virtual world

We've had an eye on Dual Universe for the last three years, since even before its official reveal in 2016. Since that time, it's...

Last month I saw a video from YouTuber Josh Strife Hayes with an eyebrow-raiser of a thesis: He essentially argues that we have too...

Recently, Massively Overthinking explored chores in sandboxes and MMOs that can feel like jobs. I may not have answered that then, but boy am...

Virtual world MMO Entropia Universe is no stranger to bizarre news stories. We've covered investors divvying up the moon, selling unique weapons for over...

Unpopular opinions: We all have them. In fact we have so many that it's a straight up meme. This week's Massively Overthinking is one...

Spring started splendidly this year. While all may not come up roses in the world at large, plenty of good deeds and uplifting stories...

While large teams with big budgets and studios backing them are expected to push out smash hit MMORPGs, to me it's always vastly more...

So here's a fun new multiplayer toy that just landed on Kickstarter: It's called Playcraft, and it's being billed by Bebop Games' creator Adrien...

You CAN play on the City of Heroes rogue servers you're about to see springing up. But should you? Our law columnist looks into the legalities of the City of Heroes emulation situation.

I love survival sandboxes. They give me that virtual world experience I'm missing from most MMOs. And I can build! So, why won't I...

Fred and Wilma's parents always wondered what happened to them. One day they stayed after school for a little extra band practice... and they...

I would say that I'm generally -- generally -- a fairly open person when it comes to trying out MMORPGs and other games. I...

One of the things that I tell people going back to Final Fantasy XI now is that the game is, well, a different animal...

Adventure Academy is going to mystify the typical gamer: There are no dragons to fight and no lockboxes to fight over. But if you're...

Those who play online titles that act like a separate world like Second Life or VRChat are likely familiar with the concept of a...

Even SpatialOS seems grim about the outlook for western MMOs. MMO players will recall that Improbable's SpatialOS is a "distributed computing platform for building...

Hello, Massively Overpowered readers! Not So Massively is back, with a new captain at the helm. My name's Tyler. If you're active in the MMO...

Have you ever had an odd moment where you wondered what your favorite MMO would... smell like? If aromas could waft out of your...

Back in January, after the dust of the SpatialOS vs. Unity spat had settled, Improbable and Crytek made an intriguing announcement: They were partnering...

One of the forever-arguments MMORPG players seem to enjoy having is the one about niche MMOs. There are quite a lot of gamers out...