Shroud of the Avatar’s R46 is live, with a stealing update, better load times, and plenty of polish - Shroud of the Avatar's 46th Release is live today, the first monthly update in which Portalarium says it is beginning to "truly focus on [its] top 10 priorities for launch." The studio says that the update…
Shroud of the Avatar preps 46th release, focuses on ‘player direction’ inside the world - It's almost the end of the month, and you know what that means: Shroud of the Avatar's monthly update. R46 is due out this Thursday, a day after the current free trial period ends. Portalarium has…
TERA outlines the rest of its 2017 plans - [AL:TERA]Don't you like it when a studio meticulously plans ahead and then gives you a nice and tidy timeline of those plans? TERA isn't keeping you in the dark with its fall schedule, posting a development…
Shroud of the Avatar stuffs in more dragons, preps for Halloween - Shroud of the Avatar's Release 46 is right around the corner, and when it arrives, so do the dragons. For the patch, the team has rebuilt the Northwest Blackblade Mountains zone, giving it a taste of…
Whatever happened to Black Gold, Order and Chaos Online, and Eden Eternal? - Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "Whatever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy for MMOs to fall through the cracks and become buried as more…
Smuggler’s Run is live in Grand Theft Auto Online today - Grand Theft Auto Online doesn't want to be left out of the ridiculous launch-day extravaganza the end of August is having, which is why Rockstar's just launched the Smuggler's Run update. "With a name that’s a nod…
Grand Theft Auto Online launches Smuggler’s Run next week - GTAV and GTAO are having a good summer, sitting at the tippy-top of SuperData's console revenue charts for the last couple of months in spite of the modding fiasco last spring. So why stop there? Rockstar isn't…
Ultima Online is giving away six ‘grandfathered’ castles for its 20th anniversary - While Ultima Online these days allows players to own only a single house on a production shard per account, that rule will be broken for six lucky winners of a new giveaway. For the game's 20th…
Istaria kicks off Halloween early with a community contest - It makes sense, sort of, that in an MMO where you can dress up as a dragon year-round that Halloween might be a favored holiday. In any case, Istaria is certainly getting the jump on the…
Elder Scrolls Online puts a high hall on the market - [AL:ESO]Sure, you could be content with your little one-room cell for the bare minimum of comfort and space, but if you're going to be investing in Elder Scrolls Online's housing market, why not move into something…
Ultima Online starts testing its fall update while Dark Age of Camelot continues its Dragon’s Curse campaign - Let's check in with the Broadsword MMOs to see what's happening in its part of the online world, shall we? Ultima Online has kicked off testing on Publich 98, a meaty fall patch that includes 20th…
Secret World Legends posts roadmap for the next year - [AL:SWL]Funcom is making good on its promise to post a development roadmap for Secret World Legends, as it just put up the schedule of releases and events for the remainder of 2017. Restoring content to bring…
Jukebox Heroes: Six goofy RuneScape tunes - Over the past year I've nearly been bested by the unclimbable mountain that is the RuneScape soundtrack. With well over 1,200 tracks currently existing in the game, it's sheer folly to try to listen to it…
LOTRO Legendarium: Mirkwood, the best zone no one remembers - The other day I was continuing on with my Bingo Boffin adventures in Lord of the Rings Online when Mr. Boffin decided he was going to sneak his way across battle lines and into Mirkwood Forest.…
E3 2017: Destiny 2 is launching September 6 on consoles, October 24 on PC - [AL:D2]The launch dates for Bungie's highly anticipated Destiny 2 have been revealed, and PC players are going to need an extra-large dose of patience when they hear the news. The scifi sequel is rolling out globally…
Ultima Online fires employee over cheating scandal - You don't need to be a brand-new and modern MMORPG to suffer major cheating scandals, something the nearly 20-year-old Ultima Online has reminded us this week. In its most recent newsletter, UO studio Broadsword explains that…
The Game Archaeologist: When Hellgate London got Flagshipped - It seems that it really wasn't too long ago that I was filling in the time between night classes by boning up on video game news. I was drinking up all of the hot up-and-comers, such…
