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Roblox’s business model prompts fresh accusations of child labor exploitation
For the longest time, we always thought of Roblox as "that kids game with ridiculous numbers of active users." Yet as we reported last...
One Shots: Christmas is on fire, yo
'Twas the One Shots before Christmas, and all through Star Citizen people were throwing trees on the bonfire and making their arboreal relatives watch....
The Daily Grind: What MMO Christmas gift would you love to get?
My kids are wizards at making wish lists when their birthdays and Christmas approach. I do think that they're getting a little over-ambitious because...
The Game Archaeologist: Hero101, the lost KingsIsle superhero MMO
You do get the sense that KingsIsle once had very grand plans for what is called its "101 Universe." After Wizard101 came out to...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of MassivelyOP’s 2021 predictions
Last year's MMORPG predictions didn't exactly go to plan, since in 2019, we weren't really expecting 2020 to play out the way it did....
Wizard101 takes you to the lost world of Lemuria with its latest update
Did you really think that Wizard101 was going to let you end this year without a heavy dose of charm, weirdness, and cybercop platypi?...
One Shots: Multilevel marketing dragons
To kick us off in One Shots today, Miol seems embroiled in some... issues: "You’d think with a flying dragon, you could finally reach...
Perfect Ten: 10 stock MMO mobs from crummy to cool
My pet theory of MMOs is that they exist in a gaming multiverse with scores of unseen connections. This explains why so many of...
Gamigo investor report promises a ‘great update’ for RIFT in Q1, Atlas Rogues is abandoned
It's a bit of good news and unsurprising bad news out of the third quarter investor report from MGI, the company that runs Gamigo....
Wizard101 is testing a major fall update revolving around lemur people
Wizard101 is gearing up for a big fall update, whose second patch is currently in testing on the game's test realm. The update includes...
How to support Extra Life 2021, from Guild Wars 2 and EverQuest to LOTRO and City of Heroes
If you caught MJ's latest Massively Uplifting, you probably noticed that Extra Life is ramping up across the gaming industry, and particularly among MMORPG...
One Shots: The mysterious allure of fire
I've often been in awe of the simple power of a fireplace or bonfire in how it fascinates everyone who comes near it. We,...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the most painful or memorable bug you ever experienced in an MMO?
Witnessing all the folks upset over losing gear and trades to rollbacks over and over in Diablo II Resurrected made me reflect on some...
Wizard101 and Pirate101 get ‘spooktacular’ with Halloween and anniversary events
Considering that Wizard101's multi-genre setting is already 79% of the way to Halloween most days of the year, pushing it over the edge into...
Astroneer’s fall update invites you to plant ALL the space squash
We somehow managed to miss the fall Astroneer update, which is wild since my own kids have been playing it, but either way we're...
Lord of the Rings Online dazzles you with the Brawler’s sweet moves
Hey kids, did you hear that Lord of the Rings Online is getting a brand-new class this fall? We jest, of course, because Standing...
Mortal Online 2’s beta patch adds bear bags for the ursine on the go
Ever since Mortal Online 2 announced its solemn intentions to carve a bloody swath through the gaming space when it launches next January, there...
Working As Intended: Brute-forcing the MMO industry
If you're a music fan, and you probably are since you're a human, you've probably come to grips with the sense that somehow the...
Massively Overthinking: Initial impressions of New World
Amazon's Queue World - uh, I mean, New World - is finally upon us. In fact, I imagine that it's been hard to avoid...
Kid-centric sci-fi MMO NEO 2045 has officially launched (for real this time)
Back in June of this year we highlighted a game called NEO 2045, a sci-fi themed MMORPG for kids that strikes similar notes to...
