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The Daily Grind: Are MMORPGs better off without stories?
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?
The other day, Bree was complaining about how so many screenshots from modern MMORPGs suffer from a bland and monochrome palette. Coming to the...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMORPG players a minority in their own genre?
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...
Battle Bards Episode 97: The sound of magic
“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
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
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
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
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
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?
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...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best old-school MMORPG feature that has never made a comeback?
A couple of weeks ago, Justin and I fielded an epic podcast question from a listener (heya Josh!) about guild systems, specifically about the...
The Game Archaeologist: SOE’s The Agency
The graveyard of Sony Online Entertainment and Daybreak Game Company is certainly full enough to be considered a threat if there was ever a...
RIFT, Trove, and ArcheAge start accepting Razer zGold
There's a new way to pay in Trion Worlds' games, and that way is Razer zGold.
Trion announced this week that all of its games,...
Retro-themed Kingdom of Loot goes into early access
Are you a sucker for pixel art and retro JRPGs? Then here's a nice little treat for you: Kingdom of Loot will launch tomorrow in early...
SkySaga prepares to shut down alpha servers ahead of soft launch
Take a last long look at SkySaga's alpha servers because they won't be around much longer. In a good way! Smilegate announced today that...
Trove’s 2017 patches will catch console up to PC, add sub-classes for everyone
Trove is in the midst of a changing of the guard at Trion, as Producer Andrew "Avarem" Krausnick hands over the reins to his...
Stardew Valley launches boxed console collector’s editions, still no sign of multiplayer
Adorable retro sandbox Stardew Valley is releasing a boxed collector's edition today. Expect the original game, plus a soundtrack disc (hey Justin), a guidebook,...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top six favorite MMO music themes
After over a month of voting and counting down, we've arrived at the final six picks for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all...
One Shots: Eight-bit vista
One of my favorite MMO April Fools of all time is Guild Wars 2's playable Super Adventure Box. It's so brilliantly designed and executed...
U.S. district court hears Pokemon Go trespassing lawsuit
Last summer when Pokemon Go took off, so did the lawsuits from property owners who claimed Niantic was effectively encouraging players to illegally trespass...
