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A very World of Warcraft Christmas
Vallin stroked his beard absently for the dozenth time. Just like the first several times, he had forgotten about the rings of his glove,...
Not So Massively: Overwatch 2 is what Overwatch should have been from the start
Much to my own surprise, the announcement that most excited me at BlizzCon this year was not from any of the franchises I usually...
Not So Massively: Four things Anthem can do to turn itself around
I've been a cheerleader for Anthem from the get-go. I believe BioWare's multiplayer shooter is a good game with huge potential to become a...
WoW Factor: No, Battle for Azeroth’s story hasn’t paid off by the end of the war campaign
You know, I honestly had expected to do something else for WoW Factor this week, and then I was reminded that the war campaign was...
World of Warcraft concludes war campaign with Reckoning cinematic, Aron Eisenberg memorial event is planned
It was pretty clear that all of the threads in World of Warcraft's war campaign for Battle for Azeroth would come together in a face-off against...
Learn about storytelling and art design from the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers leads
At this point most Final Fantasy XIV fans are familiar with the name Natsuko Ishikawa, the main scenario writer for Shadowbringers. She's the one responsible for...
Ryzom turns 15 years old with events and an emerging story
September historically has been a crazy busy month for MMO launches, and so it should come as no surprise that many titles are celebrating...
Warframe of Mind: Where to look to find the lore in Warframe
When I mention the lore in Warframe, the response I usually get is "There's lore in Warframe?!?" I've even gotten this from some who...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs have end dates?
One of the best things that Final Fantasy XI did was end. Not end updates, obviously, the game has a monthly release cadence that...
Final Fantasy XIV releases the long-awaited Viera and Hrothgar name conventions
Here's something fun for the Final Fantasy XIV players wondering about a lore-appropriate name for a Viera: If you changed the character but haven't...
The Stream Team: Wrapping up Warframe’s The War Within
Warframe's story has had some twists and turns, and Massively OP's MJ is winding her way through it all. Tonight she will wrap up...
PUBG Corp has a new studio working on a game creating a new narrative in the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds universe
So, how much do you know about the universe of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds? It's perfectly valid if your reaction to that question is incredulity that...
Warframe of Mind: The story of Space Mom and The Second Dream
When I first started playing Warframe, I definitely wasn't in it for the story. Was there story? Initially, no. There were only crumbs of...
‘Throne war’ MMO Crowfall explains the art of its visual storytelling
Most of the active storytelling you're going to get in Crowfall is going to be done and explained by the premise of the game itself;...
Saturday Night Live takes a jab at The Division 2’s love of talking at you
Sometimes you just can't get an NPC to shut up in a video game. Sometimes you can't get multiple NPCs to shut up. And...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its official preview site for the release of patch 4.56
The hour fast approaches to conclude the Stormblood story and lead into Shadowbringers in Final Fantasy XIV. Unfortunately for fans eagerly awaiting this conclusion, that hour does...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s creative director talks about the characters of Jedi Under Siege
The latest update for Star Wars: The Old Republic brought a lot of characters around. It brought major characters back, it brought new characters into...
Guild Wars 2 developers discuss the big dramatic ending of the latest Living World episode
Who likes big surprises in video game stories? All right, now who likes having those big dramatic moments spoiled ahead of time? If the...
Blizzard talks up ‘meaningful choices’ in World of Warcraft’s story
Did you still have any hopes about the story of World of Warcraft in this expansion? Did you think the writers would somehow pull...
Wisdom of Nym: How we missed storyline overload in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
One of the things that I mentioned back when I was reviewing Heavensward in its totality was that for all the praise I give...
