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Massively OP Podcast Episode 366: A blunder and a blunderbuss
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's next expansion, New World's latest patch, Gamigo's layoffs, Black Desert, and Elyon, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, GW2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on MMO longevity and volunteerism in MMOs.
Minecraft Dungeons developer collaborates with Bethesda on Fallout 76
Everyone likes a good team-up, especially if it results in even more quality and content for their favorite games. Fallout 76 players should at...
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box is back in today’s patch
So who's up for some retro jumping puzzle fun? Guild Wars 2 is, and if you're angling for a break from the apparently hugely...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s post-End of Dragons roadmap
Last week, we got a tsunami of good news from Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet. Studio directors Colin Johanson and John "JT" Taylor, along...
Gamigo has suffered yet another round of layoffs, including some RIFT and Trove staff
We've got more bad news for fans of RIFT and Gamigo's other MMOs: RIFT's community manager, CM Vilya, announced on Discord Friday that she...
Guild Wars 2 promises fourth expansion, brings back first Living World season as proper episodes
ArenaNet has just dropped a press release and dev blog full of good news for Guild Wars 2 and its players. Let's go over...
RuneScape seeks retro skin ideas and applies fixes to the Herby Werby activity
Breathe easy, RuneScape fans; the Herby Werby Distraction and Diversion has been officially fixed this week. The patch has made updates to the MMORPG's...
Ravendawn is patching in numerous quality-of-life and convenience updates based on alpha feedback
Good news, Ravendawn fans, you can now shut the door in someone's face! The game is making a variety of changes for its players based...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Zion, the brainchild of Tad Williams and Ultima Online devs
It has almost become a running joke in MMO circles that pretty much every new studio and new title these days was founded by...
Destiny 2’s Bungie halts sales to Russia, Gamigo begins Ukraine charity initiative in multiple MMOs
As Russia's devastating invasion of Ukraine continues, the gaming industry is continuing to make its voice heard as it opposes the harm inflicted on...
Trove’s frosted lucky event is magically delicious
Will you follow the rainbow to find a treasure Trove this year? This blocky MMO is one of the relative few online titles to...
Interview: Talking Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ soundtrack with lead composer Maclaine Diemer
Maclaine Diemer is the long-time lead composer for Guild Wars 2, with soundtrack credits going as far back as the very first Living World...
MGI Q4 2021: Gamigo’s parent company guns for mobile, takes over Wizard101 EU publishing, ignores RIFT
Gamigo's parent company, Media and Games Invest SE aka MGI, released its Q4 2021 financials to investors this week, reporting a 65% revenue bump...
Trove’s latest patch completely revamps the Shadow Hunter and tweaks combat to boot
Gamigo's big Trove patch officially went live on PC yesterday, headlined by a much-needed revamp of the Shadow Hunter class.
"When going into a revamp...
Trove holds contests to mark ‘twosday’, prepares for a class changing update on February 23
Tomorrow is Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022, or 2/22/22 for those who want to sound like an automatic laser rifle. This "twosday" date is apparently...
The Game Archaeologist: Dark Eyes, a forgotten Japanese MMO from 1999
For a country that was the epicenter of video games (and, in many ways, still is), Japan never quite latched onto the MMORPG genre...
Massively Uplifting: MMOs show true love through helping kids, planting trees
Attitudes and thoughts about Valentine's Day vary widely, from crass commercialism to idyllic romanticism to complete indifference. But the fact remains that the spirit...
Not So Massively: The Anacrusis is nowhere near ready for launch
The Anacrusis is a four-player co-op shooter intended to be a spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead. I was never a particularly big L4D...
Global Chat: Is free-to-play in MMOs universally awful?
I think a lot of us sport a wide range of opinions on free-to-play business models, particularly depending on the way it's applied to...
Trove’s Heckbugs in Love Valentine’s event has returned through February 22
Trove is once again joining in the Valentine's day MMO spirit, though it's a little bit on the sad side this year, seeing the...
