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Catching up with Shroud of the Avatar’s Starr Long
As Kickstarter projects successfully funded via the power of nostalgia have proven, gamer loyalty can burn strong even decades after experiencing titles that make...
WildStar is going free-to-play this autumn
Critics, current players, former players, people who had briefly heard about the title from friends and family - a lot of people didn't think...
Shards’ project lead talks development, pay-for-mods, and more
What's up with Shards Online this week? Well, quite a bit according to project lead and Ultima Online veteran Derek Brinkmann. MassivelyOP recently caught up with...
Richard Garriott’s first CRPG playable in Shroud of the Avatar
In 1977, Richard Garriott designed his first computer RPG on a teletype at his high school in order to earn a computer of his...
ArcheAge preps a barrel racing daily event
ArcheAge is gearing up for its annual Rum Runner Rapids event, which looks to involve drinking, whitewater rapids, and barrels out of bond.
More specifically,...
One Shots: Nothing to see here, move along
Do you ever stop to realize just how much weirdness we see and dismiss every day as MMO gamers? If a fraction of the...
The Daily Grind: What MMO gets you exploring?
You want to hear something weird? For as much crap as WildStar got about its path system, I actually do love to explore in...
Massively Overthinking: What would persuade you to play a classic MMO?
For this edition of Massively Overthinking, Kickstarter donor Sargon wants us think back to 1997, when Ultima Online launched and parted MMOs from graphical MUDs forever....
The Repopulation adds diplomacy minigame with new patch
Wait, there are other ways to resolve conflict with in-game NPCs than to stab large holes in their torsos? The Repopulation seems to think...
Tree of Life is available on Steam
If you wake up in the morning and find yourself just unable to get enough early access sandbox titles to whet your appetite, you'll...
Neverwinter announces its next major update, Underdark
Neverwinter is heading into a dark place with its next major update. Darker than dark, even. Tenatively dubbed Neverwinter: Underdark, the next module will...
A guide to building and using your kingdom in Crowfall
Crowfall's individual campaign worlds are intended to be reset over time. That's by design; each world will flourish, then wither, then die. But the...
Perfect Ten: How to find the right MMO for you
A common question that I see posited around forums and Reddit is, "What MMO should I play?" If there is a more loaded question...
ArcheAge releases the Dread Prophecies update
Ghost ships? An aggravated kraken? Just what in Sam Hill is going on in ArcheAge these days, anyway?
Well, the fantasy sandpark has released one of...
ArcheAge’s Freedich housing disappears tomorrow
Do you play ArcheAge? Do you own land on Freedich Isle? If so, you'll want clear out all your chests, furniture, and crested items...
The Game Archaeologist: What Star Wars Galaxies life was like before the NGE
A decade after Star Wars Galaxies' "New Game Enhancements" hit the game, controversy, grumbling, and revelations still pop up about the notorious decision to...
GTA Online: All the open world feels, none of the MMO grind
Any minute now I'm going to log out of Grand Theft Auto Online so I can finish this not-a-review. Seriously, I've played this game...
Koster on Star Wars Galaxies’ combat and social connectivity ‘glue’
MMO designer Raph Koster is back with yet another post-mortem on Star Wars Galaxies, this one the second part of his "living society" discussion. Get...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why LOTRO needs a progression server
At some point this year -- Turbine isn't saying when, yet -- Lord of the Rings Online will be making an effort to consolidate...
El Somni Quas draws upon classic Ultima Online for an old-school MMO experience
It's interesting to see how players who have grown up under the influence of certain MMOs are now making their own games drawing from...
