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PvE-centric Fortnite’s new battle royal PvP mode will be free-to-play
Epic Games announced this morning that Fortnite's upcoming PvP mode will essentially be free-to-play.
The game was originally touted by Epic as a PvE survival...
EverQuest II announces 14th expansion, Planes of Prophecy, accompanied by name purge
EverQuest II Producer Lauren "Mooncast" McLemore has penned the September producer's letter for fans of the franchise. The chief announcement? The game is getting...
DC Universe Online prepares for the Riddled with Crime update on September 20
So for whatever reason, Batman isn't patrolling Gotham City in DC Universe Online. That's a bad thing under any circumstances, but it gets even...
One Shots: A bridge too far
One more bridge. That's what she kept telling me, even though I cautioned her that sooner or later our luck would run out. She...
EverQuest’s Phinigel progression server moves forward
Thirteen years after initially launching to EverQuest's playerbase, the Omens of War expansion is getting another opportunity for a big splash.
Yesterday, EverQuest's Phinigel progression...
Global Chat: Not that impressed by Destiny 2
Destiny 2's recent PC beta certainly brought out curious players in droves, and MMO bloggers couldn't help but share their opinions on this next...
Storybricks CEO shares early EverQuest Next proposal documents
It has been a while since the dust settled on late, lamentable EverQuest Next, and even longer since the sandbox MMORPG acquired and then...
Perfect Ten: The 10 tiers of MMORPG lore
In which we discuss varying levels of MMO lore effort and Eliot admits he doesn't remember the names of Pac-Man's ghosties.
Massively OP Podcast Episode 135: PAX in the P.M.
Justin, Bree, and MJ discuss PAX West, Secret World Legends, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, WoW, ArcheAge, and WildStar, plus a mailbag question on Destiny and raiding.
PAX West 2017: A closer look at H1Z1 King of the Kill’s combat practice
If you've been away from H1Z1 for a long time, you need to known that Daybreak's been making it easier to get back into...
EverQuest II fan news site EQ2Wire is closing its doors
If you've been even remotely active online about EverQuest II over the past nine years, you probably know EQ2Wire. It's been a long-running and...
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...
Massively Overthinking: The best and worst MMOs of 2017’s PAX West
PAX West 2017 has come and gone, and though MJ is still feverishly working on her last few articles, we wanted to pause a...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio’s finances worry you the most right now?
During this week's MOPÂ podcast, Justin and I remarked on Funcom's spectacular 2017 financial showing, particularly in light of the fact that its numbers were...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that changed their names
Names and titles fascinate me. While sometimes they have no deeper meaning than to sound pleasant and be memorable, a label can indicate purpose,...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds passes 10M sold
This year's online juggernaut is not, surprisingly enough, anything made by Valve, Blizzard, or Riot, but instead one stemmed from the mind of a...
PAX West 2017: Dual Universe demos its persistent, seamless, sandbox universe
If you were hoping that another title would pick up the idea of a voxel world and run with it, you're getting your wish....
Daybreak wants H1Z1’s focus on fast-paced action to set it apart from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Matches in H1Z1: King of the Kill are about to get faster, according to Daybreak's latest roadmap for the game. "Our vision is for...
Ultima Online suspends housing decay, placement during 20th anniversary month due to Harvey
During this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I wondered whether any MMORPGs with ongoing in-game costs and timers might disable them because of...
Let’s go moon mining in EVE Online’s newly announced expansion, Lifeblood
Happy September, EVE Online. Howsabout an expansion? You got it: CCP has just announced Lifeblood, launching October 24th.
"As new technologies for resource acquisition emerge...
