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The MOP Up: FFXIV hits play on Shadowbringers’ soundtrack
Have your ears been slathered with the luxurious music of Final Fantasy XIV's Shadowbringers this summer? Then good news for you, as Square Enix...
Here’s what’s coming with A Tale in the Desert’s 9th telling at the end of August
The Egyptian-themed crafting game A Tale in the Desert is currently winding down its eighth "Telling," with the final weeks offered for free to...
Dark Age of Camelot celebrates summer, adds item search tool
It's not a cruel summer for Dark Age of Camelot -- but it is a competitive one. Those looking for a relaxing holiday experience...
Pirates of the Burning Sea’s new operators promise new content and more with new hires
Last year, Pirates of the Burning Sea made headlines when it lost its publisher support and primary coder. It was on the brink of...
The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update
Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
LOTRO Legendarium: The first year of LOTRO’s operation
It was April 24th, 2007. World of Warcraft players were deep into The Burning Crusade, SOE had just launched Vanguard, and the indie MMO...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 230: A tale of geeks and gamers (and the Legends of Aria interview)
Justin and Bree are joined by Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann for a deep-dive into the launch patch, plus we discuss Villagers & Heroes, SWTOR, Neverwinter, DCUO, and WoW, with a mailbag topic about City of Heroes' spiritual successors.
The Daily Grind: Has a free trial ever convinced you to buy an MMO?
Many years ago when my guild was between home games, we decided to conduct a little experiment to entertain ourselves while we waited for...
A Tale in the Desert prepares for its ninth iteration
Aside from being a social/crafting MMO with absolutely no combat, A Tale in the Desert's biggest claim to fame is its sporadic reboot of...
MMO Burnout: Sinking boats (and sleeping with the fishes) in World of Warships
As they crept along at a mere 15 knots, the commander kept a close eye on the horizon. He signaled to turn the craft,...
The Game Archaeologist: Ironman modes and elective permadeath
One facet of video games that's been around almost since the very beginning is difficulty levels. This allowed the player to choose how hard...
World of Tanks fan gathering Tankfest had to evac attendees because of a fire
So there's a gathering of World of Tanks fans known as Tankfest (because what else would you call it) that took place last week...
Prepare to sink some boats in World of Warships new battle royale mode, Rogue Wave
It's long past a meme at this point for MMOs and online games to pick up battle royale modes on the side, even occasionally...
Dark Age of Camelot addresses questions about buff stacking and synergy
Players have had years to search out the intricacies of design in Dark Age of Camelot, but there's still more to learn, as evidenced...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPGs boasting the most expansions
In 2018 alone, the MMORPG industry saw no less than 14 major expansions release for various titles, and in 2019 we've had at least...
Interview: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on the state of the beta and the NDA
We've been watching Camelot Unchained ever since its original Kickstarter in 2013 - and a lot has changed in the ensuing six years, including...
Battle Bards Episode 145: Dark Age of Camelot
It’s Bard vs. Bard vs. Bard in this show, as the trio of MMO video game music lovers take sides in the Dark Age...
Ultima Online details treasure hunting updates as Dark Age of Camelot plans new progression server
Treasure hunters, rejoice: The folks at Broadsword have been hard at work retooling and updating Ultima Online's treasure hunting content, and they've recently posted...
Grab a World of Warships gift bundle from Wargaming in honor of update 0.8.4 and the launch of Soviet battleships
Wargaming has rolled out a big patch for World of Warships today, as update 0.8.4 introduces new Soviet battleships, a new unique historical commander,...
The Survivalist: What ever happened to the smaller survival sandbox MMOs?
With big name survival games getting ignored developmentally, you have to wonder what's been going on with the smaller titles. After all, we've got...
