E3 2017: Elder Scrolls Online’s Matt Firor on Morrowind, nostalgia, and PvP
The Elder Scrolls Online released its first expansion, Morrowind, shortly before E3 2017. MMOs rarely come up with mainstream media, but with Morrowind's nostalgia power, I heard...
Mark Kern will share Em-8ER’s design vision – for a price
Em-8ER, Mark Kern's attempt at subverting game naming conventions (and also something about giant mechs), is launching its next limited fundraiser on Monday to...
Betawatch: E3 2017 brings launch dates, new titles, and delays (June 16, 2017)
Oh, E3, always a magical time full of promises when some aren't meant to be kept, some are meant to be kept but won't...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMOs and multiplayers of E3 2017
E3 is drawing to a close, with its reveals over and done with -- all that's left is processing our interviews and hands-on pieces....
Rockstar says it shut down Grand Theft Auto mod tool for enabling ‘malicious mods’
This week, the Grand Theft Auto V/Online community has been in absolute uproar over a cease-and-desist letter Rockstar and Take-Two sent to the operators...
City of Titans on endgame, alting, PvP, business models, lockboxes, and whales
The first and most-backed City of Heroes successor City of Titans has a couple of dev pieces out this month answering questions posed to...
World of Warcraft loses its lead PvP designer to another Blizzard project
The man who pushed for World of Warcraft's PvP scene to become bigger and better than before is no longer leading the team. Lead...
The Daily Grind: What MMORPG needs megaserver tech the most?
During his interview with Gamasutra last week, Elder Scrolls Online's Matt Firor told the publication, "I really think MMO is a technology. It's not...
Bless Online isn’t canceled in the west after all; Neowiz will self-publish
Last week, both Neowiz and Aeria Games confirmed that Aeria is no longer serving as the western Bless Online publisher -- worse, Bless appeared to be entirely...
Shroud of the Avatar plans a pair of investor Q&A sessions, the first taking place tonight
One of the frustrating bits about the MMORPG studios that are turning to newly legal online equity crowdfunding platforms is that the very SEC...
PSA: Final Fantasy XIV ends service on the PlayStation 3 on June 16
Friday is the start of early access for those who have pre-ordered Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, so it's going to be a pretty happy...
Bethsoft says Elder Scrolls VI ‘is not in dev,’ gamers spurn Creation Club modding plans
Get comfy in The Elder Scrolls Online, TES franchise fans: While there will eventually be another single-player game in the Elder Scrolls series, it's...
E3 2017: Capcom announces Monster Hunter World for consoles and PC
First, the bad news: Monster Hunter World is not an MMO version of the long-running franchise. But it is a new installment bringing in...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG most deserves a sequel?
I was writing a post earlier this week with a pair of screenshots labeled sequentially -- "eso1.jpg" and "eso2.jpg" -- which mentally startled me...
Trion Worlds brings Joe Brogno on as ArcheAge’s new community manager
There's a new sheriff on ArcheAge's forums, and his fearsome name is Muzzy.
Trion Worlds announced Joe Brogno, otherwise known as "Muzzy" to the studio's...
Make My MMO: Broke Protocol launches early access after failed Kickstarter (June 10, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Minecraft-meets-GTAO MMO Broke Protocol's Kickstarter ended unsuccessfully on Thursday, but the good news is that the game launched its early access...
Betawatch: Secret World Legends opens the beta doors (June 9, 2017)
If you're an active player of The Secret World, you can get into the Secret World Legends beta at this point. Really, you can!...
Rumor: Is Blizzard working on another shooter game – or an Overwatch expansion?
Strange as it is be to consider, but Blizzard might not be solely satisfied with the rampant success of Overwatch in the shooter market.
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Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok
Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...
Cryptic’s CEO discusses taking an IP and making it work for an MMO
At this point, Cryptic Studios has a stable of games based off of existing IPs, most notably Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and the upcoming...