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Neverwinter readies an underground trial full of illusions and traps for unwary visitors
You know what's a fun word to quickly say six times in a row? "Menzoberranzan." And you best be practicing that too because Neverwinter's...
Blizzard is handing out Diablo IV early beta access in exchange for eating Kentucky Fried Chicken
File this one along with the other weird gaming promos we've seen this week: Blizzard is partnering with Kentucky Fried Chicken aka KFC to...
Perfect Ten: 10 franchises that deserve another shot at an MMO
Some experiments are attempted once and fail, and it's not hard to figure out why that didn't work. We don't really need to take...
Bless Global is back again, this time on mobile and Steam as a shambling blockchain horror
I'm sorry to report this morning that Bless is back and at it again.
Oh, that sounds cruel if you don't know the history, so...
Mad World brings new website online and starts taking pre-registrations
Looking for a dark horse of an upcoming MMO that may be darker than most? Then place a chip or two down in Mad...
Perfect Ten: 10 things I really dislike about Final Fantasy XIV
Sometimes, when I have a series of columns planned, I start off by saying, "Hey, here's a series of columns I plan." And sometimes...
Vitae Aeternum: Previewing New World’s first season and updated 2023 roadmap
Last week, Amazon Games invited members of the press to a presentation where it unveiled its plans for a new seasonal content model for...
The Secret World Classic’s account site is down, but the original version is still running
There are some mild-to-moderately concerning developments concerning The Secret World -- the original version, that is, not the Legends reboot. Apparently the account page...
Tamriel Infinium: How Elder Scrolls Online’s quests go above and beyond the MMO norm
There are some MMOs you play because of and some you play in spite of, if you catch my drift. These titles have great...
Perfect Ten: Ranking 10 MMORPG map designs from worst to best
When I was a kid, I loved poring over maps in our family's atlas when we went on road trips. Getting a kind of...
The Stream Team: Checking out the return of AQ3D’s Cursed Anniversary of Doom
AQ3D's Cursed Anniversary of Doom is back! Massively OP's MJ is excited to check out the changes. The biggest change is the new host:...
Massively Overthinking: That moment when you realize an MMO is truly something special
MOP commenter Bruno tweeted something the other that that I thought would make a fun topic. Here's what he said, printed with permission:
"Wanna know...
Path of Exile will let players who go offline remain in their party for a limited time
Every MMORPG player has experienced that dreadful moment when their connection to a game decided to get suddenly and randomly severed, followed by the...
Vitae Aeternum: Obsessing over New World’s population numbers is a waste of time
New World is a bit unique in that it is the only major Western MMORPG that is playable only through Steam. The others are...
Dungeons & Dragons’ OGL fiasco ends in victory for third-party content like The Secret World TTRPG
Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro flooped around and found out. As we discussed earlier this month, the stewards of the Dungeons & Dragons...
Vague Patch Notes: Floaty, samey, and janky – a treasury of MMO terms for bad combat
Any time you bring up The Secret World or Secret World Legends's bland, floaty combat, at least one person is going to chime in...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most-played MMOs in 2023?
Last week in Massively Overthinking, we discussed our three most-played MMOs of 2022 - and whether we'd guessed right at the top of that...
Parent puts Roblox on blast for her first-hand experiences of troubling games and failed content filtering
In case you were wondering if the CEO of Roblox was blowing smoke when he talked up "safety and civility," allow one parent's extremely...
Kickstarted adult-only vampire MMO Shadow’s Kiss puckers up for early access
If you've been seeking the most murky of smooches and the darkest of nighttime strolls in your MMORPG adventures, Shadow's Kiss would like to...
One Shots: Looking forward to a rainy day
Is there anything as agonizingly tantalizing as receiving a gift that's for a very specific situation? You can't wait to use it, but it...
