New World’s Amazon Games has major ambitions for the gaming industry
So New World appears to be Amazon Games' first success after two major stumbles. Is it going to be its last? Amazon CEO Andy...
The Daily Grind: Which NPC do you personally hate the most in your favorite MMOs?
A while back, Bree and I were sharing memories of the original launch of Guild Wars and talking about the exact moment when we...
Blade & Soul brings its Blade & Ghoul events around for another season of Halloween fun
It's the spookiest time conceivable for Blade & Soul once again as the annual Blade & Ghoul events roll onto the live servers once more....
Social life sim MMO Polity plans 2022 launch as closed beta marches on
Last spring, we covered a new-to-us MMO called Polity by Jib Games. It's essentially a Turkish indie social game that borrows ideas from The...
OrbusVR introduces new character creation options and brings back the Fall Festival
The autumn season has come back to VR MMO OrbusVR as the game's latest update has brought back the Fall Festival for another year....
Gamigo’s charity project planted 200K trees with player donations – now that promo is permanent
If you can somehow remember early 2020 - and I know, it's a painful ask - then you might remember that Gamigo began a...
Aion EU releases patch notes and a livestream for the 8.0 update
The 8.0 update for Aion has been the talk of the game for a while now, both for the EU and NA versions, and...
Black Desert PC adds the next part of Atoraxxion, opens class reboot forums, and kicks off an autumn event
If you're among those who are enjoying the fact that Black Desert has dungeon content and you're a player of the PC version, then...
The Stream Team: Stepping in to the fall alpha test of Fractured
MOP's Chris is not averse to entering new-to-him territory, which brings us today's stream: Fractured, the sandbox MMORPG that's currently in a fall alpha...
Here’s how Path of Exile is fixing and balancing flasks in October’s Scourge expansion
Grinding Gear Games has been teasing Path of Exile's 3.16 Scourge expansion with announcements of announcements; we already know the big reveal is set...
Star Trek Online is hosting its first ever Halloween event starting on October 13
Halloween has not traditionally been something that Star Trek Online celebrates, and for good reason; when you have the power of a Federation starship at...
Perfect Ten: A sampler of crowdfunded MMOs and how they’re doing
I've gone on the record many a time as being deeply suspicious of Kickstarter and crowdfunding when it comes to MMOs. There are reasons...
Guild Wars 2’s PvP community is aflame over win-trading [Update: ANet banned 83 perps]
This past week, the Guild Wars 2 PvP community (don't laugh, there is one, as you know since you read our own Fight or...
Old School RuneScape brings the shared pain as Group Ironman is now online
Misery loves company, or so the axiom goes, and now fans of Old School RuneScape will get to put that saying to the test...
WoW Classic begins testing fresh start servers as Blizzard yanks iffy joke and flirt soundbites
Blizzard giveth, and Blizzard taketh away. In this case, the studio is giving fresh start Classic servers while taking several character joke and flirt...
Lord of the Rings Online dazzles you with the Brawler’s sweet moves
Hey kids, did you hear that Lord of the Rings Online is getting a brand-new class this fall? We jest, of course, because Standing...
New World posts bug patch, preps transfers, finds its Instagram account hacked
If you're trying to play New World this morning, you're going to be stymied, as the game is down for maintenance, but it's for...
The Daily Grind: What one MMO mount would you eliminate forever?
We all know that poor horses have handled more than their share of schlepping around MMO players over the years. We also know that...
Global Chat: The good, the bad, and the ugly of New World
There is no shortage of opinions on the recently launched New World -- and no shortage of drama either. On top of all of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 341: New World roundtable
Justin, Bree, Andy, and Tyler head up a roundtable podcast on the launch of New World’s, discussing the server mess, first impressions, likes and dislikes, and tips on how to find a good guild.
