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PAX East 2023: Wayfinder unveils new character, battle pass plans, and April closed beta testing
As we reported before, the co-op rogue-lite title Wayfinder was headed to this year's PAX East for demoing and a panel. That panel has...
Here’s how Blizzard is addressing Diablo IV’s connection issues, crashes, and audio bugs
Blizzard already warned players of a bumpy ride through this weekend's open beta test of Diablo IV, and sure enough, tough times have indeed...
Betawatch: Diablo IV opens up for everyone to test its server queue
Yay, Diablo IV has an open beta where you can test your ability to wait in a server queue to play the game! But...
Mad World drops new trailer, promises to reveal launch date next week
Mad World studio Jandisoft says it's not worried about launching against Diablo IV, but it's surely not an accident that it's dropped a brand-new...
Blizzard warns of ‘lengthy queue times’ ahead of Diablo IV’s open beta today
OK, Diablo IV fans: If you didn't participate in the first beta, didn't preorder the game, didn't eat your chicken, or did all that...
Diablo-inspired indie OARPG Last Epoch is finally putting multiplayer through its paces
If you've got the Diablo bug right now but don't want to give Blizzard money or sit around twiddling your thumbs until Diablo IV's...
Ship of Heroes’ arrival on Steam is imminent as Heroic is still planning launch in 2023
Earlier this year, we noted that superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes was eyeing an arrival on Steam, and as of today, it's finally happening. Or...
Starborne Frontiers, downgraded from a persistent MMO, has soft-launched, but only on mobile
We were all pretty excited back in 2021 when Starborne Sovereign Space developer Solid Clouds announced a persistent MMORPG spinoff called Starborne Frontiers, bringing...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 414: EverQuesting on and on
Justin and Bree discuss Diablo IV, World of Warcraft, SWG Legends, Destiny 2, Star Citizen, EverQuest, LOTRO, and Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag topics on extreme MMO zones and puzzles in MMOs.
Diablo IV is giving away home care service to let players enjoy the upcoming open beta chore-free
If you thought Diablo IV joining forces with KFC was weird, you ain't seen nothing yet, friends: This week, Blizzard has just announced a...
Tiny MMO Book of Travels spins up a new beta server test environment, preview fishing
Early access tiny MMO Book of Travels is about to embark on a new leg of beta testing with a new test branch specifically...
First impressions of Diablo IV: Resurrecting Diablo II once again
If franchise media has taught us anything, it's that sequels which take risks and aren't universally beloved cause the parent company to panic and...
Neverwinter answers questions about console beta shards, legacy toons, stronghold updates, and more
Last week, Neverwinter's executive producer Brett Norton was summoned forth to a Q&A video session, and while there's a video to watch, there's...
Not So Massively: Diablo IV’s beta brings the horror, but not the fun
I have been pretty critical of the direction of Diablo IV so far, but franchise loyalty and professional obligation nonetheless led me to accept...
Diablo IV’s paid beta wraps up this afternoon as players warn about GPU bricking issues
So how was your weekend in Diablo IV? We've been covering the pre-order beta over the past couple of days, noting both initial teething...
Diablo IV’s first open beta night was slammed with long queues, disconnects, and performance issues
The hottest ticket in gaming town this weekend may be more scorching than you can handle. Diablo IV kicked off its first open beta...
Betawatch: Star Citizen’s alpha 3.18 has been quite a trainwreck
So Star Citizen launched patch 3.18 last weekend, and everything worked absolutely perfectly with no downsides, please don't check. But it's all right because...
The Stream Team: Returning to Exoprimal for its latest open beta test
MOP's Chris hopped in to the earlier test of Exoprimal and found it all right enough, but this time things are presumably different -...
Diablo IV’s paid closed beta aka ‘early access open beta’ is officially underway
Are you getting your early access open betas mixed up with your open betas and headstarts and actual early access and soft launches? We're...
Palia’s team has doubled in less than two years as 600K players sign up to test it
Cozy MMO Palia is tooting its very cozy horn over its huge sign-up rate and the doubling of its team since its announcement in...
