Disambiguation:
– an Elite: Dangerous DLC
– the original name for Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted
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Humble Bundle and GOG.com cut deals for online games
Looking for a few good deals on MMOs and multiplayer games? Both Humble Bundle and GOG.com are running some sales right now that might...
Elite Dangerous’ Beyond – Chapter One’s beta begins today
When I bought my husband Elite Dangerous a few weeks ago, he asked me what it included, and I gave him a blank look...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the smallest MMO you’re willing to play?
A comment on Reddit about the current size and viability of Kritika Online got me thinking about MMO playerbases in general lately. We all...
Battle Bards Episode 111: Cabal Online 1 and 2
The Battle Bards are always up for a musical bargain, and on today’s episode, they’ll deliver two MMORPGs for the price of one (sitting)!...
Massively Overthinking: Is open-world housing really a ‘failed’ MMORPG experiment?
Massively OP's Justin Olivetti has a provocative article on his personal gaming blog, Bio Break, this week on MMORPG housing.
"I once again wonder why...
Frontier Expo 2017: Elite Dangerous goes ‘Beyond’ with big plans for 2018
When I spoke to Elite Dangerous' devs at this year's Frontier Expo 2017, the company's first fan expo, they admitted that communication went dark...
Global Chat: The MMO community’s Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire impressions
It is kind of impossible to stroll around the MMO blogging community as of late and not trip and fall into a pool of...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that changed their names
Names and titles fascinate me. While sometimes they have no deeper meaning than to sound pleasant and be memorable, a label can indicate purpose,...
Elite: Dangerous has passed 2.75 million sales
Good news for the Elite: Dangerous crew; according to the Frontier Developments Twitter account, Elite: Dangerous and the Horizons expansion have passed a grand...
Istaria kicks off Halloween early with a community contest
It makes sense, sort of, that in an MMO where you can dress up as a dragon year-round that Halloween might be a favored...
Whatever happened to PlanetSide 2, A Tale in the Desert, and Istaria?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "What ever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it's surprisingly...
Massively Overthinking: Building a better MMORPG economy
We are on a roll with the epic questions for Overthinking lately! "The recent article about monetization got me thinking about just how much most...
Elite Dangerous has launched for the PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 players can flock to the Elite Dangerous universe beginning today, thanks to the game's official launch on that console, complete with adjustments...
E3 2017: Why MMO players should be paying attention to Elite Dangerous
I sat down with Elite Dangerous Senior Designer Sandy Sammarco again at E3 2017, and while the information I've got in terms of game info may...
Aliens from 1984 swarm into Elite Dangerous with Horizons 2.4
For a good long while, it seemed as though Elite Dangerous players were all alone in their gigantic galaxy playground. Then came the discovery of...
Overwatch reveals Horizons Lunar Colony map
One of these days, Overwatch -- bang, zoom, to the moon! And that day is coming very soon, as Blizzard just announced a brand...
Massively Overthinking: Being Uncle Owen in MMORPGs
Ever since the tone-deaf SOE proclamation that nobody wanted to play Uncle Owen in an MMORPG, contrary me has consciously fought that very stupid...
Virtual world creator Improbable receives $502M investment from SoftBank
Here's another reminder that we really shouldn't take our eyes off of Improbable Worlds, even for a second. The five-year-old software company, which is...
Massively Overthinking: Competitive PvE in MMORPGs
During last week's podcast, Justin and I bumped into a tangential topic about competitive PvE and how relatively rare it is in MMORPGs, which...
Elite Dangerous promises bug-squashing patch by early May
Update: The devs have shifted the ETA to April 25th; we've updated below.
While Elite Dangerous' community should be celebrating over the addition of player-created avatars...
