MMO) vibes this month! While many may have returned to the school of hard knocks this fall, plenty...
WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – fourth entry
The night after my last entry, Ceilidh took me out to the shores of Loch Modan. It wasn't for an occasion or anything; we...
Lawful Neutral: Endorsements, disclosures, and the games industry
Infomercials are the worst. There's nothing quite as infuriating as turning on the TV only to find a 30-minute commercial about how people can't...
Pirate101 and Wizard101 are both getting new card packs
Coming soon, Kingisle will simultaneously launch new card packs for both Wizard101 and Pirate101, bringing them directly to live with no stop on the...
The MOP Up: Warframe’s community designs stunning fashion
One really neat aspect of the ultra-popular Warframe is that Digital Extremes invites artistic community members to design cosmetics for the game. The best...
Interview: ArcheAge Unchained’s Merv Lee Kwai on housing, RMT, and the future of the game
The announcement of ArcheAge Unchained and its buy-to-play, no-pay-to-win ruleset has been one of the big surprises of the season for the five-year-old MMORPG...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of FusionFall’s soundtrack
I can't say that I was ever that cognizant of Cartoon Network's foray into massively multiplayer online gaming. FusionFall is lumped into that category...
Someone in RuneScape spent $62K on microtrans according to UK Parliament report
Remember last year when we polled our readers on how much money they'd spent on their Steam accounts? Most people seemed to track under...