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Ultima Online devs are working with ClassicUO modders to rehab the ancient client and renderer
We're going for a record here, clearly! This will mark the third time we've needed to write about Ultima Online this week, what with...
Duckside is a new PvPvE survival shooter and not something I just made up I swear
Don't look at me like that. Duckside is a real game, not an MJ-inspired fever dream, and it's from tinyBuild, which is a real...
EverQuest II announces its fall expansion, Scars of Destruction, launching in November
The final stretch of the "Year of Darkpaw" is underway for EverQuest II, and Head of Studio Jenn Chan is here to talk all...
Palia’s Autumn Awakening is live for beta players with a new minigame for Maji Market
As teased last week, Palia's Autumn Awakening patch is officially live in the beta mini-MMO this afternoon with the return of Maji Market and...
Ultima Online has officially turns 27 years old today as it kicks off its final New Legacy stress test
So listen, an MMORPGs 27th birthday is not a big deal, except in the sense that I can count on less than one hand...
The Quinfall prepares a third closed beta test for September 27
It's time once more for curious MMORPG fans to prepare to toss their names into the closed beta draw for Quinfall: Vawraek Technologies has...
Ultima Online will run one more New Legacy stress test starting tomorrow, its 27th birthday
Last week, we noted that Ultima Online had counted eight beta tests for its New Legacy server already and was running out of time...
Interview: Amazon on Throne & Liberty’s PvE vs PvP, lifeskilling, and small guild content
October 1st, you may have noticed, is right over there peeking at us from around the corner, dragging along the upcoming Amazon-published NCsoft title,...
Betawatch: Pantheon’s December early access launch is not a soft launch
It would be unfair to claim that Pantheon's upcoming early access launch is somehow ambiguous. The developers at Visionary Realms have been very clear...
New World testers killed almost 40M overland mobs during last weekend’s Aeternum beta
At the conclusion of New World's Aeternum open beta earlier this week, Amazon promised a recap blog - and now on Friday, we finally...
Palia’s Autumn Awakening update drops next week with fall trees and minigames
Palia is continuing to truck along in beta post-Daybreak buyout with plans for another update next week. The Autumn Awakening patch brings the fall...
Global Chat: The War Within continues WoW’s upward trend
We'll kick off this week's tour of MMO blogs with a diverse first impressions piece of The War Within by Kaylriene, who praises the...
NCsoft renames Blade & Soul Neo Classic to BNS NEO, confirms western launch
Almost a year ago, NCsoft announced a new spin on Blade and Soul called Blade & Soul Neo Classic. The game as planned would...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you see yourself playing five years from now?
Hey all, it's September 2029! We're just a few months away from the new decade, and against all odds, we're alive and still playing...
Old School RuneScape holds open beta of a warmth meter added to the Wintertodt boss fight
Wintertodt. It's not just a really hard name to read; it's a unique boss in Old School RuneScape that's fought with skills instead of...
Ultima Online wraps up eighth New Legacy beta weekend as launch window looms
Since the last time we checked in on Ultima Online's New Legacy beta testing, Broadsword has rolled out three more test weekends - and...
New World’s Aeternum open beta ends with a small lift in concurrent PC players
And just like that, New World's Aeternum beta is over, as the servers went dark again at noon EDT.
"We want to thank everyone that...
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s new PvP mode Push actually has a lot of potential
This past weekend, I spent a solid amount of time battling in Guild Wars 2’s PvP, surprising even myself since it’s been a couple...
Corepunk delays beta wipe as combat overhaul is unfinished, talks up the PvP/PvE mode
Corepunk is back with another update aimed at the now-limited group of people who paid to access to ongoing beta while preorders were still...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most nostalgic newbie experience in MMORPGs?
Amazon ran a second beta for New World's Aeternum over the weekend, and I didn't have time to play - but fortunately, MOP's Tyler...
