Massively Uplifting (sm temp) Dec 2023 to Aug 2024 By Bree Royce - September 2, 2024 9:05 AM 0 Elite Dangerous confirms a third new ship and Powerplay 2.0’s arrival in October as Lave Radio hits 500th episode The original Diablo can be played on mobile or a web browser once again – here’s how to do it Old-school web browser MMORPG Tanoth has been resurrected in a playable beta format MMO studio Daybreak is named 2023 Extra Life Partner of the Year, posts 2024 fundraising plans TennoCon 2024: The terrific twos of TennoCon charities and Make-A-Wish Star Trek Online hints at a new ship bundle with mysterious teaser images paired with a cipher Devs from multiple Bethesda offices formally create a ‘wall to wall’ union of over 200 workers League of Legends launches its limited-time PvE ‘bullet heaven’ mode and introduces an autistic champion Bungie and fans continues its free-to-play release of the original Marathon trilogy with Marathon 2’s Steam arrival Blaugust, MMO blogging community challenge event, enters 11th year with 2024 edition Players are building a multiplayer mod for Cyberpunk 2077 Mount & Blade II’s Bannerlord Online MMO mod posts 2024 roadmap with castle sieges and clan revamps Fallout fan filmmaker and artist lands contract work for Fallout 76 after an artwork mix-up Final Fantasy XIV fans assemble 300 fans to play an Endwalker tribute medley Helldivers 2 makes a charitable donation to honor playerbase’s decision to save fictional children RuneScape and Old School RuneScape celebrate Pride Month with colorful new capes and shark plushies World of Tanks and World of Warships prepare special events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day The Wagadu Chronicles has released its Dungeons & Dragons 5E-compatible tabletop rulebook Astroneer challenges players to plant 10M in-game trees in order to save real trees (and wildlife) Diablo IV runs a charity promotion that sends millions of maggots to feed recovering birds MMOARG Orna celebrates Earth Day with Terra’s Day event Final Fantasy XIV highlights Fruity Snacks, a player who is all about fishing City of Heroes Homecoming unveils huge community-driven base building initiative World of Warships adds the historical USS Wisconsin – and funds the restoration of the real deal Guild Wars 2 players can now ‘game, grow, and touch grass’ with officially licensed… plant seeds Stop Killing Games is a modern games preservation initiative prompted by The Crew’s cynical sunset For Science: EVE Online’s Project Discovery initiative opens signups for mobile testing Final Fantasy XIV confirms the most important element of its Final Fantasy XVI crossover Super Mario Maker community races to beat every level before the servers close Skull and Bones enables flag PvP system, extends season one, and kicks off charity event Black Desert shares eight years of memories and moments in a snuggly video package Genshin Impact collabs with Discovery Channel to raise awareness about natural habitats Star Wars Galaxies Legends dropped a massive player city upgrade (with roads!) for Valentine’s Day DC Universe Online is giving away sweet hairstyles for Black History Month Star Citizen player-run Daymar Rally sees hundreds of players and teams compete over the weekend Final Fantasy XIV player aims to complete every sidequest to relay which ones are worth doing City of Heroes fans have City of Heroes Homecoming working on a Steam Deck Dungeons & Dragons Online makes tons of content free or nearly free for the franchise’s 50th birthday WildStar roleplayers open and develop a socially-minded rogue server called Genesis Prime NCsoft has officially granted a City of Heroes server license to the Homecoming crew New World shares holiday messages and resolves to attack bugs in latest video Happy New Year to all the uplifting things in MMOs, 2023 edition War Thunder player goes undercover and busts cheating source code and scripts Valve issues gift-wrapped permabans to Dota 2 cheaters and smurfs this holiday season The Daily Grind: What’s a small piece of MMO news from 2023 that makes you happy? Final Fantasy XIV fans recreate the Grand Theft Auto VI trailer in the game Kind Words 2 expands multiplayer note-writing into a real social sandbox
Elite Dangerous confirms a third new ship and Powerplay 2.0’s arrival in October as Lave Radio hits 500th episode
League of Legends launches its limited-time PvE ‘bullet heaven’ mode and introduces an autistic champion
Bungie and fans continues its free-to-play release of the original Marathon trilogy with Marathon 2’s Steam arrival
Dungeons & Dragons Online makes tons of content free or nearly free for the franchise’s 50th birthday