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The Daily Grind: Is early access to content a good thing in MMOs?
Because I was subscribed at the right time, I had access to Star Wars: The Old Republic's next major story chapter two days early....
Global Chat: Saying farewell to City of Steam
No doubt by now you have heard that the indie steampunk City of Steam has been shuttered. And while its demise won't change the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 50: Happy birthday MOP!
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and Bree discuss MOP's first birthday, DUST 514, H1Z1, DCUO, Hearthstone, Anarchy Online, Diablo III, and TSW, with a mailbag question on the return of MMO subs.
The Daily Grind: Which survival sandbox are you most likely to play?
Over the weekend, Justin wrote about the deluge of major online multiplayer survival sandboxes hitting us lately. First there was DayZ and its early...
Wisdom of Nym: The Warring Triad and what it means for Final Fantasy XIV
The Warring Triad is a big deal in Final Fantasy VI. We don't actually know if it's a big deal in Final Fantasy XIV,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO monetization schemes don’t piss you off?
Gamasutra argued last week that there are three effective in-app purchase strategies that mobile gamers don't hate:
the classic demo, where players can try the...
EVE Evolved: The right way to reboot DUST 514
This week we heard the news that CCP Games will be officially shutting down PS3 online shooter DUST 514 in May to start work on...
The Daily Grind: Are you reluctant to test MMOs you’re excited to play?
Am I excited, with some reservations, about World of Warcraft's next expansion? You bet. Am I happy to be involved with the testing? Yes....
Leaderboard: MMO RvR versus FFA PvP
Last month, we did a little post on MMORPG PvP asking about two-faction PvP and whether it was really suited for all the MMO...
The Game Archaeologist: Ten strange pre-release facts about World of Warcraft
An endless ocean of words, a tsunami of thoughts, and a riptide of fan devotion has flooded the gaming world about World of Warcraft...
The Daily Grind: What’s the appeal of survival games?
It hasn't escaped my attention that survival games have become an insanely popular video game market over the past few years. Titles like ARK:...
Das Tal introduces new features for weekend test, opens clan signups
Indie sandbox Das Tal is running a "dev-supporter-exlusive" playtest this weekend to test its latest build and its new features. What can testers expect...
Ask Mo: Re-reviewing MMORPGs and birthday shenanigans
Mo's been collecting letters to the editor for me to address in Ask Mo for the past month or two, and this one from...
The Daily Grind: Does gender play a role in your MMORPG class selection?
We've been covering Nick Yee-founded Quantic Foundry's game analytics research as it's fleshing out the Gamer Motivation Model, which seeks to create a modernized...
Massively Overthinking: Old MMORPGs, disco, and pop culture phenomena
A reader named Rob provides this week's Massively Overthinking topic. It's a really good one!
"Why isn't playing an old MMO from a previous decade...
EverQuesting: Music makes EverQuest II’s Terrors of Thalumbra complete
Music has been on my mind a lot lately. OK, so it is always on my mind! From skipping down the streets belting out...
WoW Factor: Thoughts from inside the Legion alpha
Tuesday brought along a big surprise for me in the form of access to the Legion alpha test. I had pretty much resigned myself...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most disheartening loss you’ve had in an MMO?
Losses aren't fun in any game. No one ever wants to lose. But in a single-player game you usually can reload from a save...
Jukebox Heroes: Six soundtracks from MMOs that never launched
As an MMO fan, there are few things as sad as a promising game being killed in development without seeing the light of a...
Indie Russian airship sandbox LuckCatchers is on Steam Greenlight for voting
For reasons which remain shrouded in mystery, there are still very few games in which players take control of airships simply as a matter...
