Iron Realms puts two of its MUDs into maintenance mode including Starmourn
Those who have dabbled or gone hardcore into the world of multi-user dungeons (MUDs) and text-based MMOs will no doubt recognize the name of...
Star Citizen sees roughly $55M in crowdfunding to date this year as it nears $600M in total
Today in "Math News That Will Make Your Head Hurt," we're taking a look at some of the latest data points out of Star...
Make My MMO: Loftia Kickstarter backers blow past $400K, unlocking pets, aquaponic farms, and more housing
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks!
Loftia isn't due to finish out its Kickstarter until the end of...
Guild Wars 2 is planning a live meet-up in Seattle for September 1
Are you a Guild Wars 2 fan? Are you going to be in Seattle on September 1st? Would you watch a film about George...
Kakao Games Q2 2023: ArcheAge 2 targets second half of 2024, Ares Rise of Guardians launches in Korea
Kakao Games is just one segment of the booming Kakao corporation, but the games segment isn't driving those figures. According to the company's Q2...
Vague Patch Notes: Contemplating the origin of the Big Five in the MMO space
A few weeks back, I talked about the various tiers of MMORPGs, and that included a discussion of what we call the Big Five...
Wargaming celebrates studio’s 25th anniversary with bundle discounts, freebies, and in-game events
Wargaming is officially 25 years old this month, and that's cause for its catalogue of games to throw a party, with some bundle discounts,...
Lawful Neutral: Assessing the privacy policies governing World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV
It never fails to surprise me just what some people will say in general chat in an MMO. They'll say things they would never...
Temtem game director defends standalone Showdown title as a ‘cost-efficient’ way to support the title
At the tail-end of June, Temtem developer Crema Games made the surprise reveal of Temtem Showdown, a free-to-play, PvP-centric standalone game. Since its release,...
UK regulatory body seeks additional comments regarding the Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard merger
The long-tail process of the UK approving Microsoft's buyout of Activision-Blizzard has made one more step forward. As a reminder, the UK's Competition and...
Trion Worlds’ Scott Hartsman ruminates on the tricky business of MMO sequels
As the former lead of EverQuest II, SOE and Trion Worlds' Scott Hartsman knows a thing or two about working on an MMO sequel....
Chronicles of Elyria boss explains how Soulbound burned through nearly $7M in three years
"I wanted to give current and future business owners - particularly game developers - an understanding of the actual and hidden costs of running...
The ESRB seeks a COPPA provision to let apps scan children’s faces for age verification
You might have heard the legal disclaimer "ask your parents' permission before going online" in some advertisements aimed at children, which is understandable because...
Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion is called Dawntrail
The fan festival has just revealed that the next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is titled Dawntrail and will release in summer of 2024....
Wow Factor: The future of Blizzard is bleak
So yesterday our Massively Overthinking roundtable asked everyone to sound off on the future of Blizzard because... well, the studio had a plan to...
Massively Overthinking: What’s Blizzard’s next move?
Gamers and pundits talked a big talk about Blizzard's prospects over the last few years. Don't worry about the weak revenues and plunging MAUs,...
Obituary: Former Lord of the Rings Online lore-master Berephon has passed away
Old school Lord of the Rings Online players may remember a developer by the name of Jonathan Rudder -- or as he was called...
World of Warcraft introduces new charity pets to support BlueCheck Ukraine
If you want to support Ukraine in its continued crisis defending itself against a Russian invasion that has done immense damage to the country,...
Final Fantasy XIV contest invites players to propose new hairstyles for the game
Yes, it's time once again for Final Fantasy XIV players to enjoy the heck out of some hair. No, not the new hair from...
So just how many years away is the Riot MMO now?
There's excitement for a game, and then there's creating an entire blog site and Discord community around the vague cloud of a game still...
