Fortnite passes $5M in mobile sales while adults grapple with its popularity
Like it or not, the Fortnite wave has yet to crest in our culture. The multiplayer shooter just passed $5 million in mobile sales...
GDC 2018: Yokozuna, big game data, and the future of MMO monetization
GDC isn't E3. It isn't PAX. It's not even what I think stereotypical gamers can appreciate. But I think the Massively OP crowd is...
The Elder Scrolls Online is including daily login rewards with the Summerset release
If you were sitting with rapt attention when The Elder Scrolls Online announced its next expansion, you probably caught a pretty thorough list of...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO does the best job of honoring fallen players?
Online games are shared spaces, and for some players they're particularly important spaces. That means honoring and remembering those who pass in the game...
Guild Wars 2 honors dearly departed MMO blogger Zach ‘Ravious’ Best with in-game quest
Last October, we were devastated to report that MMO blogger Zach "Ravious" Best had passed away at the young age of 36, taken by...
Battle Bards Episode 118: More starting zone themes
What are your favorite memories of those first few days in a brand-new MMORPG? Chances are that those memories are inextricably connected to the...
Flyff brings around the second part of the Turning Point update
The new Turning Point part 2 update for Flyff brings to mind several questions. For example, is this a subsequent turning point after a...
The MMO Book Club introduces the good kind of lootboxes
Not quite a year ago, we covered a brand-new MMO community called the MMO Book Club, whose goal was to bring MMO players together...
Heroes of the Storm introduces Fenix and StarCraft anniversary content
The anniversary of the original StarCraft is getting celebrated in multiple games, and Heroes of the Storm is outright bringing one of its major...
Guild Wars 2 takes action against PvP match manipulation
Even if you're a winner you could be still be a loser in Guild Wars 2 -- if you cheat. ArenaNet announced that it...
Perfect Ten: More anthropomorphic MMO studio conversations
A while back, you may recall that I posted some of my conversations with anthropomorphized concepts of MMO studios. If you don't remember this,...
Entropia Universe kicks off an event inspired by Ready Player One
The plot of the novel and upcoming film Ready Player One is that you can win total control of a virtual world by having...
GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel
Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...
RIFT is tweaking ability performance to address area impact
There's a bit of a problem that's turning up on RIFT, both the Prime server and the live servers. That problem? Some abilities just...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth adds new Blood Elf eyes and new models with its latest build
Blood Elf Paladins in World of Warcraft are drawing upon the power of the Sunwell, but they still have the same fel-green eyes as...
The Daily Grind: Are blacklists, quizzes, and threats effective at reducing text toxicity in MMOs?
Toxicity in online gaming just keeps popping up - specifically as it pertains to chat and commenting.
MOP reader Tanek pointed us to a thread about...
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds celebrates a year of early access
Can you believe that it's been a year since PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds first launched into early access? Probably. There's a video to celebrate the anniversary...
Closers announces Tina as the winner of its next playable character contest
Remember when Closers asked players to decide on its next playable character? The votes were tallied, and Tina is joining the roster on April...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a free login campaign for former players
If it's been a while since the last time you stepped into Final Fantasy XIV, you might want to try it out again. Of...
The Daily Grind: What components make up an attractive MMO expansion?
When Star Trek Online announced its Deep Space Nine-themed Victory is Life expansion last week, Eliot and I were briefly talking about its potential...
