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Raph Koster’s nine Playable Worlds teasers (so far) hint at the MMORPG sandbox you always wanted
As we covered earlier in the week, Raph Koster's studio Playable Worlds has been tweeting what appeared to be a countdown accompanied by a...
Massively Overthinking: Unfair stigmas that follow MMORPGs
A few weeks back, our team was discussing the intersection of survival sandboxes, MMORPG virtual worlds, and gankboxes - and how hard it is...
Star Trek Online’s Unparalleled update arrives on consoles today
Despite the name, it would appear that Star Trek Online's latest update, Unparalleled, does indeed feature a parallel. In a parallel universe known as...
LOTRO Legendarium: Am I excited at all for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO?
With all of the recent hullabaloo around New World, I've noticed several mentions of what this may portend for Amazon's Lord of the Rings...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 473: How do you define an MMO?
Justin and Bree discuss EVE Online Equinox, EverQuest and EverQuest II expansions and progression servers, New World Aeternum, and Wayfinder's relaunch, with adventures in Project Gorgon, LOTRO, WoW, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag topics on balancing news coverage, Once Human, and defining MMOs.
Warframe’s Jade Shadows update launches with new character, new mission type, and new clan operation
The Jade Shadows update has been the talk of Warframe for the past couple of months, but today is finally the day when fans...
Choose My Adventure: Flying, dogfighting, and struggling with hardware in Star Citizen
Well, talk about a massive disappointment. After a bunch of attempts, tweaks, and some general stubbornness, I'm pretty much going to have to concede...
EVE Online’s Tranquility server briefly buckles under the strain of over 36K concurrent players
This past Sunday was a very busy one for EVE Online. As first noticed by Noizy Gamer, the spaceship sandbox managed to hit a...
PlanetSide 2 addresses its recent Sunderer Rework blunder
If you're going to be stuck in status limbo, it helps to at least show signs that you're still alive and kicking. So good...
The Stream Team: On the path to AQ3D’s new Oracle class
A new class has just surfaced in AdventureQuest 3D -- the Oracle! Filled to the brim with phenomenal cosmic powers (but not confined to...
EVE Vanguard brings a new map, customizable weapons, and new missions in June 20 test
It's probably been the burning question on the lips of those who have been playing EVE Vanguard: When will the FPS hold its next...
Massively Overthinking: The New World Aeternum debacle
You know that feeling when you can see a trainwreck coming, but you know you can't do anything to stop it or even warn...
Vague Patch Notes: Housing is really back in MMORPGs
I haven't really had anything to say about Guild Wars 2's upcoming Janthir Wilds expansion thus far because... well, I'm not our GW2 columnist,...
Star Citizen suspends over 600 accounts over ‘illicitly gained’ credits earned thanks to an exploit
It would appear that some mass gold duping was going on in Star Citizen recently as a result of an exploit found within the...
Perfect Ten: MMOs where you travel back in time for some reason
We're all time travelers! We travel to the future at the rate of one second per second. Every single machine you will ever operate...
Global Chat: So many questions about Guild Wars 2’s housing
With the news that Guild Wars 2 is adding homesteads in its next expansion, Nerdy Bookahs is not alone in asking a whole ton...
EVE Online: Equinox launches today with a rejuvenated nullsec
EVE Online's big summer expansion, Equinox, is here to "rejuvenate nullsec" and give players some new ships to enjoy. To celebrate, CCP is granting...
The Stream Team: SWTOR’s Dantooine Spring Abundance Festival event
Even if Massively OP's MJ cannot participate an the latest content updates like obtaining the Mandalorian war machine B3-S1 in SWTOR, she can participate...
Destiny 2 readies Echoes for launch on June 11 along with outlining the year-long plan for Episodes
The future of Destiny 2 - at least for the next year - is episodic. The first episode following the launch of The Final...
EVE Online shares Equinox patch notes, talks quality-of-life, confirms phased rollout of sovereignty features
The Equinox content update is just around the corner for EVE Online players, which means that CCP Games is kicking out a couple of...
