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LOTRO Legendarium: The unique feel of Lord of the Rings Online
I am very much a creature who is affected deeply by my environment. I suspect all of us are to varying degrees, but I...
Worlds Adrift gets ready for a big content update — and a big wipe
Get ready to have your world(s) turned upside-down come September because that's when Worlds Adrift is going to push out a major content patch...
Working As Intended: Returning to Star Wars Galaxies – in 2018
If you've followed the Massively OP Podcast this summer or read any of my ramblings in Daily Grinds and WRUPs, you probably know that...
The Survivalist: Which sci-fi crash site survival sandbox should you play?
Survival sandboxes have certainly come a long way in the last couple of years. Not only has the number of new genres exploded (as...
Massively on the Go: Our basic guide to Pokemon Go gameplay and questing
Pokemon Go has come a long way since its early days of just catching and gym battling. Those are still core gameplay elements, but there's...
EVE Online overhauls a half-dozen ships and improves the starter experience
You notice how other studios, rather than scrambling away from next Tuesday's World of Warcraft expansion release, seem to be trying to compete with...
Hands-on with mobile Old School Runescape, plus a chat with the Jagex devs
I experienced a couple firsts recently that you may not have expected from me, and they can both be summed up in two words:...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online Leeta Tactical Bridge Officer on Xbox and PS4 from PWE and MOP
Are you hyped for Deep Space Nine in Star Trek Online? Victory is Life launched on console last week, complete with a journey to the...
The Survivalist: Hands-on with survival MMO Rend’s closed alpha
It's been nearly a year since I met with Frostkeep Studios at PAX West and got an early first-hand look at Rend, the three-faction...
Previewing Rend: Frostkeep studio visit, early access, PvP, factions, and more
If something goes wrong with Frostkeep's early access launch of Rend, blame me. While I was at the office, I distracted Co-Founders Jeremy Wood and...
Star Trek Online warps into Discovery’s universe as Stephen Ricossa steps down as exec producer
While Star Trek Discovery has proven to be a divisive entry into the long-running franchise, with some fans hating its take on the Trek...
This week’s Shroud of the Avatar patch includes an R2-D2 lookalike in homage to Star Wars
Shroud of the Avatar's release 56 is coming on Thursday, which means Portalarium's latest newsletter includes recaps of some of the content the team's...
EVE Evolved: Four changes to improve EVE Online for new players
A few months ago, I created a new character and ran through the new player experience for an article on how to get new...
Wizard101’s main city gets a magical makeover
When you've got magic on your side, renovation on a grand scale should be a snap, right? It was probably a little more difficult...
Multiplayer survival sandbox Outpost Zero hits Steam early access
The super pretty survivalbox Outpost Zero has planted roots in Steam's early access program. It's currently $15.99; tinyBuild and Symmetric Games say it's a...
Pokemon Go’s second anniversary report card sees high marks for content and innovation
Today is Pokemon Go's second-year anniversary. Last year's report card had to grapple with things like the game's rapid rise and fall as a fad,...
Enjoy the Fallout 76 experience in Fallout: New Vegas… in a way
As people who are intimately familiar with the online game space (source: you read this site), most everyone here can imagine the worst excesses...
Vampire MMO Shadow’s Kiss turns on its alpha servers
Six months after raising over $80,000 in its Kickstarter campaign, Shadow's Kiss is drawing players into its dark alpha test.
The alpha servers are now...
Wild West Online pivots away from faction system PvP, plans free trial
Another week, another huge plan change for Wild West Online. Newly installed studio (or maybe the old studio with a new name) DJ2 Entertainment...
Tamriel Infinium: With Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset, more of the same is a good thing
Today is the formal launch day for Summerset! My goal during the PC early access was to finish the main storyline, and I'm happy...
