repop (titles only, compact bullet list, no meta)

• Laniatus-owned Idea Fabrik claims The Repopulation is back online, renews assault on former contractor

• Perfect Ten: 10 more MMOs you’ve already forgotten ever existed, from Elyon to Defiance

• Vague Patch Notes: Why do so many MMOs fail?

• Vague Patch Notes: Game preservation is way more complicated than it seems

• Massively Overthinking: The 2023 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed

• Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2023

• Gameforge’s DMCA filing took the Magic to Master Kickstarter down, alleging stolen Metin2 assets

• The Magic to Master mess devolved into DMCA abuse as Laniatus promises launch ‘regardless of Kickstarter’

• The Magic to Master Kickstarter fiasco has become a scandal over Idea Fabrik, Hero Engine, and The Repopulation

• Idea Fabrik, the company behind Hero Engine and The Repopulation, disappears from the internet

• Kickstarted sandbox MMO The Repopulation is apparently dead as Idea Fabrik’s contracted dev team quits

• Whatever happened to The Repopulation? (2022 Edition)

• Working As Intended: MMOs that wish they were Star Wars Galaxies

• Perfect Ten: A sampler of crowdfunded MMOs and how they’re doing

• The Repopulation says it’s been ‘quite the adventure’ as it gives a fall development roadmap

• The Repopulation team recreated over 1100 pieces of furniture from earlier builds

• The Repopulation talks up item and crafting updates, adds new signs and buildings, and fixes mission bugs

• The Repopulation patches, plans, and prepares for partial wipes

• The Repopulation’s latest alpha patch touches on inventory and optimization

• The Repopulation further talks up inventory and storage refinements, announces plans for mini-wipes

• The Repopulation talks up its new inventory system and plans to remove character model bones

• The Repopulation promises new skills, system revamps, and more in its latest roadmap

• The Repopulation replaces whiteboxes with art and improves harvesting regions

• The Repopulation continues to squash bugs and plans to add water soon

• The Repopulation works through an annoying crash issue and begins filling out whitebox areas

• The Repopulation’s latest update once again focuses on optimization and error fixing

• The Repopulation improves island performance in its latest update

• The Repopulation will open its new tutorial island location on January 1

• The Repopulation’s new tutorial area is expected to arrive with December’s patch

• Perfect Ten: Kickstarter MMOs that raised the most money

• The Repopulation’s latest update is all about database improvements and server merges (in a good way)

• The Repopulation checks in with an update on vehicles and mounts

• The Repopulation previews upcoming crafting-system overhaul in latest dev blo

• The Survivalist: What ever happened to the smaller survival sandbox MMOs? Part two

• The Repopulation updates players on LODs and inventory following water damage

• The Repopulation’s latest dev update covers work on the game server and art optimization

• The Repopulation previews new tutorial island, lore timeline, and upgraded development servers

• Here’s what The Repopulation’s current owners are working on in 2019

• The Repopulation’s long-awaited update is arriving December 18

• The Repopulation hires new composer, continues cleanup and revamp of starter map

• The Repopulation is revamping Plymouth Control ahead of cleanup and optimization patch

• The Repopulation untangles its core issues and works on a new patch

• The Repopulation explains how server wipes will be handled moving forward

• The Repopulation details the changes for art assets and how they help players

• The Repopulation shows off the improvements coming to its UI

• The Repopulation is still plugging away at bug-fixing and the new starter island

• The Survivalist: Seven survival games I want to love, but can’t… yet

• The Repopulation previews more of its delayed patch

• The Repopulation delays its next update due to backend issues

• The Repopulation is working on a new starter island and combat targeting

• The Repopulation has big plans for housing, combat, trade, and astronomy in 2018

• Fragmented is ‘more or less in maintenance mode’ due to lack of revenue

• Whatever happened to Ascent: the Space Game, Aura Kingdom, and Fragmented?

• Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2018

• The Repopulation wants you to talk about how you like to play

• The Repopulation restarts its test world but removes backer tiers

• The Repopulation considers closing its EU server, adding hardcore server as 10.2 patch rolls out to testers

• The Repopulation preps for ‘massive’ patch next week with world bosses and fishing tournaments

• The Repopulation’s next patch is on the way, and so is more visual lore

• Perfect Ten: The 10 saddest MMORPG stories

• The Repopulation struggles to get content patch ready for release

• The Repopulation-spinoff Fragmented has reached release on Steam

• The Repopulation posts teeny, tiny image teaser

• The Repopulation moves forward with huge patch, alpha plans

• The Repopulation updates graphic shaders, QA pipeline ahead of May update

• The first new patch for The Repopulation should be in about five weeks

• The Survivalist: Massively OP’s guide to multiplayer survival sandboxes

• The Repopulation is back, but major bugs ensure the next patch is a ways off

• The Stream Team: The Repopulation has resurfaced

• The Repopulation is back up and running

• The Repopulation will be playable Sunday, back on Steam later in March

• Idea Fabrik will have The Repopulation back online in the next few weeks

• Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017

• The Repopulation’s new owners say pay-to-win is off the table

• The Repopulation will relaunch in Q1 2017, now owned by Idea Fabrik

• Fragmented makes Xbox One plans, experiments with VR

• Fragmented’s latest patch centers on player housing, drops price to $9.99

• Survival sandbox Fragmented adds vehicle weapons, ruleset GUI for custom servers

• Fragmented’s NPCs are gunning for you

• PSA: Fragmented is 25% off in the Humble Store

• Fragmented patches in localization, optimization, and siege

• Build the best base for Fragmented’s screenshot contest

• Fragmented patches in better optimization and more skill points

• Survival sandbox Fragmented launches in early access

• The Stream Team: A first look at Fragmented

• The Repopulation distributes Fragmented and lifts NDA

• Help stress test Fragmented tonight

• Fragmented releases Steam early access trailer

• Fragmented Early Access kicks off on April 26th

• The Repopulation spin-off Fragmented launches early access this month

• The Repopulation looks to its existing testers to fill out Fragmented’s test pool

• The Repopulation spinoff Fragmented is hunting for a few good testers

• Interview: The Repopulation’s lead dev on its new engine and survival spin-off Fragmented

• The Repopulation switches engines, announces survival spin-off ‘Fragmented’

• The Repopulation remains skeptical about HeroEngine’s latest announcement

• The Repopulation will announce new development plans this month

• The Repopulation rejects blame for Hero Engine’s financial struggles

• The Repopulation temporarily suspends development

• The Repopulation: ‘The risk of downtime is very real’

• The Repopulation is ‘in a holding pattern’ thanks to Hero Engine woes

• The Repopulation patches delayed due to Hero Engine issues

• The Repopulation brings back sieges and beefs up social features

• The Repopulation closes a test server to prepare for a hardcore shard

• The Repopulation patches in combat improvements, sets the stage for sieges

• The Repopulation overhauls entertainer system

• The Repopulation revamps its PvP system

• The Repopulation’s newest patch adds tutorials and mentors

• The Stream Team: Revisiting The Repopulation

• The Repopulation tweaks combat and building in its latest patch

• The Repopulation on expectations, SWG, and the Q4 launch

• Here’s a new(ish) trailer for The Repopulation

• The Repopulation to launch in Q4 2015

• The Repopulation adds diplomacy minigame with new patch

• The Repopulation’s next build to feature underground cities, UI revamp, and more

• The Stream Team: Give me exploration or give me death in The Repopulation

• The Repopulation’s silver early access package is now 15 bucks

• Today’s Repopulation patch makes ‘massive changes’ to combat

• The Repopulation offers $20 early access