Dark Age of Camelot welcomes back old players, Ultima Online discusses summer updates - Broadsword's keeping fans of its MMORPGs Dark Age of Camelot and Ultima Online busy this week! Dark Age of Camelot is running a Come Back to Camelot campaign this spring -- former players may already have…
Maclaine Diemer opens up about composing Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns - [AL:GW2]Today we are sitting down with ArenaNet Lead Composer Maclaine Diemer, who players might best know from his work on Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns and Living World Season 3. Diemer picked up the baton…
Ultima Online starts testing pet patch, teases 20th anniversary plans - Did you realize before you saw this headline that the granddaddy of all graphical MMORPGs is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year? Yes, we are all that old, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. This…
Chaos Theory: The Secret World predictions 2016 vs 2017 - It's no secret that The Secret World had a rough year in 2016. I just really wish I could say differently. And it's especially sad because I had such hopes for my favorite game. Granted, I…
Chaos Theory: The Secret World says sayonara to 2016 - Have you ever had a year that you looked back on and all you could really say was, Hey, I made it through. I've had years like that, when many things either go wrong, go a…
The Stream Team: Gallivanting around Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday - Massively OP's MJ may not have done so well on Guild Wars 2's Halloween jumping puzzle, but surely she can do better on the Christmas one, right? After all, keeping your footing on candy has to…
Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Best MMORPG Holiday Event of 2016 - Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for the MMORPG with the Best Holiday Event of 2016, which is yet another new award for us this year, and we have readers Agemyth and Mylicia to thank…
The Stream Team: Living it up in Elder Scrolls Online’s New Life Festival - The Elder Scrolls Online surprised and delighted Massively OP's MJ with a Halloween-themed event, but that wasn't the end of things - now there's a Christmas one, too. She's not going to miss out on participating…
Chaos Theory: The disappointment of The Secret World’s Samhain - The season to end all seasons has come and gone. The Secret World's Samhain has faded back into the fog, and it will be another year before it returns. So how was the event that everyone looks…
For Science: A third of our polled social media users quit Pokemon Go over trackers - Pokemon Go has received some large updates recently: the buddy system, medals, some big gym changes (twice), and now we've got dailies. We've been dazzled with two events granting bonus... well, everything, and yet, I've been noticing veteran…
The Stream Team: Hunting ARK’s dangerous DodoRex - Last week, Massively OP's MJ showed off ARK's Fear Evolved mega monsters, the DodoWyvern and the DodoRex. Today, she is on the hunt for a wild DodoRex. How does the crew plan to confront it? With…
The Stream Team: Dungeons and Dragons Online does Halloween - [AL:DDO]Massively OP's MJ has had quite the ordeal trying to get in to experience DDO's Halloween event, The Night Revels. But she's not going to let anything stop her. There are goodies to be had, doggoneit,…
The Stream Team: Chasing the Rider in The Secret World - Although Massively OP's MJ has plenty of other goals in The Secret World (The Unseen achievement is a top priority!), she can't break away from the Samhain 2106 event. There are more Riders to track down,…
Chaos Theory: A guide to The Secret World’s Samhain 2016 - Well, there you have it. After 12Â months of anticipation, the 2016 Samhain event in The Secret World is here. And I most definitely have a few things I want to say about it... but right now…
Flameseeker Chronicles: Amazing Guild Wars 2 in-game Halloween costumes - I've devoured all of my homemade pumpkin pasties and downed the last of my butterbeer while enjoying the Halloween festivities in Guild Wars 2, gaining some very pretty treats for my playtime. One of my favourite parts…
Funcom’s Q3 2016 financials hint at large Secret World update in early 2017 - Fans of The Secret World should be excited today, as Funcom's third quarter financial report to investors reveals that "The Secret World team is mainly focused on a large update to the game to be released during…
