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Perfect Ten: The wild MMORPGs that came out in 2011
Not every year sees equal releases in the MMORPG genre. We've had years of starvation and years of plenty. Every so often it's fun...
The Stream Team: Reveling in the highest of silly days in EverQuest II
It's been quite a while since Massively OP's MJ has reveled in EverQuest II's Bristlebane celebration, let alone the highest of silly days, April...
DC Universe Online marks the spring season with a pollen-spreading pod and new cosmetics
It's said that April showers bring May flowers, but in DC Universe Online, April is granting players the opportunity to spread pollen everywhere, which...
EverQuest Online Adventures rogue server Sandstorm activates its new Farmers’ Fair celebration
This is your sporadic reminder that, yes, you EverQuest Online Adventure diehards can still pick up and play this special console version of Norrath,...
PlanetSide 2 has officially launched its fishing minigame today (and no, not April Fools)
So listen, when an MMO developer chooses April 1st to introduce cozy content to a PvP title, it's usually an April Fools' Day prank....
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs
I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...
Battle Bards: The Final Refrain
It’s been a very long while, but the Battle Bards haven’t fully abandoned you — at least not without a goodbye! In the grand...
Massively Overthinking: Do you multibox in MMORPGs?
Last week on Twitter, I saw someone refer disparagingly to EVE Online as "the multiboxing game." I want to talk about the concept of...
Stars Reach’s final Kickstarter haul inches past $750,000, unlocking the shield generators stretch goal
Last night, we covered the successful completion of Stars Reach's Kickstarter campaign: Thanks to gamers, Playable Worlds raised over $750,000 in crowdfunding, and at...
‘We like to make really big games’: John Smedley teases Distinct Possibility by namedropping PlanetSide 2 devs
Our regular readers and followers of the MMO genre already know the name of John Smedley. He was the former head of Sony Online...
EverQuest II adjusts abilities, events, and zones as public testing for GU128 Lure of Darkness begins
Today has brought a little bit of fixing and tuning to EverQuest II, with the latest patch making adjustments to various things like events,...
DC Universe Online’s latest Day of Reckoning chapter, Aftershock, arrives with cross-faction leagues
The Day of Reckoning saga continues to play out in DC Universe Online, as the superhero MMO patches in Aftershock today.
"Prepare for the arrival...
Massively Overthinking: Are you tired of survival gameplay in MMORPGs?
When we were deep-diving Aloft earlier this year, MOP commenter Jon Wax said something that caught my attention. He thought the game looked neat,...
Kickstarted cozy MMO Loftia recaps worldbuilding and MMO-inspired social systems
Kickstarted cozy MMO Loftia is back with another development blog this week, this time recapping the last month of effort over at indie studio...
EverQuest II’s GU128, Lure of Darkness, begins open testing next week
If you can remember back to January, when Daybreak released full 2025 roadmaps for the EverQuest franchise, you might recall that EverQuest II set...
Wholesomeness alert: Sky Children of the Light has a spring-themed collab with The Little Prince
Now this is some transmedia synergy we can get behind because it doesn't get more wholesome than this: Cozy MMO Sky Children of the...
Perfect Ten: Short but mighty playable MMO races
I like short races in MMOs. Not exclusively, but if there is an option to go small or go home, you can bet that...
PlanetSide2 is finally merging its NA servers in April – here’s how to help pick the new names
Remember how PlanetSide 2 successfully merged its EU servers last year, prompting calls - begging, really - for a similar NA server merge? And...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends has rolled out a major update to the Marauder themepark on Endor
It's another patch week for Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends, and this week the denizens of Omega are being treated to a...
EverQuest lavishes buffs and gifts upon players for its 26th anniversary
Believe it or not, the 26th anniversary of EverQuest is upon us, celebrating the original launch of the MMORPG on March 16th, 1999. And...
