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ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained officially merged this morning, sending Unchained into its last sunset
The great failed experiment that was ArcheAge Unchained is officially over. This week, Kakao merged the alternate business model version of the game into...
Wandering Wraeclast: Introducing Path of Exile 2’s Mercenary crossbow class and WASD
Looking forward to new Path of Exile updates has been a quarterly spectacle for many years. It's only recently, however, that fans also can...
Destiny 2’s nearly seven month-long Season of the Wish has officially gone live this week
It's time for one of the longest seasons in Destiny 2's recent history thanks to the now-confirmed delay of The Final Shape to June...
Skull and Bones is now targeting February 2024 for its launch following eleventy billion delays
Insider Gaming is reporting that Ubisoft has finally narrowed down Skull and Bones' launch date to February 16th, 2024. And believe it or not,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 447: MMO hackers, headstarts, and proliferations
Justin and Bree discuss the hackings of Ethyrial and Fractured, Palia's beta update, City of Titan's test launch, World of Warcraft's paid expansion headstart, and Guild Wars 2's weapon proliferation beta, with adventures in Project Gorgon, LOTRO, Fallout 76, and WoW.
Guild Wars 2’s weapon proliferation beta has begun as ArenaNet ungates SOTO for alts
It's weapon proliferation day in Guild Wars 2! OK, OK, it's the "Expanded Weapon Proficiency Beta," otherwise known as your first chance to try...
Tarisland casts a spotlight on the Paladin class, ‘the divine incarnation who pursues justice’
If you've been peering into the second closed beta test of Tarisland - or even the MMORPG's first beta - you probably know a...
Evercore Heroes talks upcoming remaster, says its ‘fighting for Vela’s survival with this next bet’
It's been an exceedingly rough year for Evercore Heroes, the fusion of MMO, MOBA, and bad luck. The project went into closed beta this...
The MOP Up: Into the Echo’s crafting ties into exploration and socialization
Upcoming time travel MMO Into the Echo posted a high-level overview of its crafting system, saying that it'll be necessary to make spells and...
Global Chat: Tarisland is the real deal, folks
As Tarisland winds its way through the beta process on its way to our grubby little hands in 2024, there are more and more...
Eternal Tombs boasts that it’s ‘making the most progress’ in development over peers
Hardcore project Eternal Tombs refuses to see itself as a weak underdog in the MMO race. As the game barrels through development, the studio...
Perfect New World wraps up its ‘equilibrious test’ with stats and appreciation
The self-described "equilibrious test" for Perfect New World has officially concluded and the studio is happily crowing about the recent beta round's success, thanking...
Betawatch: City of Titans’ map falls into place in its latest test build
The past decade has been weird for a City of Heroes fan, and that extends to games like City of Titans. And now, the...
EVE Online’s FPS module Vanguard will have its first test on December 7 for subscribers
When CCP Games announced EVE: Vanguard, the FPS module that claims to link itself to EVE Online, many people expressed skepticism, particularly since the...
WoW Factor: Fine, let’s talk about Blizzard being dumb with early access
All right, let's get it over with.
I didn't really want to write this column, not because I didn't think there was anything to talk...
Corepunk hopes to have early access launched by the end of winter
Momentum is building for Corepunk this season. The long-in-the-coming cyberpunk MMOARPG ran through two limited-scope tests earlier this fall and is gearing up for...
Guild Wars 2 Necromancers are finally getting swords, Anet kicks off experience boost event
Guild Wars 2's ninth and final weapon reveal - the sword for the Necromancer - rolled out amidst a bunch of other announcements last...
Palia’s latest beta update adds a new character storyline, fresh decor, and a quirky critter
Happy patch day for Palia! It looks as if you'll be joined by a new character for Thanksgiving: Her name is Subira. "This patch...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas claims War Within early access won’t grant long-term advantages
So let's recap for people who have missed out on this. World of Warcraft's next expansion, The War Within, is available for pre-order. This...
First Impressions: Tarisland has some rickety bones but some solid muscle
I admit that it can be kind of hard to process Tarisland without immediately comparing it to a certain title. I've had no emotional...
