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Massively OP Podcast Episode 459: A Gigantic return
Justin and Bree discuss Nightingale's launch, Gigantic's return, Guild Wars 2's Realm of Dreams, and Last Epoch's launch, with adventures in LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on Wagadu Chronicles and TTRPG-MMO crossovers.
SWTOR initiates a pirate-laden PvP season as S5 Pirate’s Plunder begins
Star Wars has had its fair share of pirates and scoundrels over the years, and for 12 weeks this winter, SWTOR players are invited...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever gone a long period without playing MMORPGs?
I was thinking about this topic a few weeks ago when chatting with MOP's Eliot about some of our formative experiences in the genre....
One Shots: What am I looking at here?
Sometimes a screenshot ends up in my lap that I stare at for a long time and still have no idea what's going on...
Vague Patch Notes: What does the future of MMORPGs look like?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece about the history of MMORPGs as a market and PC gaming in general, suggesting at...
Star Wars The Old Republic releases a teaser trailer for its upcoming lovey-dovey Date Night missions
We're not sure how many Star Wars: The Old Republic fans had "repeatable cinematic romance missions" on their bingo cards when the MMORPG traded...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 458: PlanetSide 2 in limbo
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak selling PlanetSide, Nightingale's early access, Islands of Insight's launch, and NCsoft's financials with Guild Wars 2 and Throne & Liberty, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on features we want to see in features for Amazon's LOTR and ZeniMax's Star Wars MMOs.
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG’s graphics hold up long past their due?
When Dark Age of Camelot first hit beta a million years ago, I remember being super impressed with its graphics. Up until that point,...
One Shots: The mosh pit of friendship
I don't know about you, but when I get together with 75 of my closest friends, I like to crowd right up on them...
SWTOR teases GU 7.4.1 Building a Foundation’s Copero Stronghold and Date Night romance content
The BioWare-turned-Broadsword team behind Star Wars The Old Republic is once again heading to Twitch to outline the game's immediate future, which includes GU...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends dropped a massive player city upgrade (with roads!) for Valentine’s Day
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is the home of the event we called the most cursed Valentine's Day event in MMOs as...
One Shots: Sky control to Major Tom
I have to imagine that there's no more stressful job in a galaxy far, far away than being an air traffic controller for Coruscant....
Working As Intended: A guide to City of Heroes Homecoming’s best player-crafted portal bases
A few years ago, I was wandering around in City of Heroes when someone advertised a cool base in chat. All I had to...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever lost a house in an MMO?
Last week, fellow MMO blogger Belghast wrote a blog post that sent a shot of panic through my own heart: He tells the tale...
Star Wars Galaxies’ Restoration rogue server launches Schisms of Heretics with new Jedi content
If there were an award for slick rogue server promotions, Star Wars Galaxies Restoration 3 would win it this month, as the announcement newsletter...
Disney invests $1.5B into Epic Games with plans to create a ‘huge Disney universe’ in Fortnite
Seeing Disney's various IPs in Fortnite isn't exactly news by this point, but it appears as if there will be a whole lot more...
Massively Overthinking: Do you care more about MMO stats or looks?
This week's Massively Overthinking is fully inspired by the unicorn backpack meme, which Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss tweeted out last week with the caption "stats over looks any day." You know we have to talk about this.
The Stream Team: Going after SWTOR’s latest achievements
Caught up on the newest story, all that's left for Massively OP's Larry is a few little side quests and the newest achievements. Although...
Loric Games, founded by Mythic vets, picks up fresh investment and Jeff Hickman to build a survival game
Remember back in 2022, when we first learned a trio of Mythic vets - Brian Johnson, Ray Soto, and Mythic co-founder Rob Denton -...
Vague Patch Notes: What City of Heroes Homecoming means for the wider MMORPG industry
As you have probably noticed from the fact that I have been writing about City of Heroes nonstop since the Homecoming server got its...
