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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EVE Online leverages its PLEX for Good charitable drive to aid earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria
The list of MMO companies coming to the aid of those in Turkiye and Syria who were devastated by earthquakes earlier this week has...
Bungie and Destiny 2 players have raised $150,000 for earthquake aid in Turkiye and Syria
Bungie has joined the surprisingly short list of MMO companies lending their playerbases and pocketbooks in support of humanitarian aid for people affected the...
Final Fantasy XIV suspends European housing demolition in wake of Turkiye, Syria earthquakes
No one wants to be worried about stuff in a video game in the wake of a natural disaster, which is why Final Fantasy...
PUBG Battlegrounds’ Krafton Türkiye donates $100,000 to earthquake relief
At least one video game studio is stepping up to help with the immense humanitarian crisis that erupted this past week with the earthquake...
The Daily Grind: When has an MMO community impressed you?
Yes, a lot of time MMO communities will disappoint you, make mistakes, do bad things that they shouldn't, and so forth. But sometimes they...
Star Citizen’s player-run Daymar Rally wraps up, CIG preps Squadron 42 monthly report and returning videos
The Star Citizen community went racing at the end of last week with its 2023 edition of the Daymar Rally, a player-run rally racing...
Evony’s community mourns the death of a beloved player after begging police to investigate
Evony has a bit of a reputation in the broader MMORPG community as being a bit of a lark thanks to a now-ancient and...
Final Fantasy XIV is among the games showcased at Awesome Games Done Quick charity speedrunning marathon
Generally speaking, the only conceivable way someone could speedrun an MMORPG would be to get to the level cap in the fastest way possible,...
Halo Infinite gets Skyrim’s Whiterun as a player-created map
Hey, you. You're finally awake. We thought we'd lost you in a horrible nightmare; you just kept rolling over and mumbling how Skyrim is...
Microsoft’s ZeniMax QA just formed the largest games industry union in the country
Just before the holiday break, workers at Microsoft's ZeniMax Media - including Elder Scrolls Online's ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda itself - announced their...
Happy New Year to all the uplifting things in MMOs, 2022 edition
It's our tradition to bundle all the reasons we can't have nice things - all the worst things that happened to the MMORPG genre over...
Blizzard-owned studio Proletariat announces plans to form a union
Workers at a third studio owned by Activision-Blizzard are planning to organize: Proletariat, which readers may recall was the studio behind battle royale game...
Massively Uplifting: A season of gains and losses in the MMO world
Where has the year gone? Fall has wrapped up, winter is beginning, and the end of the year draws nigh. Today, many will be...
See how Lord of the Rings Online’s map expanded over 15 years
How big does an MMORPG grow when you put 15 years of continual development into it? You can see for yourself, as a Lord...
Pirate101 and Wizard101 highlight a charity speedrunning event for the holidays
While the newsletters coming out of both Wizard101 and Pirate101 might be kind of thin in terms of new content is concerned, they both...
Fan creates an elaborate mod for building bases in No Man’s Sky
Building a base in No Man's Sky is important. It's inspiring. It's a moment of self-identification. It is complicated, too, because there are a...
Hundreds of QA workers at ZeniMax – including Elder Scrolls Online’s ZOS – are preparing to unionize
File this one under reasons we can have nice things: QA workers at ZeniMax have announced they aim to unionize under the Communication Workers...
Lord of the Rings Online’s community goes bonkers for a boulder nicknamed Dwayne Johnson
One would think that the arrival of a small Lord of the Rings Online expansion (or huge content update, take your pick) this past...
Ashes of Creation condenses the antics from its 24-hour Extra Life charity livestream in a video
Earlier this month, the developers of Ashes of Creation took 24 hours out of their day to come together and host a charity livestream...
DC Universe Online devs and fans honor the passing of Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy
Yesterday the world lost one of the greats of acting in gaming, comics media, and entertainment in general when Kevin Conroy passed away at...
