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The MOP Up: Twin Saga blossoms into spring
Spring has blossomed in Twin Saga, with the huge Update 25 bringing a new Senshi quest, the Trade Fjord and Fairy Valley zones, the...
Global Chat: Suffering through Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box
Guild Wars 2 fans have developed a cult following around the seasonal Super Adventure Box, but as much as some love it, others have...
Betawatch: Chronicles of Elyria insists it’s totally still in development
So... about Chronicles of Elyria. Yes, it has laid off its entire staff and the studio founder announced that it was shuttering. But it...
COVID-19 roundup: Rockstar and Jagex help save the UK’s National Videogame Museum and more
COVID-19 is still very much a thing in most of our staff's and readers' lives, and it's still very much impacting the games industry.
A...
Not So Massively: Exploring the Reign of Terror Diablo II mod for Grim Dawn
Unlike a lot of ARPG fans, I was never a big player of Diablo II back in the day. I enjoyed the story and...
The MOP Up: Star Sonata 2 reboots the universe
If you've been playing Star Sonata 2, you need to prepare yourself for the end of the universe -- and the start of a...
Global Chat: The problem with being bad in MMOs
Have you ever felt weirdly reluctant to go the full "dark side" in a video game that offers morality meters? MMO blogger Yeebo Fernbottom...
Betawatch: Star Citizen gets a nice guide to everything not in its next alpha patch
So, the bad news for Star Citizen fans is that some features of its next major patch are being removed, and by "some" we...
MMO Business Roundup: Warcraft modding, Valve source code leaks, and Nvidia goes good
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Warcraft modding: Polygon has an interesting explainer up on Blizzard's recent changes to its...
COVID-19 roundup: Teaching disease prevention in WoW Elysium, more sports turn to esports
It's time once again to gather up a swath of gaming news that has sprung up due to the ongoing novel coronavirus epidemic, and...
Here’s a visual guide to the features that have been removed from Star Citizen alpha 3.9
To be fair, alpha 3.9 of Star Citizen is still bringing a fair number of things to the sandbox side of the game, but...
The MOP Up: Grand Theft Auto Online mugs its players
Here's a perfect example of irony. Grand Theft Auto Online tempted players to log in this month with the promise of a free $500,000....
Global Chat: That moment when you realize you chose the wrong MMO class
Have you ever gotten deep into a character's journey in an MMO -- and gradually realized that you'd picked the wrong class for you...
Betawatch: Shadow Arena’s final beta test is happening now
It's the final countdown! Wait... no, I'm sorry, it's not a countdown at all. It's the actual final beta test for Shadow Arena and...
Sea of Thieves on reviving crewmates, finding Tall Tales, and dealing with ragequitters
In the most recent news roundup video from Sea of Thieves, players are getting a little peek at the home environments of some of...
COVID-19: Gamescom goes digital, Star Trek Online honors medics, Raph Koster tackles pandemic denialism
Welcome back to another roundup of how MMOs and the gaming industry are handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yesterday we reported on the news that Germany...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Red Stone, Euotopia, Ogre Island, Stendhal, and Astonia
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent games you’ve (probably) never heard of — or have totally forgotten about until now! If you're...
COVID-19 Roundup: EVE Online’s huge influx of newbies, live Gamescom is probably toast
Welcome back to another roundup of how MMOs and the gaming industry are faring and fronting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
First up: CCP's Hilmar Pétursson...
Not So Massively: Comparing online ARPGs, from Wolcen and Diablo to Grim Dawn and Path of Exile
A while back in the Not So Massively column, I did a piece comparing the pros and cons of some of the biggest names...
The Daily Grind: How have pandemic responses affected your MMO socializing?
Last week, my kids and I were playing Trove when I realized that global chat was absolutely filled with blabbering about the virus. It's...
