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The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0
It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...
Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO holiday music
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a festive Life Day to you all! As you hopefully enjoy some down time with family, friends, and video...
Skyforge celebrates the winter season with ice skating, khelp hunting, and creepy gingerbread outfits
You'd think that dressing up as a gingerbread cookie would be cute and endearing, but the cosmetic that's been introduced to Skyforge in the...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2022
OK folks, it's that time of the year again: the time when we cast our eyes ahead and try to pinpoint what's going to...
Battle Bards Episode 206: Warping back to WildStar
It’s been a long, long time since the Battle Bards have ventured down to the surface of Nexus — at least, as a full...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMO developer quotes of 2021
One of my favorite traditions every year is to put a spotlight back on some of the wild things MMORPG developers said every year....
WildStar’s Nexus Forever allows for basic combat, leveling, and housing
The next phase of WildStar resurrection project Nexus Forever is kicking in this week, with the team's leader warning testers that they may lose...
WildStar’s Nexus Forever rogue server project pushes new build, warns fans to ‘not expect a full-featured experience’
Just the other day, we were talking in the office about why WildStar hasn't seen a rogue server yet -- and wondering the only...
One Shots: Burn baby burn!
If you so happen to crest a ridge and look down to see that the world is literally on fire, don't panic. Not only...
Skyforge’s Heart of Steel update is live on PC and console today
November has another big update in store for an MMORPG: The game is Skyforge, and the update is Heart of Steel. And you don't...
The Daily Grind: Which dead MMOs do you hope will come back some day?
Last week, Fallen Earth returned to service, which delighted me to no end. When you have favorite MMOs that end up being shuttered or...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition
Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...
The Daily Grind: How prone are you to being distracted in an MMO?
When WildStar first came out, I remember reading (and even personally sharing) a whole lot of praise for how many things that the game's...
Skyforge starts a Halloween celebration with broom racing and candy bandits
Bad news, deities of Skyforge: The game world is under attack once again. "What is it this time?" you ask as you slowly, wearily reach...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 343: Mysterious and spoopy
Justin and Bree discuss Halloween MMOs, Path of Exile, Star Trek Online, Book of Travels' early access, DDO's freebies, LOTRO's latest patch, and the FFXIV Endwalker media tour, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, New World, and Book of Travels, plus a mailbag question on orbital video game enjoyment.
Skyforge brings back its Pantheon War event on alternating weekends
Wars between deities are generally considered to be a big deal, but the abundance of deities in Skyforge means that it's kind of just a...
The Daily Grind: Do you like building your own MMO house or having the shell created for you?
One thing that I very much like about the current state of Fallout 76 is that the game gives you two options in regards...
Massively Overthinking: Overcoming barriers-to-exit in MMOs
About a thousand years ago, I wrote an article on Old Massively called "but I already have that game" about barriers-to-exit: the difficulty of...
Battle Bards Episode 200: Battle Bards Bicentennial!
Can you believe it? The Battle Bards have hit 200 amazing episodes! Join Steff, Syl, and Syp as they take a victory lap around...
The Daily Grind: Should double-jump be an MMO standard feature?
I don't care if it's not realistic, I love double-jumping. Ever since the days of Metroid, getting that sweet extra air time made me...
