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Hamilton in Animal Crossing New Horizons is the unofficial crossover the world needs more of
While painting my entire house this winter, I listened to Hamilton approximately 300 times and am now a little bit obsessed, which means that...
Thousands of WoW Classic fans replicate the ‘fresh start server’ that Blizzard won’t make
One of the hoped-for announcements about WoW Classic failed to materialize at this past month's BlizzConline. Some fans were hoping that among all of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite story of anonymous kindness from an MMO?
One of the best parts about MMOs is that they give players a chance to be kind in countless little ways. Maybe not always...
Runes of Magic announces two new servers coming to the game
These days it seems like most of the news about servers in any MMO is about merges or closures. So it's nice to know...
Guild Wars 2 seeks the roller beetle champions of the world – qualifiers are this weekend and next
There are two types of Guild Wars 2 players: Those who stop to smell (and loot) the roses, and those who experience the game...
Player-run Open Perpetuum builds its first ‘truly customized island and PvE experience’
If we are learning anything from observing what's happened to Perpetuum after the devs handed off the project to the community, it's that sometimes...
An Ashes of Creation player built a card game based on the MMO for the whole community
File this one under "extremely awesome things MMO players did": One Ashes of Creation player has created an entire card game based on the...
Genshin Impact fans have built a scale model of the city of Liyue Harbor
How much of a fan of Genshin Impact are you? Are you the sort of creative person that makes fanart of the game? Maybe...
Star Trek Online’s players and developers pay tribute to the late Christopher Plummer
The movie-watching world lost one of its greats when actor Christopher Plummer passed away on Friday, leaving behind a legacy of notable performances including...
Massively Uplifting: 2021 begins with Trove’s trees, Warframe’s Tennobaum, and Star Trek Online’s Tribbles for charity
Ready or not, here 2021 comes! And that's a relief to many. It's no stretch to say that we want 2021 to be a...
Trove is celebrating Hug Day with a mini community giveaway
Apparently, this coming Thursday is National Hug Day, a holiday that we really can't celebrate with the gusto that it deserves for rather obvious...
WoW Lore TLDR gets a major functionality and content upgrade for catching up on World of Warcraft lore
You really do want to follow the lore in World of Warcraft, honestly. But sometimes the storytelling and the overall quality of the game makes...
ArcheAge’s Oskmir ArchePass, Aura Kingdom update, and Gamigo’s charity extension
Gamigo's having a busy January across multiple games and initiatives. To wit:Â ArcheAge Unchained has released server transfers and its latest ArchePass to kick off...
Pirate101 players hope to save the game by flooding its servers starting January 24
While Pirate101 isn't being targeted for shutdown, it is effectively in maintenance mode, which probably makes some long-time fans of the MMO a bit...
Massively Uplifting: Niantic, ArenaNet, and more MMO studios end 2020 on charitable high notes
Do you know what one of the best things about Massively Uplifting is? Although the world focuses on giving good deeds and Joy to...
Let’s celebrate the history of the dance emote from EverQuest to Fortnite
"Slow day at the office, eh MOP?" Yes. Mercifully. I am very tired and working for a casino during New Year's Eve weekend is...
Virtual chorus of 144 singers performs a song from Guild Wars 2 Living World Season 4
The arts do not stop for a pandemic. Not entirely, anyway. Evidence of this can be found with thanks to the Virtual Video Game...
Holidays hugs to all the uplifting things that happened in MMOs, 2020 edition
On New Year's Eve, it's become tradition for us to roundup all the reasons we can't have nice things, and we did so again...
Roblox and online education site iD Tech team up for a holiday block party for charity
With the pandemic still making a meal of things around the US, digital holiday events perhaps take on a bigger meaning, especially for younger...
ArcheAge’s December update adds new quests and housing areas as Trove’s Snowfest gets underway
There's a lot going on in Gamigo's MMORPGs right now, so let's dig in. First, over in ArcheAge, the December Update may not have the...
