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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Happy New Year to all the uplifting things in MMOs, 2023 edition
Last night, we offered up our traditional list of all the reasons we can't have nice things in the MMO genre and digitally roasted...
War Thunder player goes undercover and busts cheating source code and scripts
So we all know of War Thunder as a game where military secrets are leaked to win forum arguments, which means that it's reasonable...
Valve issues gift-wrapped permabans to Dota 2 cheaters and smurfs this holiday season
The holiday season has arrived to the MOBA world of Dota 2, bringing gifts to all of its players. However, certain players who have...
The Daily Grind: What’s a small piece of MMO news from 2023 that makes you happy?
You know what I'm really looking forward to next year? Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, in part because it's bringing Viper along with it. Now,...
Final Fantasy XIV fans recreate the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer in the game
In Final Fantasy XIV, at no point do jack someone's sweet ride before evading the po-po because you robbed a bank. You do sort...
Kind Words 2 expands multiplayer note-writing into a real social sandbox
Back in the spring of 2020, the games industry was rather hungry for something feel-good (you know why), so it was the perfect time...
Massively Uplifting: MMO gratitude, goodness, and giving, from Elder Scrolls Online to Guild Wars 2
Today is a big day for your belly! If you celebrate Thanksgiving, chances are you'll have/have had a table overflowing with delectable dishes today...
Project Gorgon, buffered by player donations, has been spared from maintenance mode – for now
The fate of quirky indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has hung in the balance over the last few days following the news that the soft-launched...
MMO Week in Review: How to help Project Gorgon and its devs
This week in MMO land, we covered distressing news: Eric Heimburg and Sandra Powers, the husband-and-wife duo behind beloved indie MMO Project Gorgon, admitted...
EverQuest II celebrates 19th birthday and $216K Extra Life fundraising with in-game events
Don't look now because you'll only feel old: EverQuest II is officially 19, and if you do some quick napkin math, it means that...
Former SWTOR lead Damion Schubert urges devs to prioritize accessibility in MMOs
When you think of the strengths of Star Wars: The Old Republic as a game, does "accessibility" every come to mind? According to one...
Final Fantasy XIV puts together a highlight reel from this year’s London Fanfest
If you happened to have missed out on all of the good times from Final Fantasy XIV's Fanfest in London, fear not because the...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs as Saturday morning cartoons
My insane MMO and MMORPG thought experiments do indeed continue: Previously I considered what muffins MMO NPCs are, then I considered what flavor of...
Diablo IV wants your actual blood – for a good cause, of course
It's not every day that a video game comes after your actual blood, but if there's a title to do it, it certainly would...
Wargaming launches multiple charitable bundles for its slate of titles to benefit Ukraine
The country of Ukraine continues to defend itself from the ongoing Russian invasion, which naturally means that aid is still needed for the Ukrainian...
EverQuest, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and more fundraise for this year’s Extra Life push
It's the season for the annual push by gamers and game studios to support Extra Life, the charity that raises money for Children's Miracle...
World of Warcraft’s charity pets for Ukraine raise more than $1.5 million
It's really easy to have a pretty negative opinion of Activision Blizzard these days, since the company regularly makes sure of that. But its...
Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is an adorable free-to-play ‘multiplayer pumpkin carving simulator’
There are plenty of MMO, MMORPG, and multiplayer games having lots of Halloween fun, but they arguably don't quite hit the most traditional of...
TennoCon and DragonCon raised over $200K apiece for charity this summer
Two of my most favorite gaming conventions of the year have one great thing in common: Both TennoCon and Dragon Con raise money for...
A Final Fantasy XIV player snagged 100% of the game’s achievements… just before the 6.5 patch
Before Tuesday's arrival of patch 6.5, Growing Light, Final Fantasy XIV had 2,751 achievements. That's a lot. It's even more when you consider many...
