Gamers can be amazing when they try. Not everyone in MMOs is just another edgelord. “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Also check out Massively Uplifting for more feel-good stories from our genre!
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Braving Britannia: Tales of Melancholy, Malice, and Peril in Ultima Online book chronicles player experiences in the seminal MMORPG
Back in 2018, we ran an interview with author Wes Locher about his book that was all about "Life, Love, and Adventure" in Ultima...
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...
Standing Stone, Daybreak, KingsIsle, and more MMO companies will fundraise for Extra Life 2020
The season of Extra Life is almost upon us, meaning all your favorite MMO studios are going to be dispatching their developers to play...
Sea of Thieves posts a musical tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen
I realize the news cycle has been wild this week, so you may have missed the sad news that Van Halen co-founder Eddie Van...
RuneScape begins mental health charity drive, plans Orthen digsite launch for October 19
October's destined to be a solid month for RuneScape fans, thanks to the release of a new archaeology digsite rolling out on October 19th....
Secret World player publishes fifth ‘unofficial’ novel
For Secret World Legends fans, one truth is pretty evident: They're not getting any new stories in the game -- at least, any time...
Massively Uplifting: Shattering mental health and disability stereotypes while increasing gaming inclusivity
Back to school? That quintessential September mantra may not be a given for everyone this year. However, what is still a given is the...
Elite: Dangerous’ latest community goal has players siding with Eurybia Blue Mafia or the Keltim Empire
Now that Elite: Dangerous has once more brought back community goals, it's time once again for players to pick sides to unlock rewards and...
World of Warcraft Moon Guard players finish a massive roleplaying campaign ahead of Shadowlands
Perhaps you feel that Blizzard is either taking too long to kick off the events leading into World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. or maybe you...
Cryptic partners with Gameheads charity, Star Trek Online buffs up the Year of the Klingon
MMO developer Cryptic Studios announced this week that it's partnering with Gameheads, an NPO that's dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth in California's Bay Area...
Fans are working on an improved Warcraft 2 remake with Warcraft III: Reforged
It goes without saying at this point that Warcraft III: Reforged failed at pretty much everything it was supposed to do, with the game's...
City of Heroes players have released a security-centric, server-inclusive launcher called Sunrise
Back in 2019, when the City of Heroes community was still squabbling over who got to be in charge of what once a copy...
EVE Online players submitted over 41M classifications to fight COVID for CCP’s latest Project Discovery initiative
What's better than a science MMO story or a feel-good MMO story? One that's both. And this one is both, as EVE Online and...
Wikipedia is now an MMO (according to Wikipedia itself)
Anything online with a community can be considered an MMO if you play it correctly. That might sound like a joke (due to it...
Missed Lord of the Rings Online’s Weatherstock XII last weekend? Rewatch it here!
After being delayed from its original July date due to the summer Lord of the Rings Online's server meltdown, Weatherstock XII finally happened this...
MMO gamers held an inspiring memorial for a fallen friend on Warhammer Online’s Return of Reckoning server
As part of our Massively Uplifting column this past week, we covered an emerging story on the Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning rogue server,...
For science: New UK study finds that video games improve the mental health, reading, and writing skills of kids
So this one's fun. The results of a study performed in the UK between November and December of 2019 have just been released. The...
Animal Crossing New Horizons player recreates The Wizard of Oz in-game
With the variety of creation tools available to players in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it's not a wonder that this sort of thing was...
Guild Wars 2 players built an unofficial addon manager and unofficial upgrade to DX12
If you're the sort of person who uses unofficial addons in Guild Wars 2 such as ArcDPS or the radial mount menu addon, then...
Massively Uplifting: MMOs from LOTRO to ESO bring comfort, healing, camaraderie, and charity
Summer may be ending, but good deeds and uplifting stories aren't! Throughout August we've been surrounded by stories of kindness, generosity, and goodness within...
