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I remember when achievements were first getting a pop in the MMO space, or at least when I first noticed it concurrent with World...

Yeah, this is the very definition of a fluffy post! I'm just a big proponent of cosmetic pets in MMOs, partially because it adds...

Justin, Bree, and Colin discuss Phantasy Star Online 2, Fallout 76, Holly Longdale's move to Blizzard, WoW Classic, WoW, Star Trek Online, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on FFXIV's dungeon problem, favorite MMO group roles, and specific gamer types as warning signs for games.

For about 15 years, I’ve had an MMORTS shaped hole in my heart. I didn’t even realize it was there. I used to play...

Last week, ESRB in the US and PEGI in the EU announced they would both be amending their video game rating systems to use...

As of this writing, the Final Fantasy XIV server that has made the most progress on Ishgard restoration is Tonberry on the Elemental data...

A few months ago, there was a post on the MMORPG subreddit about the MMO that was the "most intense brutal hardcore" MMO -...

Have you ever gotten deep into a character's journey in an MMO -- and gradually realized that you'd picked the wrong class for you...

Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons with my wife means getting used to the reality that I have to do fishing. The game doesn't really...

With the weirdness of the quarantine and how it's been impacting game development, I thought it might be a good time to take a...

In graphical games, looks matter -- even when we claim we're above such petty eye candy. And when we're crafting a character to represent...

The spirit of competition is coming to Destiny 2 and for once it's not about PvP. OK, it will likely involve a bit of...

In recent years, you might have noticed a new type of lawsuit coming out of game companies, as some of the more litigation-happy studios...

Let's be real, the campaign slogans for the games studio efforts to fight COVID-19 have started getting a bit ridiculous. Play Apart Together. Stay...

As we reported at the end of last week, MMORPG sandbox Fractured opened up its alpha test to all backers. With this test phase,...

So, here's something you might find funny: My greatest struggle with this particular ongoing World of Warcraft column was deciding the best possible order...

MOP reader Tyler wrote us a few weeks ago, pining for lost games during this time when so many people are under pandemic lockdown. "I...

MOP reader Sray posed us an interesting question this past week focused on how MMO business models interface with the global economy. "The last major...

There's a fresh update for Old School RuneScape, and much like the last one, this one continues to add Poll #70 requests, which means...

Fallout 76 has not had the best couple of years. As MOP's Justin said in his column rounding up Bethsoft's worst flubs - and...