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Massively OP Podcast Episode 449: We didn’t start the Light No Fire
Justin and Bree discuss MMO holiday events, Light No Fire, The Day Before, and EverQuest, with adventures in LOTRO, SWTOR, WoW Classic, and Project Gorgon, plus mailbag topics on holiday gaming memories and Marvel Snap.
Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s strange and fascinating journey through 2023
There's a shot right at the end of Empire Strikes Back that's always struck me as the most profound in the entire franchise. The...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends is launching a brand-new Wookiee treehouse for Life Day
When we were discussing our Best MMO Housing award last week, I joked to our team that I knew about an amazing housing addition...
Star Wars Galaxies’ SWGEmu kicks off classic Wookiee Life Day for the holiday season
The nice thing about the Star Wars Galaxies rogue server community is that there's a server out there with nearly every era of the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 448: The holiday MMO rush begins
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic's Season of Discovery, EverQuest II's Ballads of Zimara, SWTOR's Chains in the Dark, ArcheAge's big Unchained merge, and Wagadu Chronicles' early access, with adventures in LOTRO and Project Gorgon, plus 2023 awards teases and a mailbag topic on getting into MMOs with too much content.
Star Wars The Old Republic’s Chains in the Dark update is live – here are the patch notes
Broadsword's latest patch for Star Wars: The Old Republic is live today as promised, and that of course means that the update's patch notes...
One Shots: Fishing for a compliment
When life's moving a little too fast in your MMORPG, maybe it's time to take a break, dig out the ol' rod-and-reel, and pluck...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s GU 7.4 Chains in the Dark launches December 5
Get excited, Star Wars The Old Republic fans: Broadsword has just announced that GU 7.4, Chains in the Dark, officially launches on December 5th....
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2023
2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...
Vague Patch Notes: The myth of the ‘first’ MMORPG
One of the things I like to joke about every so often is various myths about the history of MMOs, and a lot of...
Global Chat: Tarisland is the real deal, folks
As Tarisland winds its way through the beta process on its way to our grubby little hands in 2024, there are more and more...
The Daily Grind: Do you wait for fresh start servers to come back to an MMO?
I don't think that MMO vets and developers entrenched into a particular game realize just how daunting it is for lapsed players to actually...
MMO Business Roundup: NetEase’s Worlds Untold, Embracer, Ubisoft, unionization, and Epic v. Google
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry and business news. Numbers numbers numbers!
NetEase - The Chinese megacorp NetEase just can't...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 446: Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of MMOs
Chris and Justin discuss Tarisland's beta, Perfect New World's beta, Pantheon 247 cancelation, SWTOR's Aussie server, EVE Online's Havoc, World of Warcraft's Seeds of Renewal, WoW Classic Hardcore, and WoW Classic Season of Discovery.
The Daily Grind: Should MMO devs focus on quality-of-life features over content?
Today's Daily Grind is not really about any one MMO, so hear me out. I came across a thought-provoking poll the other day from...
One Shots: Lightning strikes twice
When you see lightning on the horizon, it may be time to seek shelter, brew a favorite hot beverage, and settle in for a...
Star Wars The Old Republic is finally launching an Australia-based server – tomorrow
Broadsword has big plans for Star Wars The Old Republic, having picked up both the game and the bulk of the team earlier this...
The Daily Grind: What’s clogging up your main MMO character’s bank right now?
Lord of the Rings Online seems deliberately designed to make even people who enjoy organizing inventories (me) a wee bit crazy about it. I...
Raph Koster has been warning about the death of games innovation longer than most MMOs have been alive
Veteran MMO developer Raph Koster is no stranger to talking about money in gaming. Our own readers will recall that all the way back...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends checks in with dev progress on heroics, deep space comms, and City Update 2.0
If you've been wondering what's on the horizon for the Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server, then you're probably going to care about the...
