winter holiday
Dungeons and Dragons Online cranks out two updates, Festivault, and a hardcore server in seven days
Dungeons and Dragons Online is trying to break some kind of MMO record for cramming the most amount of stuff in a seven-day period....
EVE Online’s winter holiday events return next week with ‘glamorous gifts, games, and glory’
You might not look to the likes of EVE Online for your dose of Christmas spirit, but CCP Games would like to change that...
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis’ December 6 update focuses on powering up characters faster
If you've felt daunted by the prospect of climbing the character and item levels needed to get to some of the juicy new stuff...
RuneScape kicks off the Christmas season with a new yuletide village
You know those people who are already decorating for Christmas even as there is leftover turkey from Thanksgiving sitting on the counter? That's totally...
Shroud of the Avatar prepares to celebrate 10 years of monthly updates in December
It's been almost 10 years since Shroud of the Avatar started making monthly updates - since December 2013 by Catnip Games' reckoning, which is...
World of Tanks adds random events mode, enlists actor Vinnie Jones for holiday events
What do the Christmas season and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star Vinnie Jones have in common? They're coming together in War Thunder...
RuneScape previews its Christmas Village with a new black party hat
Do you want to experience the winter holiday in RuneScape? The developers are certainly hoping you do, or even if you don't that you...
Throne & Liberty unloads seven (!) new class videos at G-Star
If you're a Throne & Liberty fan, then this week is nothing short of an early Christmas for you. With NCsoft's latest Lineage entry...
RuneScape adds a new boss fight November 20, Old School RuneScape confirms Leagues IV for November 15
I'm now convinced that dragons are made of cat software installed into reptilian hardware; they would much rather sleep for long periods of time,...
EVE Online releases an updated launcher this week, confirms Winter Nexus holiday for December 5
The holidays are coming to EVE Online, but instead of bringing Santa-faced carbonated belch syrup, they're offering up the annual Winter Nexus event on...
The Game Archaeologist: Firefall, an MMO tragedy about more than just a bus
Back when I first started writing for Massively and was energetic enough to go on trips to trade shows, I hit up a PAX...
The Daily Grind: Do you use your MMO Halloween costumes and decor after October?
One thing about Halloween in MMORPGs -- you can easily fill up your virtual pillowcase with a pile of costumes, consumables, housing decoration, and...
Star Wars The Old Republic players return to Ord Mantell in 7.4 Chains of the Dark
The BioWare-turned-Broadsword team has finally taken the wraps off Star Wars The Old Republic's 7.4 update, dubbed Chains in the Dark. According to the...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
Not So Massively: Diablo IV’s disastrous 1.1.0 patch – and Blizzard’s mea culpa
Diablo IV's last week has just been the drama gift that keeps on giving, and since Blizzard's latest toy is my favorite game right...
Fractured and Gamigo finally confirm their split as Dynamight says it’s reclaimed ‘the rights of Fractured Online’
Until yesterday, Fractured Online's website hadn't had a single update since before Christmas, when the game basically imploded in a blast of publisher shenanigans...
Massively Overthinking: Tabletop and boardgames for MMORPG players
Last week, following the crowdfunding of an Elder Scrolls boardgame, the MOP staff got derailed by a discussion on boardgame prices (it's expensive, y'all)....
The Daily Grind: Which ‘holiday’ deserves more MMORPG events?
My friends, today is March 14th, aka 3/14, aka π day, aka pi day, aka pie day, and as such, it provides the perfect...
Vague Patch Notes: MMO events are not for the high-level playerbase
Let me start with a statement of fact: I actually really like limited-time events in MMORPGs. I don't like them as a means of...
The Stream Team: Wandering Neverwinter’s Winter Festival of Simril
While Massively OP's MJ hasn't been doing The Winter Festival of Simril in Neverwinter daily this year, she still plans to enjoying the season...
