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Massively Uplifting: Giving while giving thanks as ARK, Ashes of Creation, Rainbow Six Siege, and more support charity
Around these parts, November highlights giving thanks (though no country has a monopoly on the practice!), and this past month not only gave us...
Katia Sae’s record-breaking journey through all of EVE Online is charted in a video
If you've read that title and are wondering who Katia Sae is and what record was broken, our own Brendan Drain will be happy...
WildStar’s devs and fans love on the game two years after its demise
This past weekend saw a special and sad date for WildStar fans, as November 28th marked the two-year anniversary of the game's closure. Some...
SWTOR and Star Wars Galaxies players memorialize the life of Darth Vader actor David Prowse
The Star Wars universe has lost another of its icons: David Prowse, the British actor who filled the very large shoes (though not the...
Destiny 2 narrative designer confirms a gay relationship between two of the game’s NPCs
For players of Destiny 2 that have been paying attention to a number of narrative clues, this information is likely nothing more than a...
Fallout 76 adds CAMP wheelchairs following a disabled player’s petition
Disabled players aren't often represented in video games, especially multiplayer online ones that feature nothing but hearty and hale athletes leaping and running through...
A Secret World Legends fan has created a huge (free!) graphic novel based on the lore
There is no doubt that Secret World Legends (and its predecessor) have developed a strong cult following in the MMORPG community due to its...
Bungie casts a spotlight on the Black at Bungie Inclusion Club and its efforts to uplift Black devs and BLM
Racial equality is still a vital topic and an important fight in a wide variety of sectors, including game dev. It's why Bungie helped...
CCP Games’ EVE Online community raised $135,500 for COVID-19 response through PLEX for GOOD
EVE Online is having a good run right about now. Not only is it busy enjoying topping its own Guinness World Records and contributing...
World of Warships celebrates Veterans Day with missions and charity drives
It's Veterans Day here in the US and Remembrance Day in some European countries and commonwealth countries around the world. It's a day when...
Ashes of Creation raised over $83k for Extra Life, so Intrepid’s Steven Sharif had to shave his beard
Extra Life, the charity devoted to raising funds from gamers for children's hospitals, has the motto "Play Games, Heal Kids." We may suggest adding...
Guild Wars 2 teased End of Dragons concept art during its $64K charity livestream
The Extra Life charity livestream from Guild Wars 2 was, naturally, a place to raise money for children's hospitals, but during that broadcast there...
Guild Wars 2 offers up another colorful Baby Aurene bundle for Extra Life charity drive
The list of MMOs joining in to raise money for Extra Life and children's hospitals continues to grow: As we noted earlier this week,...
The Destiny 2 community rallies behind dev whose house burned to the ground
If you thought it couldn't get any worse than a pandemic, election, and riots wrapped up in one moment, just imagine your house burning...
Pirates of the Burning Sea’s new operators released a new launcher, patcher, and website, with plans for a legacy server
One of the feel-good stories of 2019 came from the corner of the MMOverse belonging to Pirates of the Burning Sea, when the remaining...
Massively Uplifting: Supporting small businesses, grieving through games, and lending helping hands
Did you go trick-or-treating? There's still time! Here, have a handful of warm fuzzies! Take some full-sized good deeds! October has been full of...
The gamer who circumnavigated the galaxy in a ship of Elite Dangerous’ own making
By god, the kids have done it: They've circumnavigated the entire galaxy in a carrier. In Elite Dangerous, that is.
According to his now much-loved...
Roblox invites kids to a virtual Halloween block party to make up for lost trick-or-treating
It goes without saying -- but I'm going to say it anyway -- that this year's Halloween isn't going to be quite normal due...
ArcheAge Unchained tweaks ArchePass mission cap, players rock out to Metallica
For those who mainline chase the ArchePass objectives in ArcheAge Unchained, your grinding life has gotten a whole lot better. A forum post has...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends’ community honors a fallen player developer, Irish
One thing I've learned over the past many years of dabbling in emulators is that their communities and teams can be as tight or...
