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Warframe developer confirms retro hybrid shooter Keystone

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Warframe has been positively kicking ass this past year, doing what MMOs seldom do: continue breaking its own concurrency records four years in. So...

Wynncraft fashioned a free MMO out of Minecraft

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Love MMOs? Have a hankering for Minecraft? Your desire for the two aren't mutually exclusive in the case of Wynncraft! If you haven't heard about...

DCUO preps WWII-era Age of Justice update for June

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There's some positive word-of-mouth bubbling out about this summer's Wonder Woman feature film, which, if true, would be a boon to the bruised DC movie...

The Game Archaeologist: When Hellgate London got Flagshipped

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It seems that it really wasn't too long ago that I was filling in the time between night classes by boning up on video...

NetEase has a smashing good first quarter 2017 thanks to mobile sales and Hearthstone

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Chinese operator, developer, and publisher NetEase posted its Q1 2017 financial report this week, and the news is quite good for the company. NetEase...

Broke Protocol is Minecraft meets Grand Theft Auto

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If you took Grand Theft Auto and molded it into the visual style of Minecraft, would it have crowd appeal? Cylinder Studios sure hopes...

One Shots: Lonely hearts

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Are gamers really lonely? Do we flock to MMORPGs as a response to that? I'm pondering these thoughts today following the response of a...

Trion streamlines its Glyph launcher to decrease its memory footprint

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If you play one of Trion Worlds' online games, then chances are very good that you also use Trion's Glyph launcher on a daily...

Perfect Ten: Exploring MMORPGs from the far corners of the world

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Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...

The Daily Grind: Are MMORPGs better off without stories?

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Last week, Massively OP community veteran BalsBigBrother pointed out -- rightly! -- that while Trove is amusing, it's very much lacking in prepared story or...

One Shots: Through the portal?

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The other day, Bree was complaining about how so many screenshots from modern MMORPGs suffer from a bland and monochrome palette. Coming to the...
Oh my.

Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?

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Deep in the comments of the MMOs-vs.-survival-sandboxes thread from last week, reader miol_ produced a beautiful comment about how MMO players have become a...
I'll just leave, if I want.

Battle Bards Episode 97: The sound of magic

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“Magic can be ANYthing!” The forces of magic run deep within MMORPGs, casting shadows of wonder wherever we look — and listen. In today’s show,...

RuneScape DDoS hacker gets two years in U.K. prison

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Ever hear that expression, "His name is mud?" It applies on every level to the incarceration of one Adam Mudd this week, who received...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 114: Moving to the big city

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Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, WoW, Ashes of Creation, Carbine, Marvel Heroes, and Project Gorgon, with mailbag questions on the joys of Trove and the plight of MMO pets.

Guild Wars 2 announces Flashpoint living story episode, price drop for Heart of Thorns

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Super Adventure Box departed Guild Wars 2 last week, so you had to expect we were on the brink of seeing another episode of the...

Maclaine Diemer opens up about composing Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

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Today we are sitting down with ArenaNet Lead Composer Maclaine Diemer, who players might best know from his work on Guild Wars 2: Heart...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 113: Avatar vs. toon

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Trove, LOTRO, TERA, Elite, WoW, Star Citizen, and WildStar, with a mailbag question on MMORPG midcore accessibility.

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has seen the most improved graphics over the years?

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In each of our articles about Black Desert's upcoming graphics upgrade, there have been a slew of comments about how the game doesn't really...
Oh jeez.

The Daily Grind: What’s the best old-school MMORPG feature that has never made a comeback?

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A couple of weeks ago, Justin and I fielded an epic podcast question from a listener (heya Josh!) about guild systems, specifically about the...

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