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The MMOs of the Steam winter 2017 sale
Another December, another Steam sale to entice you to spend money on games you don't have time to play just to have them for...
The Repopulation restarts its test world but removes backer tiers
It's a case of good news, bad news over at The Repopulation this month.
The scifi sandbox, which is now being handled by Idea Fabrik...
The Repopulation considers closing its EU server, adding hardcore server as 10.2 patch rolls out to testers
Idea Fabrik has a new forum post up on the state of sandbox MMO The Repopulation heralding the testing of update 10.2. There's downside,...
The Repopulation preps for ‘massive’ patch next week with world bosses and fishing tournaments
Mark your calendars for next Wednesday, November 8th, because this is the day that The Repopulation will get back on the patch train once...
Battle Bards Episode 106: Early access themes
Instead of looking back at MMORPGs this week, the crew of Battle Bards launches forward into early access! What would a show about music...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on the Fortnite-vs.-PUBG feud?
Ever since Bluehole threw down a gauntlet at Epic's feet over the similarities between PUBG and Fortnite's battle royale mode - or more specifically,...
The Repopulation’s next patch is on the way, and so is more visual lore
Fans of The Repopulation have been waiting for the game's next patch for a little while, but it shouldn't be much longer now. A...
Underage Overwatch player lands six-figure e-sports contract
He may not be old enough to vote, but 17-year-old Jay Won is already making more money than you. Probably.
Won, an Overwatch player who...
Perfect Ten: The 10 saddest MMORPG stories
Every MMO tells a story through the run of its life. A lot of those stories are pretty happy, too. Ultima Online may not...
The Repopulation struggles to get content patch ready for release
The faithful and hopeful fans waiting for the next stage of The Repopulation's development might have a glimmer of hope to hang on to...
The Repopulation-spinoff Fragmented has reached release on Steam
Gosh, I had almost forgotten about Fragmented - it's been a while! But it's formally launched on Steam as of today for a discounted...
Checking out RIFT 4.2: Celestial Storm
Summertime does seem to be ripe territory for MMORPGs to release sizable content updates in the hopes of keeping players occupied and luring back...
Albion Online plans huge beta finale ahead of July 17 launch
Albion Online is finally making the transition from beta to launch this month. Sandbox Interactive has posted a timeline of events leading up to...
The Repopulation posts teeny, tiny image teaser
It's small. It's ambiguous. And it might be pointing to the future of The Repopulation.
The new team handling this sci-fi MMO posted a rather...
The Daily Grind: Has a soundtrack ever inspired you to try out an MMORPG?
Massively OP reader Andrea has a fun question for us today. "I've been perusing through different MMO soundtracks these past days and some of...
The Repopulation moves forward with huge patch, alpha plans
Back in January, we learned the fate of The Repopulation: The Hero Engine team from Idea Fabrik would be taking over development of the game from...
Massively Overthinking: Competitive PvE in MMORPGs
During last week's podcast, Justin and I bumped into a tangential topic about competitive PvE and how relatively rare it is in MMORPGs, which...
The Repopulation updates graphic shaders, QA pipeline ahead of May update
How's The Repopulation coming along? Well, it's coming. Last week, the newly installed Idea Fabrik developers discussed how the planned May update is progressing with...
The first new patch for The Repopulation should be in about five weeks
When The Repopulation returned under new management, it was an understood fact that it would be a while before the game got its first...
The Survivalist: Massively OP’s guide to multiplayer survival sandboxes
Welcome to The Survivalist! Ya'll might have noticed that I have gravitated a bit from my happy home of deep, immersive virtual worlds (possible...
