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Agony of a Dying MMO is an atmospheric narrative game about players’ final hours in a sunsetting MMO
How do you cope with the closing hours of an MMO as it shuts down? We all have a variety of answers to this...
One Shots: Dearly beloved
If you gotta get married in an MMORPG and don't want to spare any expense, Final Fantasy XIV has the most luxurious and extravagant...
One Shots: Past your curfew
One lesser-known fact about the life of adventurers is that they all have to submit to a daily curfew. By the time the sun's...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO social hubs overrated?
MMO reader Random recently winged us an article from Kotaku arguing for the abolishment of pointless social hubs in video games. "Here’s a radical...
Perfect Ten: Ten things that killed me in Final Fantasy XI
In many ways, Final Fantasy XI was a designed copy of EverQuest. It did, however, remove a lot of the elements of that game in particular....
Massively Overthinking: ‘Dead games’ in the MMO space
I had a laugh a while back when I spied this tweet in my feeds from a Bungie CM who was suggesting people mute...
Why I Play: Finally completing Final Fantasy XIV’s relic grind
When I started my relic grind in Final Fantasy XIV, I didn't know what I was getting myself into. But after finishing the first few...
Global Chat: Does permadeath mode in MMOs have merit?
Whenever you're stuck for an MMO topic to talk about on a blog, you can never go wrong with chewing on the concept of...
Valentine’s Day begins in Star Citizen, SWG Legends, DAOC, and more
OK, MMOs, we get it, you have chocolate and pink stuff and hearts. This is the last one of these roundups I'm doing this...
Jukebox Heroes: Secret World Legends’ soundtrack
As a video game music collector and lover, I am frustrated by how very few MMO soundtracks ever make it to a proper release....
Choose My Adventure: An intriguing but PvP-free first foray into Warhammer Return of Reckoning
I promised that this month's CMA column would feature my attempts at getting into some PvP MMO action. Sadly for you (but mercifully for...
AdventureQuest 3D pits werewolves against vampires, adds Bernie’s memeworthy mittens
Just in time for Valentine's Day, werewolves, vampires, and horror is overtaking AdventureQuest 3D. Hey, this game doesn't follow the traditional holiday schedule! In the...
Massively Overthinking: Retaking Quantic’s survey to determine our ‘gamer type’
Five years ago - yes, it's been that long! - we did an Overthinking in which our staff all took Quantic's survey to see...
WoW Factor: Oh no, not the Sylvanas redemption arc
All right. So. Apparently people wanted to know my response to the new cinematic mined out from within World of Warcraft. Cool. That's easy. My...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO with the Stormiest Future
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for the MMO (or Studio) with the Stormiest Future, which was awarded to Daybreak...
Jukebox Heroes: Christmas MMO music to loot by!
One of the many reasons that I love Christmas is that it's like everyone gives everyone else permission to just... stop for a day....
The Stream Team: Catching the Krampusnacht spirit in Secret World Legends
Was there ever a year more fitting for Krampusnacht? And for Massively OP's MJ, the season just isn't complete without some Secret World Legends...
Battle Bards Episode 183: Theme parks
This episode is your ticket to the greatest amusement park experience known to gamers! With cotton candy and ride tickets in hand, the Battle...
Funcom says it’s expanded the DUNE game’s scope with Tencent’s backing
There's a little nugget of interest in Funcom's traditional holiday letter to fans and press this week, at least if you're waiting impatiently for...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Character Customization
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with... what's this? A brand-new award? Yep! This year we're debuting a new formal award for Best...
