Massively Overthinking: What important lessons are MMORPGs failing to impart?
MOP reader and Patron Brett has a burning question about the lessons we're learning (and not learning) from playing MMORPGs.
"In his book Theory of Fun,...
OrbusVR hosts another free weekend starting today
We should warn prospective players of OrbusVR ahead of time that the game's new free weekend will not include a free VR headset. If...
EVE Online is planning to weaken Force Auxiliaries
It's just too easy for Force Auxiliaries to heal other ships right now in EVE Online. That's the reason behind the balance proposal put...
PUBG pushes out custom match patch, apologizes for insensitive cash-shop items
PlayerUnknown's Battleground's update 18 is live on PC servers today after a brief stint on the PTS. As we previously reported, the update adds...
World of Warcraft answers pressing prepatch questions in its latest video Q&A
The prepatch for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is out now, but the expansion is still a bit further off, so players have...
Overwatch is performing a little surgery on its healers and planning another free PC weekend
Healers are important in Overwatch, but they also have the potential to get out of hand. Sure, it's good to be able to patch...
Sea of Thieves’ devs have realized that community comes from not constantly fighting each other
Hey, kids, did you know that players feel more like a community when they're working together rather than constantly fighting one another? Of course...
LOTRO calls Middle-earth groupies to celebrate Weatherstock X
There is perhaps no MMO player music festival as well-known and -attended as the yearly bash at the summit of Lord of the Rings...
The Daily Grind: Where are the spots you most identify with in MMOs?
It's going to be most relevant next week, but honestly I'm not even a little bit sad at the thought of Darnassus burning in...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon looks forward to big new systems like dynamic housing
The last patch for Darkfall: Rise of Agon had a whole gaggle of stuff in it. There's even a video walking through all of...
Temtem discusses Kickstarter backer rewards, November PC alpha, and 2019 early access
If you backed Temtem's successful Kickstarter, now is the time to collect at least some of your rewards. Spanish developer Crema has posted up...
Crowfall’s latest patch notes from the future video reads off 5.7 notes
The latest edition of Crowfall's regular Patch Notes from the Future is not looking very far into the future. It's actually close to looking...
DC Universe Online adds the Teen Titans storyline Judas Contract today
It's time for a new story in DC Universe Online, and this time the game is taking a spin with one of the universe's...
Perfect Ten: Endless dungeons in MMOs
Most MMO dungeons are normal songs. You start out and you have a pretty clear picture of the beginning, middle, and end; they don't...
EVE Online has banned almost 20,000 accounts since February for botting and RMT
Y'all remember the wild mess in EVE Online last winter and spring, when CCP Games said it was "coming for the bots" and getting...
The Daily Grind: How should MMO studios handle game reboots?
Over the past several years, we have witnessed several MMOs being rebooted and relaunched, including Final Fantasy XIV, Secret World Legends, and, most recently,...
Happy birthday, Albion Online – you launched one year ago today
Can you believe it's been a whole year since hardcore sandbox Albion Online officially launched? I cannot, but that might be because its separate Steam...
World of Warcraft confirms that allied race requirements aren’t changing any time soon
Today is the day of World of Warcraft turning to the first page of Battle for Azeroth with the expansion prepatch going live today....
Champions Online puts its lifetime subscription on sale for the price of its freeform slots
We still don't know exactly what the plan is with Champions Online's subscription. The plan to take subscriptions off the table entirely was postponed...
The Daily Grind: How can we solve Reddit’s gaming ‘tragedy of the commons’ problem?
In dealing with the ArenaNet fallout over the last couple of weeks, I started giving serious thought to the Reddit problem in gaming, and...