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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Massively Uplifting: LOTRO community events, appreciative FFXIV fans, and making gaming accessible
Just because it's the hottest month of the year doesn't mean we don't want to bury ourselves in warm fuzzies! Positivity is always welcome...
Mechwarrior Online shares details for the unofficial player-run 2019 Comp Championship Series
Did you know that EVO, the massive fighting game esports tournament, started as a smaller community thing? Back then it was called Battle by...
Final Fantasy XIV player offers up a set of music covers presented as a rhythm game
Is Final Fantasy XIV's Bard only a way to do solid ranged damage with some party-wide utility? Nope, it's also a music-making fiend, and...
Remember the No Man’s Sky player-funded billboard? It’s up now!
Back in June, we covered a heart-warming story out of the No Man's Sky community, as player sought to raise money on a GoFundMe...
Guild Wars 2 players organize a raiding tourney for August 24
Seeing player-run tourneys in Guild Wars 2 isn't exactly unusual, but this one is something a fair bit different. On August 24th, six guilds...
Blizzard quietly opens forum threads to help players find old friends to play World of Warcraft Classic together
MMORPGs are better with friends, and nobody should suffer Barrens chat alone. If the upcoming World of Warcraft Classic has you pining for the...
Massively Uplifting: Good deeds by the Paladins, Warframe, and AdventureQuest 3D communities
Here we go again with the "games are evil" nonsense, right? We've had that agenda pushed in our faces before, and Massively Uplifting is...
Some Assembly Required: A Stage Reborn brings live theater to Final Fantasy XIV
There's roleplaying in MMORPGs, and then there is playing a role! We're talking pixelated actors performing live theater within a virtual world. Yes, it's...
They’re taking the hobbits to Conan Exiles, where someone rebuilt the Shire
Well, this is something new. If you were to draw a Venn diagram of the ways that the world of Conan and Lord of...
The Stream Team: Enjoy a weekend of Weatherstock concerts in Lord of the Rings Online
Before Weatherstock comes the Weatherstock Concert Series. There are far too many bands in The Lord of the Rings Online to fit in the...
TennoCon 2019: The Warframe community raised $250,000 CAN for Canadian Mental Health Association
What better way to wrap up TennoCon 2019 than with a shout out and hearty thanks to the generosity of Digital Extremes and Warframe...
Check out this fan-made version of Final Fantasy XI… for the GameBoy
If you're really tired of waiting for the mobile version of Final Fantasy XI, perhaps you're willing to go a bit more low-tech with...
ZeniMax and Bungie are part of a joint effort to fight against gamedev crunch
People are becoming more and more aware of the abusive mill game developers are being ground against in order to release the titles we...
Fan ports the original Diablo to the Nintendo Switch
You can already play Diablo III on the Nintendo Switch, but can you play the entire series? Not yet, but you can play the...
Massively Uplifting: Charity comes in many forms for Bethesda, Square Enix, and Digital Extremes
Summer smiles -- get 'em while they're hot! If you are looking for a way to make your mood rise like the temperature, we've...
Warframe’s Community Director takes a few moments to review player Frames
Customizing your character is one of the most fun things in gaming, especially in MMOs because you get to show off your creations. That...
Elite: Dangerous’ galaxy-spanning, six-month player voyage concludes with 4000 explorers
What lies at the very edge of the known galaxy? As of this past week, a select group of very dedicated Elite: Dangerous players...
No Man’s Sky players raised so much money for a gratitude billboard that they’re giving extra to charity
It doesn't seem like all that long ago that No Man's Sky was in the headlines for all the bad reasons: toxicity, hacking, meltdowns,...
Massively Uplifting: Supporting St. Jude Children’s Hospital and PRIDE month
April showers bring May flowers, but big-hearted gamers bring forth good deeds any month of the year! And May was no different. Generosity with...
Secret World Legends players host Cabal pride recruitment event tomorrow
Still hunting around for a good cabal in Secret World Legends? While the game might not be as active these days, the community certainly...
