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Skyforge tries to sync seasonal updates for Xbox players by skipping into the Gorgonides season
Skyforge decided to play a little bit of leap frog for its Xbox version. The latest update to the game brought the Gorgonides season...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 429: Push button, receive bacon
Justin and Bree discuss New World, World of Warcraft, WildStar, EverQuest 3, and EverQuest 2, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, and WoW, plus a mailbag topic on MMO systems we want simplified vs. complexified, which is too a word!
The MOP Up: Spellcraft changes course after a disappointing preseason
Spellcraft explained why it didn't hold a promised preseason event last month, saying, "In our last update we signaled our intent to run another...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Vague Patch Notes: The power of the middle bit in MMOs
I knew that Tales of Arise wasn't really working for me like its immediate predecessor when I started kind of avoiding combat.
Now, to a...
WildStar’s former design director calls out studio politics for his pre-launch resignation
Well here's a little bit of a walk down memory lane - and a bright light shined on a dark period in MMO history:...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMOs are memorable but not actually fun?
Earlier this week, we ran a Daily Grind on MMOs that are fun but not especially memorable, throwing it back to a quote from...
Vague Patch Notes: Paying customers in MMOs aren’t voting shares
So let's take a tour back to the dewy slopes of 2010, when I bought the collector's edition of Final Fantasy XIV. That would...
First Impressions: Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis’ player housing aka ‘creative spaces’ has huge potential – and a huge learning curve
One of the best methods for MMORPG players to feel connected to their game's world is through the avenue of player housing. It's an...
MMO Business Roundup: SEGA’s layoffs, Diablo Immortal’s fines, and MY.GAMES’ Middle East ambitions
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent gaming industry news!
SEGA: Sega's issued yet another round of layoffs this week, slashing 121...
The MOP Up: Magic the Gathering Arena jumps the gun on Steam
While we were all led to believe that Magic the Gathering Arena was coming to Steam this fall -- mostly because investors were told...
Design Mockument: Let’s bring back WildStar, only good this time
The other night, a couple of us were talking in work chat about missing WildStar. I also miss WildStar... or more accurately, I miss...
Skyforge reruns its Days of Glory event with new rewards and familiar activities
Are you ready to once again face robot ghosts from the past? Then you're ready for another round of the Days of Glory event...
The Soapbox: MMO housing is so much more than a frivolous feature
When The Sims launched in 2000, what seemed like a dull and laughable concept on paper proved to be one of the most compelling...
Skyforge marks its eighth birthday with prophecies to solve and outfits to collect
It's time for another Aelion Day - aka the anniversary event of Skyforge - for players of the MMORPG across all platforms, and this...
The Daily Grind: Are you a half-hearted MMO crafter?
Whenever we talk about crafting, I feel that we're too quick to divide all players into "crafters" and "non-crafters" without considering that there might...
Skyforge kicks off Season 8 of Pantheon Wars for PC and PlayStation players
PvP'ing players of Skyforge who are on PlayStation and PC, your time to shine has arrived: The eighth season of Pantheon Wars is now...
One Shots: Finding Mister Easter bunny
Legend goes that if you listen carefully for the thump-thump-thump of its padded feet... if you look for the bright splashes of color hidden...
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations kick off in War Thunder, World of Tanks, and Skyforge
St. Patrick's Day might not be the most impressive of holidays from an MMORPG and multiplayer gaming standpoint (there are many more interesting ideas...
Vague Patch Notes: How WildStar’s first dungeon killed me
This is the story of a girl who ran a dungeon in WildStar's world, and while it looks all right in photographs, I absolutely...