The MOP Up: World of Warcraft’s mighty banhammer strikes once more
World of Warcraft announced that it banned 145,566 accounts in August, saying, "All of these actions were for cheating or exploitation, which primarily result...
Global Chat: How do you make a compelling new player experience in MMOs?
In a slightly older essay, Kalyriene looked at the importance of the new player experience in MMORPGs -- and why both World of Warcraft...
RIFT reruns the Unicornalia event over the weekend, sure why not
The bafflement of RIFT continuing to twitch enough to not be presumed entirely dead continues, as the MMORPG has seen another of its events...
Lord of the Rings Online delays its Forester event a second time, says fix coming soon
The first of Lord of the Rings Online's planned series of crafting-related events continues to have a hard time getting off the ground. Standing...
The Stream Team: Prepping for AQ3D’s Talk Like a Pirate Day
Although Talk Like a Pirate Day isn't until September 19th, AQ3D is starting things off early. That gives Massively OP's MJ time to prep...
The Stream Team: The Borg are back with Star Trek Online’s Incursion
Having Borg in her own universe was bad enough, but now Massively OP's MJ has to deal with Borg invading from another universe in...
AdventureQuest 3D heralds Talk Like a Pirate Day event, housing progress, and ‘guilds 2.0’ features
The latest dev blog out of AdventureQuest 3D is certainly full of information, but it's also full of pirate-y brogue, which would make sense...
Elder Scrolls Online is finally previewing update 40 and the Endless Archive
We're about to slide into the fourth quarter of 2023, if you can believe it, and that means Elder Scrolls Online's fourth and final...
World of Warships celebrates eighth birthday with gifts, new ships, and graphical upgrades
Where did the last eight years go? If you're a World of Warships player, those years were spent on a video game boat, and...
Aion EU kicks off 14th anniversary celebrations, Aion Classic NA preps a server merge
Original Flavor Aion is coming up on a big birthday that's gonna make you feel damn old if you remember when the game came...
Trove’s Battle of Fire and Ice event pits yetis against dragons in tomb-raiding combat
Yetis doing battle with dragons in a bid to win the Battle of Fire and Ice. It sounds like delightful young adult fantasy novel...
Gamigo’s RIFT celebrates Steam’s 20th birthday with free subs, mounts, and boosts
If you've been on Steam since the early days, you're celebrating a 20th anniversary alongside Valve this week, and some games are jumping in...
Dual Universe sets players off on a treasure hunt to find the Golden Goober
Just what is a Golden Goober? That's an honestly fantastic question (it's possibly a golden cat statue?), but to answer it, Dual Universe players...
Final Fantasy XIV is gearing up for a packed London Fan Festival – here’s the schedule
It's a little more than a month until Final Fantasy XIV hits the second fan festival ahead of the Dawntrail release next year, and...
Wisdom of Nym: What was my journey made for in Final Fantasy XIV?
Late in the story of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, the Warrior of Light is talking with Venat. We'd heard about Venat before, and we...
The MOP Up: Palia releases its super-chill soundtrack
Feast your ear-tongues on these sound-pops: Palia's completely chill score is now available as a full 24-track album that you can listen to on...
Overwatch 2 kicks off its single-player Hero Mastery mode with a limited-time event
After a not-at-all-great August, during which Overwatch 2 came out on Steam and was crushed by player reviews and negative publicity, Blizzard is hoping...
The ESA is no longer working with ReedPop for the theoretical next E3 event
Well, if you were dreading the possibility of E3 coming back in 2024 under ReedPop's direction, you no longer have to worry about that....
Dragon Raja adds a new PvP mode, launches several events, and introduces its next class
The PC and mobile MMO Dragon Raja would like to remind everyone that it keeps on keepin' on after three years with a new...
MapleStory’s fan convention returns October 14 in-person in Los Angeles
Are you ready to celebrate all things MapleStory at an in-person convention? Then you're ready for MapleStory Fest, which is coming back as an...
