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Massively OP Podcast Episode 280: Middle-earth practices social distancing
Justin and Bree discuss Funcom, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, Nexon, No Man's Sky, and Skull and Bones, with adventures in LOTRO, Hearthstone, and WoW, plus mailbag topics on fidelity to artistic vision and phasing vs. immersion.
Blade & Soul lists the features of the Dark Passage update arriving on July 22
It's time for yet another Blade & Soul update, friends! Say hello to the Dark Passage update, which will be introducing a couple of...
Guild Wars 2 previews Jormag Rising’s Frost Citadel in new teaser
So, things in Guild Wars 2 are about to get pretty frosty, what with the upcoming Jormag Rising episode seeing players square off against...
One Shots: Private retreats
Where do you go to get away from it all in an MMORPG? If you look hard enough, you might find a special private...
Into the Super-verse: Seven tips for designing amazing MMO superhero costumes
While we all know that the real endgame in any MMORPG is fashion, superhero titles take this much further than the rest of the...
Battle Bards Episode 173: Down on the farm
Seeking a simpler and more quaint life? Then come on down to the farm with the Battle Bards, as the video game music crew...
Perfect Ten: Classic alt challenges for MMOs
When you start up your first character in a new MMO, it's all fresh and novel. But if you're the sort of tedious weirdo...
The Daily Grind: How grown-up do you like your MMO graphics?
I may be settling comfortably into middle age, but I'll freely admit that I'm very partial to bright colors and highly stylized designs for...
Guild Wars 2’s next episode, Jormag Rising, launches July 28 – here’s the new trailer
As promised, ArenaNet has pushed out the trailer for Guild Wars 2's next episode, titled Jormag Rising and launching in just two weeks.
"Chapter four...
Former ArenaNet founder and former Riot Games dev get $5.7M for their startup studio One More Game
What can you do with $5.7 million? Apparently, beef up your own game studio. Patrick Wyatt, a former founder of ArenaNet and En Masse...
Global Chat: Being scared of devs ‘improving’ MMOs
Do you ever live in fear that the development team behind your favorite MMORPG might screw things up in the name of progress and...
Guild Wars 2 looks for short-term WvW performance improvements
When you're in hot competition against other players in an MMO, the last thing you want to experience is hitting a skill button... and...
The Daily Grind: Do you pine for a lost era of a specific MMO?
A few weeks back, I saw a Reddit thread from a fellow MMO gamer who missed a specific version of Guild Wars 2. "Players...
Working As Intended: Decorating MMORPG houses in SWG Legends and beyond
I've been mulling over how to do a piece about MMO housing for a while now, spurred on by colleagues and readers who've said...
Guild Wars 2 datamining uncovers a new player guide coming to the game
It's always the right time to welcome new people into your favorite MMO, but sometimes the process of getting them on board can be...
WoW Factor: Dissecting the drips and drabs from the Shadowlands reveal stream
All right. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands kicks off its beta next week. I would kind of like to be involved in that! I am...
Desert Oasis: How should Black Desert handle class balance?
Last week, I wrote about how the recent tamer changes in Black Desert resulted in a write-in campaign. Ever since then, I've had game...
Perfect Ten: More time traveling adventures in MMOs
Writers and geeks alike can't seem to get enough of time travel -- and neither can I! Back in 2017, I wrote a list of...
Guild Wars 2’s latest balancing patch is live as ArenaNet offers summer roadmap
Happy patch day, Guild Wars 2 fans. As we noted last week, Guild Wars 2's latest class balancing update is live today, and now it's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: How Guild Wars 2 keeps meta maps relevant
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of my time in Guild Wars 2 running through the Drizzlewood Coast meta event (be sure to check...
