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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...
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 415: Don’t go into the Lightfall
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's update 36, Destiny 2's Lightfall, CCP's blockchain game, DDO's promo, Ship of Heroes on Steam, and the return of Alganon, with adventures in LOTRO, New World, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes, plus a pair of mailbag topics on AI tech in MMOs.
The Division 2 threatens to ban players over XP glitches that are causing server instability
Apparently, players have found a way to earn loads of XP in The Division 2, but doing so is causing the game's servers to...
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...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any dealbreakers when it comes to trying new MMOs?
So I have a thing about MMO cameras: I pretty much will not play an MMORPG that doesn't let me center my camera and...
Dysterra permanently slashes price, hands out in-game furniture to early buyers
Back in February, the early access sci-fi survival FPS Dysterra was hosting a promotion that, among other things, provided a 30% discount on the...
UK regulator finds Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard buyout won’t harm competition or Call of Duty on PlayStation
The see-saw ride of findings and statements from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority continues, as the governing body has now put forth an...
The MOP Up: Open-world tactical RPG Wartales releases next month
Looking to wage medieval war in a different format? You'll soon get your chance with Wartales, an open-world tactical RPG that's fully luanching on...
Overwatch 2’s director discusses balancing, collabs, rewards, and Season 4 competitive play updates
With six months of work on the team vs. team shooter Overwatch 2 now under his belt, director Aaron Keller is taking a moment...
The Stream Team: Celebrating 10 years of Warframe Space Ninjas
Double digits! Warframe has made it to the double digits with today's 10th anniversary. That means it has been a full decade of Space...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Sengoku Yōkai, Kakele Online, and Void Crew
Welcome back to another roundup of a few MMOs and multiplayer titles we and possibly you had never heard of... before now!
Sengoku: Yōkai -...
Fortnite celebrates Ramadan with Lantern Fest 2023 as players start releasing Unreal Creator content
The celebration of Ramadan might primarily be about introspection and religious restraint, but it also is marked with lanterns lighting the streets, and it's...
Vague Patch Notes: The objective truth of ‘objectivity’ in games journalism
All right, folks, real talk: Originally there was going to be a much more sober and depressing column this week, but then this week...
Bungie says it will ‘honor Lance Reddick’s presence through his performances yet to come’ in Destiny 2
A week ago, the world found out that actor Lance Reddick had passed away, and as we chronicled, the Destiny 2 community mobilized with...
Massively Overthinking: The times MMO developers admitted they were… wrong
Earlier in March, Jagex did the unthinkable for an MMORPG company: It admitted it was wrong about something. If you're used to the Blizzards...
Multiplayer spy movie team shooter Deceive Inc. makes its full release on PC and console
If you're looking for a competitive FPS that doesn't appear to put its foot on the deathmatch gas pedal too much, then you might...
Remnant From the Ashes confirms a summer release for its sequel as the original lands on Nintendo Switch
Back in 2020, Remnant: From the Ashes design director John Pearl pondered the potential for a sequel in an interview as the original shooter...
World of Warships goes rubber ducky crazy once again for its annual April Fools’ event
Rubber ducky, you're the one. You make naval fights so much fun. That's right, rubber duck fights are back again in World of Warships'...
FTC finalizes fine for Fortnite’s dark patterns as Epic talks up NFT ‘games’ on EGS
Usually when people says things are going "pretty well," your first sympathetic instinct is to ask about what might be troubling them; those words...
