The Daily Grind: Which MMOs do you let your own kids play?
A while back, in the long long ago when we could still talk to humans in person, I was chatting with the mom of...
Massively Overthinking: Canaries in the MMO coal mine
A few weeks back on the MOP Podcast, reader Danny posed us such a provocative question that we said right then we were going...
Former World of Warcraft developer Ghostcrawler weighs in on Mike Morhaime’s ‘social glue’ discussion
So you remember Mike Morhaime's kind of nonsensical comments that treated "social" as the equivalent to "forced grouping" from a couple days ago, yes?...
Vague Patch Notes: The ESRB is not your friend, gamers
So, hey, the ESRB is taking action about lockboxes! Well, sort of. It's adding a notification about lockboxes that doesn't expressly mention or clarify...
World of Warcraft offers better eye glows and new ray-traced shadows in Shadowlands
If there are two things that are going to define World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, it will be shadows and glowing eyes. Lots of people...
Final Fantasy XIV’s NieR crossover happened thanks to bribing the creators with steak and wine
The reason we have a NieR crossover raid series in Final Fantasy XIV is because Naoki Yoshida got Yoko Taro and Yosuke Saito drunk....
The Daily Grind: Which of your MMO characters has kept the same look for the longest time?
One of my Death Knights in World of Warcraft has had the same outfit for years. It basically hasn't budged since Cataclysm, and I...
TERA added lockbox transparency and skill balance changes with this week’s patch
The newest patch for TERA is not really about content. Obviously, you can take a look at the full patch notes and find some...
Path of Exile works on improvements and bug fixes for the game’s current Delirium league
The Path of Exile team is hard at work getting ready for the next major patch, but the team is also working to make...
Starborne celebrates its milestones after more than three weeks of beta
It's not quite been a full month since Starborne launched into open beta, but the developers are already happy to celebrate about how much...
EverQuest is adding two new time-locked progression servers, Aradune and Rizlona, launching May 27
If you like to hop back to the olden days of EverQuest, to feel the game evolve from launch to very slightly after launch,...
Star Trek Online previews its next campaign event, the Defense of Pahvo, and upcoming 2020 additions
Right now in Star Trek Online you can enjoy the winter event for 2019 right now, in the middle of the spring. Yes, it's...
Pick up a MU Online, C9, Flyff, or Rappelz gift bundle for Webzen’s 11th anniversary giveaway
Webzen is celebrating its 11th anniversary this week with a big round of bonus events across its whole catalogue of MMOs, including including MU...
Astellia Online patches in advanced class flexibility and new Atra tonics
If you've ever been slaughtering you way through things in Astellia Online as a Berserker and found yourself thinking "this just isn't me," the...
Yes, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is still on track to release this year
If you've been eagerly looking forward to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, this year has probably not been very calming. Also, if you live on...
Camelot Unchained talks about expanding its current test build, crafting issues, and PvE
As we've reported before, the current "slice" of Camelot Unchained is available to IT-level testers, and in a livestream this past Sunday, Mark Jacobs...
Choose My Adventure: Seriously, the Roblox community is pretty impressive
Over the course of my time in Roblox for this round of Choose My Adventure, I've come to appreciate the value of community creativity....
Chronicles of Elyria boss insists work on the game continues in spite of team layoff
As we've been covering over the last month and change, Soulbound Studios shocked backers and watchers when it announced that MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria,...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever been harassed in an MMO?
Riot's Valorant made headlines this past weekend, and not entirely for reasons Riot would've liked, when multiple Riot devs spoke up about harassment they've...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends players share messages of support and goodwill
These are still very weird times we live in as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to roll along, and now more than ever communities of...
