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Wizard101 treks to the sandy expanse of Mirage

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Many of us may be descending into another long, cold, and hotpants-lacking winter, but over in Wizard101, the players are positively sweltering with excitement....

The Daily Grind: What’s the most bothersome part of MMORPG monetization?

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A recent GIbiz interview on Ubisoft's monetization reveals that studios, at least the type making online shooters, have come full circle again to the...

The Stream Team: Win a Wizard101 Mirage Raider’s bundle

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Are you leery about heading out to shop this week (especially Friday!)? Massively OP's MJ understands. That's why she has some new Wizard101 bundles...
Forceful.

Star Wars: The Old Republic provides backstory fiction for Knights of the Eternal Throne

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Look, we don't want to spoil the ending of Star Wars: The Old Republic's last expansion story arc for you if you're still working...

Perfect Ten: Messed-up aspects of MMORPGs we mindlessly accept

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When we engage in the collective fantasy of playing MMORPGs, we accept certain structures and tropes that have been in place since the early...

Massively Overthinking: The MMORPG board games connection

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MOP reader Kastaguro sent us an interesting question last month about MMORPGs, board games, and a possible playerbase shift. "I was wondering if any of...

Funcom’s Q3 2016 financials hint at large Secret World update in early 2017

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Fans of The Secret World should be excited today, as Funcom's third quarter financial report to investors reveals that "The Secret World team is mainly...

Jukebox Heroes: MMORPG music for a haunted Halloween

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You simply can't have a good and proper Halloween without a perfect soundtrack to back you up. Sure, you could just pop in one...

The Game Archaeologist: Six Halloween holidays from buried MMOs

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There are two things to know about Halloween and MMOs. The first is that just about every online game in the known universe puts...

Jennifer Hale argues in favor of voice actor strike

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If you play video games with sound on, you've probably heard Jennifer Hale's voice more than once: She's a voice actress with countless credits...

Perfect Ten: Ten ways to bond with your kids over MMOs

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Back in 2009 I made the transition into parenthood, an advanced class that I still don't think I'm quite qualified for. Since then I've...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 87: Rise of Stormblood Rising

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot discuss FFXIV Stormblood, WoW, SWGEmu, The Secret World, Daybreak, SHSO, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on replacing SWG and retiring with MMORPGs.

EVE Evolved: Controversy over gambling bans and charities

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It's been a crazy, drama-filled week in EVE Online, starting with a controversial change to the EULA that will ban all gambling sites using in-game currency or assets...

The Stream Team: Thar be a Pirate101 birthday today!

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Shiver me timbers, it's a birthday! Pirate101 is celebrating its fourth birthday today, and Massively OP's MJ is joining in on the swashbuckling fun....
It was cute.

Gazillion to sunset Marvel Super Hero Squad Online in January 2017

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When I first joined the Massively crew back in 2010, the very first long-form piece I did was on Super Hero Squad Online, a Marvel-themed...

Comparing American and Japanese Pokemon Go culture

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My previous article on the culture of Japan's Pokemon Go scene was written before I'd experienced much of the American one to keep my explanations...

The Stream Team: Happy 8th birthday Wizard101!

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Who said you can't celebrate a birthday early? Certainly not MassivelyOP's MJ! It just stretches out the celebration and gives her more time to...
Vacation spots!

Wizard101 looks back at its updates this year and teases the future

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The summer is just about over, as hard as that may seem to believe. Wizard101's producer, Leah Ruben, has taken the passing season to...
And now you're

France wants to clear Pokemon Go out of schools because of creepers

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Won't someone think of the children? The French education minister does because that's kinda her whole job. As the AP reports, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem explained...

Guild Chat: Minors and MMOs: Family-friendly guilds

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Welcome along to another advice-filled edition of Guild Chat for a double-bill of advice for better facilitating junior players in guilds. I received two...

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