fantasy
Vitae Aeternum: Explaining New World’s level 30 wall
If you've been paying any amount of attention to New World, you've probably heard of the dreaded "level 30 wall" - the idea that...
Guild Wars 2’s senior narrative director leaves ArenaNet to work for Bungie
This shouldn't be a particularly alarming bit of news for Guild Wars 2 fans, but the movement of one of the game's major narrative...
Final Fantasy XIV producer looks ahead to 2022 and the game’s new narrative future
It's an annual tradition for Final Fantasy XIV fans to get a New Year's address from director and producer Naoki Yoshida, and sure enough...
The MOP Up: Warframe gets ready for its ‘best year yet’
High on its recent New War update, Warframe's year-end letter promised so much more coming in 2022.
"We dedicated our Update 31: The New War...
Final Fantasy XIV plans its maintenance for Savage Pandæmonium on January 3
Here's hoping that you've managed to make your way through the main scenario of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker by January 3rd because that's when...
Square Enix president lauds blockchain for play-to-earn and ‘self-sustaining game growth’ potential
If you've been anywhere near gaming social media or news feeds, you've no doubt been exposed to the loud, trumpety fart of a letter...
One Shots: Sailing into the port of 2022
Twenty Twenty-Two ho! As we sail into unexplored territories, Rees Racer is kicking off a new year of One Shots with a farewell to...
EverQuest II is merging its Rivervale heroic server in January
If you're an EverQuest II player with a character on the Rivervale server, it's time to start packing your bags. Daybreak and Darkpaw announced...
Global Chat: How do you deal with FOMO in MMOs?
FOMO -- or the fear of missing out -- is quite prevalent in the MMO gaming community. It's hard to resist that siren's song...
The Stream Team: Finishing 2021 off right in AdventureQuest 3D
How can you make memories of 2021 better? By making one of the last ones AQ3D! Massively OP's MJ is going to send off...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the brightest future in 2022?
In years past, we've run a "most innovative" and "most potential" award, but today, I want to focus on the "most potential" part because...
The Stream Team: Wandering Neverwinter’s Winter Festival of Simril
The year may almost be over, but holiday festivals aren't! And Massively OP's MJ is hitting up as many as she can. The Winter...
Massively Overthinking: Our 2022 MMO resolutions
Even if you're the kind of person who is deeply opposed to the idea of resolutions - or your typical resolution fizzles out by...
KingsIsle confirms new Pirate101 content for 2022 is in the works, looks back at 2021 design goals for Wizard101
Before launching into this story, let's put out a quick review. At the beginning of this year, players of Pirate101 started up a "flood...
Path of Exile’s next expansion is eyeballing a February release window
Grinding Gear Games is looking ahead to the immediate future of Path of Exile, which means it's time to look ahead to the multiplayer...
Albion Online recaps its huge 2021, mobile launch, and massive population spike
Albion Online is a sandbox MMORPG that has, let's be honest, done rather well for itself all things considered. If you don't believe that...
Diablo III brings back its Diablo I dungeon event
Kids, it's time to put down Diablo II so that you can pick up Diablo III and play some Diablo I! This confusing era-hopping...
The Stream Team: Yule join us for Lord of the Rings Online’s Frostbluff festivities, yes?
It's holiday time again in LOTRO, and Massively OP's MJ is set to start the annual collecting of coins in Frostbluff. She can never...
Pantheon’s dev roundtable goes into the ‘art of combat’
If the meat-and-potatoes of MMO combat is what brings you the joy in gaming, then you're going to want to dine on an hour...
The Stream Team: Celebrating a late Starlight in Final Fantasy XIV
It might be well past the regular Christmas season in real life, but the Starlight seasonal event in Final Fantasy XIV is still going...
