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Massively OP Podcast Episode 291: Day of Delays
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands' and Magic Legends' delays, Torchlight 3's planned launch, PlanetSide 2's big patch, Skyforge's Switch announcement, and HEX's sunset, with a Daily Grind lightning round and mailbag topics on feelung untethered from MMOs, live podcasts, and MMO dailies.
2015 sci-fantasy MMORPG Skyforge is launching on the Nintendo Switch this fall
Here's a fun Tuesday morning surprise: Skyforge of all games is coming to the Nintendo Switch. My.Games made the announcement this morning, promising a...
The MOP Up: Life Beyond beefs up building
Life Beyond's recent patch is a spot of good news for budding builders: "With this release, buildings get free energy so you don't have...
The Daily Grind: Do you like pop-up objectives in MMOs?
Thinking back to my first days in WildStar, I think my brain went on sensory overload due to all of the Stuff that kept...
Massively Overthinking: MMO voids that haven’t been filled
I swear, so many of the posts I bookmark on Reddit to muse on later wind up deleted, and today I've got another one,...
Battle Bards Episode 177: Gone with the wind
As the weather howls and gusts around us, the Battle Bards stand in the middle of it all with their heads lifted up, listening...
Skyforge will be removing Might from equipment and the Stronghold in its next update
Things are about to change quite a bit for players of Skyforge with the arrival of the game's next Invasion. Namely, the forthcoming update...
WildStar’s composer creates a brand-new music track for terminally ill player
For those of you who traveled in WildStar's orbit back in the day, you may remember a guy named Avidguru. Avid hosted the WildCast...
Battle Bards Episode 175: Prehistoric jams
Having perfected their musical time machine, the Battle Bards leap back to the past to enjoy the soundscapes of dinosaurs and other prehistoric denizens....
Perfect Ten: 10 great tropical areas to visit in MMOs
Probably a lot of us aren't getting that fantastic summer beach vacation that we had hoped to get this year. But instead of getting...
Massively Overthinking: Jumping the shark in MMOs
I'm sure those few people out there still bearing a grudge over the Rune-keeper would disagree with me, but one of the things that...
Perfect Ten: Ten things to do when you just want to chill out in an MMO
Let's face it: Sometimes, playing MMORPGs -- as with any video game -- has the potential to stress us out. We might feel under...
Not So Massively: First impressions of StarCraft II’s co-op prestige system
Last week, StarCraft II celebrated its tenth anniversary by launching the major 5.0 patch. With it came the new "prestige" system for co-op mode,...
Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs I was very wrong about
Here's a not-actually-very-secret bit of honesty about the industry that I have been working in for about a decade now: I am not actually...
StarCraft II begins testing patch 5.0 with major co-op shake-up and new achievements
StarCraft II is preparing to celebrate its tenth anniversary, with patch 5.0 hitting the PTR with a wealth of new features. The biggest news here...
Battle Bards Episode 173: Down on the farm
Seeking a simpler and more quaint life? Then come on down to the farm with the Battle Bards, as the video game music crew...
The Daily Grind: How grown-up do you like your MMO graphics?
I may be settling comfortably into middle age, but I'll freely admit that I'm very partial to bright colors and highly stylized designs for...
WoW Factor: Dissecting the drips and drabs from the Shadowlands reveal stream
All right. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands kicks off its beta next week. I would kind of like to be involved in that! I am...
Not So Massively: Gatewalkers has huge potential but isn’t there yet
After years of hilariously wrong recommendations, something seems to have clicked with Facebook's algorithms lately to make it finally start showing me relevant ads....
Vague Patch Notes: Trying to salvage MMOs from bad launches
So I'm glad that Crucible got a "pull back to beta" instead of a complete shutdown. I'm surprised but still happy because that's more...
