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Guild Wars 2’s Festival of the Four Winds is live with new achievements and deprecation for WinXP client
The Crown Pavilion is open once again in Guild Wars 2 today as the Festival of the Four Winds is live, bringing a dash...
The Daily Grind: Are you partial to specific launch windows for MMOs?
Earlier in August, Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney dropped some cold truth during the company's quarterly investor call, arguing that the "charade of launch timing...
One Shots: Fantasy updrafting
The way I see it, MMORPGs encourage us past our timidity and fear to be bold. So fight that dragon! Get a selfie with...
Guild Wars 2 teases next End of Dragons elite spec reveal, promises more info on skiffs
It's telling how hungry Guild Wars 2 fans are for more information about End of Dragons that a silhouette of a kneeling figure clutching...
Massively Overthinking: The worst chat in the MMORPG genre
The first rule of MMORPGs is turn off global chat. Think about that for a sec. This is a genre that is expressly multiplayer...
Guild Wars 2 sets Festival of the Four Winds for next week as players grump over anniversary sales and birthday gifts
Earlier this week, just ahead of the game's ninth anniversary, Guild Wars 2 dropped a fresh roadmap to get us through the fall. Your...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 336: Bards and battleships
Justin and Bree discuss World of Warships, Roblox, World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Elyon, and Neverwinter, with adventures in LOTRO, FFXIV, GW2, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on repurposing nostalgia and transplanting MMO systems.
Guild Wars 2 counts 16M accounts, drops fall roadmap, teases End of Dragons fishing and skiffs
Remember how excited everyone was to get the Guild Wars 2 summer roadmap out of ArenaNet earlier this year? Prepare to get excited all...
Fight or Kite: How Guild Wars 2’s Harbinger, Willbender, and Virtuoso stack up in PvP
Guild Wars 2 has always been my go-to home for MMOs. There’s just so much the studio did right when designing the game. But...
The MOP Up: Ankama, the studio behind Wakfu and Dofus, turns 20
This past week marked a huge milestone for the parent studio of Wakfu and Dofus, as Ankama turned 20 years old. To celebrate, Ankama...
Perfect Ten: My top 10 MMO pet peeves
In general, I try to be an optimistic fellow. When it comes to MMO gaming -- you know, that hobby we apparently love and...
Guild Wars 2 brings back its fourth season of living world play next week
We're sure you're all pretty busy playing Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons first beta right about now - and if you're not, then...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s new Harbinger, Virtuoso, and Willbender elite specs
One of the most anticipated features of any Guild Wars 2 expansion is unquestionably the addition of new elite specializations. We got our first...
Guild Wars 2’s first beta event for End of Dragons’ elite specs is live today
If you're anxious to get your hands on the first three Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons elite specs, then today is your day...
First impressions: Exploring Neverwinter’s leveling revamp and bard class
It's funny: The last time I paid a visit to Neverwinter, it was to check out a revamp of the new player experience. Here...
The Daily Grind: Does a class’ style or playstyle matter more to you in MMOs?
Consider this my ode to the Guild Wars franchise's Mesmers. I love everything about them but how they play in practice. I love how...
One Shots: Flying into bugs at 90 mph
Flight may look cool on the superhero travel powers selection screen, but what they don't tell you in the shop is that it comes...
Guild Wars 2 deep-dives elite specs, previews August 17 balance changes
If you were looking to find out more about the three elite specs that were revealed by Guild Wars 2, then you might want...
Vague Patch Notes: The lesson hidden in the Astellia shutdown
A couple years ago, an MMO launched named Astellia. It was fine. It wasn't bad. It wasn't good. It was just fine. It was...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite type of MMORPG raid?
Raiding is one of those very simple MMO concepts that has somehow become a contentious one in the broader discourse. A "raid" in MMO...
