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The Daily Grind: When was the last time you binged on an MMO, and what was it?
Over the weekend, thanks to a perfect combination of nothing pressing on my calendar for a change, an injured ankle, and crappy weather, I...
Guild Chat Special Edition: Interviewing Guild Wars 2 guild POOF
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which we examine all things guild-related and solve problems faced by fellow members of the Massively...
One Shots: This is too weird for even me
I like to think that I have a fairly open mind when it comes to accepting strange sights and races in fantasy MMORPGs, but...
Cyberpunk 2077 prepares fans for a ‘blockbuster’ franchise
Fans of CD Projekt Red and its games are no doubt starving for any morsel of information about the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. And while...
Interviewing an Asheron’s Call Shard Slayer: On griefing, doxxing, losing mates, and winning MMOs
Last month, I put together an article and pair of videos discussing Asheron's Call's Shard of the Herald event to celebrate the game's first deathiverary....
The Soapbox: Six responses to the ‘gaming is wrong/evil/an addiction’ argument
I recently went on a rant about gaming, but it wasn't directed at gaming. It was in defense of gaming. I am so weary...
Pre-teen Fortnite YouTuber gets swatted after achieving a high profile
In one story here we have the best and worst of humanity on display. It all begins with 12-year-old YouTuber Peter Varady, who goes by...
Flameseeker Chronicles: My favourite Guild Wars 2 Friend/Ships stories
Friendships and social interaction are everything when it comes to enjoying MMOs in my mind, so you can imagine how much I adore the...
The Daily Grind: Which game is the best MMO ambassador?
The other day I was listening to a podcast in which the host was making a case that Final Fantasy XIV was one of...
World of Warcraft starts Battle for Azeroth alpha testing
Blizzard is getting prepared.
Blizzard Watch reported that the studio has started World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth alpha testing this week. The test is...
Flameseeker Chronicles: My Guild Wars 2 goals for 2018
It's the time of year for spring-cleaning and goal-setting, where we look ahead to a fresh start filled with plenty of days left for...
PUBG’s Reshade-blocking patch lands tonight as Bluehole bans 1M cheaters in January
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has an extreme cheating problem, and it's not going away. Anti-cheat tool BattlEye announced today that it helped Bluehole ban over a...
The Stream Team: Sneaking into Subnautica
If there was ever a survival sandbox to launch that Massively OP's MJ wished had multiplayer, it's Subnautica. She's heard so much about the...
The Survivalist: The downside of hosting custom servers for survival games (and why we don’t do it)
After the latest guide introduced even more possible games to sink our survival teeth into, it is understandable that the question cropped up again...
ArenaNet donates $3500 to Guild Wars fan whose game copy survived a deadly housefire
Howasabout another feel-good story? Let's do it! This one comes from Kotaku, which covered a large donation Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet recently made...
EVE Online community donates 3.7 million PLEX to family of fallen developer
Last fall, one of EVE Online's senior software engieers passed away at the age of 35, leaving a hole in the team's heart. While...
Camelot Unchained lands $7.5M investment to hasten development: Our chat with Mark Jacobs on funding, VR, and beta one
If you know one thing about indie MMORPG Camelot Unchained, it's that CEO Mark Jacobs appears to dwell perpetually in internet comment sections amiably...
Accused Call of Duty swatter charged with involuntary manslaughter
Just before the new year, the gaming community was mortified to learn that an innocent Kansas man had been shot by police following a...
The Game Archaeologist: Neocron
It's the distant future. The high-tech battle armor you wear sharply contrasts with the ruins of civilization that you traverse. You spot an enemy...
RIFT players build remembrance garden for well-loved teen
Just before Christmas, 17-year-old Nikita Hedingham was biking to a volunteer position when she was struck by a semi and killed. Her death has...
