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Lost Ark hypes up the arrival of its Mystics and Mayhem update with a new trailer
There will be some spooky good fun that's soon to be had in Lost Ark when the Mystics and Mayhem update arrives this week,...
The MOP Up: Elder Scrolls Online introduces one of Firesong’s defenders
With Elder Scrolls Online's Firesong DLC arriving early next month, there will be a new roster of characters to meet during this new journey....
Four Winds: Lost Ark and the refinement of MMO item enhance systems
In the last edition of Four Winds, I promised I'd cover how three MMOs utilized item enhance systems to facilitate progression, and then I...
Lost Ark sets players to raiding in next week’s Mystics and Mayhem update
Halloween, or a version of it, effectively arrives in Lost Ark next week as Amazon unrolls Mystics and Mayhem on October 26th.
"This update comes...
Diablo IV begins sending invites to its endgame-focused closed beta test
Is it a breach of NDA if Diablo IV fans scramble around excitedly online over being invited to the APRG's next test? Regardless of...
Blizzard Albany’s Diablo QA wins right to unionize as NLRB rejects Activision-Blizzard challenge
It's a good day for games industry workers as Activision-Blizzard has once again failed to suppress the burgeoning worker unions forming within the company:...
Choose My Adventure: Getting into the routine with Lost Ark’s Machinist
The polling for last week's Lost Ark Choose My Adventure was pretty clear: stay in the lower levels and focus on the Machinist. I...
Lost Ark has kicked off its second round of tiered season pass rewards, including a sparkly stag
Amazon is full-steam ahead on Lost Ark's season pass system with the launch of Ark Pass Season 2 this week. Actually, there are three...
Diablo Immortal adds a pair of limited-time events for Halloween
I fully admit that I forgot entirely about Diablo Immortal, as it's been pretty quiet as Overwatch 2, WoW Classic, and Dragonflight have been...
The Stream Team: Continuing the Machinist journey in Lost Ark
MOP's Chris is coming back to Lost Ark once again to continue his poll-led adventure as a low-level Machinist. Join him today at 2:00...
Lost Ark applies a few fixes and kicks off the second season of its Ark Pass
Today is patch day for Lost Ark, and obviously that means there are some patch notes to enjoy. Assuming you enjoy patch notes, of...
Torchlight Infinite launches into early access with cross-platform multiplayer
The Torchlight franchise just welcomed its newest member into the fold this week -- but this one may not look and feel like the...
Path of Exile’s Grinding Gear Games shows off the team’s new office, complete with recording booth
When you picture the office of a game development studio, what do you picture? A dank dungeon with stone walls, hanging chains, and a...
Diablo II Resurrected adds Terror Zones, new charms, and its second ladder season
Diablo II: Resurrected has added some terror this spooky season, but it's not a Halloween event; it's the addition of Terror Zones as part...
Lost Ark offers start date and timing for western European and South American server merges
The smooshing together of servers for Lost Ark, which readers will remember was first detailed at the beginning of September, is proceeding on as...
Massively Overthinking: Do you take vacation time to play MMOs?
Back when Amazon was busy merging several dozen Lost Ark servers, I saw a comment thread where people were grousing about being locked out...
Vague Patch Notes: Why are mobile MMOs Like That?
If you have read my writing a bunch over the years, you have probably observed me mentioning how much I like Final Fantasy Tactics...
Flagship’s dead MMO Mythos is back as a single-player RPG from Hellgate owner Hanbitsoft
A few weeks ago on the MassivelyOP Podcast, Justin and I were trying to come up with MMOs that had centaur-like races, and we...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 391: Shuffling around dragons, pirates, and embers
Justin and Bree discuss Embers Adrift, WoW Dragonflight, Skull and Bones, Lost Ark, and LOTRO, with adventures in WoW Classic, Tower of Fantasy, SWG Legends, and Ultima Online, plus mailbag discussions on licensing for game streaming and MOP guilds, forums, and Discord.
Choose My Adventure: Returning to the very beginning of Lost Ark
I've been away from Lost Ark long enough that I'm effectively being left in the dust in terms of endgame - presumably, anyway -...
