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ArcheAge Unchained offers free trial as Reddit melts down over pay-to-win
So let's just get this out of the way upfront: ArcheAge Unchained's rollout a year ago did not go as well as Gamigo was...
World of Warcraft honors Reckful with a new Rogue trainer
It was a big deal when World of Warcraft streamer and esports star Reckful passed away this summer, with large parts of the game's community...
The Daily Grind: Isn’t it time to put an end to land rushes in MMORPGs?
When Final Fantasy XIV's 5.35 patch arrived this week, the hardcore XIV players on the Massively OP team had very mixed reactions. One triumphed...
‘Hardcore’ MMORPG Astaria plans a test this month after multiple early access launch delays
MMO fans might recall that Astaria was billed as a "hardcore fantasy MMORPG with emphasis on social communities, crafting, party combat, territory capture and...
Crowfall begins detailing specialization changes for each of the game’s classes
When we first reported about Crowfall's plans to expand class specializations in update 6.2, we noted that there was an in-depth look at what's...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch check-in: Hotfixes, customization insight, and quest skips
Now that the World of Warcraft: Shadowlands pre-patch is live, you might want to start your leveling experience in Warlords of Draenor but not want to...
Vague Patch Notes: Managing the MMO message – and when to piss off your fans
Remember at the beginning of this year when Mark Jacobs managed to basically enrage everyone with his announcement of another game his company was working...
Eight-year-old Pirate101 is essentially in maintenance mode with no new content planned for the next year
We've got some unfortunate but not unexpected news from Pirate101 this week, as KingsIsle has admitted that its content drought will continue for the...
Taking a look at World of Warcraft’s new starter experience, Exile’s Reach
While we are still in a holding pattern to know the launch date of Shadowlands, the good news is that you don't have to...
EverQuest announces its 27th expansion, Claws of Veeshan
Perhaps EverQuest fans were a little concerned that Daybreak might not be able to put out its yearly expansion, what with COVID and all....
The Daily Grind: How solid do you think your memory of your favorite MMO’s history is?
Ages ago, I wrote a column in which I jokingly pointed out that in order to really get the WoW Classic experience, you should need...
Genshin Impact outlines its update schedule for its next three major patches
It appears that miHoYo's Genshin Impact has certainly had an... impact on potential players. (We have fun here.) But the developers are not resting on their...
Dauntless teases gliders, Halloween, new islands, and a frosty new Behemoth in its roadmap
While most folks playing Dauntless are likely focused on farming the latest horrifying tree beast, the devs at Phoenix Labs are working on a...
Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet appears to be suffering another round of layoffs
It looks as though ArenaNet is suffering a fresh round of layoffs, as Jennifer Scheurle, a lead designer on one of the Guild Wars...
Black Desert Mobile adds the Tamer class, Black Desert PC kicks off Halloween
The month of October brings with it another gaggle of treats for players of Black Desert and Black Desert Mobile, with both games introducing...
EVE Online launches Quadrant 4: Phoenix to cap off the Triglavian invasion arc
With 2020 finally and blessedly coming to an end, EVE Online is reaching the climax of its long-running Triglavian invasion content plot too, and...
Surprise! Gamigo’s MMO RIFT is testing out a new zone area
Ever since the transfer of RIFT from Trion Worlds to Gamigo, players have experienced a content drought that's only been addressed with drips and...
World of Warcraft weathers a wild pre-patch launch night
After a very long wait for the servers to come back up yesterday, World of Warcraft officially jumped into the Shadowlands era last night...
League of Legends officially reveals Seraphine the Starry-Eyed Songstress
At this point, the fact that there's now a pop star champion in the League of Legends roster should come as little surprise to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 292: Burning down the Amazon gameforest
Justin and Bree discuss Crucible, Star Trek Online, Black Desert, FFXIV, Star Citizen, WoW, MMO Halloween, and new games from CCP and Zenimax, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, SWG Legends, and Torchlight III, plus an audio mailbag topic on ragequitting.
