Massively OP Podcast Episode 209: ArenaNet layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, and PlanetSide Arena delays
Justin and Bree discuss the Guild Wars 2 layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, PlanetSide Arena's delay, WoW's allied races, and LOTRO's expansion, with adventures in DDO, SWGL, and Trove, and mailbag letters on ethical studios, ancient MMOs, and Project Titan.
The Repopulation previews new tutorial island, lore timeline, and upgraded development servers
The Repopulation's latest dev update is giving me some serious Star Wars Galaxies player city vibes, but then I guess that was always part...
EVE Online shifts its skill system to provide skills on demand
There's a persistent issue with the skill system in EVE Online insofar as the system requires buying skills off the market in order to train...
Funcom saw record high 2018 revenue, inks deal for DUNE games including open-world multiplayer title
Would you like a bit of good news for MMOs? Because we've got some. It's from Funcom. Funcom killed it in 2018.
"2018 is our...
Unionization group Game Workers Unite withdraws call for firing ArenaNet’s Mike O’Brien
Update: GWU has now withdrawn its call; we've updated at the end of this piece. The original article follows.
If yesterday was the day for supportive...
Red Dead Online’s latest update adds daily challenges, new events, and more
The first major batch of updates has come to the Red Dead Online beta, bringing with it new gameplay features, weapons, clothing, and more....
The Division 2’s open beta is coming this weekend, and it’s bringing all-new content
If you're interested in taking The Division 2 for a spin ahead of its March 15th release but weren't able to take part in...
Indie cyberespionage sandbox MMO Spycursion sneaks into Kickstarter tonight
Back at the beginning of February, we covered an unusual indie PC MMORPG called Spycursion. It's basically a cyberespionage sandbox MMO rich in "edutainment,"...
LOTRO producer sheds light on expansion details, virtue changes, and legendary items
Turns out that the next Lord of the Rings Online expansion is Minas Morgul after all.
Players looking for clarification after reading last week's producer's...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Wrathstone DLC and Update 21 are officially live
Hey, dragon fans: The Season of the Dragon in Elder Scrolls Online has officially begun today with the formal release of the Wrathstone DLC...
Diablo III developer offers feedback on Anthem’s reward structure
Here's something neat: Travis Day offering feedback on the reward structure of Anthem. Why is that neat? Well, it's neat in part because BioWare has...
Claim your Blade & Soul freebie pack before the Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan launches March 13
The next major update for Blade & Soul, Legacy of the Hongmoon Clan, will be going live next month on March 13th, and while...
Overwatch’s newest hero is Baptiste, a combat medic with a shameful past
Following a cryptic tease last week, Blizzard has officially unveiled the newest member of the Overwatch roster, Baptiste, by way of an origin story...
The Battle of Polytopia is getting crossplatform multiplayer, finally giving us a proper excuse to cover it
The Battle of Polytopia is one of my absolute favorite games period, not just on mobile, and apparently it's rather well-loved around our office,...
Bold New World update brings new biomes and graphical enhancements to The Imperial Realm
Open world MMORTS The Imperial Realm has gotten a fresh splash of pretty paint with its Bold New World update. The recent patch has...
Dark and Light closes another batch of servers after reducing its Steam price
There comes a time in every early access -- well, most every early access -- when rapid expansion must be met by controlled decline....
143 ArenaNet and Guild Wars 2 devs have been laid off as fans express #LoveForArenaNet
Last week's horrific news that NCsoft and ArenaNet would be laying off a large part of the Guild Wars 2 studio and canceling multiple...
H1Z1 patches in quick fixes for its mammoth Season 3 update on PlayStation 4
Adding a whole lot of stuff to a game in a patch can also break things. It's not intentional, but it's inevitable. H1Z1 had...
Warframe explains the end of Alerts and changes to melee
Times are a'changing in Warframe in some pretty significant ways once again. New dev updates on the game forums have provided some more insight...
RuneScape launches its third and final Elite Dungeon, the Shadow Reef
All seasoned adventurers in RuneScape are encouraged to dive into the last Elite Dungeon today. This of course means "seasoned" as a synonym for "experienced,"...
