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The Game Archaeologist: Flagship’s Mythos
Whenever the topic of Flagship Studios comes up, usually it's in conjunction with Hellgate: London. And while Hellgate certainly was a huge and ultimately...
Did Amazon just sign on to be Lost Ark’s western publisher?
Last night, Amazon announced that it's signed on to an exclusive publishing agreement in North America and Europe with Smilegate, specifically to publish a...
Pearl Abyss Q2 2020: EVE Online is doing great, NA/EU drives 48% of company revenues
Pearl Abyss dropped its second quarter financial report today: The South Korean MMO company saw its revenues decline ever so slightly, down to 131.7...
Shocking almost no one, Dragon’s Prophet was yeeted off Steam
So, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that there's a Dragon's Prophet emulator out there that's been...
Kickstarted PvP MMORPG Crowfall just announced it’s launching beta next week
Big news coming out of Crowfall this morning, as ArtCraft has just announced that it's marching right up to its next milestone, with a...
Riot is closing up shop for a week to grant devs a break from crunch and deadlines
It's not at all uncommon for senior staff to take holiday vacations in the USA, nor is it uncommon for whole studios in Europe...
Riot Games canceled its League of Legends esports partnership with Saudia Arabia after massive backlash
The League of Legends esports community was set on fire and then partially doused this week thanks to a decision - now rescinded -...
Dragon’s Prophet’s new Steam entry is not a legitimate revival, Runewaker says
We've updated the end of this piece with the latest info as of July 31st.
MMO gamers were bummed back in May when Gamigo sunsetted...
Desert Oasis: Black Desert’s outlook in the lead-up to Crimson Desert
I've played nothing but the Black Desert season servers in the last month. It's such a fresh breath of air, and it's something I...
The Game Archaeologist: World War II Online
The 1990s saw the rise of flight simulators that thrived on detailed, complicated controls and handling. Such games threw out accessibility and casual-friendliness for...
The MOP Up: Roblox players spend over $1.5 billion to date
With a record-breaking haul of $100 million in May, Roblox crossed the $1.5 billion threshold in terms of the game's revenue to date. A...
The Game Archaeologist: When World of Warcraft opened Ahn’Qiraj’s gates
This past month, Blizzard has been testing what might well be the milestone moment for World of Warcraft Classic: The Ahn'Qiraj gates event. In...
World War II Online aka Battleground Europe offers everyone a free premium month
It's been a while since we poked our heads into World War II Online, the Cornered Rat Software MMO formerly known as Battleground Europe....
MMO Business Roundup: Richard Garriott, Square-Enix’s charity, Stadia, and Team Fortress’ racist bots
Welcome back to another quick roundup of video games business and industry news relevant for the MMO genre.
Richard Garriott: Apparently, the former icon of...
Echo of Soul is getting a new version that will come to the West via Gamigo
This news will either signal an exciting bit of new MMORPG gaming or strike very familiar, depending on whom you ask. In any event,...
Massively Uplifting: Charity tourneys, Asheron’s Call in Animal Crossing, and over a million Kind Words
May day! May day! We have warm fuzzies incoming! And just in time to start June off with happier thoughts. And who couldn't use...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 272: Death of dragons
Justin and Bree discuss Fallout 76, WoW China, MMO financials, Dragon's Prophet, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, with adventures in SWG Legends and Elder Scrolls online, plus mailbag topics on character select screens and new classes for expansions.
War Thunder’s Victory in Europe Day parade is starting right now
You likely can't see a parade in person right now, but nobody's raining on virtual parades, and boy this week we have our pick...
Did you miss the World of Warships VE Day parade? You can catch the replay now
As we noted last weekend, Wargaming was going all out with World of Warships to celebrate the 75th Victory in Europe Day, which marks...
World of Warships will commemorate the end of WWII with a virtual naval parade
The 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe is coming, and while the novel coronavirus pandemic has changed how celebrations...
