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Perfect Ten: Memories of an Anarchy Online noob

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My initial foray into MMORPGs was, to put it nicely, quite ungraceful. I wasn't even aware that they were a thing until about the...
It's less of a secret now.

The Secret World welcomes new community manager, should talk about relaunch plans soon

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Ever since finding out in late February that Funcom has plans to relaunch The Secret World with a new business model and redesigned combat,...

Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO themes, #24-19

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What are the best and most popular MMO theme songs of all time? A couple of weeks ago I posed this question to the...
ahhhhh tentacles ahhhhh

PAX East 2017: Talking Conan Exiles on the show floor with Funcom

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If you're a fan of Funcom and the games it makes, Conan Exiles probably has you breathing a bit easier than you have in a...

The Perfect Ten: A plague of MMO bears

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I have long been of the opinion that there are few more terrifying animals on this planet than bears. Sure, there are sharks, the...
I'm cutting it down.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 107: Dark Knight rises

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW, Torment, Black Desert, Age of Conan and Anarchy Online maintenance mode, WildStar, Darkfall Rise of Agon, Path of Exile, and Revelation Online's soft launch, with mailbag questions on console vs. PC MMO fans and dealing with immersion-breaking mounts.

Leaderboard: Will The Secret World’s relaunch entice you to play?

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Last week, the MMO world was startled to learn that instead of getting an expansion, The Secret World is getting a complete relaunch as...

One Shots: All dolled up

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It's always a crapshoot with our weekly screenshot challenges; sometimes they take off, and other times... not so much. But boy howdy did you...

Chaos Theory: Speculating on The Secret World’s relaunch

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Well, it wasn't the news I was hoping for, but I'll still take it! This week we learned about Funcom's plan to relaunch the...

The Secret World kicks off another Golden Week

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While Secret Worlders wait anxiously to see what Funcom has in store for the game's recently announced relaunch, the studio is attempting to distract...

Battle Bards Episode 93: It’s a madhouse!

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It’s taken this long, but the Battle Bards have gone completely and irreversibly insane in the membrane! Today the team cracks open the door...
That's not the problem.

The Daily Grind: Do you wait for MMOs to arrive on Steam?

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You might have noticed that last week, Anarchy Online finally joined the whole Steam crowd. It was weird to look at that story and...
Could be going better.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 106: Ready to relaunch

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Justin and Bree discuss The Secret World's relaunch, Landmark's sunset, ESO: Morrowind, Albion Online, Guild Wars 2, Ship of Heroes, and Champions Online, with a mailbag questions on ESO and multiplayer immersion.

Funcom is ‘relaunching’ The Secret World in 2017, but it’s maintenance mode for Anarchy Online and Age of Conan

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Funcom's fourth quarter 2016 financial report for investors landed this afternoon, and it's a doozy, especially for MMORPG players. Of most interest is the...

One Shots: There’s nothing wrong with being childish

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An interesting bit of fallout from last week's One Shots challenge to submit a picture that captures a "childlike" spirit is that several commenters...

The Game Archaeologist: Earth and Beyond

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Personally, I prefer science fiction over fantasy nine times out of ten, even though most of the MMOs that grace my desktop are fantasy...

The Stream Team: The Secret World’s Emergency Procedures

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Are you prepared? If you are Orochi, the answer is probably not. The organization was apparently studying the The Secret World's Filth, and you...
Hello again.

Massively Overthinking: Is the MMORPG genre taking a much-needed breather?

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Massively OP donor and commenter Tibi sent this epic question to our podcast and kindly allowed me to share it here instead for maximum...
All right, I can sort of see it.

Anarchy Online finally arrives on Steam with $90 level boost option

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Sixteen years after its debut, Anarchy Online has just now found itself a new home. After a lot of promises and teases, the long-running...

The Stream Team: Skating through The Secret World’s new challenge

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If there is one thing Massively OP's MJ has wanted in The Secret World, it's roller skates. Well, that and a penguin onesie. And...

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