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Massively Overthinking: Death and dying in MMORPGs
In March of last year, MOP's Justin wrote a detailed guide to the most common death penalties in MMORPGs. Last September, Gamasutra pulled seven...
Star Trek Online’s Season 12 Reckoning is live today ahead of 7th anniversary hoopla
Season 12: Reckoning is live in Star Trek Online today, just a few days ahead of the iconic MMO's seventh birthday. "To commemorate this...
Jukebox Heroes: Live performances of MMO scores
I am of the opinion that there is something special and magical about getting to experience music in person, especially so when it is...
Blades of Orterra takes you on a swordfighting adventure across the sky
You have to be crazy, inspired, skilled, ambitious, or all of the above to attempt to create an MMO all by yourself. Here at...
Star Trek Online’s Agents of Yesterday expansion debuts on console February 14
Star Trek Online's Agents of Yesterday, last summer's nostalgia-drenched expansion, will warp from PC to console on Valentine's Day, a press release from PWE...
Skyforge seeks player representatives for ‘elder guardian’ team
My.com announced today that it's once again seeking to fill out the ranks of Skyforge's Elder Guardians. The EGs are sort of a cross...
In appreciation for Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call
Imagine a game where magic was actually rare, complicated, and often underwhelming in terms of time vs. efficiency -- a game where players actually...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever participated in a protest in an MMORPG?
Protests in the real world dominated this past weekend's news, and while I surfed around for an in-game equivalent to cover, I couldn't find...
Star Citizen aims for a mid-February patch
If you are not satisfied with being aware of a game at its broadest, highest-level perspective during development, you might be keen instead to...
EVE Evolved: Making stories with friends in EVE Online
It's one of the more peculiar laws of the universe that when enough EVE Online players meet in the real world, they absolutely must swap stories. You...
Star Citizen fends off pirates (the fun kind)
One thing that's for certain in the future of interstellar expansion, and that is the assurance that plucky pirates will take their Jolly Rogers...
EVE Online starts the process of electing its next player council
When the winter is coldest on the coast of Iceland, CCP lugs out its 20-foot wooden alpine horn and blows a signal that can...
Star Trek Online details the rewards for the Lukari Restoration Initiative
Why is the Federation fighting the Tzenkethi in Star Trek Online? To defend a sentient race, obviously. (You don't need as much justification for...
Watch EVE Online’s dev history, in a mesmerizing timelapse video
Wanna geek out over something bizarrely beautiful? CCP Games posted a video this morning that shows a 30-minute timelapse representation of EVE Online development...
Star Citizen Q&A addresses the persistent universe
For MMORPG players, at least, the holy grail of Star Citizen's rollout is its persistent universe: a shared, ongoing server that's most familiar to...
Star Trek Online opens new crafting line in Season 12
There may be a Reckoning coming to Star Trek Online later this month, but it doesn't mean that captains have to start quaking in...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 100: The nesting instinct in Elder Scrolls Online
Justin and Larry discuss Elder Scrolls Online housing, ARK, The Repopulation, the Switch, Nostalrius, HeroWarz, Pathfinder, and Star Trek Online.
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you most regret Kickstarting?
With Pathfinder Online, The Repopulation, and TUG all back in the news this week either hunting for money, being acquired, or undergoing a total...
The Repopulation will relaunch in Q1 2017, now owned by Idea Fabrik
"Great News! The Repopulation is coming back!" -- or so said a hastily deleted tweet from Idea Fabrik last night, which you might have...
Star Trek Online details the new queues for Season 12
The Tzenkethi are going to be your main foes in Star Trek Online's Season 12, so it only makes sense that the season would...