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Battle Bards Episode 167: Childlike wonder
Tapping into their inner children, the three Battle Bards get into the spirit of name calling, trading stickers, and goofing off in kiddie MMOs....
The Daily Grind: How have pandemic responses affected your MMO socializing?
Last week, my kids and I were playing Trove when I realized that global chat was absolutely filled with blabbering about the virus. It's...
Global Chat: Becoming a bear in Wizard101
You've created characters to play in MMOs, but have you ever actually wanted to be a permanent part of one? Tom Purdue over at...
COVID-19 roundup: Game spending shoots up, Stadia Pro goes free, and GDC tries again
Let's catch up on all of the craziness about how COVID-19 is impacting the world of gaming. It turns out that being locked inside...
Guild Wars 2 Super Adventure Box reopens next week, plus somebody bought the golden sink
Finally! ArenaNet had previously announced that Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box, inarguably the best April Fools' event in all of MMO land, was...
Fight or Kite: You’re stuck in the house, so PvP with the kids in Trove
It might not be the best time in history to be a human, but it is one of the best times to be a...
The Game Archaeologist: The history of Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box
In the MMORPG genre, April Fools' Day is especially relished as a time in which developers and studios can get a bit wacky and...
The Daily Grind: What is your favorite memory from a shuttered MMORPG?
Free Realms. Warhammer Online. WildStar. Asheron's Call. We've lived through so these and so many other MMO shutdowns over the years, leaving behind screenshots,...
Massively Overthinking: How are MMO players faring through the pandemic?
This week's Overthinking is going to be a bit different from normal. As we've been covering extensively for more than the past two months,...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that were ahead of their time
Timing is, as they say, everything. A good idea presented at the wrong time (and perhaps in the wrong way) might fizzle hard when...
Free Realms Sunrise rogue server readies beta, adds housing
For those missing Sony Online Entertainment's long-departed Free Realms, the only hope they've had has rested in the hands of a volunteer dev team...
Wizard 101 announces the arrival of a test realm and new pet features that will be up for testing
The arrival of a test realm very often seems to be a development that's met with a lot of praise from players, so fans...
Massively on the Go: How Pokemon Go is improving without all the ‘go’
We've briefly covered some of Pokemon Go's new changes in light of recent non-fun viral events, and in today's Massively on the Go, I want...
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box is coming mid-April, not next week, and there’s no new World
I've joked a few times this week about how badly my kids want to play Super Adventure Box in Guild Wars 2, and I...
Guild Wars 2 explores player variety and choices in Visions of the Past: Steel and Fire
Not gonna lie, my kids have been begging me for Super Adventure Box all week, and everytime ArenaNet tweets something on the Guild Wars...
Ship of Heroes just announced a ‘surprise beta’ for everyone during the pandemic
So here's a fun Friday surprise: Ship of Heroes boss Casey McGeever asked fans what the team - all working from home - could...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO topics have you changed your mind on over the years?
On last week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I took a stab at answering a fun question from MOP reader and listener Pieter about...
More and more MMOs are offering sales and events during the coronavirus pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, MMOs and other MMO-adjacent games and studios continue to react, bringing their staffs home and offering bonuses...
Daybreak, Cryptic, City State, Frontier, and more MMO studios affected by worldwide pandemic shutdowns
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make itself felt, we've got another quick roundup of news relevant to MMO players.
First, we've...
The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot widens its F2P doorway
St. Patty's day is alive and kicking in Dark Age of Camelot through next Wednesday, but the big news here is that Broadsword is...
