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Shroud of the Avatar chronicles community projects
The most recent update to Shroud of the Avatar had a bit of a bunny theme. It was intentional, a bit of a nod...
The Elder Scrolls Online celebrates its first anniversary with a video
It might be hard to believe, but it's been a whole year since The Elder Scrolls Online launched. Specifically, it was a year as...
Here’s how Final Fantasy XI’s maintenance mode is going down
Players of Final Fantasy XI are unlikely to be happy about the fact that the game has moved into maintenance mode for the future,...
WildStar contract, wardrobe, and minipet patch hits the test realms
Ready to enjoy the wonders of an improved wardrobe system, the Contract mechanics, and an array of minipets in WildStar? The game's next major...
The button is not an MMO… but it’s sure something
Two days ago, Reddit launched its April Fools' Day prank. It's a button. A single button with a countdown timer next to it that's...
Codemasters CEO leaves company to join Jagex
There's a new boss in town at Jagex. Rod Cousens, previously the CEO of Codemasters, has moved shop to be the new CEO of...
Elite: Dangerous is now available on Steam
Have you yearned to play Elite: Dangerous but could not due to arcane rituals preventing you from playing any game that is not readily...
Diablo III previews upcoming Season 3 rewards
Diablo III players who want to take part in a brand-new season of play don't have much longer to wait. The third season starts...
Star Trek Online lays out Delta Recruitment rewards
Star Trek Online is launching into a big storyline soon, but like most storylines you would expect for a game that's been running for...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 8
Justin and Bree discuss Crowfall, Skyforge, LOTRO, Dungeon Fighter Online, Pillars of Eternity, EverQuest's progression server, and wardrobe systems in WildStar, RIFT, and SWTOR, with mailbag questions on the MMORTS genre and how F2P cheapens gameplay.
The EverQuest team looks back on 16 years of bad ideas
EverQuest has been running for a very long time, and the game's successes are pretty transparent to anyone who has been playing the game...
Five players clear most of WoW’s current high-end raid
How many players does it take to clear a high-end raid in World of Warcraft? If you said "20," you would be correct for...
Final Fantasy XIV launches Before the Fall patch
After more than a year of continuations, Final Fantasy XIV is wrapping up all of its stories today. Patch 2.55 has just gone live,...
Not So Massively: Dota 2 tickets sell out, Rust brings out the racists, and Grey Goo has population problems
Tickets for the Dota 2 world championship, The International, sold out in a record 10 minutes and are now being resold by scalpers for up to...
Skyforge developers respond to beta feedback
The Skyforge development team has been listening to player feedback during the second closed beta test for the game. A new post on the...
Camelot Unchained releases alpha video
The first look at a new game is always exciting. You get to see a game as something other than concept art and development...
Skyforge unveils its 13 launch day classes
A given character in Skyforge can explore all of the game's classes, and advancing in one class helps bolster progress in other classes as...
Guild Wars 2 removes bleeding caps in Heart of Thorns
One of the routinely stated design goals about Guild Wars 2 is that you should be able to wander out in the world and...
Final Fantasy XIV previews ‘Before the Fall’ update
Things are not going well in Final Fantasy XIV. In the game world, that is, not the real world. The first part of the...
WildStar outlines pets and wardrobe mechanics
Have you longed for a Rowsdower companion of your very own as you venture about in WildStar? Did you hate the game's costume system...