Rumor: BlizzCon 2016 aims for November 4-5
When is this year's BlizzCon? We don't know. It hasn't even been officially announced yet. But the eagle-eyed folks over at MMO Champion spotted...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO set piece?
The other day I was running through The Secret World's Last Train to Cairo mission for the fourth or fifth time. Even after so...
Battle Bards Episode 71: Ragnarok Online 2
Let's get this out of the way up front: No, Ragnarok Online 2 isn't the type of game that you'd think would have a...
EverQuest’s progression server unlocks the Scars of Velious expansion
If you've been watching the site over the past few weeks, we've been having lots of discussions about the future of the franchise started...
Dungeon Fighter Online celebrates its birthday by making you overpowered
You may have never paid attention to Dungeon Fighter Online before, but perhaps you should: It's one of the biggest games in the world,...
Heroes of the Storm lets teams ban heroes from draft and custom play
Draft lobbies will soon be treated to a major overhaul in Heroes of the Storm, as Blizzard announced yesterday that it will be revamping...
Crowfall’s pre-alpha 1.3 update brings the Ranger into the Hunger Dome
The Crowfall team intends to put out the Siege Perilous update by the end of the month. That hasn't changed. But some of the...
Black Desert is Awakening the Valkyrie in Korea
Black Desert has only recently launched here, but it's been out for a little while in its native Korea and it's getting regular updates....
Massive Landmark patch revamps terminology, harvesting, and gear
A major patch has landed in Landmark in preparation for the title's full launch later in the spring. It's not a patch aimed just at veterans...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best cosmetics system?
Cosmetics, costumes, transmogrification, appearance tab -- whatever you want to call them, cosmetic systems are a big deal in MMORPGs in 2016. While you...
Final Fantasy XI invites former console players to switch to the Windows client
It's just about time to say goodbye to Final Fantasy XI on consoles. Service on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 will be discontinued...
The Division’s game director leaves for IO Interactive
Staffing changes are really pretty common when a big title launches. It's understandable, even; if you've just spent several years of your life working...
GDC 2016: Diablo’s UI was designed to pass the ‘mom test’
David Brevik, one of the original co-founders of Blizzard North and probably best known to MMO players for his long tenure at the helm...
Neverwinter’s Portobello’s Campaign game-within-a-game launches March 31
If you enjoyed last year's Acquisitions, Inc. live D&D event from PAX Prime 2015, then you're going to love Cryptic's latest stunt. It's called Portobello's...
Former TERA community rep says MMORPG community management is an afterthought
What do you get when you remove an MMO community manager from that position and give him free license to talk what really goes...
Lord of the Rings Online gives players the first taste of Update 18
The next update to Lord of the Rings Online is not here just yet, but it is in its testing stage, and that means...
EVE Evolved: Why you should participate in EVE’s Project Discovery
Back at EVE Vegas 2015, CCP Games unveiled an ambitious project that aimed to involve EVE Online players in some really exciting scientific research that could...
First player reaches max rank in The Division after 130 hours
Ubisoft recently revealed that a player reached the maximum level and Dark Zone rank in The Division just a week after its launch. While many players...
One Shots: Impish greetings
First contact with native tribes and species in MMOs hardly ever goes the diplomatic route; usually there's a lot of stabbing, fire-setting, plundering, and...
The Daily Grind: Would you play an underwater MMO?
There are a lot of very well-established pop cultural ideas that haven't seen much adaptation into the MMO space; we've never had a real...
