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Lost Ark announces a launch date of September 23 – in Japan
It doesn't look like it'll be long now before Lost Ark makes its way to Western shores. How do we figure? Because the Korean-built...
TERA’s console version gets a new (old) publisher
Just because En Masse Entertainment is out of the picture doesn't mean that TERA's going anywhere. In fact, plans are moving forward to transfer...
Craftopia has entered early access on Steam
When is a launch not a launch? When it's early access, naturally. However, the idea of things being a bit rough around the edges...
Ghost of Tsushima is getting a co-op mode added with a free expansion
Enjoying traipsing about Japan in Ghost of Tsushima but wish you could do so with your buddy, Ninja Rick? The bad news is that...
Phantasy Star Online Director on working on the original: ‘The pressure was intense’
We wouldn't have Phantasy Star Online 2 without the original Phantasy Star Online - not just because numbers work like that, but because a...
TERA announces ‘team-based battle mode’ called TERA Battle Arena, launching in 2020
So here's a press release I wasn't expecting to get in my inbox today: En Masse MMORPG TERA is apparently rolling out a "team-based...
Enter to win a Neverwinter Gift of the Noble Guard for PS4 from PWE and MOP!
To celebrate the arrival of Avernus for Neverwinter on console today - yes it's happening, folks! - PWE has granted Massively OP a stack...
Final Fantasy XIV has cancelled its Japanese Fan Festival scheduled for December
This probably comes as no surprise to anyone, but Final Fantasy XIV will not be hosting any fan gatherings this year. The North American...
Lost Ark kills the gender lock, adds the Scouter, and preps for global release
Momentum is picking up for the long-long-awaited Lost Ark, which just began its closed beta (in Japan). A Redditor reported that the beta patch...
Japanese survival sandbox Craftopia is hitting closed alpha in July and I want it
All MOP's Tyler had to do was say two words to me this weekend - crafting MMO - and Craftopia was instantly on my...
Bless Unleashed plans a launch on Steam in early 2021
Will the second verse be different than the first? We'll all find out at some point in the beginning of 2021 as Round8 Studio...
Nexon’s mobile and PC MMORPG V4 opens up for global pre-registration
Ever notice how mobile MMOs seem to love pre-registration events? Well guess what? Nexon's upcoming PC/mobile MMORPG V4 has started doing the same thing,...
Black Desert’s new Q&A covers everything from dancing and new classes to inflation and endgame
Apparently, Heidel Ball was a big success for Black Desert this year, such that Pearl Abyss couldn't even answer all the questions players had...
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...
Final Fantasy XI wishes its players well for its anniversary and looks to events and story soon
Saturday marked the 18-year anniversary of Final Fantasy XI from its original release in Japan, and that's a pretty big milestone. Unfortunately, it didn't...
Pearl Abyss Q1 2020 financials: Black Desert, EVE Online revenues hold steady
We've got Pearl Abyss' financial report for the first quarter of 2020, and in common with so many gaming companies right now it was...
MMO Business Roundup: Guerilla Collective, PlayStation Studios, XLGAMES’ new MMO, ChinaJoy, and NCsoft’s baseball team
Welcome back to another roundup of business stories relating to MMOs - or adjacent to them. Adjacentness!
Funcom: The Norwegian MMO company will be participating...
Blue Protocol dates its next closed beta test in Japan for April 23
When we last peeked in on Blue Protocol, the Japanese MMORPG was beginning to ramp up its next round of beta testing with 5,000...
ROSE Online’s Japanese operator filed for bankruptcy while promising new content
ROSE Online, a Korean MMO that first launched in 2005 and was shut down in its home country in February 2019 after three years...
COVID-19 roundup: Game spending shoots up, Stadia Pro goes free, and GDC tries again
Let's catch up on all of the craziness about how COVID-19 is impacting the world of gaming. It turns out that being locked inside...
