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Massively Overthinking: Do you need to be the hero in MMOs?
MMORPG developer Raph Koster recently tweeted that he'd had a "debate with some devs who asserted that videogames require the player to be the...
Blade & Soul delivers a solo dungeon and chocolate hearts with its Eternal Blade update on February 17
The next update for Blade & Soul arrives on February 17th, and it's placing you in a difficult situation of fighting on your own. The...
Valentine’s Day arrives in Skyforge, EverQuest II, GTAO, PlanetSide 2, and Runes of Magic
The Valentine's Day MMO events are piling up in our newsroom like all the candy wrappers piling up in our garbage... actually let's just...
Large-scale multiplayer Neverwinter Nights persistent world Arelith is getting a new city tomorrow
If you've been following The Game Archaeologist column all the way back to Massively-That-Was, you maybe will recall a piece from June 2014 about...
Gamigo unleashes Valentines events on ArcheAge, RIFT, Trove, and Defiance
Gamgio's got a fleet of Valentine's Day events stacked up for its MMORPGs. To wit:
ArcheAge invites you to "synthesize your love" with the...
WoW Factor: The return of Valor is far from valorous
This week's announcement that World of Warcraft will be bringing Valor back as a currency piqued my immediate interest, especially when we're not that...
Elder Scrolls Online takes you into a cursed mine with The Cauldron
The Gates of Oblivion are starting to slide open over at Elder Scrolls Online, and while players can't yet dive into the new year...
Nexon saw a record 2020 revenue haul thanks to MapleStory and FIFA
With an emphasis on MapleStory's continuing success and a push into "new markets," Nexon settled out 2020 rather well for itself. Its Q4 2020...
Perfect Ten: The types of MMO guilds
Guilds! They're remarkably consistent features of MMOs because developers have long realized that they are an unparalleled engine for creating drama, arguments, and recriminations....
A3: Still Alive introduces a new region, adds an offline auto-play feature, and merges servers
There's been yet another sizable update made to Netmarble's mobile MMO A3: Still Alive bringing the globally popular title a variety of new content...
Neverwinter’s Sharandar: The Iron Tooth has been delayed a week over the combat rework
Sharandar is not launching in Neverwinter today, I'm afraid. Last night, PWE announced that it's postponing the first leg of the PC version of...
Mobile MMORPG Lineage 2: Revolution introduces the territory of Rune in its latest update
I don't know about you, but when I'm told that a place called Rune is available to explore, my mind immediately leaps to either...
Mortal Online 2 adds the first taste of character customization and dungeons
Is there anything worse than not being able to customize your character in an MMO? Mortal Online 2 sure doesn't think there is, which is...
OSRS expands the Isle of Souls and discusses equipment balance as Jagex’s CEO talks about its new owner
We've got a tale from both sides from the same RuneScape coin -- the gaming side and the business side -- so let's get...
Massively Overthinking: Do MMO players secretly just want ‘another WoW’?
Last week, there was a provocative discussion on the MMORPG subreddit about the genre. I don't want to get tangled up in the whole...
Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s announcement showcase Friday
My original plan for this particular column was to just write the title "The Final Fantasy XIV announcement showcase is on Friday" over and...
AdventureQuest 3D pits werewolves against vampires, adds Bernie’s memeworthy mittens
Just in time for Valentine's Day, werewolves, vampires, and horror is overtaking AdventureQuest 3D. Hey, this game doesn't follow the traditional holiday schedule! In the...
Mu Online launches Season 15 Part 2, Mu Origin 2 introduces a new Rune system
Talk about MMOs that have way too many versions of themselves; it's time to look at some new updates to Mu! Specifically, the PC...
Gamigo’s Echo of Soul gets a new level cap, dungeons, and advancement systems in 3.0 update
Echo of Soul has received a pretty sizeable update. Normally that would be enough of a lede before getting in to the details, but...
WoW Factor: The pros and cons of deterministic gear systems
One of the big changes that's hit World of Warcraft over the years is in regard to deterministic gear systems. In the original launch version...
