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Hyperspace Beacon: Three things SWTOR could add in 2018 to turn itself around
Star Wars: The Old Republic did not have a banner year in 2017. It was the first year since the launch year that did...
Chaos Theory: 2017 was a big year for the Secret World IP
Well, 2017 was interesting. It's not often that your favorite game starts off as one game at the beginning of the year and then...
Funcom is launching a ‘saga server’ specialty shard for Age of Conan called Saga of Zath
So much for maintenance mode: It appears that Funcom has plans yet for Age of Conan, if the studio's email to players and post...
Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the best value at the start of 2018
Let's talk about value. A couple of weeks back, I did an article on the healthiest games at the end of the year; today,...
What are the odds that Blizzard is making a Diablo MMORPG?
Over at MMORPG.com, one of the writers has formulated an intriguing theory that Blizzard is actually in the process of creating a Diablo MMORPG...
Anarchy Online might be considering a new fresh start server
Sometimes all it takes to light a fire under a gaming community is a simple poll.
Funcom sparked a bonfire of interest by asking fans...
Anarchy Online and Age of Conan host an arrested development sale
Just because an MMORPG's development has been put into suspended animation doesn't mean that profit still can't be made! To wit, check out Funcom's...
Final Fantasy XI prepares its last anniversary year update for December
At this point, we would like to point out to our readers that Final Fantasy XI is in maintenance mode and has been for...
The Game Archaeologist: Vanguard Saga of Heroes
The significance of Vanguard's development, release, long-running drama, second chance, and eventual closure should be of great interest not just to game historians but...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO stories of 2017
One thing you can say for the MMO industry: It never ceases to surprise all of us. No matter what predictions we may make...
Choose My Adventure: Challenging currency in Secret World Legends
Here's the thing that I love to point to whenever I talk about this portion of Secret World Legends: New England is really kind...
Whatever happened to Global Agenda, The Realm Online, and Mabinogi?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Massively Overthinking: The state of early access, alpha, and beta ‘testing’ in the MMO genre
I remember years ago when then-Massively-columnist Rubi Bayer let loose with a blistering rant on the state of faux beta MMOs. She helmed Betawatch...
The Daily Grind: Is Destiny 2 an MMO?
Massively OP reader Sray suggested we open a can of worms today, and I just happened to have a can opener handy.
"Is Destiny 2...
Age of Conan (finally) adds 720-day loyalty rewards
In one of our recent Daily Grind discussions about MMORPGs that might make it to 20 years of live operation, some of our commenters...
Happy birthday to Fallen Earth, Aion, World of Warships, and Warhammer Online
This particular part of September is loaded with MMORPG and MMO birthdays. In addition to ArcheAge, whose corgipocalypse we've been covering already, and Ultima...
Whatever happened to Black Gold, Order and Chaos Online, and Eden Eternal?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "Whatever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
Funcom will still love Conan Exiles when the new baby is here
Longtime Funcom watchers and MMORPG veterans already knew that Funcom was working on multiple games as part of its Conan franchise push, but some...
The Final Fantasy XI mobile version hasn’t died
You could be forgiven for thinking that the long-awaited mobile version of Final Fantasy XI developed by Nexon had been unceremoniously banished to the...
Whatever happened to PlanetSide 2, A Tale in the Desert, and Istaria?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "What ever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it's surprisingly...