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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...

When the internet was younger, Talk Like a Pirate Day was a huge event, the kind of harmless fun every brand and MMO got...

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...

With Ubisoft's long-delayed Skull and Bones finally arriving this November, gamers will enjoy yet another option to get their pirate fix -- if, indeed,...

Few people are without opinions on minigames in MMOs. Some love 'em, some hate 'em, and some just ignore 'em. Some even despise that...

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

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...

Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...

Ever find yourself complaining that all of the PvE content in your MMO is nothing but shooting something in the face or chopping down...

While The Game Archaeologist columns take up the most time of any project I do here at Massively OP, I absolutely love doing them...

Arrrr! If Sea of Thieves isn't doing it for you, maybe you should board a more classic ship, like Puzzle Pirates - specifically, Puzzle...

Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...

When we moved over here to Massively Overpowered, some of us transplanted our long-running columns to the new space. I perhaps felt most devastated...

Every voyage has a beginning, and for Puzzle Pirates' newest server, the maiden voyage began this past week. It's called Dark Seas, and it's a...

Fourteen years into its quirky voyages, Puzzle Pirates still hasn't exhausted unknown ports of call. The MMO announced this week that it is starting...

In third grade, my teacher sent home a report card with the note that "Justin is wonderfully strange." Ever since then, I never found the...

I suppose there will always be a special place in my heart for Lord of the Rings Online. Not only is it one of...

Up until this point in my life, Puzzle Pirates has always been that "Oh yeah, that actually exists!" game to me. Even when I...

Fans of tiny older MMORPGs on the verge of extinction have cause for a bit of celebration this spring: A new patch to five-year-old...

A common question that I see posited around forums and Reddit is, "What MMO should I play?" If there is a more loaded question...