The Daily Grind: Which MMO in 2019 offers the best content for healers?
A few weeks ago, there was a neat post on the MMORPG subreddit about healing. Author Rapthorne Lightweaver points out that "the industry seems...
Make My MMO: City of Titans’ enemy mob design, Oath’s Kickstarter, and Star Citizen 3.5
This week in MMO crowdfunding, it's been superhero insanity, and I don't even mean City of Heroes. We got updates from Ship of Heroes...
A new medical research paper attempts to set health guidelines for collegiate esports players
One of the refrains bleated by those who dislike esports is that competitors are not "real" athletes. This appears to be a similar idea...
Daybreak’s Z1 Battle Royale is sunsetting its South American servers, canceling Showdown event
April's been a rough month for fans of Z1 Battle Royale, the PC version of H1Z1. Developer NantG laid off a chunk of staff...
Betawatch: Peria Chronicles is actually heading to beta, gosh
This one's personally important to me. Peria Chronicles is a game that looked very interesting to me from the moment it was revealed and...
Heroes of the Storm player arrested for making terrorism threats in chat
On today's episode of Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes, a Heroes of the Storm player has been arrested and charged with making terrorist...
Lawful Neutral: Is it safe to play on City of Heroes’ inevitable rogue servers?
You CAN play on the City of Heroes rogue servers you're about to see springing up. But should you? Our law columnist looks into the legalities of the City of Heroes emulation situation.
Disney reportedly in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Nexon
It looks like Nexon might be the next addition to Disney's ever-expanding roster of companies, according to a recent report. According to The Korea...
Burnout Paradise’s online mode downshifts into the sunset
Wait, there was a Burnout Paradise? And it's shutting down?
Don't feel silly if this title escaped your notice, because it probably did a lot...
Ubisoft pledges half a million euros to Notre-Dame Cathedral reconstruction, gives away free games
In the wake of the tragic fire that caused extensive damage to the historic Notre-Dame Cathedral earlier this week, Ubisoft is stepping forward to...
Gamigo is sunsetting Atlas Reactor this summer
It's not the Atlas in the news lately, but it's the one that MMO players knew first: Atlas Reactor is sunsetting this summer.
Gamigo VP...
Lucasfilm is currently developing an Old Republic movie or TV series
The Old Republic as a setting has tugged at fans' hearts since the early '90s. The interest in the ancient history of the Star...
CCP Games thinks EVE Online is about to make it big in China and Korea
We've previously covered CCP Games' Hilmar Petersson's comments on not giving up after all EVE Online's unsuccessful spinoffs, including most recently Project Nova. But...
CCP discusses trying, failing, and trying again in the wake of Project Nova’s demise
The history of CCP Games is one of EVE Online continuing on even while the developer watches every other project stutter and collapse. Project Nova was...
The Daily Grind: Will you go back to SWTOR for Onslaught?
This weekend, we covered some pretty exciting news for Star Wars MMO fans: BioWare is launching a massive new expansion for Star Wars The...
Make My MMO: Albion Online is free-to-play, so of course the review bombing has begun
Never let it be said that no crowdfunded MMOs ever succeed: This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Albion Online launched for what one might...
Betawatch: The Cycle kicks off a weekly playtest cadence
Technical alpha testing for The Cycle has reached a conclusion, and that means that the developers are moving into the next phase of development...
Nepal has outright banned PUBG over addiction concerns
With Fortnite and then Apex Legends eclipsing PUBG here in the west and its own original lead designer departing for greener pastures, it might...
Blizzard says negative fan feedback won’t divert the course of its storytelling in World of Warcraft
Sometimes a statement can be both the right and wrong thing to say at the same time, and if you're thinking that sounds like...
After two months, Shroud of the Avatar has removed its controversial cash-shop buff bonuses
Back in February, Portalarium raised eyebrows when with Shroud of the Avatar's release 62 it added a controversial cash shop item: a buff for...