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You can read part one of Eric’s writeup here. Combat and Skills Much has been made of the innovative combat system of Guild Wars 2, and this was another area where I had reservations coming in. Other MMOs have experimented with “action game”-style combat in the past, usually with fairly disastrous results. However, I feel like ArenaNet… Continue reading Guild Wars 2 Media Day Wrap-Up, Part 2

A Skeptic’s Perspective ArenaNet held a media open house this week to show off their new location to members of the press, as well as showing off additional gameplay from their upcoming MMO, Guild Wars 2. Committing to an MMO is a full-time hobby, and my focus has admittedly been on other titles. I’d played… Continue reading Guild Wars 2 Media Day Wrap-Up, Part 1

Hold on to your pointy wizard hats, boys and girls — KingsIsle is back with a new zone for Wizard101 that marks the game’s biggest content push since last year’s Celestia. Zafiria is the name of the place, and the African-themed world brings with it a ton of new lands to explore, enemies to battle,… Continue reading New Wizard101 World: Zafaria

Vote for your favorite MMO and make your voice heard! With the recent explosion of free-to-play games, it seems like there are more games than ever coming out. It’s hard enough to keep track of them all, much less keep track of the good ones. Fortunately, that’s where you come in. Yes, you. Especially you,… Continue reading Massive Online Gamer 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards

KingsIsle Entertainment’s Coleman tops list; reps from Blizzard, Turbine, SOE, and others make their marks DALLAS, TX (March 4, 2011) – The newest issue of Beckett Massive Online Gamer (#30 May/June 2011) contains the magazine’s annual list of the top 20 most influential people in massively multiplayer online games, as selected by the magazine’s editors, highlighting the industry’s… Continue reading Top 20 Most Influential People in MMOs

Wizard101 takes home multiple honors in Beckett Massive Online Gamer Reader’s Choice Awards World of Warcraft, Star Trek Online, and Eve Online also snag trophies DALLAS, TX (Jan. 5, 2011) – After nearly two months and thousands of entries, the winners of the Beckett Massive Online Gamer 2010 Reader’s Choice Awards, celebrating the best in massively multiplayer online… Continue reading Wizard101 Wins Big in Massive Online Gamer Reader’s Choice Awards

Another year has come and gone, and with it, a slew of great games, great times, and great stories. No, we don’t want to hear about that time you wiped your raid by charging, Leeroy Jenkins-style, into the boss room and aggroed everything – but we do want to hear what games you think stood… Continue reading Vote For Your Favorite MMOs of 2010

New Massive Online Gamer highlights the Top 20 Most Influential People in MMOs SOE’s Smedley and McWilliams share top honors; Chinese influence permeates list DALLAS, TX (May 12, 2010) – The newest issue of Beckett Massive Online Gamer (#25 Jul/Aug 2010) contains the magazine’s annual list of the top 20 most influential people in massively multiplayer online games for 2009.… Continue reading MOG’s Top 20 Most Influential People in MMOs List

Massive Online Gamer’s members: Get your free Game Codes right here. Golden Age In-Game Item Code Giveaway Get a free in-game item in Aeria Games’ Golden Age! Golden Age just went live on Oct. 27, and Beckett wants to give you a headstart in this new F2P offering from Aeria Games! To receive your code… Continue reading Massive Online Gamer’s Game Code Generator

Beckett Massive Online Gamer Readers Choose the Best MMOs of 2009 Beckett Media LLC has announced the results of its 2009 Reader’s Choice Awards, which were voted on by readers of Massive Online Gamer and visitors to the magazine’s web site, www.massiveonlinegamer.com. Tens of thousands of votes were logged, and the winners in some categories came down to… Continue reading 2009 Reader’s Choice Award Winners