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Working As Intended: What it means to be an MMORPG
I am amused and somewhat bewildered to admit that I have my very own pet troll. He follows me around on Reddit to hassle...
Fight or Kite: Crowfall’s new Infected content is the best thing added to the pre-alpha
This past week has been the best week I’ve had in Crowfall all year. First, ArtCraft dropped a weekend-long event that really turned heads,...
The Game Archaeologist: Is it worth the hassle to update graphics in older MMOs?
"I'd play this game again if the graphics were updated."
"If they re-released this game with modern graphics, it would be way more popular."
"The Game...
Cube World is back, and this time it’s launching on Steam this fall
Hey, remember Cube World? The blocky, sandboxy Minecraft clone from Picroma was a big deal when it hit paid alpha waaaaay back in 2013....
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you wish had an emulator – but doesn’t?
A few weeks back, when The Matrix 4 news hit, I spent some time digging around The Matrix Online's community so that I could...
Crowfall’s Infected ruleset offers the best of both worlds
Quick primer on Crowfall's world types for you today: The upcoming PvP MMORPG is running limited-duration campaigns set in four different world types, with...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 236: Guild Wars 2’s dragons and Vikings
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW Classic, ArcheAge Unchained, PlanetSide Arena, Peria Chronicles, SWTOR, Conan Chop Chop, Last Oasis, Caravan Stories, and Champions Online, with a mailbag question on improving boring MMO tasks.
Trove’s next update, Into the Deep, adds new world bosses and a level 25 class booster
With Trove's server move and three-day outage behind us, we can look ahead to Trove's next big thing - and yes, Gamigo is still...
One Shots: All the awesome you can handle
One day when I grow up, I hope to be half as amazing and down-to-earth cool as most of our One Shots community here....
Crowfall’s Decap-a-Thon event will reward you for collecting the skulls of your enemies starting today
Decap-a-Thon sounds almost playful until you realize that you're effectively lopping off the heads of other player characters to get points. But hey, this...
Former Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars franchise composer is accused of sexual assault
The gaming industry is in the midst of its own #MeToo moment, and one of the industry vets who stands accused is popular composer...
Gamigo is taking Trove offline all day today for a big server move
Earlier this month, some Trove players saw more than a week of downtime thanks to outages that affected both PC players and those on...
WoW Classic’s first night smashes Twitch, sees lines form inside and outside the game
Heading into World of Warcraft Classic on its first night was a lot like going to Disneyworld at peak season: No matter whether you...
The MOP Up: Skyforge hisses and burns
It's (sigh) mass hiss-teria in Skyforge these days thanks to Gorgonide forces invading the place. Gorgonide? Really? Devs ain't even trying these days. Anyway,...
Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs
A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
Hegemony is a new ‘classic’ MMORPG built using Minecraft
If you're still a bit bummed over Mojang canceling Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack overhaul, then I do have a little bit of good...
The Soapbox: No, the MMO genre is not dead – but it could use a little positivity
One of my favorite idioms is "dead as a doornail." It always reminds me of the time I got sent out of my 10th...
Players can now compete in Crowfall’s Trial of Gaea for a stat-buffing Badge
The common refrain/hashtag espoused by Crowfall is "take the throne," which sort of references the fact that campaigns have a limited time and see...
Gamigo drops more ArcheAge teases on labor points, monetization, and housing
Yesterday, Gamigo put up a teaser website under the old Trion domain promising a big Gamescom reveal. Accompanied by an ArcheAge account tweet hinting...
Gamigo is up to something next week – is it related to ArcheAge?
Gamigo's dropping something new next week, according to a tweet the company just sent out. MMO players will recall that Gamigo's the German company...