The Stream Team: Merry Mogloween in AQ3D with Artix - What exactly is Mogloween? Massively OP's MJ is not exactly sure, but it sounds like spooktacular fun and she can't wait to jump into AdventureQuest 3D and experience it all for herself! There's a haunted house…
Voice actors union pickets WB Games, disputes game studio claims - Members of the voice actors guild striking against the top echelon of video game companies are today picketing outside WB Games in Burbank, California. Since it began negotiations in early 2015, the voice actors' SAG-AFTRA union…
Guild Wars 2 allows one more week of Halloween fun - As Guild Wars 2 players have been enjoying the Shadow of the Mad King festivities, they have also been wondering when, exactly, the game's Halloween would end. After dragging its feet on the answer, ArenaNet finally…
Guild Wars 2 shares another chapter of Tyrian Travels - The regular installments of Guild Wars 2's Tyrian Travels feature tell the story of an asura named Vikki and her moa named Momo, and they contain no combat mechanics. Instead, they just show life in the…
AQ3D level-locks epic dungeons, compensates for Halloween bug - Newly betaing AdventureQuest 3D has decided to place level-locks on some of its dungeon content, a new post on the official site declares this week. "We thought that lower level players would go into the [epic-level]…
Guild Wars 2 has overhauled its lockboxes - Guild Wars 2's lockboxes got a bit of revision in today's patch. "You won’t find boosters among your loot anymore, but you will find a rotating selection of rare and unusual items, along with guaranteed convenience…
Sandbox Project Gorgon launches Indiegogo for additional funding - Elder Game's Eric Heimburg and Sandra Powers have today posted a new Indiegogo campaign for the in-development alpha indie sandbox MMORPG Project Gorgon with a $20,000 flexible goal. The game previously raised nearly $75,000 through Kickstarter…
The Stream Team: Halloween night in The Secret World - No game is better made for a holiday like The Secret World is for Halloween; Massively OP's MJ has been waiting all year to spend her favorite night in her favorite world. Samhain 2016 is underway,…
Jukebox Heroes: MMORPG music for a haunted Halloween - You simply can't have a good and proper Halloween without a perfect soundtrack to back you up. Sure, you could just pop in one of those tired old sound effects cassette tapes (kids: ask your history…
PSA: Today is the last day to get a free month of Dark Age of Camelot - If you are a former Dark Age of Camelot player and have been away from the game for more than two months, then you should move quickly to snag a free month of play time before…
The Stream Team: Haunted houses in Shroud of the Avatar - Decorating housing is one of the best ever features in games for Massively OP's MJ. And she's heard there is a really cool haunted house in Shroud of the Avatar to experience, so she is off…
Massively OP’s complete Halloween 2016 roundup - If you look at only one Halloween post today, it should be Justin's epic roundup of MMORPG Halloween events, or possibly the Halloween sale list if you're more into saving money than questing for digital candy.…
Project Gorgon makes major combat and gear changes, buffs Halloween event - Over this past weekend, Project Gorgon dropped a patch bomb into its community, forever changing how the game will function from here on out. It's not actually all that dire, as the team wanted to provide…
ARK: Survival Evolved abandons most of its planned Halloween update - ARK: Survival Evolved's Fear Evolved 2 Halloween event arrived over the weekend, but it wasn't entirely to plan. Early in October, Studio Wildcard teased vampirism and lycanthropy as well as tamable boas. But when the patch…
Wisdom of Nym: The scariest stuff in Final Fantasy XIV - [AL:FFXIV]As a horror game, Final Fantasy XIV fails, due largely to the fact that it isn't a horror game and never attempts or pretends to be one. It's the same sort of charming Renaissance fantasy as…
City of Titans puts on costumes for Halloween - Just in time for the most costume-friendly holiday of the year, Missing Worlds Media has a new video and post to show off some of City of Titans' character creation options. "We’re going for customization that’s…
