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Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm launches, Infinite Crisis gives up
It's been a week of mixed feelings in the land of MOBAs, with the thrill of a new game launch juxtaposed against the background...
The Stream Team: Dr. Doom does Midtown Madness in Marvel Heroes
With all the trouble Dr. Doom has caused in the Marvel Heroes story, it's hard to think of him as a hero. But that...
The Stream Team: Win Dr. Doom during our Marvel Heroes anniversary party
What happens when you mix Marvel Heroes with MassivelyOP's MJ during the action RPG's month-long birthday bash? Gifts -- lots of gifts! While players...
The Soapbox: The fallacy of ‘F2P insight’ in the MMO market
I read with disgust a recent GI.biz piece about free-to-play and its supposed coming of age. The business model has of course run amok...
Marvel Heroes adds Doctor Doom, free heroes for everyone, and more
As I tried to log into Marvel Heroes this afternoon, I ran afoul of the 6 GB patch that Gazillion pushed out to Steam...
Marvel Heroes celebrates its second anniversary with Doctor Doom
Dust off your capes and adjust your ruby-quartz visors, for tomorrow is Marvel Heroes' second anniversary and all are invited to join in the...
Global Chat: Blizzard’s war on flying
How is the MMO blogging community reacting to Blizzard's proclamation that flying mounts are grounded -- perhaps permanently -- in World of Warcraft? In...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 16
Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's F2P, The Secret World's motorcycles, Echo of Souls' soft launch, Greed Monger's doom, Marvel Heroes' updates, plus mailbag questions on underused races, multiboxing, and tiny MMOs.
Not So Massively: Heroes of the Storm’s launch; Need for Speed’s online DRM
Nintendo's quriky new online paint-battle game Splatoon officially launched this week to very positive reviews. Monster-battling game Moonrise entered early access and promises Pokémon-like...
Gazillion to tune Marvel Heroes characters ‘at least once a month’
There's a big ol' update on the Marvel Heroes forums, courtesy of Doomsaw and featuring some interesting news regarding both scheduling and Gazillion's tuning...
Marvel Heroes makes retcons free forever
Listen up, bub: The era of using rare retcon potions to reset your Marvel Heroes characters is about to end. Gazillion announced yesterday that...
Not So Massively: Diablo III thieves sentenced; LoL begins automatic bans
League of Legends launched a new system to hand out immediate automatic bans for chat infractions this week, leading to many claims of unfair...
The Stream Team: Early morning Marvel Heroes mayhem
What can make any Monday morning better besides a holiday? Marvel Heroes, of course! MassivelyOP's MJ is starting her week off the best way:...
Diablo III item thieves make ‘$0,’ get prosecuted anyhow
A couple of Diablo III miscreants felt the long arm of the law in 2014, according to a Fusion article that calls the proceeding a...
Behind the scenes of the Marvel Heroes machine
With Marvel movies and television shows coming out left and right (and the comics, of course), hitching your game to this hot property is...
Nexon Korea apparently yoinked some Blizzard artwork
There are certain phrases you never really expect to come up over the course of a work day, and boy, "Nexon steals artwork from...
The Daily Grind: Are you drawn to cute in your MMO?
I am so not ashamed to admit that, hands-down, Squirrel Girl is my favorite Marvel Heroes character. Not only is she voiced by Tara...
Not So Massively: Blizzard’s $1.2 million tourney; X-Wing successor hits Kickstarter
In a bizarre coincidence, four separate MOBAs announced new champions this week. SMITE revealed an adorable Norse squirrel god named Ratatoskr and officially launched...
Blizzard ordered to pay costs in stymied lawsuit against gold seller
It's not always a foregone conclusion that Blizzard will emerge triumphant from its many court cases. Recently, it chalked one up in the "loss"...
The cowpocalypse hits Diablo III for its anniversary
Hey, would you look at that: Today is Diablo III's third anniversary! Of course, this being a hell-torn haunted world, there can't be a...
