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One reason why I keep highlighting Lord of the Rings Online patch soundtracks in this space is that the studio actually makes an effort to post its music out there. That's fairly rare in the MMO space, much to my annoyance, considering how much excellent work is done by composers for new updates to these games. In any case, LOTRO's...

With the Tokyo Game Show preparing to fill up our feeds next week, SEGA is eager to get as many eyeballs as possible on the next iteration of Phantasy Star Online 2. The studio announced that it's going to be revealing details about the New Genesis revamp at the show and officially introducing it to the world at large. There...

We may view them as horrible monsters who are standing between us and our precious loot, but have you ever considered life -- such as it is -- from their perspective? Nobody finds them desirable, they're forced to live in dank places, and imminent death comes rushing at them from every corner. Have pity on the abomination. Minimalistway shared this...

In any kind of MMO, there are a lot of different challenges to endure. They do, however, tend to split a fair bit between personal challenge or group challenge, regardless of whether the content is done in a group or solo. A personal challenge means that the difficulty and the penalty entirely falls on you; for example, if a boss has a...

This week in MMO crowdfunding, Titan Reach kicked off its Kickstarter, seeking $428,000 US to fund a modern take on an "old-school" MMO set in a skill-centric, massive fantasy world. It's actually pulled in around $80,000 already, with 26 days yet to go. It's also sweetened some of its reward tiers. Meanwhile, Camelot Unchained resumed refunds, Zenith awakened from its...

As the weather howls and gusts around us, the Battle Bards stand in the middle of it all with their heads lifted up, listening to the music that rides on the breeze. In this episode, Syl, Steff, and Syp examine wind-themed tracks from MMORPGs. Will they find all of the wind’s colors? Probably not, but nobody ever mistook these...

The tippy-top end of power in Star Wars: The Old Republic is due to change with the release of update 6.1.4 according to an announcement post made by design director Chris Schmidt, which explains that there will soon be a new tier of augments for players to chase. These new augments will require materials from both Master Mode Operations and...

As promised, ZeniMax has just dropped a ton of info about Elder Scrolls Online's next update during its year-end preview event stream. We knew the next DLC - the last for 2020 - had been renamed to Markarth, but now we know it's launching November 2nd for PC, Mac, and Stadia players and November 10th PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,...

I haven't read many of the Conan the Barbarian books, but I'm reasonably sure that whenever he was brought low in a fight, he didn't suddenly pull a drumstick from thin air, cram it into his face, and rise mightily back up to fight his foe. That's sort of the problem that Conan Exiles was facing, and according to...

I’ve often sat and pondered exactly what it is that I enjoy about the MMO experience. After all, being educated about your own likes and dislikes can lead to a more enjoyable leisure experience as well as wiser purchasing decisions. Two obvious things come to mind: story and progression, and the better these two things are linked, the more...