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Betawatch: Bossa in the Skies with Lost
Yes, we're back! And so is Bossa Games, it turns out, with Lost Skies on the way. It's actually very similar to Worlds Adrift,...
Post-apocalyptic MMO shooter Ashfall opens registrations for July’s closed beta
Announced last fall, Ashfall raised some curious eyebrows with its post-apocalyptic "adventure shooter MMORPG" format. We've only heard a little bit about it since...
Blizzard walks back Diablo IV Necronerfs, says it’s ‘really confident’ about a smooth launch
We're almost at the point where we're going to be counting down days rather than weeks or months until Diablo IV's anticipated launch, and...
Amazon appears to confirm Throne & Liberty will be a free-to-play title when it launches in the west
With Throne & Liberty delayed for the zillionth time and yet another round of betas still on the way, would-be players have had a...
Tencent’s Tarisland offers a global release window of later this year and a new CG hype trailer
When NetEase and Blizzard had their messy breakup that ultimately lead to World of Warcraft being pulled from China, Tencent swooped in with an...
Lord of the Rings Online addresses new siege system and tougher landscape difficulty
With Update 36's first preview on the test server this past week, Lord of the Rings Online fans and devs alike find themselves looking...
The MOP Up: Magic the Gathering Arena jumps the gun on Steam
While we were all led to believe that Magic the Gathering Arena was coming to Steam this fall -- mostly because investors were told...
VR MMO Ilysia postpones beta again, now indefinitely, over account issues
VR MMO Ilysia is once again suffering a delay, this time for its planned beta, which was meant to begin this weekend. Readers will...
Wayfinder officially delays its closed beta, again, now to May 24
Yesterday, we covered a second delay to Wayfinder's global closed beta. Today, we're covering a third, as Airship Syndicate has formally bumped the test...
Wayfinder’s beta, delayed from April to today, has hit another snag
A month ago, when Airship Syndicate delayed Wayfinder's beta and pushed off its launch window, our writers and readers weren't particularly surprised, since the...
NCsoft Q1 2023: NCsoft confirms Throne & Liberty’s delay to back half of 2023
NCsoft's Q1 2023 financials have arrived, and it wasn't the best quarter for the Korean gaming giant, which saw both mobile and PC games...
Peridot, Niantic’s newest Pokemon Go lookalike, is live on iOS and Android today
A year ago, Pokemon Go and Ingress studio Niantic announced a new MMOARG not attached to an existing IP: Peridot. The pitch was that...
Sandbox MMO Dragon and Home launches on mobile this Wednesday
Are you ready for a cozy and cute May? Dragon and Home is coming at you this week with its chunky Minecraft-like sandbox setting,...
Dinosaur survival MMO Path of Titans brings nighttime dangers in its May 10 Night Stalker update
Remember Path of Titans? It's a self-described "open-world dinosaur sandbox MMO adventure" that entered closed beta last summer after it tried to raise crowdfunding...
10-year-old Camelot Unchained outlines crafting, encumbrance, and NPC AI development
We're past the month of April, and that means another couple of consolidated updates from Camelot Unchained, as it gesticulates in the direction of...
War Thunder Edge is now War Thunder Mobile, entering open beta testing on Android
Last November we were alerted to the upcoming release of War Thunder Edge, a mobile version of the multiplayer military vehicle battler that promised...
Massively on the Go: WalkScape’s Schamppu wants game to walk the fitness walk
It turns out I wasn't alone in WalkScape piquing my curiosity, so those of you who are intrigued by a new RuneScape-inspired walking-centric MMOARG...
Wayfinder shares updates to movement, combat, and UI while eyeing a late 2023 launch window
With Wayfinder moving closer to its planned closed beta test session on May 10th, you would assume that the multiplayer RPG's next build would...
Ethyrial Echoes of Yore will see a full wipe two weeks after launch for a full do-over
While our own impressions of new indie MMO Ethyrial Echoes of Yore weren't great, we did note that the studio behind the game, Gellyberry,...
RuneScape previews Necromancy skill May 30, shares content roadmap through summer
Regular players of RuneScape are getting an advance look at what most of this year is bringing to the MMORPG thanks to the latest...