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Vague Patch Notes: Fractured Online deserved better, even if you think it looked bad
When it comes to upcoming MMOs, there's always a sense of uncertainty in terms of what the final product is going to look like....
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v6.0
And that's a wrap on this year in history! While everyone says farewell to 2022, here at TGA we're always looking way back at...
Vague Patch Notes: Loving an MMO isn’t the same as having a personality
There's a story that's always stuck with me, relayed by the now-vanished blog Websnark back in the day, so forgive me if I get...
Massively Uplifting: A season of gains and losses in the MMO world
Where has the year gone? Fall has wrapped up, winter is beginning, and the end of the year draws nigh. Today, many will be...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2022
One of the underrated aspects of being an MMO player is that our games get more updates and expansions than almost any other type...
Pirate101 and Wizard101 highlight a charity speedrunning event for the holidays
While the newsletters coming out of both Wizard101 and Pirate101 might be kind of thin in terms of new content is concerned, they both...
Gamigo transfers publishing of Aura Kingdom, Grand Fantasia, Shaiya, and Last Chaos amid layoffs and Aeria portal closure
It just wouldn't seem right to end the year without watching Gamigo light itself on fire, now would it? Fortunately, the company has indulged...
Members of US Congress send letters to game companies about combating extremism in online gaming
According to a December report from the Anti-Defamation League, extremism in online gaming is on the rise for the fourth year in a row....
Fortnite adds new ‘cabined’ account type giving parents control over kids’ gaming
"Cabined" is a word you probably don't see every day unless you're in a couple of specific industries, but the rest of us should...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 399: Dragonflight takes to the skies
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight's launch; New World's 2023 roadmap; the sunset of Elyon and Forsaken World; new content for EverQuest II, Wizard101, Embers Adrift, Guild Wars 2, and Elite Dangerous; plus adventures in LOTRO, MOP's end-of-the-year awards, and a mailbag topic on auto-scaling in MMOs.
Conan Exiles’ Age of Sorcery chapter two update is live today
It's easy for one to assume that the narrative in Conan Exiles goes no further than "I built a square shack but some a-hole...
Roblox’s sketchy monetization attracts kids, parents, and hungry corporations alike
Would you pay your kids' allowance in virtual currency? That's the frame for a piece today on The Wall Street Journal, which offers an...
Wizard101 invites players to the surrealist world of Novus in latest update
When a world arrives that sounds like some strange amalgamation of multiple realms, presented as a gift by "some thing," there might be reason...
Star Stable’s winter event promises returning activities and new quests
Winter is coming to Jorvik as Star Stable is preparing for the return of its seasonal festivities from Wednesday, December 7th, to Tuesday, January...
The Daily Grind: What type of MMO merch are you most likely to buy?
Back in October, MJ linked a time-limited funding drive from Pirate101 that included one of my major weaknesses: adorable plushies. In this case, they...
War Thunder Edge promises to bring the ‘essence of the authentic War Thunder experience to mobile’
The following is a totally real script for a new video game and not just some feverish writings from an addle-brained news reporter.
BILLY: I...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever learned anything useful from MMOs?
Earlier this fall, my family went on a hike in our favorite spot to check out the autumn foliage, and my husband started talking...
WoW Factor: So Blizzard just lost China
Sometimes it's not fun to work in this particular industry. Not in the sense that it's horrible, but in the sense that you've written...
LOTRO Legendarium: Exploring Before the Shadow’s new starter area and skirmish
You know that agonizingly delicious sensation of encountering an MMO drop that has so much stuff to explore that you hardly know where to...
For Science: New study finds positive association between excessive gaming and kids’ cognition
Academics offered up another good reason to play video games this past October: A new study of around 2000 kids found that video game...
