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Not So Massively: A eulogy for Anthem and Defiance
Last week was a bloodbath. In a single day, we saw Electronic Arts consign one game to eternal maintenance mode, and Gamigo announced closures...
Not So Massively: Haven is a noble but failed experiment in couples’ gaming
This is purely anecdotal, but it has been my experience that most people who play games with other people tend to spend most of...
Gemini Station is a text-based sci-fi MMO you can play from anywhere
Text-based MMOs have come a long, long way since their olden days with monochrome monitors and fizzling baud modems. Newer text-based titles might surprise...
Not So Massively: StarCraft II’s maintenance mode doesn’t mean game over
Earlier this month, we learned that Blizzard was effectively putting StarCraft II into maintenance mode. Considering what a massive fan of StarCraft II I...
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....
Not So Massively: StarCraft II has quietly become Blizzard’s best-managed property
While I do think the studio's actions at BlizzCon are encouraging, it still feels weird heaping praise on Blizzard right now. But I also...
Not So Massively: Four things Anthem can do to turn itself around
I've been a cheerleader for Anthem from the get-go. I believe BioWare's multiplayer shooter is a good game with huge potential to become a...
Not So Massively: How unrealistic expectations hobbled Heroes of the Storm
I find myself in the odd position of feeling compelled to both defend and criticize Heroes of the Storm. The game's taken a huge...
Anthem’s patch 1.40 brings freeplay changes, returned loot, and a hint toward Cataclysm’s ending
Throughout the Cataclysm event, Anthem has continued to roll out a slow but steady trickle of new loot, arenas, and story missions, but today's...
Blue Protocol travels through time and space to bring you a new anime MMO
Here's a fun surprise for those who need something those not into Naga and Viera this week: a brand-new MMORPG announcement from Bandai Namco.
The...
Not So Massively: Cataclysm looks cool, but it’s not what Anthem needs right now
I am an unapologetic Anthem apologist. I think it's a great game, and I'm more than a little frustrated by the constant barrage of...
Not So Massively: StarCraft II co-op is one of online gaming’s greatest hidden gems
Between the disappointment of the current World of Warcraft expansion, the abandonment of Diablo III, and other... unpleasantness, I find my lifelong fandom of...
Not So Massively: Eden Rising provides a low-stress riff on survival games
Somehow I hadn't heard of Eden Rising until it launched out of early access as a free-to-play title, so to me at least it...
Not So Massively: Five things I love about Anthem
It is by now clear that Anthem had a fairly tortured road to launch. I don't wish to condone the clearly appalling conditions BioWare...
Space MUD Starmourn adds Bounty Hunters, new zones, and more
How is it that there's a gigantic new space MMO with a dozen playable races, starship combat, exploration, trading, and even hacking on the...
The Stream Team: A first look at Boundless
If it's a sandbox and has voxels, you better believe Massively OP's MJ wants to check it out! That's what she's jumping into Boundless....
Defiance 2050 interview discusses changes from original game and what’s in store for the future
In a new interview video posted by the folks at NVidia, host Julian Huguet talks with Defiance 2050 game designer Andrew Sheetz about what...
Star Citizen’s latest Calling All Devs dishes on recreating Earth, non-lethal weaponry, and customization
This week on Star Citizen's Calling All Devs, Jared "Disco Lando" Huckaby sits down with some of the Star Citizen and Squadron 42 devs...
Boundless officially launches on Steam, releases new trailer
Interplanetary survival-crafting game Boundless, formerly known as Oort Online, has been in Early Access for quite some time, but today it celebrates its official...
Dual Universe AMA tackles questions about alpha testing, LUA scripting, combat, and more
Novaquark, developer of upcoming voxel-based spacefaring MMO Dual Universe, has posted an AMA of all the questions asked by fans during Gamescom 2018. The...
