City of Titans’ primary city designer has passed away from cancer
We've heard some sad news out of Kickstarted superhero MMORPG City of Titans: Its chief city designer has passed away. Missing Worlds Media posted...
New World deep-dives its first-ever 10-player raid, going live with Aeternum
With New World's Aeternum release a couple weeks away, it's still hard to sort through all of the hype and promotion to know what's...
The Daily Grind: Does quality or economic pressure matter more when you’re spending in MMOs?
During a recent investor call, NetEase made an interesting statement about gamers' spending habits that I wanted to pluck out and discuss. The question...
Myth of Empires’ Persia DLC will add new bosses, fancy building items, and a walking platform
It turns out that the ancient Persians were pretty prolific inventors in their time, including wind power, refrigeration, a highway system, and a postal...
Scars of Honor confirms October 26 test, shows off more Undead race concepts and early gameplay
Have you been looking at the WoW-esque Scars of Honor and thinking to yourself, "I wanna play that"? Well, your opportunity may come later...
Runes of Magic has begun trick-or-treating early this year
If pumpkin spice gasoline and those obnoxious 60-foot skeletons in your neighbor's yard are any indication, autumn is here and we are barreling nonstop...
Eterspire introduces player trading and new quests in latest update
Player trading always seems like another one of those expected features in MMORPGs that you don't miss until it's gone. Luckily the most recent...
Warframe’s Koumei and the Five Fates launches October 2, Warframe 1999 demo arrives October 16
The month of October is going to be bringing a whole lot to the playerbase of Warframe, as Digital Extremes' developer livestream from the...
Prices and probabilities for Once Human’s latest lockbox ‘event’ prompt calls for a player boycott
Last week saw survival shooter Once Human put forth its latest update, which Starry Studio said was chiefly focused on the addition of a...
Wisdom of Nym: The key takeaways from Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads update live letter
I can't believe that after we've gone so many different places, at long last, Final Fantasy XIV is going to have Soken do a...
Microsoft’s latest game division layoffs affect nearly 400 Activision-Blizzard employees
The second week of September brought more bad news for game workers in Microsoft, as the company confirmed another 650 layoffs were coming that...
Star Citizen recaps its server meshing efforts and outlines future testing plans
It would be easy to assume that the server meshing technology being attempted by Star Citizen has just been spinning its wheels, but evidently...
Ashes of Creation shares a primer of October 25’s Alpha Two and previews the starting city of Lionhold
Ashes of Creation is very clearly excited for the arrival of Alpha Two on Friday, October 25th, as Intrepid Studios began shoveling coal into...
The Daily Grind: How many actions do you want to juggle at a time in an MMORPG?
Back in August, Heartless Gamer penned a blog about his "rule of 10." Here's how he defines it:
"s a player, I can manage 10...
MMO Week in Review: Throne & Liberty arrives, ArcheAge 2 reinvents
NCsoft and Amazon pushed Throne & Liberty into its paid headstart this week, ahead of the proper free-to-play launch next week - and it's...
Lineage II kicks off autumn events across all three of its versions
The season of falling leaves and cooling weather (ideally anyway) is being marked across all versions of Lineage II, with new seasonal fun to...
The MOP Up: FFXIV fans party hard at Gamescom 2024
Final Fantasy XIV's European contingent partied hard at the recent Gamescom 2024 -- the first such gathering in five years. The community team reported...
The Stream Team: Let’s talk Final Fantasy XIV’s Patch 7.1 update
It's time once more for MOP's Chris and his crew to come together on a comfy digital couch and talk Final Fantasy XIV! Specifically,...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off patch 7.1, Crossroads, including a new alliance raid difficulty and new housing options
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is on its way, with patch 7.1, Crossroads, scheduled for a mid-November launch. As is tradition, producer...
LOTRO previews Legacy of Morgoth’s Imhûlar while DDO tests its new 64-bit server
Dungeons and Dragons Online's new 64-bit server looks to be coming to the game sooner rather than later, if Standing Stone Games' testing schedule...
