Surprise! Shroud of the Avatar is now officially free-to-play
Have you taken advantage of the fact that Shroud of the Avatar has gone free-to-play yet? Or are you staring at that with some...
Black Desert: DDOS attacks, South Korean lawsuit, and Halloween
If you've been having problems with your Black Desert server crashing this week, you're not alone. Kakao seems to be suffering a wave of...
Red Dead Redemption 2 posts a record-breaking weekend while possibly sneaking in a crunch reference
It's hardly a surprise that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a successful game, but let's just quantify that by noting that the game is...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most important example of death spiral development in MMOs?
A couple of weeks ago, Justin reminded me of a Guild Wars 2 panel from many years back where ArenaNet addressed Charr armor clipping.
"A Charr...
SuperData: World of Warcraft’s expansion surge ends as Destiny 2’s expansion surge begins
Dungeon Fighter Online is continuing its run raking in more money than League of Legends, but World of Warcraft's expansion blast seems to be...
ArcheAge consumer lawsuit hits snag: Trion Worlds’ corporate dissolution
Remember that player lawsuit lodged against Trion Worlds back in 2015? The one where ArcheAge players Aaron Van Fleet, Paul Ovberg, and James Longfield...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs should be preserved in the Video Game Museum?
In returning to the video game preservation debate this week following the DMCA exceptions granted to museums and archivists allowing them to archive online...
The Video Game Museum offers a home to Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes, and WildStar
It's the longest of all long shots, but WildStar could be kept alive -- and in a museum, as Indiana Jones intended. And not...
MMO Business Roundup: Fractured Space, Runic Games, Michael Jordan esports, Epic investment, and the China problem
Welcome back to another quick trip through some of the week's business bits and bobs.
First up, some bad news. Edge Case's gorgeous F2P MOBA...
Betawatch: Fallout 76 enters beta testing
That's great, it starts with an NDA and no platform crossplay, Bethesda is not afraid. It's the end of the world as we know...
The Elder Scrolls Online is just too large to get to Nintendo Switch
We're sorry, fans of The Elder Scrolls Online who would like to play the game on the Nintendo Switch. As with many other games,...
US Library of Congress grants DMCA exception for preserving online games
It's a win for the good guys, at least if you figure the good guys are on the side of preserving video game and...
World of Warcraft is sending surveys to unsubscribed players for feedback
It's hard to be certain that this is unprecedented, but it's certainly unusual for World of Warcraft. A former player has posted on Reddit...
Massively Overthinking: Is there too much negativity in the MMO genre?
MassivelyOP reader Threespeed posed us an interesting question for this week's Overthinking that I thought was particularly appropriate given the Trion Worlds situation.
"Everyone has...
Red Dead Redemption 2 has officially launched, and now the wait for multiplayer begins
You might not remember it now that you're probably boot-deep in cow poop and cowboy blood, but Red Dead Redemption 2 suffered multiple setbacks...
Wild West Online’s studio collapsed, but it’s now soft rebooting with separate battle royale and building modes
Remember back in July, when Wild West Online starting murmuring about a soft relaunch and rework of major game systems? The game had only...
The Daily Grind: Which of Trion’s MMOs are you most worried about in the wake of its buyout?
The whole Trion buyout feels like it came completely out of left field, and we've spent the past couple of days just staring and...
Nike partners with a professional League of Legends esports player
If you've ever watched someone playing a really good match in League of Legends and muttered "it's gotta be the shoes," you are possibly...
XL GAMES says it’s working to ‘ensure that there is no harm done’ to ArcheAge players after Trion buyout
One of the many concerns bubbling up out of the Gamigo buyout of Trion Worlds this week is just what's going to happen to ArcheAge....
It looks like Trove’s community manager survived Trion’s Gamigo buyout as Halloween goes live
Halloween is upon voxelbox Trove as Shadow's Eve has gone live. This year's event offers multiple activities, as players collect shadowy seals, complete Pumpkin...
