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Animal Crossing-inspired cozy MMO Galactic Getaway launches $50,000 Kickstarter
Twice last spring, we covered a new-to-us MMO called Galactic Getaway, a game that had been in production already since 2021. We originally binned...
Obituary: Former Free Realms creative director Laralyn McWilliams has passed away
I'm sorry to report this morning that game developer Laralyn McWilliams has passed away at the age of 58. MMO fans will remember her...
Fallout 76 opens the PTS for Atlantic City America’s Playground as Burning Love begins today
Fallout 76 is generally not the game I would've picked to rush Valentine's Day, but here we are: In Bethsoft's latest Inside the Vault,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO shows little love for February
Pokemon Go's roadmap for February is out, but once again leakers have deflated some of that potential hype Niantic tends to squander anyway. While...
Vague Patch Notes: Early access is just game development as performance art
I was reminded recently about Valheim. I do not own the game and thus have not played it; I cannot tell you if it...
Perfect Ten: The 10 most utterly bizarre Final Fantasy XIV NPC names
A lot of times when I write these columns, I have either a point to make or a higher concept that I am touching...
The Stream Team: Fighting Asura and other tasks in Final Fantasy XIV
MOP's Chris has another primal to defeat with his family! He'll be hopping in to Final Fantasy XIV to take on Asura, then after...
Global Chat: The EverQuest Fippy Awards
The EverQuest Show is starting the year with a for-fun awards ceremony featuring the two EverQuest MMOs. Who will win? Who will lose? Will this be...
Pax Dei promises new items, prettier skies, and shinier player tombstones in next alpha build
When your character dies in an MMORPG and leaves nothing but a tombstone on the ground and sour feelings in your mind, it's usually...
The Daily Grind: Do you track your MMO gaming habits from year to year?
Steam's customized "year in review" report captured everyone's attention for a hot minute back in December. All over social media and in my favorite Discords,...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
Black Desert hands out powerful items and horses on console, adds more skills to Scholars on PC
There was a lot going on in last week's Black Desert Console, but just in case it slipped your notice, console players of the...
Well Fed: An introduction to our MMO kitchen and MOP’s new Well Fed column
Hello fellow MMORPG lovers and food enjoyers alike! Welcome to Well Fed! If you listened to the end-of-year podcast from Bree and Justin, you...
Massively on the Go: A slow New Year start for Pokemon GO events
Pokemon Go is still not bringing its A-game. After a buggy end of the year complete with utterly breaking Beware and accidentally releasing-and-taking-back unreleased...
The Stream Team: A very merry Christmas with AdventureQuest 3D
When Massively OP's MJ thinks of spending the holidays with family and friends, she also thinks of you! So she'll be jumping into AQ3D...
The Stream Team: Spending Christmas Eve with family and friends in Final Fantasy XIV
This Eorzea Sunday is going to be pretty similar to others; it will have MOP's Chris, he will be doing roulettes, and there will...
Fight or Kite: Multiplayer games to play over the holidays with friends and foes, 2023 edition
Tis the season, everyone! Grab your loot and get ready. I hope you have a little bit extra time to yourselves or at least...
Star Wars Galaxies’ SWGEmu kicks off classic Wookiee Life Day for the holiday season
The nice thing about the Star Wars Galaxies rogue server community is that there's a server out there with nearly every era of the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go goes to Hisui with poor timing
Pokemon Go has a lot to make up for after last month... nay, last season. The bonuses were terrible, the Research Breakthrough 'mon were dull,...
Palia teases its winter festival rollout and puzzle-oriented Temple of the Gales
You had to know a cozy co-op game like Palia would be decking the halls with some winter festivities, and that's exactly what this...