The Game Archaeologist: Six Halloween holidays from buried MMOs - There are two things to know about Halloween and MMOs. The first is that just about every online game in the known universe puts on a festival or seasonal promotion of some sort, because devs can't…
PSA: Here are a few of the MMORPGs on sale this weekend - I don't normally think of Halloween weekend as being a big sale event for games, but several MMORPGs are running big discounts all the same, so let's roll with it! Marvel Heroes has its costumes and…
Paladins bows to the Pumpking while Shroud of the Avatar throws a Halloween bash - Everyone's getting into the spirit of Halloween this week! Shroud of the Avatar's community is throwing a Halloween-themed party to celebrate Release 35. The party starts today at 4:00 p.m. EDT in Jade Valley. Paladins might…
The Stream Team: Harvesting pumpkins for RIFT’s Halloween festival - [AL:Rift]If you aren't a fan of pumpkins, fall is probably not your favorite season. Even in RIFT pumpkins are important! Massively OP's MJ has been tasked with decorating the Realm of the Autumn Harvest with pumpkins.…
Marvel Heroes: Dark Dimensions and huge sales for Halloween - OK, Marvel Heroes fans. Put down your candy pail and your Iron Man costumes. It's time for video game Halloween. "An unknown source has started flooding Midtown Manhattan with Mindless Ones through a portal from the…
The Scream Team: A Hide and Shriek duel - Spooking strangers is certainly fun this time of year (or anytime, really!), but it doesn't beat spooking your friends! Massively OP's MJ and Justin face off in Hide and Shriek showdown tonight. Who will pull off…
World of Tanks and Warships get into the swing of Halloween - [AL:WoWS]Beware what you name your ships because irony loves to strike when namers are careless. Take for instance World of Warships' Transylvania. This poor steamship was doomed from the beginning thanks to the dolt who thought…
Halloween sinks its fangs into Tree of Life, Fractured Space, and Mortal Online - The avalanche of MMO Halloween events continues to thunder down over us, and we are digging as fast as we can to stay on top of all of the notices! If we get buried alive, well,…
Pokemon Go: Halloween, another death in Japan, and dailies - Kotaku has reported another death associated with Pokemon Go. Citing an article in Japanese-language Livedoor, the site says that a truck driver in Aichi Prefecture was arrested for accidentally hitting and killing a nine-year-old child. Police…
Blade and Soul turns into Blade and Ghoul for the season - Blade and Soul has rebranded itself as Blade and Ghoul for the Halloween season, celebrating the debut of All Hallow's Eve yesterday. The game's event mainly revolves around completing daily and dynamic quests in eight of…
TERA: Patrick ‘Treeshark’ Sun departs, Halloween arrives - [AL:TERA]Seattle claims another MMO dev: TERA Producer Patrick "Treeshark" Sun told players that he's leaving En Masse tomorrow. "In my stead, Matt 'Denommenator' Denomme will take over primary TERA duties, with Spacecats and his team helping…
The Stream Team: Halloween Harvest Hall fun and TERA giveaway! - [AL:TERA]Halloween is all about getting dressed up and getting treats, and TERA lets MassivelyOP's MJ do both! Or at least attempt to. There are costumes to shimmy into and treats to save from greedy monsters in…
Halloween approaches for Skyforge, Neverwinter, and The Secret World - Halloween arrives in Skyforge, Neverwinter, and The Secret World this week! In Skyforge, the Evil Pumpkin Festival begins tomorrow and lasts until November 11th. Race against your servermates to ride a broom through the park and…
Halloween breaks out in Tree of Savior, AdventureQuest 3D, and Project Genom - You can't keep a batty holiday down! More Halloween events are popping up in MMOs as we grow closer to the 31st, starting with the debut of Mogloween in the beta-state AdventureQuest 3D. The game now…
Grand Theft Auto Online removes ill-gotten currency, GTA5 rumored to be transforming into an MMO - You might be able to steal, swindle, and carjack to your heart's content in Grand Theft Auto Online, but you best not be crossing the line with Rockstar Games when it comes to your thievery. The…
The Scream Team: A first peek inside Hide and Shriek - Massively OP's MJ has been eagerly awaiting the release of the new Secret World inspired Hide and Shriek game. But now she has the chance to check it out before launch! How could she possibly resist?…
