thanksgiving
David Brevik discusses how Diablo 2’s development was marked with a year of crunch
It's easy to think of "crunch" in game development being something of a more recent phenomenon as we've heard more about it. It's also...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best Necromancer class?
Do you like to play with dead things? Heck, who doesn't? It's one of the most well-adjusted activities that any person can do while...
Valiance Online, still gunning for launch this year, drops a brand-new flythrough video
Let's not sugarcoat this: Valiance Online has almost been crowded out of players' vision when it comes to the City of Heroes spiritual successors....
Elite Dangerous’ latest update will launch ahead of schedule on January 14
Last fall, Frontier announced that in response to player feedback, it was holding off on Elite Dangerous' December fleet carriers update, bumping it to...
The MOP Up: Skyforge gets toxic (in a good way)
Just because the newest area in Skyforge is described as a "toxic wasteland" doesn't mean that you should change your vacation plans. Gullible players...
Fans are invited to a real-world memorial for Brad McQuaid later this month
MMORPG fans have been in mourning for the last few weeks following the death of Brad McQuaid, one of the most popular veteran developers...
Wurm Online shows off a number of in-progress updates
Wurm Online popped up during this past Thanksgiving holiday weekend to let its players know that it's still doing stuff and to show off...
SuperData says people really splashed out on gaming over Black Friday weekend
If you've been watching the downward trend of consumer spending on the games industry with growing fear over the last few months, take heart:...
Fight or Kite: Archeage Unchained’s leveling PvP is a test of resolve and avoidance
Welcome back everyone! For those of us in the US, the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday can be a brutal one. Sleeping in (getting...
Tomorrow’s Guild Wars 2 balance update grants weapon-swap to Elementalists and Engineers
So here's a fun thing that got utterly buried by the Thanksgiving holiday: Guild Wars 2 is dropping a lovely skill and balance update...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude for the MMO genre
Thanksgiving conveniently falls on a Thursday every year, which means it's the perfect topic for our regular Thursday Massively Overthinking roundtable. I've asked our writers what they're grateful for in and around the MMO genre the last couple of years - and now we're gonna do it again.
Dauntless’ Ramsgiving event celebrates being thankful and rams with a ram-shaped hammer skin
Around this time in the US, we take a moment to revel in bounty and give thanks for the things we have achieved, no...
The Stream Team: Sailing to AQ3D’s Yokai Island
Between travel and the latest battle concert, Massively OP's MJ missed the latest big AQ3D content release, and she aims to fix that right...
Vague Patch Notes: A look behind the magic at Massively Overpowered
Here we are on another Thanksgiving holiday, and as with every year, one of the big things I'm thankful for is that I've now...
The best MMO sales of Black Friday 2019 (so far)
True story, Thanksgiving is not at all my favorite holiday, but I absolutely love the online sales that follow it, especially when I don't...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2019
Pass the cranberry sauce, we're having mashed potatoes! Oh the turkey looks great! Thank you for loving me, thank you for being there, thank you...
ArcheAge discusses the ArchePass’ return, the Library shutdown, and goldseller bans in its latest devstream
Last Friday's livestream from the folks at ArcheAge seemed to be a bit of a mish-mash of various topics, but there are at...
Sea of Thieves sets the world on fire with its Seabound Soul update and Thanksgiving cosmetics
"Prepare to meet the spectre of Sir Arthur Pendragon and embark upon the first chapter in a story of fire and woe. Be sure...
Elite Dangerous’ big bug-fixing update lands in January, with betas starting next week
Remember back in October, when Frontier announced that it was listening to player feedback and bumping off Elite Dangerous' big December content update -...
Sea of Thieves discusses expansion to the Pirate Emporium and November update plans
Another week, another developer update video starring Sea of Thieves executive producer Joe Neate talking about all the things. For this week's edition, we...