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Even though all MMORPGs compete for our time, affection, and -- above all else -- money, it doesn't mean that they can't get along....

The latest patch for Neverwinter is another of those little ones that mostly focuses on tweaks and fixes, but considering it reaches across a...

How does you mark your first true MMO experience? Anarchy Online technically was the first MMO I ever played, although I was on dial-up,...

The celebratory notes are sounding loud and clear for the late, great, and still present City of Heroes as the MMO marks the 20th...

There are two types of people on April 1st: those who are annoyed and indifferent to the tomfoolery going on all around them, and...

I can't tell you how relieved I am to see Neverwinter get back on the tracks of its traditional cadence, and that's exactly what's...

That's right, friends, Embracer Group is back in the business headlines again. Following the stated end of restructuring efforts, corporate leadership has now decided...

Since 2021, Neverwinter has been trying to do new things with the battle pass model, and now it's looking to try out a new...

Following a worrying bit of silence and slower development on Neverwinter's front, it's certainly good to see that a huge module is heading our...

While First Contact Day is technically on April 5th, players of Star Trek Online will be celebrating the fictional historic event between April 11th...

Don't look now, but the chunk of Gearbox that MMORPG players cared about is changing its name. Readers will recall that back in 2021, Embracer...

If you watched Cryptic's stream last month or even just caught our recap, you already know that the Neverwinter team has been hard at...

Welcome back to another brief roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business! Embracer: Embracer has been a dumpster fire of epic proportions...

Let's be honest: Massively OP's MJ doesn't need any reason to be silly. It can be more difficult for her not to be! But...

It's been a running joke for a few years that I always put hot tubs in my MMO houses whenever possible, and once that...

Welcome to weird MMORPG game mode day! I mean, April Fools' Day - not that we're sorry a lot of the "pranks" have become...

Sadly, Neverwinter's The Dwarven King doesn't have nearly enough Bruenor Battlehammer for Massively OP's MJ's taste (or even his helm, for that matter!). Instead,...

Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! Embracer - The ailing games giant announced this morning that the rumored...

Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV Dawntrail, the Riot MMO, WoW Plunderstorm, the state of Cryptic and its MMOs (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, Champions Online), ArcheAge 2's delay, Path of Exile 2's beta delay, and New World's next season, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, The Sims 4, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on rekindling the social magic of old MMORPGs.

If you cast your mind back to early February, you might recall that Daybreak parent company EG7 specifically called out DC Universe Online studio...