Forsaken World officially sunsets, but there’s already a private server available
Elyon prepares to sunset in Korea following its western shutdown
Blizzard responds to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight criticism with questionable videos
New World posts 2023 roadmap, plans changes for Winter Convergence and territory control
Russian security forces apparently killed STALKER larpers they thought were real terrorists
Warhammer 40K Darktide makes its official launch on PC, plans an Xbox X|S release soon
QA workers at Diablo IV studio unanimously vote to form a union
Steampunk survival Nightingale wraps up second closed alpha test, confirms fishing is coming
Hundreds of QA workers at ZeniMax – including Elder Scrolls Online’s ZOS – are preparing to unionize
Valheim’s Mistlands update is live with new magic, weapons, allies, and enemies
Interview: Warhaven’s game director on combat, inspiration, and the future of the game
EverQuest’s 29th expansion, Night of Shadows, is officially live for players
Blade & Soul releases the Dark Awakening update – here are the patch notes
Activision-Blizzard releases its year-to-date diversity statistics showing an increase in underrepresented groups
The FTC is moving to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard
PSO2 New Genesis launches the first portion of December’s Hellfire Vanguard update
The Game Awards 2022: Blue Protocol, Diablo IV, Wayfinder, Nightingale, Dune Awakening
Victorian gaslamp multiplayer PvE sandbox Nightingale teases travel in new Game Awards trailer
Airship Syndicate reveals Wayfinder, a gorgeous multiplayer RPG inspired by MMOs
Amazon Games will launch Blue Protocol in the west by the end of 2023
New report on crunch at Diablo IV’s Blizzard Albany casts doubt on June 6, 2023, early access date
Activision-Blizzard’s new lawsuit is another attack on the state agency pursuing it for discrimination and harassment
Path of Exile’s Forbidden Sanctum expansion launches today – PC downloading has begun
Unionizing ZeniMax QA workers claim ‘death from a thousand cuts’ thanks to crunch and low pay
World of Warcraft increases its quest log to 35 slots
Neverwinter’s 2023 roadmap includes three module releases – but no new class
Elder Scrolls Online nixes year-long story arcs for 2023 roadmap – here’s what to expect
World of Warcraft plans new currency and stipend for monthly ‘Trading Post’ cosmetic shop
EVE Online’s mobile 4X strategy game Project M5 resurfaces thanks to recent player survey questions
Blizzard says it’s still working on finding a new Chinese publisher for World of Warcraft
ROSE Online makes its early access return today after 17 years of absence
World of Warcraft launches Season 1 of Dragonflight’s endgame today
Guild Wars 2 says that 2022 saw more new players than any year since 2015
MY.GAMES says it will ‘exit the Russian market’ and offload Russian licenses
Chris Metzen returns to the World of Warcraft team as a ‘creative advisor’
Diablo IV dev livestream talks up seasons, battle passes, and the Codex of Power system
Members of US Congress send letters to game companies about combating extremism in online gaming
World of Warcraft offers an extra 30 days of subscription time for Dragonflight gift purchases through December
Final Fantasy XIV will turn house demolition back on next year
FTC orders Epic Games to pay $520M for privacy violations and deceptive ‘dark patterns’ in Fortnite
Activision-Blizzard’s president/COO leaves in March – for the Bored Apes Yacht Club crypto outfit
Riot Games struggles to get out of deal with failing crypto company
Mad World is done but slips to 2023 anyway, without Netmarble publishing
Camelot Unchained’s December dev blog touts $15M investment as a ‘level up’ for City State Entertainment
Gamigo transfers publishing of Aura Kingdom, Grand Fantasia, Shaiya, and Last Chaos amid layoffs and Aeria portal closure
US Senator calls out Steam’s lax moderation of neo-Nazis and hate
SWTOR celebrates 11 years, teases cadence changes, and tests 64-bit client
World of Warcraft is granting subscribers limited-time access to Dragonflight’s first chapter
Gamers file lawsuit to stop Microsoft’s buyout of Activision-Blizzard over monopoly concerns
World of Warcraft posts a roadmap and breakdown of its plans for 2023
Fractured vanishes from Gamigo’s site, Fawkes Games opens a weird website
BlizzCon 2023 and Blizzard’s unnamed survival game are both still happening
ROSE Online’s early access launch is waylaid by a user data leak that forces the game offline for recoding
Corepunk has suffered yet another delay but says beta is finally ‘close’
Lost Ark’s early 2023 roadmap includes the Witcher crossover and Artist class
The Stream Team: Battling packs of beholders in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Final Fantasy XIV launches Gods Revel, Lands Tremble on January 10
Fractured Online returns to closed development over ‘platform troubles’
Heavensturn returns to Final Fantasy XIV on December 31 – without a hat this year
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year
Wisdom of Nym: What we learned from the second Final Fantasy XIV Gods Revel, Lands Tremble live letter
Fight or Kite: The many ways today’s MMOs are failing PvPers
Microsoft claims the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit violates its fifth amendment rights
Throne and Liberty announces plans for a global launch on PC and consoles in the first half of 2023
The Division 2 is coming to Steam on January 12
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: MMO Expansion of the Year
Choose My Adventure: My time inside Guild Wars 2’s dungeons and Elon Riverlands
Rumor: Life is Feudal MMO might be making a comeback, with a sequel in the works
Blizzard-owned studio Proletariat announces plans to form a union
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: Most Anticipated MMO
End-of-Year Eleven: The best value MMOs going into 2023
Dune Awakening’s art parade continues with in-engine previews of locations and dangers
NetEase space adventure Infinite Langrage officially launches on PC
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Awards: MMORPG of the Year
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s mid-expansion endgame zone problem
Jukebox Heroes: The best of LOTRO’s Before the Shadow soundtrack
Massively Overthinking: Our 2023 MMO resolutions
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the brightest future in 2023?
The Massively OP Podcast in review, 2022 edition
MassivelyOP’s 2022 MMO Lifetime Achievement Award
Vague Patch Notes: Loving an MMO isn’t the same as having a personality
From the Depths: Five things to love about World of Warships
MassivelyOP’s 2022 Golden Yachties: The ‘are we the baddies’ MMO award
The best MassivelyOP streams of 2022
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v6.0
Goodbye to all the reasons we can’t have nice things in MMOs, 2022 edition
The definitive 2022 Battle Bards episode guide