Ultima Online rolls out Halloween, with PU95’s artisan festival next week - Halloween has arrived in Ultima Online, but the big news for the classic sandbox MMO is the patch arriving next week. Publish 95 is expected on November 3rd and will bring new vet rewards, the crafting…
Gloria Victis overhauls animations, promises playable female characters ‘soon’ - Gloria Victis has a new video out today showcasing its overhauled combat and movement animations, done by one of the animators who worked on Geralt's animations in The Witcher 3. In fact, the animation work will…
Pokemon Go brings spooky pokemon and candy out for Halloween - Halloween is almost here, and that means it's time to catch some appropriate monsters in Pokémon Go. From October 26th until November 1st, the game is making spooky monsters appear more frequently, so expect to see…
Happy birthday, Path of Exile, and grats on quadrupling your team - [AL:POE]Path of Exile is celebrating its third birthday this week, and if the number of devs working on the game is any indication, the game has no intention of slowing down. "Three years ago, on October…
The Stream Team: Guild War 2’s evil Halloween jumping puzzle - Lots of games have Halloween events, but how many have features that can truly be billed as evil? Guild Wars 2 does! The Mad King's Clock Tower jumping puzzle has been terrorizing folks for years, and…
Guild Wars 2 heard you liked Halloween farming, so… - Last night, ArenaNet end boss Mike O'Brien gave the Guild Wars 2 farming meta one step forward and one step back by announcing the team would buff mobs inside the Halloween labyrinth but also nuke the diminishing…
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Halloween 2016 - "Two things I did on Hallows Night: / Made my house April-clear / Left open wide my door / to the ghosts of the year."  ~ "All Hollows Night" by Lizette Woodworth Reese Is your door open…
AdventureQuest 3D launches open beta on mobile, Mac, and PC - The big day for AdventureQuest 3D has finally arrived with the game's transition into a persistent open beta state. While PC, Mac, and Android versions are now live, iOS players will need to wait a few…
The Stream Team: Hobbits invade Lord of the Rings Online’s haunted burrow - [AL:LOTRO]Why stick with haunted houses when you can have a haunted burrow? LOTRO's Halloween celebration includes dark and twisty tunnels that run beneath Bag End, and Massively OP's MJ is back on her Hobbit to explore…
The Stream Team: Celebrating Shade’s Eve in WildStar - Halloween season 2016 is getting in full swing, and that means that Shade's Eve is back in WildStar! Of course Massively OP's MJ can't let the spooky celebration go by without getting in on it. She's…
Devilian’s Bloodstained Legacy patch bumps the level cap and adds Halloween - Trion Worlds has rolled out the 5.1 update for its ORPG clicker Devilian today. Dubbed Bloodstained Legacy, the patch lifts the level cap to 58, adds new gear sets, and allows players to boost their expansion…
World of Warcraft welcomes back Hallow’s End - World of Warcraft: might be feverishly preparing for next week's Update 7.1, but that doesn't mean it can't enjoy a treat (or trick) in the meantime. Today marks the start of a two-week Hallow's End festival. This old…
Anarchy Online says that it is coming to Steam ‘soon’ - One of the oldest sci-fi MMORPGs looks like it will soon become one of the newest members of the Steam club. On the official forums, the Anarchy Online team said that the platform launch is imminent.…
WildStar challenges players to build spooky haunts - In addition to its in-game Halloween event, WildStar has a special challenge to home decorators this year: build the creepiest, coolest, and most photogenic haunted house in the game. The Jack Shade's House of Horrors contest…
Black Desert’s patch heralds Halloween events, horse racing - Black Desert's going all out for Halloween! Today's patch drenches the game with all the trappings of the spooky holiday trappings of the holiday, complete with a trick-or-treating event through which players can pick up several masks. And yeah,…
Final Fantasy XIV previews All Saints’ Wake and the upcoming 3.45 - [AL:FFXIV]Over the next few weeks, Final Fantasy XIV is not giving you a choice of whether or not you get spooky. All it's offering is a choice about how you get spooky. You could, for example,…
Hide and Shriek is coming on October 25, offers discounted pre-order - Funcom's 1v1 scarefest Hide and Shriek will be here in a few more days, as the studio set the date of next Tuesday, October 25th, for its launch. Players can go ahead and pre-order the game…
