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Massively Overthinking: Is the MMO genre facing an identity crisis?
MMORPG blogger and MOP commenter Isarii (@ethanmacfie) recently published an excellent video positing that the MMO industry is facing a "massive identity crisis."
"The MMO...
World of Warcraft publishes new character profile system
The old World of Warcraft Armory -- now the Profile Page -- has a big update today, and while Blizzard says "the new Profiles look...
RuneScape adds procedurally generated The Shifting Tombs to Menaphos expansion
RuneScape fans anticipating the free Menaphos: The Golden City expansion launching June 5th just received some juicy info about the upcoming adventures that's sure...
Elder Scrolls Online outlines Morrowind’s Clockwork City raid
Listen up, raiders: The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind expansion is out in just a month, and you're going to want to be prepared for...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – the trials
At a preliminary glance, I think we've got about three more weeks of this particular feature, including this column. That sounds like a lot,...
Massively Overthinking: Competitive PvE in MMORPGs
During last week's podcast, Justin and I bumped into a tangential topic about competitive PvE and how relatively rare it is in MMORPGs, which...
Guild Chat: How do you deal with chronically inactive MMO guildies?
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which I band together with the Massively Overpowered readership to solve the guild-related issues of readers...
WoW Factor: Breaking up is surprisingly easy to do
The classic break-up line is "it's not you, it's me." It is, of course, usually a lie, and it often gets followed up shortly...
Exploring TellTale’s Guardians of the Galaxy ‘crowd play’: A dual group dynamic
I have sort of an odd relationship with "story" in gaming. JRPGs really got me into gaming and inspired me to focus on my...
WildStar begins testing prime raids and housing communities
With WildStar's Patch 1.7.1 out of the way this week, the team at Carbine can kick back, open up a cold one, and... apparently...
Guild Wars 2 addresses WvW updates, expansion leaks, and legendary armor
If you caught even the tiniest bit of the Guild Wars 2 Flashpoint AMA last night, you already heard the big news: Mike O'Brien...
LOTRO confirms a multi-boss raid for its Mordor expansion
When it comes to Mordor, is there any zone better suited to large, epic endgame fights? Yet when Lord of the Rings Online players...
EVE Evolved: Low-security space has lost its identity, but it can be fixed!
When I first discovered EVE Online back in 2004, it had been out in the wild for just under a year and was a much...
Former Funcom execs convicted, sentenced in insider trading case
The insider trading case that's embroiled the former leadership of MMORPG studio Funcom has finally come to a close today with convictions and sentences...
World of Warcraft walks back claim that 7.2 is the ‘biggest patch ever’
In a livestream Q&A session, World of Warcraft's Ion Hazzikostas admitted that the studio probably shouldn't have slapped the label of "biggest patch ever" on...
Guild Wars 2 legendary armor for raiders launches next week
ArenaNet's Paul Ella has a fresh blog post out this afternoon revealing the plan for legendary armor in Guild Wars 2. If you're my...
Conan Exiles patches in 50 emotes, exploit fixes
Update 25 has landed for Funcom's in-early-access survival sandbox Conan Exiles, bringing with it 50 new emotes as promised. You've got the basics, like...
RuneScape plans Menaphos update for June 5, addresses Spring Fayre uproar
RuneScape's been teasing its Menaphos: The Golden City update for what seems like months, but today, the expansion's getting a hard date: June 5th....
Guild Chat: Planning a long break from your MMORPG guild
Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered community can discuss and solve a whole plethora of guild-related issues other...
NetEase soft-launches WoW-like mobile MMORPG Crusaders of Light today
Soft-launching today on both the iOS and Android markets is a new mobile MMORPG from Netease dubbed Crusaders of Light. It was originally released...
