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So is The Matrix Resurrections making you want a Matrix Online resurrection?
Just two years ago, we all learned that the Matrix movie franchise was getting another entry, complete with one of the original directors and...
WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft mirrors a toxic relationship for players
First and foremost, a fair warning here: This is going to be a column that does, albeit indirectly, deal with some potentially heavy subject...
Massively Overthinking: Overcoming barriers-to-exit in MMOs
About a thousand years ago, I wrote an article on Old Massively called "but I already have that game" about barriers-to-exit: the difficulty of...
New customization for Highmountain Tauren datamined in World of Warcraft’s patch 9.1.5 files
When World of Warcraft's developers first announced that Nightborne and Lightforged Draenei were getting more customization options, it was with a statement that Highmountain Tauren...
Global Chat: World of Warcraft’s kick in the pants, Guild Wars 2’s choice paralysis
What happens when an MMORPG gets a big kick in the pants from both critical lashings and a company-wide scandal? It may actually get...
World of Warcraft renames achievements in patch 9.1.5 and hotfixes faster Conduit Energy refills
If the theme of patch 9.1.5 for World of Warcraft is "please love us again," the subtheme is "we're removing the stuff that really shouldn't...
World of Warcraft patch 9.1.5 allows you to unlock flight again by dying
People are dying to fly in World of Warcraft's upcoming next patch. You might be about to argue that flight isn't keeping with the...
Battle Bards Episode 200: Battle Bards Bicentennial!
Can you believe it? The Battle Bards have hit 200 amazing episodes! Join Steff, Syl, and Syp as they take a victory lap around...
Global Chat: Returning to Guild Wars 2
Guild Wars 2's new (old) leadership, uptick in communication, and upcoming expansion have a lot of MMO players returning to the game lately --...
WoW Factor: What’s behind the turning of the tide in World of Warcraft’s patch 9.1.5?
There's some interesting stuff going on right now when it comes to World of Warcraft's next major patch, due in no small part to the...
World of Warcraft patch 9.1.5 kicks off testing with new customization for Nightborne, Lightforged Draenei, and Void Elves
We've said it before and we'll say it again: World of Warcraft wants you to love it again. Can you come up with another...
Massively Overthinking: MMO ideas that were ahead of their time
I'm gonna say something wild right now: In some ways, CliffyB was ahead of his time. My husband and I came to this realization...
Vague Patch Notes: MMOs are useless, and that’s completely fine
When you play an MMO, you are developing a skill. That skill is playing that MMO. It's not a skill with a great deal...
World of Warcraft removes references to former employees and removes the AoE cap in patch 9.1.5
The most immediate fallout of the ongoing Activision-Blizzard lawsuit has been the removal of numerous references to now-former employees directly named or implicated in...
Blizzard’s Mike Ybarra clarifies that Ion Hazzikostas is still running World of Warcraft
Ever since Bobby Kotick removed J. Allen Brack from his post atop Blizzard and replaced him with Mike Ybarra and Jen Oneal in the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 337: Desperation is a good look on you
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW and the Blizzard scandal, Fallout 76, DokeV and New World at Gamescom, Daybreak, TitanReach, and Into the Echo.
Blizzard offers piles of Hearthstone and World of Warcraft loot to boost subs
If you were among the gamers who thought it was a little thirsty of Blizzard to finally be dishing out long-wanted changes in World...
WoW Classic’s upcoming LFG tool boasts a big improvement
While the modern version of World of Warcraft's looking for group tool really got going in the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, many...
The Game Archaeologist: Jeff Butler on EverQuest, EverQuest Next, and Vanguard
As an MMO historian, I have to applaud the work of former SOE developer Shawn Lord in his huge interview series with the people...
World of Warcraft patch 9.1.5 removes conduit energy and finally makes covenants freely swappable
We have previously noted that the overall design philosophy for World of Warcraft patch 9.1.5 appears to be focused on things that players have been...
