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Daybreak says it has ‘no affiliation’ with Columbus Nova, the company it said bought it in 2015
Note: We've updated this piece heavily at the end with Daybreak's statements and further links.
A chain of business connections could have a real and...
The Daily Grind: What was the most disappointing MMO expansion of all time?
Best and worst, top and bottom: It's fun to discuss video game in absolute extremes (at times). And I'll bet that a lot of...
Lord of the Rings Online talks Update 23, Mordor’s difficulty, lag, and more
Now that Lord of the Rings Online has emerged from Mordor, it's preparing to go back in the future. SSG's Rob Ciccolini and Jerry...
Check out these jaw-dropping LOTRO panoramas
One of the true joys for many Lord of the Rings Online fans is being able to explore an intricate and often gorgeous-looking Middle-earth....
Lord of the Rings Online celebrates its eleventh birthday
Not that Hobbits need much of an excuse to throw a party, but it just so happens to be Lord of the Rings Online's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 165: Step into the Morninglight
Justin and MJ discuss Secret World Legends, DDO, WoW, Conan Exiles, RIFT, LOTRO, TERA, Ultima Online, ArcheAge, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on combat combos and recapturing former players.
Jukebox Heroes: Five great YouTube channels for MMO music
As a collector and reviewer of MMORPG soundtracks, I owe a great debt to fellow music lovers who take the time to somehow extract...
One Shots: Fun with filters
You know all of those weird filter effects that you have in your photo editing software? There always seems to be a stigma against...
Global Chat: RIFT Prime numbers
RIFT's new Prime progression server certainly has recaptured or recruited many MMO bloggers to the game as of late, and it is all anyone...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO NPC do you love to mock?
Hell hath no sarcasm like MMO gamers who find a particular NPC to be a little too annoying, repetitive, or otherwise goofy. Then the...
The MMO Book Club introduces the good kind of lootboxes
Not quite a year ago, we covered a brand-new MMO community called the MMO Book Club, whose goal was to bring MMO players together...
The Daily Grind: Are blacklists, quizzes, and threats effective at reducing text toxicity in MMOs?
Toxicity in online gaming just keeps popping up - specifically as it pertains to chat and commenting.
MOP reader Tanek pointed us to a thread about...
Lord of the Rings Online releases secret goat quest
Leave it to the sly folks at Standing Stone Games to slip a little spring surprise into Lord of the Rings Online.
The studio behind...
One Shots: Don’t you forget about me
I think that we can all agree that Hirku seems like he'd be a pretty fun-loving dude to hang out with in World of...
Massively Overthinking: The war on MMO chat toxicity
This week, The Ancient Gaming Noob posted up an image of RIFT Prime, where Trion asks people to... play nice. "Just a neighborly reminder...
Lord of the Rings Online team works on future ‘far-flung adventures’
Having some issues with Lord of the Rings Online Update 22? A small patch released on Wednesday may have cleared it up. The small...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 161: Project power
Justin and Bree discuss RIFT Prime, Trove, Project C, Project Gorgon, H1Z1, The Division 2, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on mimicking Minecraft's business model and playing the good stuff while you still can.
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Project Gorgon’s early access?
People, I am frustrated. But in a good way.
With the activation of RIFT Prime, the release of LOTRO's Northern Mirkwood, and now this week's...
One Shots: The Soviet Summoner
Undoubtedly, our world is poorer in this post-City of Heroes era for the lack of pun-inspired superhero names that used to run, fly, and...
The Stream team: Fiddle fun in LOTRO
Massively OP's MJ may not be able to participate in LOTRO's recently released Chapters 5 and 6 of the Black Book of Mordor, but...