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PAX East 2015: A chat with SOTA’s Richard Garriott
Richard Garriott casts a long shadow in the MMO industry, with Ultima Online serving as the first fully graphical MMO and ushering in the genre...
WoW Factor: A self-defeating genre
Remember when World of Warcraft launched? I sure do. I remember when the game's developers strapped into a helicopter and broke into the building...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World experience blurs the lines of reality
When Funcom recently teased an upcoming forum-only event for The Secret World, my interest was immediately piqued. Though we have scant details right now,...
Perfect Ten: The Secret World moments that freaked me out
I wouldn't say that The Secret World is a scary game. It's a game that has scares in it, to be sure, but you're...
Choose My Adventure: Right-Click Sampler Platter Edition
It's been a crazy month. Since writing my farewell Choose My Adventure on Massively-X-Joy-Gadget--vs-Capcom-Turbo, I've sent a few hundred emails, helped raise a huge...
Jukebox Heroes: Glitch’s soundtrack
As we continue to discover in the years after Glitch's closure, this was one underappreciated, unusual, and quirky MMO that deserved a lot better...
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR took its first step into competitive gaming and fell on its face
Just when you think that Star Wars: The Old Republic will change things around and actually do something that will appeal to the Killer-type...
Strongholds and the Jungle in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
While I was taking my test drive of the Revenant class at ArenaNet's recent press event, I wasn't just playing through old familiar portions of...
Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Revenant
It might be premature, but I'm pretty sure that the Revenant is my favorite profession in Guild Wars 2. And strangely, it's because it...
Not So Massively: Hearthstone’s MagicAmy drama; Riot rules on SpectateFaker
Riot Games President Marc Merill says he regrets comments made in the heat of the moment regarding the recent SpectateFaker controversy. Riot issued its...
Wisdom of Nym: Gold Saucer impressions in Final Fantasy XIV
After a madcap week, I got to come home to the Gold Saucer. Traveling to Seattle on short notice was a mixture of the...
One Shots: Riding railroad
Superhero MMOs really make for some spectacular screenshots, you have to agree. And if you don't agree, you might be on the receiving end...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a good grasp of your MMO’s history?
As someone who's played his fair share of both Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 over the years, I have to confess that I've...
The Game Archaeologist: Ten facts of EverQuest life circa 1999
MMOs change. We know that, but we also tend to forget it as well. The games that we play today can often be light-years...
EverQuesting: Is EverQuest Next in trouble?
You know me: I've been quite the supporter of EverQuest Next and Landmark for a good long while. Even before writing about EQN these...
Global Chat: Business model first, game construction second
Welcome back to Global Chat, the column where we reach out and give props to interesting and well-written articles from the MMO blogosphere. Today...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best sound design?
We pay a lot of attention to what we're seeing in MMOs, but have you ever stopped to really process what you're hearing? Sound...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 3
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, EverQuest Next, Storybricks, Neverwinter, Crowfall's Kickstarter, and Skyforge, with mailbag questions on Livefyre and MMO IPs.
Wisdom of Nym: Continuing new in Final Fantasy XIV
All right. The end of last week's column did not, in fact, finish starting new in Final Fantasy XIV. It brought you up to...
Crowfall: The ultimate union of MMOs and strategy
What do you get when you take a few of the most experienced developers in the MMO industry and give them the freedom to...
