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One Shots: A night of masks and intrigues
The Princess Bride rightly taught me to be suspicious of anyone wearing a mask, which is why I keep my candy in a locked...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs could really use a PvP or PvE spectator mode?
Earlier this summer, MOP reader Stormsong Minstrel accidentally reminded me of a mechanic from classic Guild Wars that I shouldn't miss but do anyway....
Massively Overthinking: Are there any MMOs for which a spin-off mode would be welcome?
Pantheon's announcement that its developers are working on spinning out a monetized "247" extraction mode hasn't engendered a whole lot of hope for the...
The Stream Team: Mad King says check out the Stopped Clock Tower in Guild Wars 2!
What Mad King says, you do! That's just how the holiday works in Guild Wars 2. And who is Massively OP's MJ to argue?...
Guild Wars 2’s latest roadmap plots events, balance, and betas well into 2024
As we noted this morning, ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 2's next Secrets of the Obscure chapter, Through the Veil, but as it happens...
Guild Wars 2’s Through the Veil and new zone launches November 7, followed by a weapon proliferation beta
If you take a peek at the 2023 calendar with Guild Wars 2 on the brain, you'll realize that it's been two months since...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO would actually be better if it killed its whole endgame?
Let's have some provocative fun this morning. Let's imagine that your favorite MMORPG suddenly decided to kill its entire endgame. The devs are shaving...
One Shots: Secret underwater garden
I don't know much about plants, as evidenced by all of my vegetable projects that withered and died this past summer, but I've heard...
The Stream Team: Rescuing Mabon in Guild Wars 2
Last week's work in Guild Wars 2 bore fruit: Massively OP's MJ can now follow Mabon's trail that Zizel picked up on. She just...
Guild Wars 2 introduces a ‘leisurely’ version of the Mad King’s Clock Tower for Halloween
As promised, Guild Wars 2's Shadow of the Mad King is live today across Tyria, bringing new and old content 'round for the Halloween...
EverQuest, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and more fundraise for this year’s Extra Life push
It's the season for the annual push by gamers and game studios to support Extra Life, the charity that raises money for Children's Miracle...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best horror content?
A Friday the 13th doesn't come around in October very often, but it sure is a fun day to talk horror in MMOs. No,...
Guild Wars 2’s Halloween events return once again on October 17
"When is Guild Wars 2's Halloween event coming out?" my kids asked me last week.
"Probably not next week, or we'd already have a teaser...
The Stream Team: Mabon’s Fate in Guild Wars 2
Mabon is a mysterious figure in Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure, and now he's mysteriously vanished. After Massively OP's MJ found all...
Vitae Aeternum: Rise of the Angry Earth mounts and flail are the lift New World needed
New World's first expansion is here, although if I'm being honest it feels more like the second expansion, considering the scale of the Brimstone...
One Shots: Corpulent beauty
When you're looking to take a break from the nine-to-five killing grind, where do you go? Star Wars: The Old Republic's board of tourism...
Guild Wars 2 Discord drama sends community scrambling for a new server
An environment turned sour apparently spurred a number of Guild Wars 2 mods and admins to break off from the main unofficial Discord server...
The Stream Team: Exploring the Wizard’s Tower in Guild Wars 2
Last week, Massively OP's MJ completed the area meta event and created a key to enter the Wizard's Tower. Tonight, she gets to open...
One Shots: Stones in silence
When they aren't being pooped on, defaced, or used as backdrops for narcissistic selfies, statues have a particular quiet dignity and a magic all...
The Stream Team: Rift razing in Guild Wars 2
It's Guild Wars 2-sday, and that means it's time for some rift-razing fun! Massively OP's MJ is continuing her Secrets of the Obscure adventures,...
