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Twitch Aid 2020 brings together gamers, musicians, and celebs for COVID-19 charity
The lineup isn't quite as wild as the bands that raised $127M to fight African famines at Live Aid in the '80s, but the...
The Star Wars Galaxies rogue server community is collaborating on a multi-emu support project
Feeling a little disconnected from the world right now? You're not alone, and multiple MMO communities are coming together to try to fix that....
MMO blogging community fights quarantine boredom with ‘Blapril 2020’ project
With so many MMO gamers and bloggers stuck at home this month, any distraction from real-world doldrums is both welcome and needed. To address...
Razer to manufacture and donate up to a million surgical masks to battle coronavirus
While the idea of gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer creating medical equipment might first bring to mind the Razer Toaster, this change of manufacturing focus...
Test your World of Warcraft geography knowledge with this player-made quiz
Do you know Azeroth? I mean, do you really know Azeroth? As in you can pick out the Timeless Isle or the Ruins of...
Massively Uplifting: DragonCon announces official charity, more studios support Australian wildfire relief
This past month has been filled with its share of dark news, not the least of which is the coronavirus that is plaguing the...
Elder Scrolls Online takes you on a date, shows off new housing, and hosts a massive memorial
I hope you don't mind me getting personal, but how is your love life doing lately? Ooh, I'm sorry to hear that. At least...
French World of Warcraft fans release epic live-action War on Lordaeron short film
I'm gonna tell you to go get some popcorn now, and not because of drama. It's because it's movie time! World of Warcraft movie...
Star Trek Online player creates a Justice League away team, Sea of Thieves players host a fashion show
I want more MMO fashion reports. Character creation is one of the first avenues of player self-expression and it very often is one of...
Black Desert: The Guardian awakens, Valentine’s Day begins, and players raise money for charity
If you happened to miss our Desert Oasis piece on Black Desert's Guardian awakening last week, today is the day to get caught up,...
A popular YouTuber has released a 27-chapter Guild Wars 2 audiobook in video form
The popular Guild Wars 2 YouTuber WoodenPotatoes has been quite busy lately. How busy? Try producing a 27 chapter-long audiobook that's set in the...
Massively Uplifting: Saving lives and wildlife, studios and gamers start 2020 with compassion and charity
A new year has begun, and many folks are looking ahead to a better 2020. And who might be making it better? Gamers! Many...
Guild Wars 2 collabs with the Ad Council’s Seize the Awkward suicide prevention campaign
Here's some warm fuzzies we don't want to postpone to our monthly Massively Uplifting column: Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet is using its annual...
EVE Online: DDOS, sale, and the player auction that brought in $33,000 for charity
Never let it be said that games can't make a difference.
One EVE Online player, struck by the tragedy of the Australian bushfires, put an...
EVE Online player makes a 1 million PLEX bid for charity
Last week, we reported on a PLEX for GOOD charity event being run by EVE Online to benefit the Australian brush fires victims. That...
Lord of the Rings Online players remember Christopher Tolkien
Kites soared and fireworks burst overhead last night in Lord of the Rings Online, as the player community gathered together to pay tribute to...
EVE Online’s charity campaign to support victims of Australian bushfires is now live
Last week, CCP Games announced that it was reviving its PLEX for GOOD campaign specifically to raise funds for victims of the Australian bushfires...
John Smedley and Scott Hartsman put out a call to help a former EverQuest II dev
This story crossed our desk with some signal boosting from John Smedley and Scott Hartsman this weekend:Â A little less than a year ago, former...
Destiny 2’s launching a charity campaign to help victims of the Australian brushfires
Bungie is joining CCP Games on the short list (so far) of games studios using their titles to help with the Australian brushfire crisis....
Fallout 76 player creates a C.A.M.P. that features a death trap that can be solved only with math
It's been a long understood bit of knowledge that the best part of any Bethesda-made video game is the stuff that players make themselves...
