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Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that claimed to be the first
We've all been there. We're playing our favorite MMORPG and then self-appointed professors of game history start arguing in world chat about firsts --...
Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to the Nintendo Switch… which does not have region locks
We had really thought that after the never-updated website finally shut down last year we would be done talking about Phantasy Star Online 2,...
The ultimate guide to The Game Archaeologist’s MMO archives
When we moved over here to Massively Overpowered, some of us transplanted our long-running columns to the new space. I perhaps felt most devastated...
Phantasy Star Online 2 website quietly shutters
Players hoping for Phantasy Star Online 2 in the west have been holding onto a thin sliver of hope for five years now. Back...
Exclusive PlayStation Destiny content has made it to the Xbox One at long last
There's a point when you know, culturally, that your choice of console meant that you supported the losing side in the ongoing console wars....
Grab a Total War: ARENA closed beta key from Wargaming and MOP
At the tail end of last year, Wargaming's then-new publishing label, Wargaming Alliance, announced it was picking up SEGA's Total War: ARENA, a "free-to-play,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 136: Westward ho!
Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, Star Citizen, EVE Online, Black Desert, Phantasy Star Online 2, FFXIV, DDO, Neverwinter, Ultima Online, and of course Guild Wars 2, with mailbag entries on Star Citizen's monetization and solid free-to-play side MMOs.
Phantasy Star Online 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch… in Japan only
At what point is Sega officially just taunting Phantasy Star Online 2 fans in North America? It's hard to be sure, but the announcement...
The Game Archaeologist: Climax’s Warhammer Online
Let's begin with a little personal history. Back in 2008, I decided to get into the blogging scene by jumping on board the latest...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Online Adventures
In the pantheon of SOE's (now Daybreak) flagship EverQuest franchise, there used to be a whole family of MMOs gathered around the table every evening....
Global Chat: What Asian MMOs can learn from the west
Usually when it comes to discussing world hemispheres of MMO game design, comments and observations are made about what western studios can learn from their...
Barbaric turns on friendly fire during its co-op dungeon crawls
How tolerant and forgiving are you of your friends' missteps? Let's hope a lot, because Barbaric is going to test your patience when it...
Phantasy Star Online 2 unveils its Hero class this month — and here’s how you can play it
Phantasy Star Online 2's most advanced class to date is getting ready to break into the scene later this month. On July 26th, the...
The Game Archaeologist: Phantasy Star Online
The Dreamcast was a brief but shining aberration in the gaming world. Coming along years after Sega had fallen out of its position as...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs would you include among the greatest RPGs of all time?
Massively OP reader Francois recently pointed us to IGN's Top 100 RPGs of All Time, which we thought was worth a nod since unlike...
Perfect Ten: Exploring MMORPGs from the far corners of the world
Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...
Jukebox Heroes: Your top six favorite MMO music themes
After over a month of voting and counting down, we've arrived at the final six picks for your favorite MMORPG theme songs of all...
Phantasy Star Online 2 will shut down in Southeast Asia on May 26
Phantasy Star Online 2 is five years old, but anyone who wants to play the game in North America without downloading an unofficial English...
Is Phantasy Star Online 2 worth playing?
First things first: No, there is no announcement about any sort of release for Phantasy Star Online 2 in the west. For now, the...