The Stream Team: A Nights of the Dead killing spree in EverQuest II - Of all the Halloween events, EverQuest II's Nights of the Dead is a favorite of Massively OP's MJ. It might have something to do with all the cool housing items you can obtain from the various…
Defiance goes to Hulker Hell this Halloween - Don't let the apocalypse stop you from enjoying a hearty Halloween. In fact, shouldn't the apocalypse add to the atmosphere of sinister dread? It probably should. Case in point, Defiance is currently under attack by hordes of…
Age of Conan unleashes its Slithering Chaos update - If you haven't realized it yet, today is National MMORPG Patch Day, which is presumably celebrated with a tall glass of update notes and unexpected server errors. Joining the celebration is Age of Conan, which has…
Dungeons and Dragons Online looks at the return of the Night Revels with Update 33 - [AL:DDO]Rotten, shambling things are coming back to Dungeons and Dragons Online. With the upcoming Update 33: Return of the Night Revels, DDO will kick off its new and improved Halloween event. The Night Revels is centered…
The Elder Scrolls Online rolls out One Tamriel for consolers today with a new launch trailer - As promised, One Tamriel is live today in The Elder Scrolls Online on both PS4 and Xbox One, complete with the revamped zones, level scaling, new Craglorn, standardized loot, dueling, and dungeon modes. You didn't think…
Guild Wars 2’s Shadow of the Mad King is live - [AL:GW2]Candy corn litters the streets of Lion's Arch today and the super creepy grinning moon has returned: Yes, the Shadow of the Mad King looms over Guild Wars 2 as Halloween hoopla begins. The Clock Tower…
The Stream Team: Happy haunting in HEX’s haunted harvest - [AL:HEX]A newcomer to the Halloween event arena, HEX celebrates with new cards, new items, and a new sleeve. Massively OP's MJ definitely wants to add a Stingy Jack to her collection. Can she manage to collect…
Atlas Reactor pushes out post-launch patch with new hero and Halloween event - Atlas Reactor's first post-launch content update is here, and boy is it a doozy (in the best of dooziest ways). The spotlight feature for the October 17th update is the addition of a new freelancer, Su-Ren…
The Stream Team: SMITE’s Bat God, Camazotz - [AL:Smite]What is more Halloween-y than a giant rabid bat? Not much! And SMITE has just introduced Camazotz, Deadly God of Bats. He's everything you'd expect of a bat god: He's a crazy monster bat. And Massively…
The Stream Team: Landmark’s Halloween Island - Decorating is half (or more) of the fun of Halloween, and Landmark gives folks the opportunity to let their decorating imaginations go wild! There's even a special island just for all the spooky builds people create.…
Riders of Icarus loses its head over Halloween - Even though its "new kid" status would totally excuse Riders of Icarus from the pressure of putting out a Halloween update this year, the team has prepared several spooky activities to mark the occasion. The fun…
The Stream Team: Thar be a Pirate101 birthday today! - [AL:P101]Shiver me timbers, it's a birthday! Pirate101 is celebrating its fourth birthday today, and Massively OP's MJ is joining in on the swashbuckling fun. As part of the festivities, everyone gets some birthday gifts. From now…
The Stream Team: Halloween haunts in Trove - [AL:Trove]It's that time of the year, the time for Massively OP's MJ to dive into every conceivable Halloween event she possibly can! And Trove not only has the Shadow's Eve event happening, it has also challenged…
TERA opens the doors of its Harvest Festival Hall, teases the return of two classic dungeons - [AL:TERA]In a game that's quite renowned for its outlandish costumes, you just know that TERA has to bring something special to the table when Halloween rolls around. Indeed, the Harvest Festival Hall has reopened its doors…
The Secret World inspires a new hacking simulation game NITE Team 4 - If you think a story-driven military hacking simulation game sounds right up The Secret World's alley, you'd be correct. In this case, TSW is the inspiration behind a new game being developed by Alice & Smith,…
RIFT reaps the Autumn Harvest - [AL:Rift]Mixing the best of Halloween and fall together, RIFT's Autumn Harvest is back for another spin through October. Players can return to the Realm of the Fae to perform various activities (including hoovering up lots of…
