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Amazon Games’ Bill Trost vacates creative director position to become lead designer for Ashes of Creation
The name of Bill Trost will likely strike familiar to older vets of the MMORPG genre. He was one of the original design leads...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 425: A disturbance in the Force of SWTOR
Justin and Bree discuss the SWTOR move to Broadsword, news from the Summer Game Fest, the Reddit blackout's impact on the MMO community, anniversaries for Neverwinter and Marvel Heroes, and patches for EVE Online and No Man's Sky, plus adventures in LOTRO and Diablo IV.
Lost Ark’s Elgacia continent and latest abyssal dungeon arrive tomorrow with the June patch
We're just one day away from Lost Ark's June update, so naturally Amazon is pulling out all the stops on previewing the content -...
New World devs address cross-world PvP, the new arena, and anti-cheesing measures
New World's latest Forged in Aeternum ought to make all the MMO PvPers in the house happy as it's focused entirely on your playstyle....
Embracer (Gearbox) announces major restructure with layoffs and canceled games
Just three weeks ago, Embracer Group - the megacorp that owns gobs of properties, including Gearbox, which governs Cryptic and a bunch of MMORPGs...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as Jell-O flavors
During last year's April Fools' Day, I wrote about the important topic of MMO NPCs as muffins. At the time, I felt my work...
Lawful Neutral: How might the so-called AI revolution affect the MMO genre?
This article has been rolling around in my head since ChatGPT rocketed into the public awareness a few months ago, and just in the...
New World lets testers have the first crack at the new Sandwurm Trial
The second round of testing for New World's upcoming Blood of the Sands content update is in progress, and with this phase comes two...
Massively Overthinking: When an MMO has everything and so much of it
Last week, when No Man's Sky released its native Mac client, MOP's Chris and I fell into a discussion about the game being so...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 424: Blue Protocol, red Diablo
Justin and Bree discuss Diablo IV, Elder Scrolls Online Necrom, Blue Protocol's delay, Swords of Legends Online's sunset, WoW Classic's WoW Token, PSO2 housing, Tarisland CBT, and Embers Adrift's new model, with adventures in LOTRO, plus MMOs for families.
New World developers talk sandworms and Season 2 rewards in Forged in Aeternum
So where did the inspiration come from for New World's Season 2? Believe it or not, it came from lore notes and a desire...
Lost Ark announces June 14 update with the Elgacia continent and new dungeon
If Diablo IV isn't your cup of isometric multiplayer grinder, Lost Ark would like your attention, as last night it announced its update plans...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming takes a step into the New World
You've seen New World played by our Stream Team a few times, but this time MOP's MJ and Chris are going to be handing...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Necrom chapter is officially live – here’s the launch trailer!
Happy Necrom launch day to The Elder Scrolls Online, which is sending players to mainland Morrowind for a deeper look into Dunmer culture and...
Vitae Aeternum: What Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO should (and shouldn’t) take from New World
We've had one, yes, but what about second attempt by Amazon to deliver a Lord of the Rings MMO? During the last run at...
New World begins testing Blood of the Sands seasonal update
While the fight for the attention span of gamers is crazy intense this June, there are few who are gunning to take the honors...
Amazon confirms Blue Protocol’s western delay and closed beta test on the way
Blue Protocol has been delayed! Oh, you knew that? Because Bandai Namco announced it 11 days ago? Yeah. Fair.
Well, Amazon has finally roused itself...
New World devs discuss PvP, DPS meters, raids, and the future of First Light housing
Amazon is back with another episode of New World's Forged in Aeternum, and this one's the Q&A format, so it's not as skippable as...
Global Chat: How insistent are MMOs that you group up?
In a recent essay over at Inventory Full, the author looks back at a couple decades-plus of MMO gaming to recall how fast and...
The Game Archaeologist: Coca-Cola’s crazy virtual hangout
Part of the sheer joy and fun of the early online world of the late '90s and early 2000s was the experimentation that took...
