First impressions: Why Pokemon Go is uniquely compelling
I, like many others who were children throughout the ‘90s and early 2000s, went through a period in my young life where the only...
WoW Factor: Titanforged items and content relevance
If you've missed discussion of it elsewhere (including on this here site, even), World of Warcraft is rolling out a new system for item...
Star Trek Online celebrates the franchise anniversary with an admiral’s uniform
This year, Star Trek Online celebrates an important anniversary. Star Trek has been around for 50 years, and whether you first fell in love...
Giveaway: Das Tal summer alpha keys from Fairytale Distillery and MOP [Over now!]
Indie sandbox Das Tal's summer alpha kicks off tomorrow morning on July 16th. Fairytale Distillery plans to cut the rope on the servers at...
Trion’s Scott Hartsman on Trove’s console launch, fighting lag, and whether RIFT is next
Following Trion's announcement earlier this week that its cutesy voxel sandbox MMORPG Trove had registered five million players in its first year and that...
Elder Scrolls Online’s dye system adds a color splash for cash
You may not care what color your armor is in MMOs as long as you're not creating a garish scene, but rest assured that...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of underwater combat in MMORPGs?
Earlier this week, MOP's Andrew Ross mentioned in his writeup of Guild Wars 2's Out of the Shadows episode that he was disappointed that...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMORPG trailers of all time
This week's Massively Overthinking should be a fun one -- and hopefully it'll contrast nicely with the Game Archaeologist column we ran last week, which...
Star Citizen rep: ‘Nothing special’ about $3000 Kickstarter refund
A Star Citizen backer who says he believes the game is a "scam" now says he's successfully procured a series of refunds for his Kickstarter pledge...
Kalonline delivers a hardcore Asian MMO with lowcore requirements
Move over summer plans, for Kalonline has arrived!
OK, maybe we're getting a little carried away here, but we thought you might want to know...
Asian mobile MMO Chaos Legends starts taking beta sign-ups
Snail Games has a new MMO in the works, and this time the studio is aiming at your mobile device instead of your PC....
Landmark patch nixes build flags
Are flags a fad? Those flapping bits of cloth have seen their day, and at least Landmark is calling an end to their use.
A...
Explore Shroud of the Avatar’s world with this community web atlas
There's no chance that you're going to get lost when you go exploring Shroud of the Avatar, thanks to a new community project that's...
Aion: Echoes of Eternity goes live
The latest expansion for Aion is now live, allowing players to climb to level 75 and become powerful Archdaevas. Which is a good thing,...
Trove’s handing out free mounts, level boosters, and lootboxes for its birthday
As part of its birthday celebration -- oh yeah, and to commemorate its recently announced plan to launch on consoles -- Trove is rolling...
EverQuesting: A guide to running EverQuest II Heritage Quests efficiently
Have you experienced EverQuest II's Heritage Quests? If not, then you haven't truly experienced EQII! While basically all MMORPGs have level grinds and dungeons,...
Marvel Heroes loses one CM but regains another
Break out the hankies and wave them majestically as one of Marvel Heroes' leads embarks on a one-way journey out of the office.
Creative Designer and Community...
Neverwinter targets the Hunter Ranger for a major revamp
Sooner or later, MMO development teams like to clean house with their classes. It's one of those scary-yet-exciting changes, because such revamps might mean...
Atlantica Online closing down, will reopen under new management
It's a sad and somewhat scary day for fans of Atlantica Online: All three of the game's operators, including Nexon, have announced that they are...
Perfect Ten: The most exciting MMO developments yet to come in 2016
In the annals of MMORPG history, 2016 might well go down as a very odd duck of a year. While on the surface it...
