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Landmark delivers prop bundles to its customers
Landmark players who have previously purchased a select prop bundle for their claim are in for an unexpected treat this week. Daybreak said that...
Daybreak says it’s ‘cracked the dupe bug’ plaguing H1Z1: Just Survive
Daybreak updated the H1Z1: Just Survive website this morning with abbreviated notes for the patch currently on the test server. "We cracked the dupe...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with huge class rosters
After talking with Mark Jacobs the other week about the difficulty of balancing Camelot Unchained's 30 classes, it got my mind thinking of MMOs...
DC Universe Online deploys more story content and a new patch
You can start exploring Episode 23 of DC Universe Online right now if you're subscribed to the game. Right this moment. If you're at...
EverQuest II shows off the upcoming Scourge Keep raid
Back in the day in EverQuest II, Deathfist Citadel was the home of the Deathfist orc clan, and players went ahead and stormed the...
The Daily Grind: What advice would you give tanks in your MMO?
I've danced through many roles in MMOs, but the one that remains largely explored for me is that of the tank. Oh, the idea...
Battle Bards Episode 72: Listeners’ request anniversary
Can you believe it -- it's the third anniversary of Battle Bards already! Three years ago, Steff, Syp, and Syl joined forces to create...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ‘deadest’ live MMORPG out there?
If you were all prepared to troll with a sunsetted game or say "anything by Daybreak or Trion or whatever studio that's popular to hate...
One Shots: You are cleared for approach
My call the other week for aerial shots triggered a cascade of submissions. You people really like your heights and flights! So I have...
Leaderboard: Which half of H1Z1 are you playing?
One of the pranks we considered pulling for April Fools' Day was a split of Massively OP into two halves: Massively, the survival game,...
The truth about fabled zones will change the way you play EverQuest II
If you have fond memories of the Ruins of Varsoon in EverQuest II, get ready to relive them, because that region is getting the...
There’s never been a Landmark hotfix patch like this one; you’ll have to see it to believe it
A whole mess of bugfixes are on the table today for Landmark players, making the experience of crafting landscapes and mining for resources that...
After canning EverQuest Next, Daybreak is hiring for new title
Daybreak: LF15M.
Is Daybreak dying? Maybe not, at least in light of a recent jobs posting that would see the studio grow from its current...
Global Chat: Why bloggers aren’t worried about the future of MMOs
The future of MMOs weighs heavily on some minds in the community, but contrary to some Chicken Littles out there, the sky is not...
MMOTBS Pox Nora launches Spirits Beyond, its 28th expansion
Born in 2006, online tactical turn-based strategy game (wheeee) Pox Nora is today releasing its 28th expansion, called Spirits Beyond.
"Spirits Beyond adds 51 all new...
The Daily Grind: What do you think are Revival’s chances of… revival?
Last week's news that Revival's development has been indefinitely suspended was a pretty big downer for MMO players already bummed over EverQuest Next's cancellation....
DC Universe Online preps GU59, new looting features
If you dropped by DC Universe Online's PC test server over the weekend, you were greeted with Game Update 59 for testing, whether or...
H1Z1 vows to test builds better in the future
H1Z1: King of the Kill issued a mea culpa to the community in a letter this past week, admitting that Daybreak has been rushing patches...
MMO Mechanics: MMORPG expansions vs. sequels
The recent news about EverQuest Next's cancellation has renewed the debate about whether or not MMOs should get sequels, which have given me plenty...
The Game Archaeologist: The Wish that wasn’t
First of all, "wish" is one of those words that ends up looking dang strange the more you focus on it. Wish, wish, wish,...