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Not So Massively: StarCraft II Legacy of the Void sold 1M copies in three...
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really fit into the MMO category. Join me each week for Not So...
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World of Warcraft is looking to fill key roles
It’s always a fascinating if tantalizing trip to head over to a studio’s job openings page and see what positions the company is trying to fill. Sometimes it can be an indication of future projects or...
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Alleged copyright infringer accuses Blizzard of copyright infringement
Blizzard is amping up its assault on gold-selling-and-bot-distributing company Bossland GmbH. The World of Warcraft maker was defeated by the German court system back in May when it filed for an...
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Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the ‘Not So Massively’ gamer
The holidays are approaching, and that means there’s not much time left to get presents for your friends and lumps of coal for your enemies. At MassivelyOP this year, we’re putting together a series...
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Diablo III previews Greyhollow Island for Patch 2.4
There are lots of different flavors of creepy in Diablo III. Obviously, players are dealing with a world of the demonic at all times, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be scarier things than demons in...
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Not So Massively: Counter-Strike nerfs all the guns (December 14, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really fit into the MMO category. Join me each week for Not So...
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Diablo III previews the changes and improvements for patch 2.4.0 and Season 5
The season is nearly upon us, by which we of course mean the next season of Diablo III. The holiday season is already upon us, you should have finished buying gifts by now. Season 5 of Diablo III is...
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Massively Overthinking: Let’s play with the Gamer Motivation Model
Over the winter holidays, we wrote about game analytics consulting firm Quantic Foundry, which has published what it calls its “Gamer Motivation Model” — essentially, it’s an updated Bartle test for...
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Diablo III previews Patch 2.4.0
It’s a good time to be a Diablo III player, particularly now that Blizzard is on the verge of releasing the much-anticipated Patch 2.4.0 to the game servers. The studio has been pumping up its fans...
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Massively OP’s guide to choosing an online ARPG
Bored of MMOs, despondent about the industry, or simply looking for something a little different? Turning to something similar to MMOs, yet offering a new experience, is what’s attracted many people...
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WoW celebrates Diablo III’s latest patch with Demon Hunter tmog gear
In honor of Diablo III’s latest patch, Blizzard has something special in store… for World of Warcraft players who also play Diablo III: We’ve added something new to the collection of goodies you get...
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Global Chat: Making gaming resolutions
Do you make New Year’s resolutions for gaming? I do and I’ve seen more than a few bloggers come out in early January to announce what they want to do with the year. Take for instance Telwyn, who has...
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Massively Overthinking: Just how massive is massively multiplayer?
Recent tweaks to the taxonomy structure of Massively OP and coverage of what we formerly called “Not-So-Massive” games prompted a resurgence of internal discussion about the types of games we cover...
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Diablo III’s 2.4 patch debilitates console versions
Diablo III’s much-anticipated 2.4 update is causing as much harm as it is good for both Xbox and PlayStation communities. Console players have reported that the patch is causing severe frame rate...
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Exclusive Interview: John Smedley reveals Hero’s Song, his new open-world OARPG
Today, we finally learn what John Smedley has been working on since he resigned from his decades-long role at Daybreak. The industry veteran has founded indie studio Pixelmage Games and is hard at...
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Check out post-apoc sci-fi MMORPG Trinium Wars’ reveal trailer
Sci-fi and fantasy post-apoc fans are in for a treat today as Hanmaru Soft and InselGames have formally announced Trinium Wars for PC. Touting ex-SEGA and ex-Blizzard artist Jang Wook Lee’s...
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Heroes of the Storm will add Diablo’s Wizard and Necromancer to its lineup
Do you miss playing a Necromancer in Diablo II? It’s not quite the same when you play a round of Heroes of the Storm, but you can still get that necromantic rush with the upcoming addition of Xul the...
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Diablo III explains damage number abbreviations and colors
Diablo III is a game that deals in numbers, and given the sheer output of digits that a combat counter can produce, Blizzard’s engineers have been struggling with the issue of what to display on...
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Diablo III’s renegade wizard joins Heroes of the Storm
If you love crossovers between fictional universes, then Blizzard’s “anything goes” approach to Heroes of the Storm must send you into paroxysms of joy. The latest character to jump between the...
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The Daily Grind: Does powergaming ruin the MMORPG experience?
A recent article on Kotaku tells the author’s tale of being powerleveled by a friend through Diablo III. “You might think that there’s no ‘wrong’ way to play a game like Diablo III,” Jason Schreier...
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