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Project Horseshoe’s design papers confirm decades of MMORPG lessons
Not everyone involved in game design is trying to squeeze every last penny out of you. Yes, a lot of them are, but many...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 204: SpatialOS spasms
Justin and Bree discuss the Unity vs. SpatialOS showdown, the Destiny 2 Activision split and investigation, Elite's massive event, big updates for Guild Wars 2, FFXIV, and LOTRO, plus our adventures in ESO, LOTRO, SWG, and DDO, and reader mail on games that don't click with you, the MMOs we'd like to see built, and video game eyeballs.
World of Warcraft outlines the item reward changes arriving in the game next week
Next week sees the opening of a new raid in World of Warcraft on Normal and Heroic difficulties, which means you'll be getting some more...
Anthem promises matchmaking for all of its content
We don't yet know all of the content that will be available for Anthem, as previews thus far have showed off open-world questing and the...
Interview: Astellia’s western team on pay-to-win, themeparks, and dodging early access and battle royale
Yesterday we covered the news that South Korean born MMORPG Astellia is heading westward in 2019, with its holy trinity classes, solid PvE and...
PSA: Make sure you log in to get your free DC Universe Online CR210 character booster
Daybreak's superhero MMO DC Universe Online is currently in the midst of its eighth anniversary celebrations, complete with the new event Attack of the...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.5 in review
Ah, that's the good stuff. I'm not going to lie, I was honestly a bit concerned about this patch for Final Fantasy XIV. Not just because...
MapleStory 2’s Skybound part 2 launches as Nexon bans exploiters and shuffles the classic team
MapleStory 2 got another big content infusion this week in the form of the second part of its Skybound expansion.
"The update introduces the Fortress...
What Destiny 2 could’ve learned about community puzzle gating… from Star Wars Galaxies
Say you're the developer of an online shooter, but you really want to add something that challenges the players in a world where they...
Gamevil has begun Talion’s global rollout with Australian registrations
Man, we just did our "mobile games to watch this year" piece, but we forgot about this one: It's called Talion, it launched in...
Lord of the Rings Online introduces new raid in Update 23.2, going live today
Today, Lord of the Rings Online is deploying its latest patch, Update 23.2, which is expected to go live by around noon Eastern time....
MapleStory 2 interview: The Soul Binder, PvP, music, the western front, and battling pay-to-win
MapleStory 2 charmed our previewer, our podcasters, even our writers when it came time for picking out the underdog MMO of 2018, thanks in...
Final Fantasy XIV posts the patch notes for patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes
Fans of Final Fantasy XIV will have to deal with not playing the game today, as maintenance extends throughout today and into tomorrow. But you can...
Ship of Heroes looks ahead to improved character editor and leveling tests in 2019
It's only natural to want to cheer on a group of superheroes, especially if they're making an MMORPG to fill the gap of one...
Blade & Soul prepares to celebrate its third anniversary with a sharp-looking costume
Can you believe that Blade & Soul has been out in the West for three years now? It's true, and it's what players will be...
World of Warcraft’s next raid, Battle of Dazar’alor, starts unlocking on January 22
It turns out that the next World of Warcraft raid won't exactly have sections differentiated for the two major factions; as the raid preview explains,...
Vague Patch Notes: How to make your points and exit gracefully from online debates
It's 2019, people. Let's do this. And by do this I of course mean learn to actually debate things in a way that might wind up changing...
The Stream Team: Visiting Frostlorn Castle in AdventureQuest 3D
A new year, a new adventure! The Frostlorn Raiders have returned in AQ3D, and Massively OP's MJ hasn't introduced herself yet. They are at...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s 2018 in review
Sometimes I wind up starting these a bit early because there's just not much to write about; other times I'm writing well in advance...
WoW Factor: The zones that changed the most from Classic, Kalimdor edition
Yeah, so Kalimdor has changed a bit in World of Warcraft.
I'm going to be honest and say that I've never actually liked Kalimdor very much...
