impressions
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part one
It was around the time that I was burning my way through drakes that I found myself nodding in appreciation. This was it, I...
World of Warcraft: Legion launch trailer and launch schedule
Tick, tock.
World of Warcraft's Legion expansion drops in eight hours for EU players, 17 in the US -- which of course is the middle of...
WoW Factor: Sticking the landing of the Legion expansion
Next week, folks, it's go time. The expansion arrives, and so forth. My impressions of the expansion will start going out on Monday, but...
Exploring Japan’s Pokemon Go culture
As some readers may know, I've spent the last few years in Japan trying to tackle the local gaming scene, online and off. While...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Out of the Shadows
I figure that it's been long enough for the majority of you to have run through Guild War's 2's first instalment of the Living...
No Man’s Sky launches today on console
In this episode, Larry, Brendan, and Tina debate next-gen MMOs, unfinished games, and MMO buzzwords.
Riders of Icarus outlines its new PvP map, guild alliances, Manastone mode
Hot on the heels of the launch of Riders of Icarus' Blight of Frost Keep update, Nexon and WeMade made another big announcement for...
Global Chat: When MMORPG raiding becomes a job
When does a game go from fun to obligation? Xenophics wrote a gut-wrenching confession about how raiding in World of Warcraft became his "office,"...
The Daily Grind: When did you think an MMO sucked, only to change your mind once you played it?
A boardgame YouTuber I follow said something in his last video that I thought applied so beautifully to everything -- including MMORPGs. Chaz Marler has...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion’s Demon Hunter
Nearly 10 years ago, the opening cinematic for World of Warcraft’s second expansion The Burning Crusade heralded the return of misguided anti-hero turned madman...
Elder Scrolls Legends drops NDA, gives tips for advanced deck building
30If you have been playing in the Elder Scrolls Legends beta, we want to hear about your experiences. And it is now OK to share...
First impressions of Nexon’s Riders of Icarus
Earlier this month, the latest addition to Nexon’s perpetually expanding stable of MMORPGs, Riders of Icarus, took wing into its “soft launch,” or open beta,...
Global Chat: Pokemon GO mania sweeps the world
What became an overnight global phenomenon certainly prompted the MMO blogosphere to talk about their experiences and opinions with Pokémon GO!
To Game for Life...
The Daily Grind: What do you expect from MMORPG expansions in 2016?
I ran across an intriguing chunk of comments down below Justin's impressions piece on Star Trek Online's latest expansion. One reader said he was...
First impressions: Why Pokemon Go is uniquely compelling
I, like many others who were children throughout the ‘90s and early 2000s, went through a period in my young life where the only...
Riders of Icarus is already opening a new server
That didn't take long -- Nexon is apparently already opening new servers, at least in Europe, to handle the influx of players sweeping into Riders...
The Game Archaeologist talks to the Asheron’s Call super-fan
A little while back, I received a rather passionate email from Massively OP reader Diego regarding Asheron's Call. He had quite a lot to...
The Stream Team: Elder Scrolls Online’s den of the Dark Brotherhood
A dear Patreon patron has requested a livestream of The Elder Scrolls Online's Dark Brotherhood DLC. Alexander, your wish is coming true. MOP's most rabid...
E3 2016: Master X Master might be the most MMO-like MOBA around
Despite Eliot's positive experience with Master X Master at PAX East back in April, I went into my demo at this year's E3 expecting very...
EverQuesting: First impressions of Landmark’s launch
So it finally happened. Really and for truly! Landmark launched into the realm of released games. I can officially remove the alpha/beta tag off...
