Posts tagged hype 
'Don't believe the ArcheAge hype,' lengthy fan review warns
Hyped about ArcheAge? We are too, but as with any MMO, great expectations can lead to great disappointments. That's why we're linking to another fan review of the game's Korean client. While the previous such post was largely high on the game from a dedicated player perspective, this piece at ...
The Daily Grind: What great feature do you think deserves more publicity?
No one talks about The Secret World's stealth missions. A few people do, but by and large if you asked a random person about the game they'd mention investigation missions and then stop. Which is a shame, because while the stealth-based missions aren't on par with Metal Gear Solid or points ...
The Daily Grind: What 2013 MMO are you anticipating the most?
It'll probably be hard to top 2012 when it comes to MMORPG hype. Several big-name games came out this year, and another launched so late in 2011 that it might as well have been a 2012 release. Next year looks much calmer, though the impending arrival of The Elder Scrolls Online and possibly ...
The Daily Grind: Are you tired of MMO mega-launches?
So Guild Wars 2's launch has come and gone, and regardless of what you think of the game, there's no denying that it was an earth-shaking event as far as MMORPGs go. Tons of people are playing it; even more are thinking, talking, and blogging about it. Frankly, it's hard to get away from the game ...
The Daily Grind: Was Guild Wars 2 worth the wait?
Finally, amirite? After years of waiting, wondering, prognosticating, and hoping, fans can now experience Guild Wars 2 with no beta strings attached. While it's still early, there's been time enough to form some first impressions (and heck, time enough for at least one guy to max a character). ...
Guild Wars 2 stress test today
It's a day that ends with a Y, which means it must be time for another Guild Wars 2 stress test. OK, we're half kidding; it only seems like there have been 65,000 stress tests over the past few weeks. In any event, the latest round kicks off today at 4:00 p.m. EDT. It lasts for only an hour, ...
The Daily Grind: Do you buy in to the MMO hype and hate cycle?
If you listened only to the more heated debates in Massively's comments and around the blogosphere, it'd be easy to get lost amid polarizing hyperbole and scathing vitriol about MMOs and the drama enveloping them. The way some people tell it, a game like Guild Wars 2 is either the second coming ...
The Soapbox: BioWare, meet ZeniMax; ZeniMax, this is BioWare
Disclaimer: The Soapbox column is entirely the opinion of this week's writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of Massively as a whole. If you're afraid of opinions other than your own, you might want to skip this column. Once upon a time, a group of decision-makers at a big AAA ...
ArenaNet posts studio tour video
This is a Guild Wars 2 news post. In fact, said news is a studio tour (though it is presented in video format, so that's something). Nevertheless, you will read this post and watch this video because you are achingly desperate for every tiny scrap of information even tangentially related to Tyria ...
BioWare: SWTOR is 'one of the greatest and most ambitious achievements in video game history'
Star Wars: The Old Republic is officially a hit according to the latest BioWare press release. The lengthy blurb trumpets impressive first-week numbers including some 28 million in-game hours logged, as well as over 3.8 million characters created (nearly 1.1 million of which are Jedi Knights or ...
