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Massively Overthinking: MMOs that need VR
Man, our Kickstarter backers are fixated on virtual reality. It's almost as if you guys are really tech-savvy and into gaming immersion or something!
Today's Massively Overthinking question...
World of Warcraft’s 6.2.2 patch brings flying to Draenor on September 1st [Updated]
At long last, we have a definitive answer to the question of when flying will (probably) come to World of Warcraft's latest expansion: September...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best aquatic gameplay?
There are very few things that IÂ miss about ArcheAge. One of them is the title's aquatic gameplay. Whether we're talking about its vast array...
The Daily Grind: Could The Secret World survive as a single-player game?
Most MMOs would make terrible single-player games by virtue of their scope and design. Take multiplayer out of it and most of us would...
Hearthstone reveals entire Grand Tournament card list
Hearthstone's Grand Tournament expansion will not only convey player's minds to the days of Warcraft-past but greatly add to the number of available cards and...
The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios disclose the odds of winning lockbox prizes?
Every once in a while in an MMO, the desire to play with numbers grips me, like the time I hand-crafted a thousand drinks in Star...
The Daily Grind: Have you played Pathfinder Online?
I've been looking into Pathfinder here lately, though I haven't taken the early access plunge yet. Goblinworks has a 15-day free trial listed on...
MMO Week in Review: Funcom’s fate (August 16, 2015)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
Funcom...
One Shots: They’ll swallow your soul
Sometimes you can't help but take a screenshot of what is otherwise nightmare fuel, because perhaps in freezing a scene in its tracks, you...
The Daily Grind: What MMO would you tell your younger self about?
If I could travel back in time and talk with Past Eliot in the year 2000, I would... well, actually, I would tell him...
Make My MMO: August 15, 2015
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Project Gorgon topped another couple of stretch goals. The funky fantasy sandbox thing with cows stands at just...
WRUP: Better baby names edition
Argyle Farts. Mumu of the Pyramid People. Simon, Kyle, and Snorkums. Subject Name Here. Damp. I Have a Human Brain. Relogaz of the Sunless...
The Daily Grind: Are lifetime subs ever worth it?
Seeing Champions Online's lifetime subscription go on sale last week -- for the "low" price of $200 -- made me think once again what...
Betawatch: August 14th, 2015
We all thought that Otherland was dead due to something as silly as a very long silence and the complete failure of its development...
Leaderboard: What’s your favorite Funcom MMO?
Earlier this week, news of Funcom's dwindling financial fortunes kind of depressed me. And judging by our comments, it depressed a number of you,...
The Daily Grind: Do you play on private servers for dead MMOs?
Massively OP Kickstarter donor Igor aka Slaith proposes we debate private servers for dead MMOs for today's Daily Grind -- specifically, he mentions Warhammer Online.
This is...
Massively Overthinking: How seriously do you take MMO lore?
Kickstarter donor Alien Legion has proposed an intriguing question about lore in MMORPGs.
"Back in my World of Warcraft days, I mentioned to a friend that I would...
The Daily Grind: How do you play Elder Scrolls Online?
I reinstalled Elder Scrolls Online this week, and I don't know why. I mean, I like the game well enough, and did from day...
The Daily Grind: What gives you hope for the future of MMOs?
We can't help but look ahead in this industry, even as we play in the present and wax nostalgic for the past. What's coming...
Global Chat: Guild Wars 2 needs to get its act together
Hunter's Insight is a long-time fan and player of Guild Wars 2, but recently he had some pretty harsh words to say regarding the...