LOTRO assembles a panel of experts to have a deep lore chat
There is nothing if not a whole lot of lore in Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's Middle-earth is positively brimming with it, after all,...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s storyline is about to go off the rails
The most compelling stories that emerge from EVE Online are usually tales of player-based conflict, dastardly deals, and political intrigue, but the game's core...
Star Citizen begins Evocati testing of alpha 3.5, Evocati testers leak the hell out of that noise
If you were excited about the sanctioned glimpses of Area18 given on last week's Star Citizen Around the Verse, then prepare to be even...
EverQuest turns 20 with new video and infographic as new progression servers arrive
Classic EverQuest turned 20 years old this weekend, with anniversary content (for EverQuest II as well) and two new progression servers. "While we always...
The MOP Up: Aion’s cherry blossoms signal the arrival of spring
The Cherry Blossom Festival is in full bloom over at Aion Europe, with this spring festival offering a hero trial, a "topsy-turvy" laboratory, a...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Astroflux, Star Sonata, and Mankind Reborn
Welcome back to another brief roundup of MMOs and other online games you've (probably) never heard of.
Astroflux is an interesting one that came across...
Make My MMO: Saga of Lucimia’s quests, Dual Universe’s 30K, SOTA’s spring
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, spring has sprung in Shroud of the Avatar, whose latest community newsletter teases a bunny basket full of...
The Stream Team: Happy 20th birthday EverQuest!
With such a monumental birthday to celebrate, Massively OP's MJ is back in EverQuest and hopping around on her Froglok! She may not be...
Sea of Thieves on birthday plans, mega update, tester program, and next week’s content drop
It's been a hot minute since we checked in on Sea of Thieves, so this week's developer update video marks the perfect time to...
The Stream Team: Eight years of Xsyon apocalypse survival
Eight years ago the irradiated landscape of Xsyon opened up, complete with mutant chickens and vicious rabid squirrels! Today marks the apocalyptic survival game's...
OrbusVR: Reborn previews new dungeons and talent tweaks ahead of final beta test
The folks at OrbusVR have been hard at work since they announced the game's first major expansion/complete overhaul, OrbusVR: Reborn, back in August of...
Population Zero releases world design video ahead of weekend alpha and next week’s update
Ahead of this weekend's alpha play test, the Population Zero developers have posted up a video ostensibly about world design. You'll need to flip...
Albion Online answers questions about randomized dungeons from players
The developers at Albion Online are hyped about the game's new randomized dungeons. That makes perfect sense. But they also recognize that players have...
Star Citizen previews urban dystopia and in-game holidays, drops February studio report
Very few settings in games spark as much joy in me as a glowy rainbow neon urban cyberpunk dystopia, so that makes this week's...
Guild Wars 2 player builds Super Adventure Box guild hall in tribute to designer Josh Foreman
My kid has already started pestering me about Super Adventure Box this year. It's almost April 1st. Is it open yet? Will there be...
CryoFall straddles massively multiplayer with a scifi survival experience
Question: How many players on a server does it take to graduate a game from "multiplayer" to "massively multiplayer?" And should there be an...
LOTRO Dwarves delve too deep, progression players rush in to see
Dust off that goat and ride fiercely into Khazad-dûm, for the vast underground kingdom is finally open for business on Lord of the Rings...
Warhammer Online blogger and MMO podcaster Steve ‘Slurms’ Lichtsinn loses battle with cancer
Out of the boisterous class of Warhammer Online bloggers that emerged on the scene in 2008, Steve "Slurms" Lichtsinn became well-known for his affable...
The Stream Team: Sneaking back into Space Engineers
It's been a long, long while since Massively OP's MJ has delved in and streamed Space Engineers. But with its recent launch, now is...
Crowfall previews the PvP map structure of its first campaign in feature walkthrough video
Since its original Kickstarter reveal, Crowfall has been absolutely clear on its key conceit: PvP. This is a PvP MMO. In fact, the devs...