Battle Bards Episode 187: Sewers and swamps
Oh yeah, this is destined to be our most-downloaded show ever, because the Battle Bards are bringing the THRILLS of sewer systems and the...
Runes of Magic announces two new servers coming to the game
These days it seems like most of the news about servers in any MMO is about merges or closures. So it's nice to know...
BlizzConline 2021: Everything we learned at the World of Warcraft Q&A
Well, there's one way today's World of Warcraft's Q&A session is going to be different at BlizzConline 2021: There is absolutely zero chance that...
WRUP: The story of the wombat edition
Once upon a time there was a wombat. This wombat's name was Simon Birchson. Everyone thought this wombat was very cute and nicely rotund,...
The Daily Grind: Would you (or do you) play as a villain in an MMO?
Our recent Massively Overthinking discussion on being heroes in MMOs got me, well, thinking. I'm just not one who really cares for labels like...
Betawatch: TitanReach backtracks on admission it’s not paying all its devs
So Titan Reach is launching into its paid early access, and it announced that fact. That's good. What is less good is the fact...
BlizzConline 2021: WoW Classic and Chains of Domination panel recaps
Ain't no rest for the Blizzard fans today, as BlizzConline 2021 rolls on with relentless intensity. World of Warcraft has more to share beyond the...
BlizzConline 2021: Opening ceremonies – WoW Chains of Domination, Burning Crusade Classic confirmed
Just because the world is shrouded in death doesn't mean that we have to give up our beloved conventions. I mean, it does mean that,...
Wild Terra 2 reveals its roadmap for 2021 including combat improvements, auctions, and quests
The Wild Terra 2 team is still hard at work improving the game in early access, and that starts with developing a plan for...
Path of Exile players have completed over 600M Rituals in the latest league
If there's one thing the folks at Grinding Gear Games (and perhaps by extension, its fans) love, it's putting together statistics, and we've got...
Final Fantasy XI kicks off a discount and its return home campaign once again
If you haven't been back to Final Fantasy XI for a while, the game wants you back. It misses you. If you've never been...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG offers the best tutorial?
MMORPG developer Raph Koster recently put this neat article by experimental game developer Nicky Case on my radar. Case notes that common wisdom is...
Naoki Yoshida discusses the Island Sanctuary and content length for Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
The next major reveal of information about Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker isn't going to happen until May, but producer and director Naoki Yoshida has...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an MMO with randomly generated characters?
MMORPGs are traditionally games where people spend a lot of time designing their characters. Even in titles where there's not much to character creation,...
Massively on the Go: Your complete guide to the Pokemon Go Kanto tour
The Pokemon GO Kanto Tour is almost upon us! On Saturday, February 20th, ticket holders will have an opportunity to collect most of the 151 Kanto...
TitanReach addresses early access funding – and how it pays its staff
We have updated this piece with additional comments from the developer at the end. The original piece follows.
If you are working on an MMO,...
Vague Patch Notes: The challenge of the average MMO player
Pick an MMO, any MMO you know pretty well. Pick an MMO where you have a good sense of how much content there is...
Naoki Yoshida sees at least another five years of vitality in Final Fantasy XIV
The fourth major expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, Endwalker, is just around the corner (to the extent you can consider "planned for fall" to be just...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most egregious grifting you’ve seen in the MMO sphere?
There was a time when World of Warcraft charging $25 for a sparkly pony was considered absurd fleecing of its playerbase. Times have certainly...
Phantasy Star Online 2 has launched on the Epic Games Store today with a new limited-time quest
The state of Phantasy Star Online 2 is very different now from when it launched in North America last year, because you can now launch...
