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Perfect Ten: Original MMOs that never came to be
"What could have been" is a path that I travel frequently, especially when I write The Game Archaeologist column. It genuinely haunts me that...
Welcome to the Litter Box, a player-built naked fight club in Fallout 76
As we've covered before, one of the best parts of Fallout 76 is the things that players build in-game with their C.A.M.P.s, so it...
Lawful Neutral: Cheating, copyright law, and the WoW Glider lawsuit
I have fond memories of using the Game Genie on my NES. To my seven-year-old self, it was a godsend. So many Nintendo games...
Massively Overthinking: Contemplating Colossus and Camelot Unchained
You had to know we were going to talk about Camelot Unchained in this edition of Massively Overthinking, right?
Last week, City State Entertainment announced...
Perfect Ten: Tabletop RPGs that would make fun MMOs
Sometimes you have a deep and current reason for writing a column, something that is actively happening in the world of MMOs that requires...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs of the decade
A few years back, we did a cheeky Massively Overthinking about our five favorite MMORPGs of all time. It was quite a potent list...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2019
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. Hey, you...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMO betas rob you of launch joy?
I use to think of betas as being unpaid labor for video game companies, but maybe I've been going about it all wrong. On...
The Daily Grind: What are the odds that Daybreak can turn itself around?
I've had... severe concerns about Daybreak Games over the last several years, and I'm sure that I am not alone in this. The multiple...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually engage with player-generated content in MMOs?
Two videos inspired today's Daily Grind. One is a recent episode of Extra Credits about player-generated content in games - what we've always called...
Dot Big Bang is a voxel sandbox that lets you create your own objects and worlds for multiplayer shenanigans
I miss the ever-loving heck out of Landmark. Way more than I expected to, actually. Or, perhaps more specifically, I miss the potential that...
City of Titans offers a look at the landmarks of Alexandria from inside the game’s world
While we've gotten a look at landmark locations a couple of times in City of Titans before, the latest preview post would be the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you wish had an emulator – but doesn’t?
A few weeks back, when The Matrix 4 news hit, I spent some time digging around The Matrix Online's community so that I could...
One Shots: All the awesome you can handle
One day when I grow up, I hope to be half as amazing and down-to-earth cool as most of our One Shots community here....
Former Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars franchise composer is accused of sexual assault
The gaming industry is in the midst of its own #MeToo moment, and one of the industry vets who stands accused is popular composer...
Legends of Aria hits Steam early access today with the PvP patch, a sale, and a free month of sub for loyalists
Legends of Aria's big day has arrived - or will when the gates open today around 3 p.m. EDT.
A few weeks ago, Citadel Studios...
Lord of the Rings Online gets swamped with its next update
While it's not a major content update, Lord of the Rings Online's 24.2 patch promises to deliver a nice slice of adventuring fun as...
Legends of Aria is finally launching August 6 – with a huge new patch friendly to PvE players
Legends of Aria has had an interesting development life the last few years. Upjumped from the small-scale Shards Online to a much broader-scale MMORPG...
Some Assembly Required: A Stage Reborn brings live theater to Final Fantasy XIV
There's roleplaying in MMORPGs, and then there is playing a role! We're talking pixelated actors performing live theater within a virtual world. Yes, it's...
Warframe of Mind: TennoGen fosters player creativity and content, store now on Steam
With TennoCon 2019 in the rearview mirror, it's time for folks to buckle down and get back to work developing more awesomeness for Warframe....
