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See: Sony Online Entertainment, now Daybreak Game Company

My expectations weren't that I would be jumping into this right away, but...

The Soapbox: No, the MMO genre is not dead – but it could use a little positivity

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One of my favorite idioms is "dead as a doornail." It always reminds me of the time I got sent out of my 10th...

Massively Overthinking: The first 10 minutes of an MMO

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So here's the thing about Elder Scrolls games: Most of them start out with the same hook. From Morrowind to Oblivion to Skyrim, you...

Desert Oasis: The sad saga of enchanting in Black Desert Online

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One of the hallmarks of our genre is the inherent heartbreak it's capable of creating within us. Whether we're doing a corpse run in...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 233: What WoW Classic slouches toward Bethlehem?

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW and WoW Classic, LOTRO, Square Enix, Aion, DCUO, and Legends of Aria, with adventures in Chronicles of Spellborn, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on newbie onboarding and MMO end-of-life strategy.

First impressions of DC Universe Online – on the Nintendo Switch

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Last week, DC Universe Online became one of the only MMOs on the Nintendo Switch, prompting many gamers to give it a look or...

The Daily Grind: Is the MMO genre dead or dying – or something else entirely?

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PC Gamer made waves across the MMO genre this week with an article provocatively titled "For MMO diehards, there's only one conversation: is the...
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Here’s what Ultima Online looks like in a real 3-D client

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We all well know that Ultima Online is a partly 2-D game; the game world is made up of a largely flat graphics, even...

Battle Bards Episode 150: The great plains

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It may not be the most sexy or exotic of biomes, but plains tend to pop up in pretty much every MMORPG — and...

Massively Overthinking: Morality and compelling choices in MMOs

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The most recent episode of The Psychology of Video Games podcast touches on a subject we don't tackle very much: moral choices. It's an...

EverQuest II is launching a new fabled zone in August’s GU111

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EverQuest II would surely like you to stop fretting about the future of the franchise and focus on the immediate future of the game,...

PlanetSide 2’s long-awaited PS4 performance patch is going live today

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PlayStation 4 players of PlanetSide 2 have been very likely waiting a long time for today. The New Soldier update, otherwise known as the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 232: Girl Dwarves rock our world

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW, LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Skyforge, City of Heroes, SWG Legends, and Marvel Heroes.
But we're evil.

DC Universe Online drops on the Nintendo Switch today with GU96

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It's about to be a good day for MMO players who've always wanted to play superheroes on their Nintendo handheld, as DC Universe Online's...

H1Z1 opens wide the landscape of its new Outland map

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Smaller size, muscle cars, and a place for pretty much every type of battle royale playstyle (though I always thought "shoot people, don't get...
Well, you are a bit weak for MMOs on the Switch.

DC Universe Online launches on the Switch tomorrow – here’s the official ‘Getting Started’ guide

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For Nintendo Switch players, tomorrow will mark the start of DC Universe Online's availability for the console. For everyone else, it will be Tuesday....

The MOP Up: The Division 2 takes everyone to the zoo

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Everyone likes free stuff, right? And anyone with a soul loves the zoo, too! It is probably a smart marketing tactic, then, that The...
Ah, no.

LOTRO Legendarium: A timeline of Lord of the Rings Online from 1994 to 2019

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When I wrapped up writing my previous LOTRO column on the game's first year of live operation, I felt that I had left this...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best farming and gardening experience?

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Not gonna lie, I really like farming in MMOs. No, not the grindy kind of farming, just the actual process of farming crops on...

The Daily Grind: What should Daybreak do with the EverQuest IP?

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Recently, EverQuest Lead Producer Holly Longdale spoke to the rumors and general silence revolving about the continuation of the franchise, saying that Daybreak is...

Legends of Aria’s new bard and vitality regen system sounds an awful lot like Star Wars Galaxies’

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Let me just put it out there: Bards are the best class archetype in all of RPGs, let alone just MMOs, which is why...

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