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PlanetSide 2 celebrates 20 years of EverQuest with a new objective line
Just because the big milestone anniversary this year is for EverQuest and not PlanetSide 2 doesn't mean that the latter title needs to be left out...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that set themselves up as spiritual successors
As with the larger video game market, sequels aren't unknown in the MMO space. We've seen studios take a stab at following up successful...
Hyperspace Beacon: Which Star Wars Galaxies emulator should I try first?
As a longtime Star Wars fan and former Star Wars Galaxies player, I've known there were plenty of emulators out there ripe for playing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 212: Harry Potter, progression servers, and No MMO’s Sky
Justin and Bree discuss the Harry Potter mobile MMOARG; progression servers for RIFT, LOTRO, and EverQuest; No Man's Sky's MMO ambitions; WoW 8.1.5; Blade & Soul's next big thing; and The Division 2's sleepy launch. With reader mail on factional divides, the death of playable races, and staying healthy while gaming.
Daybreak’s definitely-not-owner Columbus Nova is back in national news again
Does it ever seem weird to you when companies involved in gaming show up in big political dramas in the real world? Because it...
Justice League Dark teleports to the DC Universe Online test server
The DC Universe tells tales of gods among men and larger than life superheroes, but what about the arcane? What about those who work...
EverQuest turns 20 with new video and infographic as new progression servers arrive
Classic EverQuest turned 20 years old this weekend, with anniversary content (for EverQuest II as well) and two new progression servers. "While we always...
The Stream Team: Happy 20th birthday EverQuest!
With such a monumental birthday to celebrate, Massively OP's MJ is back in EverQuest and hopping around on her Froglok! She may not be...
EverQuesting: EverQuest turns the big 2-0
Today is a pretty big day in Norrath: EverQuest turns the big 2-0! Impressive. Twenty years is quite an accomplishment. Even more impressive than...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs as distraction vs. culture
Earlier this month, there was a fascinating conversation swirling around a Gamasutra article by Bryant Francis, specifically a quote from game dev Patric Mondou. "We're moving away...
H1Z1’s PC version, Z1 Battle Royale, sees another leadership reshuffle as Jace Hall steps down
Yesterday, Daybreak and NantGMobile announced that Jace Hall is no longer consulting on the PC version of H1Z1 known as Z1 Battle Royale, having...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that let you feel superheroic
So, hey, Captain Marvel is out now! And I'm writing this before having actually seen it, so I can't say word one about whether...
EverQuest’s Holly Longdale discusses Daybreak’s reacquisition thrust
Is the original EverQuest doing better than it ever has? Probably not; the game has been running for 20 years now. But it has been...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 211: Carrying the Torchlight
Justin and Bree deep-dive Torchlight Frontiers and discuss Path of Exile's Synthesis, the great LOTRO and DDO outage of 2019, the impending end of Kritika Online and the Foundry system in Star Trek Online and Neverwinter, Guild Wars 2's warclaw, Alganon, and a mailbag topic about housing in MMOs.
EverQuest’s 20th anniversary invites players to preserve the past with some Gnomish help
It might seem a little bit on the nose for the EverQuest 20th anniversary celebration to literally include a new zone that's all about preserving the...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG for corpse runs?
Pretty much every MMORPG has some sort of corpse run - that is, when you die, you have to run some sort of gauntlet...
Neverwinter’s Undermountain makes better healers of Warlocks and better shield-tanks of Fighters
When Neverwinter's Undermountain expansion this spring, it's bringing with it a slate of big class changes to go along with the new content. Perfect...
Leaderboard: Should MMO studios be involved in their respective subreddits?
The issue of who controls MMO game subreddits is one that's just kept recurring over the years, at least as far back as when...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for getting your character super drunk?
Fallout 76's dev blog a few weeks ago about its upcoming brewing and distilling skills - which are actually surprisingly detailed - got me...
Massively Overthinking: The paradox MMO
Back in February, the MMORPG subreddit offered up yet another fun thread: User Friendly_Fire told the MMO community that what it really wants is...
