The Daily Grind: What would make you reconsider playing an MMO you had sworn off?
There are some games we just declare that we're done playing forever. There are usually good reasons for it, even; decisions are made with...
Old School RuneScape reworks the Costume Room in the latest update
Cosmetics are an important part of any MMORPG experience, and for players of Old School RuneScape, that experience is getting a bit more refined...
Wild Terra 2 adds in the joys of agriculture with its latest patch
They say that you reap what you sow, which feels unfair. After all, if you had expected to reap the consequences of your earlier...
‘Circular economy’ MMO Virtuverse schedules public early access test for this fall
Over the past two years, we've been lightly tracking the development of Virtuverse, an episodic online sci-fi RPG with a curious business model, and...
Kids MMO developer Age of Learning must pay the FTC $10M to settle ‘dark patterns’ complaint
The US Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on the purveyor of kids game ABCMouse this week, having alleged that the company "made misrepresentations...
Phantasy Star Online 2 introduces new items, new Episode 4 story content, and September’s PSO2 Day
It's update time for Phantasy Star Online 2, and that means a whole bunch of new things, and since it's the beginning of the...
The Stream Team: A magical 12th birthday for Wizard101, complete with gifts
Being 12 years old is magical, especially if you're Wizard101! This cheery game filled with fun pets and mounts is celebrating its 12th anniversary...
War Thunder’s Raining Fire update adds the Tuskegee Airmen’s historical planes
The Tuskegee Airmen should need no introduction, especially to Americans: They were the first Black pilots to serve in what eventually became the US...
Ashes of Creation recaps August progress, promises more details about nodes soon
The month of August was certainly a busy one for Intrepid Studios and Ashes of Creation, so if you happened to have missed any...
The Soapbox: Feeling the loss of an MMO community
Back in 2012, I was almost a year deep into Lord of the Rings Online and enjoying my time both in the game and...
World of Warcraft is taking several ‘burst cooldowns’ off the global cooldown
Ah, the noble burst cooldown in World of Warcraft! What the heck is that? Well, in short, it's a cooldown you press to boost a...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons WoW Classic is still fun in 2020
WoW Classic just celebrated its first year of operation, and what a year it's been! Back in the summer of 2019, I was rediscovering...
Black Desert rolls out Hashashin to PC and mobile, teases O’dyllita for October 7
It's Hashashin day across much of the Black Desert universe, as the new toon is out and playable on both PC and mobile today.
"Hashashin...
Guild Wars 2 offers free promotional items as part of Suicide Prevention Month
September is Suicide Prevention Month, which is not really an event that you celebrate in the conventional sense. It's an event worthy of note, however,...
Lord of the Rings Online sees more login issues, gives update on race change tokens
With all of the issues causing game disruption over the past month, Lord of the Rings Online players are understandably sensitive toward any further...
World of Warcraft increases reputation gains all September – time to rep grind!
The ticker on World of Warcraft's site is counting down to Shadowlands' October release -- 54 days and counting at this point. With the...
The Daily Grind: Is the tab-target MMO on the way to becoming extinct?
When I was reading MOP's Tyler's impressions of the recent New World play test, there was one point when I felt my body droop...
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen unveils its shiny new website
Are you ready for some internet eye candy? Then feast upon the visual splendor that is the new Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen website,...
Path of Exile’s Heist expansion will launch on Mac with full crossplay
What's better than getting a new Path of Exile league? If you are a Mac user, it's getting the game on your favored operating...
Path of Exile’s Heist expansion lets players infiltrate Rogue Harbor on September 18
Are you tormented by the unrequited desire of executing a daring caper, perhaps pilfering a rare antique or infiltrating a secure vault, all because...
