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Massively Overthinking: Does playing MMORPGs ever stress you out?
"Anyone ever feel stressed out about playing MMOs?" MOP's Carlo queried our team this week. "This new Black Desert season is stressing me out...
Chaos Theory: Secret World Legend’s third anniversary and the 2020 MEGAversary event
Another year has come and gone. (Though we might be glad this one's over.) Secret World Legends, the reboot of the beloved Secret World,...
Whatever happened to Secret World Legends, The Realm reboot, and Shadow’s Kiss?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Not So Massively: My top 10 favorite ARPG classes
I love me some ARPGs, but in any RPG your enjoyment will depend so much on finding the right class. A game that felt...
First Impressions: Phantasy Star Online 2’s technical clownshow mangled its PC launch
Phantasy Star Online 2 is, bar none, the absolute worst experience I have ever had with trying to get a game working on my...
Perfect Ten: Unconventional MMORPG magic classes
Earth. Fire. Air. Water. These elements are all well and good if you want to summon Captain Planet for some reason, but they make...
Funcom is set to reveal an ‘unannounced game’ on June 5
Does Funcom have another game up its sleeve? It appears so, as the Oslo-based developer broadly hinted that it is getting ready to make...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers has mined out its own nostalgia
There are a lot of themes that are running hot through the entirety of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. Some of them are very obvious and...
One Shot: Wedding bells
The other day I showed my kids our wedding video, and while we watched it I was reminded how much sheer work it took...
Fallout 76 invites everyone for a free tour of Appalachia this weekend
If you dropped out of Fallout 76 before the Wastelanders update, you may have been inspired to go back already. However, if you never stepped...
Introducing Animal Crossing but it’s a horror movie
Anyone who has played Animal Crossing: New Horizons knows that the scariest possible thing to befall you on the island are things like hot...
Not So Massively: Exploring the Reign of Terror Diablo II mod for Grim Dawn
Unlike a lot of ARPG fans, I was never a big player of Diablo II back in the day. I enjoyed the story and...
The MOP Up: Star Sonata 2 reboots the universe
If you've been playing Star Sonata 2, you need to prepare yourself for the end of the universe -- and the start of a...
Funcom: DUNE still ‘a few years away,’ will be a ‘more ambitious and robust version of Conan Exiles’
This week, Funcom dropped its financial report for the entirety of 2019. It's not going to be a shock, since we covered all the...
World of Warcraft Shadowlands’ latest alphas has dark-skinned human options, new customization, zone selection
Another alpha build for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has gone live, and that means both more features to test and more gameplay elements to...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s eternal restoration of Ishgard
As of this writing, the Final Fantasy XIV server that has made the most progress on Ishgard restoration is Tonberry on the Elemental data...
PSA: Funcom is having a week-long sale on games and DLC on Steam
Funcom's execs are driving prices so low, you'd think they're giving away the house. They're not, though. They're giving away most of the house....
Not So Massively: Comparing online ARPGs, from Wolcen and Diablo to Grim Dawn and Path of Exile
A while back in the Not So Massively column, I did a piece comparing the pros and cons of some of the biggest names...
One Shots: A nose in a book
I love me a good library. When I was a kid, going to libraries and book stores were some of my favorite outings, so...
PSA: Grab a free Secret World Legends outfit and weapon thanks to Moons of Madness’ console launch
Take a hint from the Secret World universe: The next time that you think about heading into outer space, stay home instead. There's nothing...