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PSA: Funcom is having a week-long sale on games and DLC on Steam
Funcom's execs are driving prices so low, you'd think they're giving away the house. They're not, though. They're giving away most of the house....
One Shots: Fine, who needs you, planet?
When a planet has stiffed you one too many times and yanked you around, it's time to put it at your back and head...
TERA declares Kaia’s War – and no egg thief is safe
A war has begun in TERA -- but would you expect anything else? En Masse Entertainment dropped the Kaia's War content update, with new...
TERA’s latest console update brings back Manglemire and adds a bounty hunt system
Console players of TERA have some fresh content to look forward to now. Or at least a couple of things. There's a returning fan-favorite...
Age of Conan announces a test for the new Onslaught group scenario
Age of Conan needs your help to test out an upcoming new group scenario. This group content, called Kuthchemes Temple Onslaught, is inspired by...
Phantasy Star Online 2 confirms that the PC version is still arriving this spring
There are people playing the official North American version of Phantasy Star Online 2 right now, but only on the Xbox One. The PC...
Pandemic roundup: Humble Conquer COVID-19, Bethsoft events canceled, EA ‘stay and play’
Welcome back to another roundup of the impact of COVID-19 on gaming.
A huge stack of game studios have chipped in to support Humble's Conquer...
Ascent: Infinite Realm rebrands to Elyon, launches new website
It's no joke: The long-in-coming steampunk MMO Ascent: Infinite Realm has a new name. Daum Games announced yesterday that the game is now and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 265: Delusions of Elyria
Justin, Bree, MJ, and Mia discuss Chronicles of Elyria, Guild Wars 2, PSO2, Ashes of Creation, Saga of Lucimia, WoW Classic and Burning Crusade, with adventures in LOTRO, Revelation Online, Don't Starve Together, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on player housing and optional sub servers.
Phantasy Star Online 2 provides closed beta players with rewards for participation
Technically speaking, Phantasy Star Online 2 is currently still in beta testing, but since it's an open beta test it's close enough to "launch"...
TERA plans a month of events, including Manglemire, to celebrate its second anniversary on console
The month of April will apparently be one of celebration for TERA on console as the MMORPG will be marking its second anniversary. Players...
COVID-19 roundup: #PlayApartTogether, Blade & Soul perks, and Twitch Aid’s $2.7M charity raise
Welcome back to another quick roundup of pandemic-related MMO and gaming news. We'll start with the big one: The World Health Organization, which made...
DC Universe Online brings out a Birds of Prey episode on April 16
If you haven't already seen the movie Birds of Prey, you can actually get that on streaming right now. That's cool. It also means...
Perfect Ten: The stages of the MMO life cycle
To this day, no one has a quote as useful on the subject of life and death as E. B. White: "We're born, we...
First impressions of the elusive Phantasy Star Online 2
We certainly live in interesting times. Last year, the idea of playing Phantasy Star Online 2 while I'm explicitly told to not leave the house...
Blade & Soul launches the Forgotten Souls update today
Gosh, don't you hate when you're going from the Earth Realm to the Spirit Realm and you forget all your souls? Has that never...
Phantasy Star Online 2 alters the rewards of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks
If you'd somehow managed to miss this fact, Phantasy Star Online 2 is currently live in North America as an Xbox One exclusive. That...
Blade & Soul Revolution kicks off pre-registration for its English version
Yes, if you want to get Blade & Soul in a more mobile spin-off form, you can start pre-registration for the English version of...
Bless Unleashed’s latest trailer touts its combat over tab-target MMOs
You might have forgotten about Bless Unleashed's recent launch, what with the world being aflame right now, but its launch, along with the release...
The MOP Up: Big huge numbers for Monster Hunter World and Sky
We assume that there are some of you out there who get an injection of dopamine anytime that we mention Big Huge Numbers here...