retro
Working As Intended: What it means to be an MMORPG
I am amused and somewhat bewildered to admit that I have my very own pet troll. He follows me around on Reddit to hassle...
The Game Archaeologist: Is it worth the hassle to update graphics in older MMOs?
"I'd play this game again if the graphics were updated."
"If they re-released this game with modern graphics, it would be way more popular."
"The Game...
Cube World is back, and this time it’s launching on Steam this fall
Hey, remember Cube World? The blocky, sandboxy Minecraft clone from Picroma was a big deal when it hit paid alpha waaaaay back in 2013....
The 10th anniversary of Champions Online continues with new and returning events
The birthday celebrations for Champions Online continue as the MMO celebrates 10 years the only way it knows how: with presents for players.
In addition...
Guild Wars 2’s Living World magazine teases Bound with Blood, hardmode episode encounters
If you're old enough, you remember back when there were multiple competing video game magazines, and most of them would gladly run multi-page spreads...
WoW Classic: Character transfers, new realms, Twitch records, and most popular classes
If you thought that the second week of WoW Classic's operation would be any less hectic than the first, you're in for some disappointment....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 236: Guild Wars 2’s dragons and Vikings
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, WoW Classic, ArcheAge Unchained, PlanetSide Arena, Peria Chronicles, SWTOR, Conan Chop Chop, Last Oasis, Caravan Stories, and Champions Online, with a mailbag question on improving boring MMO tasks.
Global Chat: WoW Classic impressions mega-compilation
When World of Warcraft launches, the world stops to pay attention.
The recent release of WoW Classic didn't just pull in hundreds of thousands of...
Trove’s next update, Into the Deep, adds new world bosses and a level 25 class booster
With Trove's server move and three-day outage behind us, we can look ahead to Trove's next big thing - and yes, Gamigo is still...
Champions Online celebrates its 10th birthday with a new mission
The longest consistently operating superhero MMORPG is hitting a significant milestone this week, with Champions Online celebrating the 10th anniversary of its launch on...
Gamigo is taking Trove offline all day today for a big server move
Earlier this month, some Trove players saw more than a week of downtime thanks to outages that affected both PC players and those on...
WoW Classic’s first night smashes Twitch, sees lines form inside and outside the game
Heading into World of Warcraft Classic on its first night was a lot like going to Disneyworld at peak season: No matter whether you...
The MOP Up: Skyforge hisses and burns
It's (sigh) mass hiss-teria in Skyforge these days thanks to Gorgonide forces invading the place. Gorgonide? Really? Devs ain't even trying these days. Anyway,...
WoW Classic’s launch day plans include nine more servers
If you remember nothing else about World of Warcraft Classic, remember the number "10." That will come in very handy on Monday, as the...
Dauntless brings neon hair, updated patrol chests, and new weapon specials in the latest update
At the surface, it seemed like the latest update to Dauntless was only bringing some new skins to chase in the most recent Hunt...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath
This month, Dungeons and Dragons Online will be venturing where many MMORPGs have feared to tread: into the realm of officially supported permadeath. The...
Hegemony is a new ‘classic’ MMORPG built using Minecraft
If you're still a bit bummed over Mojang canceling Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack overhaul, then I do have a little bit of good...
The Game Archaeologist: Dungeons & Dragons
Part of the holy mission of the Game Archaeologist is to ferret out the roots of history that ultimately led to MMORPGs as we...
Gamigo drops more ArcheAge teases on labor points, monetization, and housing
Yesterday, Gamigo put up a teaser website under the old Trion domain promising a big Gamescom reveal. Accompanied by an ArcheAge account tweet hinting...
Gamigo is up to something next week – is it related to ArcheAge?
Gamigo's dropping something new next week, according to a tweet the company just sent out. MMO players will recall that Gamigo's the German company...
