Entropia Universe studio wants to let us live on forever inside an MMO – literally
If you're a fan of Altered Carbon or Westworld, you're going to love what MindArk says it's working on: The Entropia Universe studio aims...
RuneScape Classic is sunsetting this August thanks to instability, bots, and bugs
RuneScape has wound its way through many revisions and editions over the years, but Jagex usually left the original versions standing - or in...
Atlas Reactor arrives in China via Steam
Atlas Reactor really needs to be given some credit for striking out in a different direction when the rest of the PvP scene was...
The Flower of Knighthood has launched a $600,000 Kickstarter, is still discussing female toons
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about The Flower of Knighthood, a hyper-realistic MMORPG set in the European Middle Ages. And I do...
The Daily Grind: Do you feel an obligation to ‘finish’ the MMOs you start, even if it feels like ‘homework’?
A quote from legendary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro I saw on Twitter the other day is fast on the way to becoming my mantra. io9 transcribed...
Conan Exiles defies the odds to regain most of its early access playerbase
Launch has been kind to Funcom's survival sandbox Conan Exiles. According to GitHyp (via VG247), the game has defied the odds to rebound.
"Most games...
Webzen is removing Mu Origin from service in the Netherlands over loot boxes
The ultimate goal of most legislation introduced vis-a-vis loot boxes generally seems aimed at making the companies behind these games change the mechanics of...
Tencent gains majority stake in Path of Exile’s Grinding Gear Games
Path of Exiles has a new boss this week.
Grinding Gear Games announced that Chinese mega-publisher Tencent has purchased a majority stake in the studio....
Make My MMO: Albion Online hits Steam, Camelot Unchained tackles crafting (May 19, 2018)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, buy-to-play sandbox Albion Online, which launched back in 2017, formally landed on Steam, bringing its blend of PvP warfare...
Betawatch: Worlds Adrift launches early access for airships and actual airships (May 18, 2018)
There are only a handful of games you can celebrate launching by releasing an actual airship into the sky, but Worlds Adrift is one...
Massively Overthinking: On slavery mechanics in MMOs
Polygon recently had an interview with Conan Exiles creative director Joel Bylos focused on the game's slavery mechanics, a "feature" I had entirely forgotten...
The Daily Grind: Should running multiple MMO accounts be considered pay-to-win?
In the comments of a recent Daily Grind, MOP commenter Sally reminded me that a certain MOP writer who shall remain nameless (Larry!) had...
Little Orbit details APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth staff shakeup following GamersFirst acquisition
One of the goals for the new owners of APB Reloaded and Fallen Earth is to avoid falling into the same traps as the...
Examining why Fortnite is so incredibly popular
For those on the outside looking in at the insanely popular Fortnite phenomenon over the past year, the question invariably rises: What makes this...
Overwatch is getting official Nerf guns next year
It may be that your biggest irritation is that there are times in the day when you cannot play Overwatch and thus have no...
Bless outlines its new box price and sub plan, which it does not want you to call a sub
Bless Online's media event and pricing reveal last week may not have gone entirely to plan. You'll recall that Neowiz announced at the time...
It’s been three weeks since Hand of the Gods players have had any news from Hi-Rez
Stretch your mind back to February 20th, when Hi-Rez's SMITE-infused free-to-play online card game Hand of the Gods formally launched. The studio appeared to...
Revelation Online merges Western and Russian dev teams, unifies client build
Change is coming to Revelation Online, even if it's largely under the hood for the moment. You folks might recall that the My.com MMO...
Guild Wars 2 game director talks about the free market and lootboxes
Convenience and cosmetics. These are the foundational pillars of Guild Wars 2's microtransactions, and back at GDC earlier this year, Game Director Crystin Cox...
Radical Heights’ CliffyB posts some ‘what could’ve been’ concepts
Alas, poor Cliff Bleszinski, forced to give up on so many game ideas after the closure of Boss Key Productions. If you're interested in...