ARK: Fear Evolved 2 introduces werewolves, vampires, and the DodoWyvern - Just because you are stranded on a mysterious island or lost in a massive desert in ARK doesn't mean you can't celebrate Halloween! However, instead of just bringing back last year's holiday event, Studio Wildcard is…
Halloween takes over SMITE with Terror of the Night… and bats - [AL:Smite]SMITE's Terror of the Night patch hit PC earlier this week, complete with the "unique jungler" Camazotz, Deadly God of Bats, and an array of Halloween-themed skins. "We really wanted to make sure that Camazotz felt…
A Blood Moon rises over Champions Online once again - [AL:Champ]I think it was Eliot who recently joked that Halloween in a superhero game is just gilding the lily -- everyone in a superhero game is already dressing up! But that's not going to stop us…
EverQuest II opens Nights of the Dead on the Stormhold progression server - A holiday event favored by many fans, EverQuest II's Nights of the Dead has begun. And for the very first time, the Time-Locked Expansion server Stormhold will also get to partake in the Halloween festivities! From…
Overwatch tops 20 million players in five months of live play - Even if World of Warcraft is back up to 10.1 million subscribers, that's far short of what its studio brother Overwatch has accomplished. The multiplayer team shooter recently crossed its 20 millionth player barrier, a feat…
The Elder Scrolls Online will have a Halloween event this year - Long-time Elder Scrolls players know that the calendar, months, seasons, and holidays play an important role in the lore of the series, but The Elder Scrolls Online hasn't done much with them... until now. This year,…
Trove welcomes the ‘ghastly horrors’ of Shadow’s Eve - [AL:Trove]When you think of the scariest and most spine-tingling elements of Halloween, what rises to the top of the list? Pumpkins and candy corn, right? Is it any surprise then that Trove is capitalizing upon these…
Overwatch introduces the Halloween Terror event with PvE brawling and new item packs - It's time to get into the spirit of ghoulish glee in Overwatch with the new Halloween Terror event, and it's bringing more than just new skins and items. It's bringing that too, of course, so anyone…
WildStar brings back Shade’s Eve, plans November Redmoon Mutiny update - As Halloween creeps up on us with arms outstretched and claws open wide, WildStar is embracing the return of its spooky Shade's Eve festival. New toys and rewards join the reappearance of sinister decorations, challenging dungeons, and daily…
Guild Wars 2’s Shadow of the Mad King Halloween events begin October 18 - If candy corn elementals are your thing, get ready for the return of Guild Wars 2's annual Halloween festivities. ArenaNet posted the date this morning: "Beginning on October 18, the annual Shadow of the Mad King…
Rumor: Overwatch’s Sombra and a new PvE mode have been uncovered - Who is Sombra in Overwatch? In a way, you could say that we're all Sombra, but that statement wouldn't make any sense. A more accurate answer would be that Sombra is an upcoming hero who has…
The Secret World tie in to Hide and Shriek confirmed cosmetic only - Although The Secret World fans were hoping for even more details about the upcoming Halloween event, Game Directer Romain Amiel did offer up one very welcome bit of news; that the reward item that TSW players…
Cabal Online releases a new battle arena, ushers in Caballoween - Need something to do in Cabal Online? No worries: The older MMO is backing up to your house and unloading a dump truck's worth of content to fill your month. First up is its Legends Unleased…
Chaos Theory: Hide and Shriek in The Park of The Secret World - October is finally here. That means Halloween is this month! I can't even describe how excited that makes me. I know I'm not alone in having been waiting with bated breath for any word about The Secret…
Trove challenges players to build monuments to horror films - [AL:Trove]Just because something's blocky doesn't mean it can't be terrifying. Oh, it may take a lot more work and imagination to fashion cute, colorful blocks into something that would make small children cry out in fear,…
The Daily Grind: What would be on your MMO haunted tour? - Halloween is coming, my friends, and that means not only pumpkin spice shortages but minds turned to the dark, the spooky, and the delightfully macabre. It also signals the start of a flood of MMO holiday events,…
