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Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...

This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...

One of the things I like to joke about every so often is various myths about the history of MMOs, and a lot of...

When you think of the strengths of Star Wars: The Old Republic as a game, does "accessibility" every come to mind? According to one...

NetEase has made no secret of its goals for expansion in the west: It managed to snurch Jack Emmert away from Daybreak to build...

So here's something fun we just learned about thanks to a friendly tweet: Preserving Worlds is a 2021 indie TV show on Means TV...

And that's a wrap on this year in history! While everyone says farewell to 2022, here at TGA we're always looking way back at...

Summer sweetness is not just for corn and watermelon! No, it's for all the kind and generous gestures of of our fellow gamers and...

One of the oldest MMORPGs in existence still has the capacity to surprise us, even decades later. Former Meridian 59 designer Damion Schubert confirmed a...

Back in October of last year, we reported the news that Mike Sellers, best known to our corner of the gaming universe as a...

When the Battle Bards get loaded up with money and jewels in MMOs, they head back into town for a shopping spree! And if...

It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...

If you're looking for a calm and sedate Halloween experience in an MMORPG this year, we would not advise a trip over to Meridian...

The universe has been hungry the past couple of years, and now it's threatening another member of the extended MMORPG developer community. This morning,...

With MMO history stretching back to the early 1980s (and even before), this genre has accumulated a whole lot of history over the years....

Today’s episode of the Battle Bards was phoned in — phoned in with 2800-baud modems from the 1990s, that is! Steff, Syl, and Syp...

When Brian Green, better known as "Psychochild," passed away last August, he left behind a lot of grieving fans who missed his passion for...

To many veteran MMO players, the opening horns of EverQuest's score are enough to trigger vivid memories, violent hallucinations, and an unstoppable desire to...

By far, my favorite column to write here at Massively OP (and the one that always takes the longest) is The Game Archaeologist. I've...

It's been a long year, so you're entirely forgiven if you forgot that we lost Brian "Psychochild" Green this past summer. Green was the...