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The Daily Grind: How do you plot your gameplay in an open-world sandbox?
Quantic Foundry's series of blog posts in support of its Gamer Motivation Model continue with its most recent piece on open world games, which...
H1Z1 pushes out patch and trailers for both of its new halves
Welcome to the glorious era of trying to keep track of dual H1Z1 games at any given time. Yesterday, Daybreak put out new one-minute trailers for...
H1Z1’s split is underway
We hope you didn't have urgent plans to play H1Z1 today because the game is splitting itself in half today. The maintenance is currently...
The Stream Team: Everything Erollisi in EverQuest II
Whether you are looking for love or just loot, your chance to participate in EverQuest II's Erollisi Day celebration is almost gone. The event...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
DC Universe Online Episode 22 introduces new Superman-themed content
Episode 22 is on the way for Daybreak's superhero MMO DC Universe Online.
Creative Director SJ "NerdOfPrey" Mueller explains that the episode will include a...
Daybreak begins new Landmark building competition
As promised earlier this week, Daybreak is kicking off its latest Landmarks of Landmark competition tomorrow, inviting players to submit custom claims as, well,...
Global Chat: Saying farewell to City of Steam
No doubt by now you have heard that the indie steampunk City of Steam has been shuttered. And while its demise won't change the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 50: Happy birthday MOP!
On this week's Massively OP Podcast, Justin and Bree discuss MOP's first birthday, DUST 514, H1Z1, DCUO, Hearthstone, Anarchy Online, Diablo III, and TSW, with a mailbag question on the return of MMO subs.
The Daily Grind: Which survival sandbox are you most likely to play?
Over the weekend, Justin wrote about the deluge of major online multiplayer survival sandboxes hitting us lately. First there was DayZ and its early...
Landmark preps March update, demos claim time and camera controls
Daybreak's Emily "Domino" Taylor has posted an update on Landmark's status on the official forums. After announcing that a new Landmarks of Landmark competition...
EverQuest fixing aggro issues, adjusting progression server XP flow
Taunting may not be the sexiest feature of an MMO, but for tanks it's as vital an issue as they come. Happily for those...
The Game Archaeologist: Ten strange pre-release facts about World of Warcraft
An endless ocean of words, a tsunami of thoughts, and a riptide of fan devotion has flooded the gaming world about World of Warcraft...
GameSpot lists EverQuest Next as a missing game in 2016
Even GameSpot appears to have lost faith in EverQuest Next.
"We're not really sure what's going on with MMORPG EverQuest Next," the site said in...
H1Z1 is splitting into two games, landing on consoles this summer
Daybreak has just announced that H1Z1 is splitting -- "evolving" is the precise word -- into two games.
H1Z1: Just Survive is a persistent, open-world...
DC Universe Online unlocks cross-play between all its platforms
Heists, prison breaks, and new friends are the topic du jour of DC Universe Online. Episode 21 is out today for members (and available to...
Ask Mo: Re-reviewing MMORPGs and birthday shenanigans
Mo's been collecting letters to the editor for me to address in Ask Mo for the past month or two, and this one from...
Massively Overthinking: Old MMORPGs, disco, and pop culture phenomena
A reader named Rob provides this week's Massively Overthinking topic. It's a really good one!
"Why isn't playing an old MMO from a previous decade...
Amour strikes in EverQuest and EverQuest II
Expressing affection for one's fellow player, bringing like souls together in love, and gorging on many things covered in pink frosting -- 'tis the...
EverQuesting: Music makes EverQuest II’s Terrors of Thalumbra complete
Music has been on my mind a lot lately. OK, so it is always on my mind! From skipping down the streets belting out...
