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Xbox One X announces ‘select enhanced titles’ that include many online games
At its pre-Gamescom press conference this Sunday, Microsoft revealed more about its upcoming Xbox One X and its glorious 4K gaming capabilities. As part...
Massively Overthinking: Alone together vs. forced grouping in MMORPGs
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has at some point seen the xkcd called Isolation, but if not, there...
Overwatch promises that console reporting is (still) on its way
Remember how Blizzard said that a bad behavior reporting function was on its way to Overwatch's console edition? While the studio promised this week...
World of Tanks introduces PvE War Stories, amps up metal soundtrack
Maybe it shouldn't come as a huge shocker that the studio behind World of Tanks is into (pause for punny effect) heavy metal. Wargaming...
Armored Warfare will blast its way to the PlayStation4 in 2018
Tank MMO Armored Warfare is coming to console -- or at least one console -- My.com has announced today.
"My.com, Developer and Global Publisher is...
Global Chat: The MMO blogosphere’s reaction to Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
It seems like the entire MMO blogosphere wanted to chip in thoughts on the Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire announcement, whether or not...
Retro shooter Keystone rebrands as The Amazing Eternals ahead of founder beta
Remember back in 2015 when a gamer sneaked into Digital Extremes' headquarters and wandered around for a day, tricking the unassuming Canadian devs into...
Destiny 2 teases PC open beta with sweet Nvidia trailer
Hey, graphics junkies and PC fans. Are you hyped for Destiny 2's PC launch yet? In case you're not, Bungie and Nvidia have a...
The Division’s 1.7 update comes with a Survival DLC free play weekend, new lockboxes, and global events
The Division has this week patched up with Update 1.7, a whopper of a patch that introduces an epic new time-limited global event system,...
Cliff Bleszinski thinks streaming the LawBreakers testing was a mistake
Hey, kids! Want to read a big long interview with Cliff Bleszinski about launching LawBreakers? Because you probably shouldn't read it if you're an...
The Stream Team: A Jackal assassination in Warframe
As much as Massively OP's MJ wants to complete all the missions on Venus, she heard that there's a pet to be had on...
Ubisoft on Skull and Bones’ business model, ‘treasure chest’ lootboxes, and live events
If you thought that Ubisoft's Skull and Bones pirate MMO wasn't going to have lootboxes, seriously, what rock are you living under? (And is...
The Stream Team: A first look at Foxhole
Massively OP's MJ has played sandboxes set in space, in prehistoric times, in apocalyptic wastelands, and in fantasy worlds. But until now, she hasn't...
Destiny 2 is fixing a lot of bugs for its PC beta
The down side for players looking forward to Destiny 2 on the PC is that they have to wait a little longer for pretty...
Massively Overthinking: Is the popularity of small-scale co-op games hurting MMORPGs?
Gamasutra has an unusual piece from an Ubisoft developer this week arguing that co-op gameplay is the industry's rising midcore trend, one that he...
Overwatch finally incorporates a deathmatch mode
While resistant for a long time about adding the game mode, Blizzard has finally acquiesced to bringing deathmatch to Overwatch.
Game Director Jeff Kaplan explained...
Overwatch League expands again with teams from London and LA
Blizzard continues raking in the big bucks for its fledgling Overwatch League, adding two new teams to its roster: a London team purchased by...
LawBreakers picks up positive Steam reviews, stutter issues on PS4
In spite of the fact that Boss Key is still trying to make that #skilledaf hashtag a thing on Twitter, Nexon/CliffyB's brand-new shooter LawBreakers appears to...
Destiny 2 also has a line of scented candles
She enters your apartment and you stand ready to greet her, wearing your Destiny 2-branded bathrobe. "Come in," you purr, offering her a sippy...
Global Chat: What Asian MMOs can learn from the west
Usually when it comes to discussing world hemispheres of MMO game design, comments and observations are made about what western studios can learn from their...
