The Daily Grind: If you were an MMO NPC, what items would you drop for the players who slay you?
I fell in love with an epic and frankly underrated Twitter thread from game dev Ben Porter this week. "If you were an NPC,...
Dungeons and Dragons Online finally gets cloaks
There are roughly a billion options in Dungeons and Dragons Online from which to pick, but up until this point in time, the ability...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite MMORPG swag of all time?
In a conversation about the recent Starflight 3 Fig campaign - which you won't see covered here since it's not multiplayer, but let me...
PWE’s Jade Dynasty has been resurrected as a mobile MMO
June was a rough month for Perfect World, as it sunsetted two of its oldest MMORPGs, Swordsman and Jade Dynasty. But it appears Jade...
Elder Scrolls Online reboots the Imperial City Celebration event in September
Already done with the Wolfhunter dungeons in Elder Scrolls Online? Looking for something to do? ZeniMax is obliging come September 6th, when the studio...
World of Warcraft explains what you have to do to get your Mag’har Orcs and Dark Iron Dwarves
With all of the possible goals vying for your attention in World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth, it might be that you've overlooked the...
New World rebuilds civilization with the help of player quests and scaling tech
Hungry for more information about Amazon's New World past a fairly obscure website's advance preview of the game? You can head over to PC...
Trion Worlds rebuts staffing rumors, confirms RIFT is not in maintenance mode
We received a concerning tip today claiming MMORPG company Trion Worlds was forcing employees into paid time off ahead of some sort of September...
Legends of Aria plays around with permadeath during today’s event
You might recall that one of the original tenants of Shards Online -- now Legends of Aria -- was the ability for players to...
Shroud of the Avatar previews player-made dungeons, launches Kickstarter for comic book
Shroud of the Avatar has never been bereft of interesting ideas or experimental initiatives. One of these is getting a live preview today with...
Leaderboard: Does an MMORPG’s publisher factor into whether you’ll play it?
I was genuinely surprised to see so many people flip out over August's reveal that Ashes of Creation will be using My.com as its...
ArenaNet partners with bubble tea vendor on a Guild Wars 2-themed drink, and there’s free stuff in it for you
Ah, crosspromotions. Remember teasing Bungie for its Destiny candles, poptarts, and energy drinks last year? Good times. Guild Wars 2 is getting in on...
Runes of Magic gets a new lease on life with Steam
Yes, it's still running. And yes, it's now on Steam.
Runes of Magic used to thrive by its slavish copy of World of Warcraft's format...
Final Fantasy XIV launches its special site for patch 4.4
You know a Final Fantasy XIV patch is approaching when a special site for the patch goes live, and lo! Here's the special site...
PAX West 2018: PWE announces Neverwinter’s humorous The Heart of Fire module
Perfect World isn't just using PAX West this year to announce a new module for Neverwinter: Penny Arcade itself will soon be woven into...
New World teases us with video clips about nothing
Now that the cat is out of the bag and Amazon is promoting New World, there's been a renewed interest in the community with...
The Daily Grind: Are free-to-play MMO conversions saviors or signs of doom in your eyes?
When Dungeons & Dragons Online converted to a free-to-play business model, it was back when I was first working as a writer in the...
Battle Bards Episode 127: Champions Online
When you sit down to make a list of the greatest heroes that humanity has ever known, obviously the Battle Bards will top that...
Final Fantasy XI will double up big rewards for its September events
If there are some objectives in Final Fantasy XI you still need to get done solo, you might want to wait just a little...
Worlds Adrift gets ready for a big content update — and a big wipe
Get ready to have your world(s) turned upside-down come September because that's when Worlds Adrift is going to push out a major content patch...