Scare your friends to death in Funcom’s Hide and Shriek - What's Halloween without a little mischief and prank-pulling? Funcom is getting into the fun of the holiday with the imminent release of a new game, Hide and Shriek. In this title, two players will attempt to…
The Witching Hour Halloween events return to DC Universe Online - [AL:DCUO]While it's been Halloween in the stores for at least two months already, the holiday festivities are just getting started in MMORPGs now that it's actually October. Case in point: DC Universe Online has already begun…
Shroud of the Avatar’s R34 delivers Halloween, culinary utility, and /pukeblood - Release 34 has launched for Shroud of the Avatar players as of this morning along with a large balance and polish pass for both the game's combat and its economy. Here's what else players can expect today:…
DC Universe Online reworks its early game and welcomes back the Witching Hour - [AL:DCUO]It's not yet October, but the Witching Hour has returned to plague DC Universe Online. There are minor changes to the Halloween event, including a "spookier Vault," and players can once again earn special currency by…
Landmark’s September update is due out this week - The big September update for Landmark is going to be out this week, which is good news; otherwise it wouldn't be September any longer. But what will be in the update? We don't know yet. Even…
Ultima Online turns 19 years old this weekend, grants cash shop currency to veteran players - Nineteen years ago this weekend, Ultima Online launched into the world, a creaky sandbox that even its own developers did not fully realize would take off in popularity and spawn the term "MMORPG" and the generations…
Dungeons and Dragons Online plans 2016 patches, Halloween update, and 2017 Ravenloft - [AL:DDO]Dungeons and Dragons Online producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini has a new dev letter out for fans of the venerable D&D MMORPG this week. Ciccolini writes that the game is due for two updates in the remainder…
Blade & Soul’s Ebondrake Citadel dungeon launches October 5 - Hack-n-slashers, ready your swords: Blade & Soul's Ebondrake Citadel launches October 5th, which is great timing for Halloween since the update is spooky indeed. NCsoft describes Ebondrake Citadel as a "formidable prison of evil," an endgame…
We stormed AdventureQuest 3D’s upcoming Shadowskull Tower (and lived to talk about it) - What is it like to spend an hour in AdventureQuest 3D with Adam Bohn, aka Artix, the CEO/Founder/Paladin of Artix Entertainment? Pretty darn fun -- even if he gets you killed off (twice)! It's even better…
Shroud of the Avatar teases Halloween content, Estgard, and SOTAcon - Shroud of the Avatar has the honor of being one of the first MMORPGs to tease Halloween content this year, meaning it's only about two months behind all the damn retail stores. Why am I even…
Dark Age of Camelot makes plans for its 15th birthday celebration - Where were you on October 10th, 2001? Were you one of the first players through the gate in Dark Age of Camelot? Whether or not you happened to witness the birth of that game, you can…
Chaos Theory: Tips for returning to The Secret World for Halloween - It's almost that time of year -- the best time of year! It's the most wonderful time of the year in fact, especially in The Secret World. Halloween is coming! And if there was ever a…
The Elder Scrolls Online preps One Tamriel update for October 5 - At PAX last week, ZeniMax announced that the massive One Tamriel update had landed on the Elder Scrolls Online PTS, so launch date couldn't have been far behind. In fact, it's darn soon: just a month…
Anarchy Online hopes to be on Steam by the end of 2016 - Cross your fingers and wish on a falling star for Anarchy Online, as the classic MMO is working hard with Steam to get its game on the platform by the end of the year. It sounds…
AdventureQuest 3D gives a spooky tour of its Halloween dungeon - According to major retail stores, we're already in the Halloween-slash-Thanksgiving-slash-Christmas shopping season, so don't be too scandalized when you hear that AdventureQuest 3D is already giving a preview of its "Mogloween" dungeon. In a short video,…
Chaos Theory: Loot bags and golems galore for The Secret World’s fourth birthday - There may have been moments over the past 12 months when fans feared this time would never come, but it has: Happy fourth birthday, The Secret World! It's been quite a roller coaster year; there have been ups (the…
