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Leaderboard: Are you giving Bless Online a second chance?
Bless Online officially launched, went free-to-play, left beta, and left early access all in one fell swoop yesterday, bringing to an end - or...
Here’s how Nexon is tweaking MapleStory 2’s dungeon loot caps
If I were doing a top 10 list of things that drive me nuts in MMORPGs, one thing surely on it would be raid...
Bless Online has officially launched out of early access open beta as a free-to-play MMORPG
It's been nothing but a whirlwind for Neowiz's Bless Online these last few years. After an aborted attempt to get the gorgeous Korean MMORPG...
Red Dead Redemption 2 launches at 7 a.m. Thursday – here’s the lowdown
I gotta say, I've ordered some extra popcorn for this week, just in anticipation of watching Fallout 76 and Red Dead Redemption 2 clobber...
Dauntless dev Phoenix Labs leads financing round to secure ‘a couple years of runway’
Indie developer Phoenix Labs, creator of cooperative action MMO Dauntless, announced this week that it has secured substantial funding thanks to "a Series C...
Fallout 76 hits beta today as Bethesda tempers expectations with caution for ‘spectacular issues’
To commemorate Fallout 76's momentous transition into beta testing, the folks at Bethesda Game Studios have published an open letter to their community, in...
Valve’s Artifact is delaying and cropping its public beta
Sometimes, shortening beta periods is a good sign. Sometimes delays on beta are... well, perhaps not a good sign, but just a necessary one....
Betawatch: Ashes of Creation briefly removes its NDA
The NDA for Ashes of Creation is gone! Quickly, everyone, take the time to post as many screenshots as possible... aaaaand it's back again. Seriously,...
Ascent: Infinite Realm resurfaces with new images
You guys remember Ascent Infinite Realm, right? PUBG publisher Bluehole's upcoming fantasy-steampunk mega-MMORPG? The game's official Twitter account has been silent since last spring,...
Elite Dangerous announces Beyond Chapter Four, beginning beta October 23
If you point your brain back to August, you'll recall that players were a bit miffed over the Elite Dangerous' most recent Beyond chapter....
Betawatch: Fortnite begins true Android open beta
Fortnite rolled into a true open beta for Android this week, allowing everyone a chance to get in there and die on a phone,...
Bless Online says its early access met a ‘mismatch of expectations’ between studio and playerbase
Bless Online, as we've previously written, is due to launch for realsies at the end of October, but to say that its early access...
EverQuest II’s Chaos Descending expansion launches November 13 and preorders are live
It's a big day for EverQuest II: Daybreak has announced that the Chaos Descending expansion will launch on Tuesday, November 13th, with preorders live...
Skyforge launches into open beta in Japan on October 11
If there's one thing Japanese people like, it's science fantasy action RPGs. (If there are two things, the other one is not having kids.)...
Runefest 2018: RuneScape Mobile Android beta launches as RuneScape sees new October events
Twas a big weekend for RuneScape fans thanks to RuneFest! Jagex has posted up a rundown of all the happenings for everybody who couldn't...
The Daily Grind: What MMO plans do you have for the fall?
With the snap of fall and change of the leaves, the season has taken a change as we go into the last four months...
Betawatch: Crowfall calls its own races monsters
Wow, Crowfall, that's rude. Very rude. Are you really going to label your own races as monsters just because they're part deer or part...
Bless Online launches free-to-play on October 23, new raid and Halloween event today
If you're still watching to see how Bless Online shapes up come its official launch, you'll want to pay attention to today's announcement: Neowiz...
Massively OP Podcast episode 189: Time traveling to 2004
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, WildStar, Pirates of the Burning Sea, Maplestory 2, Age of Conan, Fallout 76, Guild Wars 2, Star Wars Galaxies, and Trove, with mailbag questions on SWTOR, starting as a true newbie in WoW, and power imbalances in MMOs.
MapleStory 2 prepares for its headstart with a massive patch
The headstart period for MapleStory 2 is arriving today, and that means players are being treated to a nice big patch reflecting the fact...
