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Path of Exile’s Crucible expansion and league go live this afternoon on PC
It's expansion day for Path of Exile! Crucible is rolling out to PC this afternoon; it includes the new Atlas gateways for endgamers, the...
‘Real-time battler’ Spellcraft enters alpha today – here’s how to get in
As promised, One More Game officially kicks off the alpha test for Spellcraft on Steam today. Spellcraft was originally unveiled a year ago, though...
Diablo IV deep-dives its endgame systems – and PvP map – in new video
Blizzard's latest dev video on Diablo IV pokes a bit further into the depths of the endgame - systems and content that players couldn't...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 416: Jedi mind trick
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day in MMOs, SWTOR, Mad World, Last Epoch, Anvil Empires, Multiversus, E3, ARK 2, and ARK Survival Ascended, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and WoW Classic, plus mailbag topics on leaving your mark on and feeling special in MMO game worlds.
Lost Ark’s spring update is set to launch on April 12
While Amazon's New World team is busy putting out fresh fellowshippy fires, the Lost Ark team is blazing forward with its spring update, and...
Why I Play: Diablo III – From Reaper of Souls to today
In the first part of this Why I Play retrospective on Diablo III, I discussed the early issues that accompanied the game's record-setting debut....
Lost Ark details requirements and events to help players prep for April’s Brelshaza hard mode raid
The month of April is once more bringing another layer of top tier content to players of Lost Ark. At least it is to...
Why I Play: Diablo III – From pre-release to Reaper of Souls
It's hard for me to believe that Diablo III's May 15th, 2012, release was over a decade ago. And despite its reputation of being...
Diablo IV notes 29B monsters slain and 61M hours played during the open beta test
This past weekend was a very obviously busy one for Diablo IV considering it was running an open beta test. That said, those who...
Massively Overthinking: The dumbest conversations in your main MMO’s general chat
Last week, in a thread about one of Diablo IV's many rivals, MOP commenter Greaterdivinity noted that chat in the game was exhausting because...
ExileCon 2023 includes Path of Exile 2 updates, a competitive race live on stage, and will stream free for all
Fans are always eager to hear about Path of Exile's upcoming leagues, but that might pale in comparison to the desire to get more...
Path of Exile’s April 7th update Crucible gives weapons their own skill trees
Spring has sprung, and a new Path of Exile league is about to bloom. Next week -- April 7th for PC and April 12th...
Vague Patch Notes: Can anyone really cover games objectively when there’s suffering built-in to them?
In July of 2021, we started a roundup tag in our tag cloud that most of us probably didn't expect to still be using...
Grimdark MMOARPG Mad World is finally launching April 27
Jandisoft's tease of an announcement for the announcement has finally come to fruition as this morning the studio revealed an April 27th launch date...
Diablo Immortal’s Age of Falling Towers update adds territory claiming and new dungeon tomorrow
Hey, remember Diablo Immortal? It still exists, and it would like your attention back after those Diablo IV beta weekend double-headers. It plans on...
Activision-Blizzard and NetEase’s breakup was caused by long-brewing disputes and alleged threats
One of the biggest MMO and gaming stories capping off the end of 2022 and spilling over into the start of 2023 was the...
Not So Massively: Second impressions of Diablo IV
My initial impression of the Diablo IV open beta was lukewarm at best, but I did hold some hope that the second beta weekend...
Global Chat: Diablo IV is an MMO, change my mind
Besides melting GPUs, ejecting colors into the sun, and being more grim than your unapproving Aunt Kelka, Diablo IV's becoming known for actually being...
Not So Massively: Wolcen’s Endgame is one of online gaming’s all-time worst blunders
Speaking as a long-time fan of the game, I think the post-launch management of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem has been an absolute mess. There...
The Daily Grind: What brands do you actually wish MMOs would partner with?
Earlier this month, the MOP community had a little giggle over Blizzard's rather random (or maybe depressingly on point) collab with KFC that urged...
