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Four Winds: Phantasy Star Online 2 offers some of the best social features in MMORPGs
I don't know about everyone else, but a huge part of MMOs for me is the fashion. My characters need to absolutely slay the runway...
It looks like the ‘noncore IP’ Daybreak sold for $5.9M is PlanetSide after all
Yesterday, when we covered EG7's Q4 2023 financials, we highlighted the company's disclosure that Daybreak had sold a "noncore IP" for $5.9M, a move...
EG7 Q4 2023: DCUO’s delayed latest-gen console launch hurt Daybreak’s revenues last quarter
While bigger games companies continue to flail, EG7 actually managed to grow last year, as its latest investor report demonstrates, with overall revenues up...
The Daily Grind: Do any old MMORPGs provoke trauma for you?
A while back I fell down a rabbit hole digging into Blade and Soul NEO Classic (trying to figure out whether the NEO was...
Daybreak’s DC Universe Online studio Dimensional Ink is the latest games team hit with layoffs
The culling of games industry employees continues through the beginning of this year: A list compiled by Kotaku that outlines the over 6,400 layoffs...
The MOP Up: Fae Farm launches a free demo
Was Fae Farm too rich for you blood? Now you can check it out for free on Nintendo Switch or PC thanks to a...
Q4 2023: Nexon, Krafton, and Roblox all posted soaring revenues in 2023
Welcome back to another MMO business roundup - this one all about financials for some of the companies we keep an eye on 'round...
DC Universe Online reopens Love’s Battlefield and hands out new rewards for Valentine’s Day
Nothing says love quite like denying a villain his heart's desire because it would destroy an entire city. If that setup sounds familiar to...
Massively Overthinking: When the original MMO is better than the sequel
A few weeks ago, two lovely gamers I follow on Bluesky were discussing how let down they felt by Diablo IV, less because Diablo...
Perfect Ten: The MMO franchises that can’t count past two
Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher...
DC Universe Online is giving away sweet hairstyles for Black History Month
Valentine's Day and lunar new year events are flying in MMOs this week, but Daybreak's DC Universe Online studio, Dimensional Ink, has recognized yet...
Phantasy Star Online 2’s latest update adds more story and raises the level cap as SEGA America begins layoffs
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis players are in for a treat today, and they deserve it after waiting through a nine-hour maintenance with...
Blade & Soul NEO Classic discusses content tweaks while staying non-committal to a release date
The NEO Classic server project that Blade & Soul is working on seems to be a long time coming if prior posts are any...
Blade & Soul NEO Classic continues its Cinderlands highlight with a look at bosses and monsters
Attentive fans of Blade & Soul might have noticed that the last Cinderlands preview for the NEO Classic server was labeled "Part 1," so...
Vindictus welcomes Master Swordsman Sou hero as it sunsets its PvP modes
Well hello there, Vindictus - I'd say it's been a while, but actually it hasn't, as Nexon popped out several new characters in 2023...
TERA Console introduces a new buff-granting card collection system in latest patch
Do you feel more powerful when you look at a collectible card? That's probably wildly subjective, but in the case of player characters in...
Blade & Soul NEO Classic details Cinderlands redesign, combat refresh, and the end of gear upgrades
Blade & Soul continues the impressive trick of talking about its NEO Classic server while also holding its cards close to its chest at...
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
DC Universe Online marks its 13th anniversary with a returning event and free goodies for all
DC Universe Online is 13 years old this month, which naturally means that the players are the ones getting the presents, along with a...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
