Yearly Archives: 2016
The Stream Team: Party hearty with Hobbits for Lord of the Rings Online’s anniversary
There's no denying: Lord of the Rings Online throws some pretty good shindigs throughout the year. And the anniversary event is no different; players...
Ubisoft says it’s heard Division players’ anger over cheating ‘loud and clear’
Ubisoft has addressed the ongoing cheating concerns in The Division with a blog post to players today. "We have great plans for the future...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off its first World vs. World poll
Are you a dedicated WvW player in Guild Wars 2 with strong views about what project the developers should be working on next to...
Nostalrius admins to meet with WoW execs
Earlier this week, Blizzard responded to calls for a vanilla World of Warcraft server by suggesting it wouldn't do a vanilla server but would...
Global Chat: What can MMORPG devs do to foster community?
One of the neat aspects of the MMO blogosphere is how writers will often interact and collaborate with each other. Recently, four bloggers ganged...
Elite: Dangerous plans Q2 Horizons and Engineers rollout for Xbox One
Frontier Developments announced today that Elite: Dangerous' Horizons season/expansion catch-up patch is on the way for Xbox One this quarter -- including the 2.0...
DCUO launches on Xbox One, previews the next three episodes
Surprise! After announcing at PAX East that DC Universe Online was coming to the Xbox One, Daybreak is launching the title on the console...
Final Fantasy XIV previews patch 3.3 via live producer’s letter
The next Final Fantasy XIV patch doesn't have a release date yet, but it does have a fair amount of its content already revealed...
Tree of Savior delays launch to May 10
Tree of Savior's spring rollout has been anything but smooth. The isometric import has weathered numerous storms over the past few months, including rampant...
Hearthstone announces 50 million registered players
The latest Hearthstone expansion release coincides with another bombshell for the game, with an official announcement from Activision Blizzard boasting that the game has...
The Daily Grind: How would canceled MMOs be doing right now if they were still operating?
Many of us have our private (or not-so-private) sorrows regarding shuttered MMORPGs. Yes, we wish that they were still alive and often opine that...
The Stream Team: The a-mazing conclusion of The Secret World’s Issue #14
MassivelyOP's MJ has worked her way through the missions and puzzles of The Secret World's Issue #14, and she's almost at the end. All...
Massively Overthinking: Trinities and quaternities in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic was inspired from Jake, who wrote in to us wondering about roles in MMORPG classes and group content:
"What happened to roles?...
Zek is reborn as EverQuest II launches GU100 for members
If you've been looking forward to seeing EverQuest II's Zek in a whole new way, GU100 has delivered up a tasty treat to All...
Get free premium time in World of Warships’s big balance update
World of Warships' recently launched update 0.5.5 is a game changer, both in content and in optimizations. By reducing the number of files players'...
EverQuest brings back nine years of anniversary events
After 17 years of operation, EverQuest has racked up quite an assortment of anniversary events stretching back to the pre-smartphone era of humanity. You...
Tree of Life patches in the rainforest region for early access players
Indie sandbox Tree of Life sees a brand-new update this week for early access backers. Of note, the patch introduces the brand-new rainforest region, tweaked maps,...
Crowfall previews vehicle crafting and the war machines of Siege Perilous
ArtCraft Design Lead Thomas Blair is back on the Crowfall blog this afternoon with a fresh update on the Siege Perilous testing, including word...
SkySaga’s alpha 8 phase introduces endgame grouping
Smilegate's voxelbox SkySaga enters its eighth phase of alpha today with a number of new additions, including... endgame. Yes, there's a new tier of...
Champions Online promises fresh events, archetypes, and costumes
Champions Online has posted a state of the game letter to let players know what's new in Millennium City and what's still on the way. You know,...