UK rebuffs game preservationists’ petition to make retroactively breaking old games unlawful
One of the big industry-wide narratives that emerged from the wreckage of 2024 was player-initiated efforts to center game preservation - indeed, even to...
Choose My Adventure: Murder mysteries and paywalls in RuneScape
This week... was a weird one. A weird and rough one. And it's going to get a tiny bit personal - some might say...
Ultima Online’s producer steps down after 26 years working on the MMORPG
It's the end of an era in Ultima Online: Bonnie "Mesanna" Armstrong has announced what sure sounds like a retirement from her role as...
The Daily Grind: Do you consider immersion the highest ideal in MMOs?
A while back, when I was doing a first impressions piece about Aloft, I was writing a section about how the wind was surprisingly...
Necesse sees over 200K players flood into its free play weekend, posts roadmap to release
Last week's free play weekend turned out to be a smash hit for the early access sandbox Necesse, as indie studio Fair Games reported...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s 2025 producer’s letter and roadmap are en route this month
Dungeons and Dragons Online's community continues to be in a holding pattern for this year's big producer's letter. And while SSG won't commit to...
Conan Exiles is selling an exclusive art print to benefit LA firefighters through February 6
Do you want some unique and incredible art and help out the firefighting efforts in Los Angeles, California? Then look no further than Conan...
EVE Online hypes up its May 1 Fanfest 2025 and starts a new in-game event
You would be forgiven for thinking that tickets to an event in the middle of Iceland wouldn't be a hot buy, but then you've...
VR MMORPG OrbusVR announces a sunset date of April 6 after eight years
The VR MMORPG space is not exactly one of robust health, but for a while it seemed as if one very plucky little game...
SMITE 1 will sunset on the Nintendo Switch May 1 over apparent quality issues
If you were a fan of the original SMITE on the Nintendo Switch, we have some unfortunate news for you. Hi-Rez's Titan Forge has...
APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth servers are down unexpectedly due to network issues
Hope you didn't have plans to dive into one of Little Orbit's MMOs today because both APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth went down unexpectedly...
Chronicles of Elyria’s dev blogs disappear, and there’s no timeline for when they’ll return
This past December we reported on the continued drawing inward of communication and updates from the kickstarted MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, as Soulbound Studio's...
Here’s (almost) everything you need to know about transferring to Lord of the Rings Online’s upcoming 64-bit servers
Are you hungry for 64 bits of mega power? Then you're probably itching to hop in to the upcoming 64-bit servers in Lord of...
The Daily Grind: Do you use atypical controls in MMORPGs?
I've mentioned before in our comments that I have small hands even for a woman, which has made finding a great MMO mouse impossible...
The Stream Team: Sunday funday in Final Fantasy XIV with the family
MOP's Chris and his Eorzea Sunday crew are coming back together for another bit of time together in Final Fantasy XIV! It's tradition at...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2025?
You know, you're not reading this piece until January, but I sat down to write it ahead of the turn of the year, when...
One Shots: Prop painting is a contact sport
If you go to an art school where they teach the art of Pictomancy, you're going to want to stash those small, fine brushes...
The Daily Grind: When has an MMORPG supplanted another for you?
You remember when every big MMORPG labeled itself or was labeled by fans as a World of Warcraft killer, right? We sure do. Disregarding...
New World continues to address PvP season server transfer problems while extending penalties on players
When New World opened its new PvP season servers, it accidentally let established characters hop over to these new servers when they shouldn't have...
WRUP: Here are the descriptions of what happened when I tried to get an AI to write this edition
No not really. It's a joke. Every WRUP is a joke! So join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about games and shows we fell out of love with.