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As I write this, we're still a long way off from the end of WoW Classic's Season of Discovery. A final stretch of leveling...

Lord of the Rings Online has opened the Bullroarer test server for players' first look at update 39 as of today. The heart of...

Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...

As I say every single year and several people ignore every single year: This is not a column about the games that are most...

We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...

I have been told that if I start another one of these columns musing on the abstract meaning of "value" as I have for...

If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....

Some years, it's hard to really cut a distinction between the biggest stories of a year and the biggest surprises. There can be a...

It took some real courage for Naoki Yoshida to get up and announce that Final Fantasy XIV was ending. After an enormously successful run,...

When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...

2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...

Pantheon's proposed "247" spin-off extraction mode has been the subject of much debate already since its leak and confirmation earlier this month, but Visionary...

Justin and Bree discuss the potential for EverQuest 3, the LOTRO remaster's cancelation, EVE Fanfest's EVE Online Havoc and EVE Vanguard reveals, WoW Classic's about-face on LFD, Pantheon's new art style, and Marvel Heroes' code leak, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Glitch Odd Giants.

ArenaNet narrative lead Indigo Linde has an intriguing dev blog out today on Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure - specifically on how...

Last week, a glitch on The Epic Games Store showed a sweet promo for The Elder Scrolls Online, but it was quickly yoinked, leading...

Pokemon Go's Niantic has fast become one of the more problematic companies we cover, and now the studio's outlook just got even shadier as...

It’s always highly bittersweet when MMO fans sit back and consider the games that never were — the projects that got far along in...

Welcome back to Whatever Happened To, our intermittent check-in on MMOs that may have fallen off your - and our - radar! Odd Giants Odd Giants...

We have a couple more earnings reports to, er, report to you today. Netmarble's Q1 2023 financials reported $472.4M in revenue, with MMORPGs making...

The most nerve-wracking thing about being an MMORPG player is uncertainty. MMO players don't like change, and when a change is teased, many of...