LOTRO Legendarium: Was LOTRO’s lifetime sub the best deal ever?
When Lord of the Rings Online ramped up to its launch in early 2007, Turbine offered a tantalizing deal to potential players. If they...
Crowfall’s developers discuss Domains and Update 6.3
As Crowfall's development team takes a moment to bask in the delivery of a big patch -- and before it starts ramping up for...
The Daily Grind: How did the pandemic change your MMO gaming this year?
It's certainly been an unprecedented year for all of us, especially with the coronavirus impacting pretty much all spheres of our daily life. Even...
Betawatch: Naïca begins its bepixeled open beta
What? Yes, I'm well aware that "bepixeled" isn't actually a word, as well as the fact that the whole "pixel graphics" thing is just...
SEED MMO video tackles fan questions about gameplay mechanics and development
Fans of SEED have questions. Developer Klang Games has answers. It's a Q&A session by any other name, but the game's latest dev video...
Final Fantasy XIV announces its next live letter for November 27
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV is not so far away. That's an important takeaway from the announcement that the game's next live letter...
RuneScape expands on Construction Contracts in a dev blog and livestream
So just what are Construction Contracts in RuneScape? That's a question that was answered in-depth by both a recent dev blog and a sneak...
Nexon Q3 2020: Strong revenues and expectations for MapleStory and V4 growth
It turns out all Nexon had to do to see a great quarter was cancel everything you wanted to play, fire a bunch of...
Champions Online is mopping up old game issues, starting with Eidolon
Good news for Champions Online fans: Cryptic is apparently poking around in the game's innards with an eye toward fixing longstanding problems.
"We're taking a...
WoW Factor: Does Blizzard even know what it wants World of Warcraft to be now?
Let's start by pre-empting someone who feels very clever. Yes, I hear you muttering "profitable" as an answer. That isn't accurate; that's answering what...
Star Wars: The Old Republic adds daily rewards and an emote window to its test build
Game Update 6.2 is looking more and more interesting for Star Wars: The Old Republic players, especially for those who appreciate a nice quality-of-life...
Pearl Abyss Q3 2020: EVE Online’s revenues are up 45% YOY, Crimson Desert reveal coming in December
It appears it's been hard for many gaming companies to top or match their revenue earlier this year when many customers were captive audiences,...
World of Warcraft gets more pre-expansion changes while fans speculate about the future of Classic
The latest addition to the pre-patch notes for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is pretty meaty. Enhancement Shaman gets some buffs across the board, tanking classes...
Star Trek Online is about to upgrade its loadouts
While furiously punching buttons might make you feel like you're a Starfleet officer trying to recalibrate the spatial whatever to defeat the technowhoosit, it...
The Daily Grind: What aborted MMORPG do you wish had seen the light of day?
So who remembers the Nintendo "gigaleak"? Probably no one, since it got covered back in July, which in 2020 measurements was at least five...
The Stream Team: Returning to Garl’s Tomb in Dungeon & Dragons Online
A while back, Massively OP's MJ and the D&D night crew explored Garl's Tomb in DDO. There, they vanquished mant troglodytes and learned the...
Massively Overthinking: What one piece of advice would you like to give to MMO devs?
Over the last couple of weeks, MOP's Eliot has pointed his Vague Patch Notes column at some friendly (and amusing) advice for MMO studios,...
Temtem adjusts radars for rare monsters after community feedback
If you're a devout follower of the Pokemon-like MMO Temtem, you likely already know the deal with radars, but for those on the sidelines,...
Black Desert Mobile announces the Grand Desert expansion and plans for a one-year anniversary
There are a whole lot of future plans for Black Desert Mobile waiting in the wings, chief of which being some new content in...
Blade & Soul adds the Golden Harvest Festival and a new area with its next patch
When the next patch arrives for Blade & Soul, you can take part in the Golden Harvest Festival and make yourself some good eats. Put...
