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Chaos Theory: What we want out of the Secret World Legends TV show
Wow. So I had no intention of crafting another Chaos Theory this week. I had plans. Other plans. But then the Secret World Legends...
Perfect Ten: MMOs obsessed with the floating islands trope
One of the fun things about this hobby is that certain tropes repeat themselves constantly. And they're usually weirdly specific tropes, too. Poop quests,...
Guild Chat: What to do if drug use impacts your MMO guild
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which we all band together to help someone get on top of his or her guild-related...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Online Adventures
In the pantheon of SOE's (now Daybreak) flagship EverQuest franchise, there used to be a whole family of MMOs gathered around the table every evening....
Massively Overthinking: Is the popularity of small-scale co-op games hurting MMORPGs?
Gamasutra has an unusual piece from an Ubisoft developer this week arguing that co-op gameplay is the industry's rising midcore trend, one that he...
Overwatch finally incorporates a deathmatch mode
While resistant for a long time about adding the game mode, Blizzard has finally acquiesced to bringing deathmatch to Overwatch.
Game Director Jeff Kaplan explained...
Paris Olympic committee considers e-sports for 2024
The AP is reporting that the leaders of the Olympic Games are at least considering bringing video gaming on board for the 2024 program...
Crunch mode caused a young Netmarble game developer’s death, Korean government says
South Korean MMO studio Netmarble is being criticized this week for contributing to the death of an overworked game developer in 2016.
The Korea Times...
Battle Bards Episode 102: Pure joy
Is it even possible for pure joy to be derived from MMORPG music? Whether or not, the Battle Bards are going to take a...
Black Desert switches to biweekly maintenance, adds Terrmian Waterpark events
Happy patch day, Black Desert folks. Did you enjoy getting maintenance patches every week? Not anymore.
"Due to the changes in service maintenance, the next...
Elder Scrolls Online puts a high hall on the market
Sure, you could be content with your little one-room cell for the bare minimum of comfort and space, but if you're going to be...
Anthem lead gameplay designer Corey Gaspur passes away
The official BioWare blog announced last night that Anthem lead gameplay designer Corey Gaspur has passed away. Gaspur had been a staple of the studio...
Gigantic devs liken their graphics to candy and plastic toys
If you love to hate on brightly colored cartoony-stylized graphics of games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, and even Wildstar, know that...
MMO Burnout: Nintendo’s ARMS and the Switch in public and private
It won't surprise anyone who reads our WRUPs that a lot of my free time gaming has been mobile-based as of late, especially if...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 127: EVE walks no more
Justin and Bree discuss Secret World Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, Guild Wars 2, EVE, SWTOR, Black Desert, Albion, and Citadel, plus a mailbag question on class and character investment in MMORPGs, with a special interview segment featuring ARK: Survival Evolved composer Gareth Coker.
Massively Overthinking: Consumer protections in the MMORPG industry
Veteran Massively OP reader Miol says he's exhausted by a recent string of stories in which MMO companies screw gamers over, one after another:...
The Stream Team: Win a Wizard101 Fantastic Voyage Gauntlet Bundle
A new bundle of goodies is available for Wizard101, and you can either go buy it at Wal-mart or you could watch and win...
Wizard101 tests chat channels while Pirate101 has fun with a rooster sheriff
Here's something interesting we learned this week by perusing the Wizard101 newsletter: The game apparently has a stronger following than you'd think among YouTubers, bloggers,...
How I got married through World of Warcraft
I've mentioned a lot of times, in passing, how my wife and I connected in part through World of Warcraft. But I've never actually...
Perfect Tenception: Our ten perfectest Perfect Tens (since last year) – 2017 edition
Massively OP's Perfect Ten column, helmed since the days of Old Massively by Justin and now by both Justin and Eliot, is one of my...
