RuneScape destroys its duel arena with an earthquake to replace it with the Het’s Oasis ‘skilling arena’
How do you get rid of a blood-soaked fighting pit? If you're RuneScape, you hit it with a devastating earthquake, apparently. That's precisely what...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO was the biggest contributor to killing the genre in 2021?
Before you get all prickly over the question, understand that we've been asking it of our readers since a backer pitched it in 2016....
The Stream Team: Starting the new year with murder and mystery in Elder Scrolls Online’s Blackwood
Murder? Intrigue? Sounds like the perfect way to start off a new year! With the holidays (mostly) behind her, Massively OP's MJ is eager...
RF Online developer unveils plans for a ‘battle coin server’ that will reward cryptocurrencies
It has been a significant length of time since we heard any major peeps out of RF Online, though the game itself has been...
Indie sandbox Galaxies of Eden shows off its launcher and lore
Bad news, Galaxies of Eden fans, the Earth does not fare particularly well in the game's backstory. Turns out that using the setting's gateways let...
City of Titans devs say there are ‘many, many reasons for optimism’ in 2022
While we still don't have a playable version of City of Titans nine years after its Kickstarter campaign, the team at Missing Worlds Media...
Final Fantasy XI’s producer looks ahead to the 20-year anniversary of the game in 2022
It's been 20 years since Final Fantasy XI originally launched in Japan... or rather, it will be in a few months. (The launch anniversary is...
Star Trek Online community podcast Priority One Podcast decides to wrap up after 535 episodes
After 10 years and over 500 episodes, the Star Trek Online community is losing one of its biggest podcasts and a show that we...
The Game Archaeologist: The Blizzard Real ID fiasco of 2010
As we come off a year when Blizzard Entertainment's seedy underbelly of scandals and coverups was exposed, I thought it might be worth risking...
Fractured Online outlines plans to run a 24/7 beta test in 2022 in end-of-year address
It most certainly has been an interesting year for the sandbox MMORPG Fractured Online, not the least of which being the game's publishing deal...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the problem with the Matsuda NFT letter
What I really wanted to kick the year off right in the Wisdom of Nym column was to have to push my plans back...
Embers Adrift releases a slew of gameplay, tutorial, and preview videos
At the end of December Embers Adrift promised that the start of January would be full of gameplay previews and a new trailer. The...
Vitae Aeternum: Explaining New World’s level 30 wall
If you've been paying any amount of attention to New World, you've probably heard of the dreaded "level 30 wall" - the idea that...
ArcheAge delays fresh start progression, launches New Year’s festival, bans 21K alt accounts
What's new in the world of ArcheAge? As of last week, there's a Zodiac Festival that lets players ring in the new year with...
Guild Wars 2’s senior narrative director leaves ArenaNet to work for Bungie
This shouldn't be a particularly alarming bit of news for Guild Wars 2 fans, but the movement of one of the game's major narrative...
Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis focuses on level cap raises and urgent quests, pushes back Summoner class to late 2022
As we make our first steps into the new year, the developers of Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis have set their sights forward...
Final Fantasy XIV producer looks ahead to 2022 and the game’s new narrative future
It's an annual tradition for Final Fantasy XIV fans to get a New Year's address from director and producer Naoki Yoshida, and sure enough...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO trend of 2021?
At the end of December, we dished out our award for the best MMO trend of the year. Now, it's time to pinpoint the...
MMO Week in Review: Welcome to 2022, MMO gamers
The final week of 2021 didn't really slow down at all, and the new year was kicked off by the collective industry groan at...
The MOP Up: Warframe gets ready for its ‘best year yet’
High on its recent New War update, Warframe's year-end letter promised so much more coming in 2022.
"We dedicated our Update 31: The New War...
