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Betawatch: Gloria Victis finally heads for launch
It's been years since the day when Gloria Victis first made its way into early access, and you can hardly be blamed if you...
Whatever happened to NetEase’s DarkBind?
Last spring we got word of a new NetEase mobile MMO in the works called DarkBind. The studio promoted the game's attractive graphics, hardcore...
Albion Online launches an Asian server on March 20 with multiple founder packs
Albion Online, recipient of our own Best PvP MMO award two years running, is expanding its horizons eastward with an Asian server launching on...
One of Ubisoft’s canceled games was a PvP team battle arena dubbed Project Q
In covering Ubisoft's ongoing clownshow - the mass-game cancelations, the sixth delay of Skull & Bones, the CEO gaffe, and the impending worker strike...
Jagex details plans to beta test RuneScape’s updated account system starting January 26
Apparently the account system that powers Jagex's MMORPGs is at the end of its road, so the devs of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape...
Ship of Heroes looks back at last year, notes creation of a Steam page and upcoming beta test registration
By all accounts, Ship of Heroes had a busy 2022 when you look over the game's retrospective blog post. The devs recount the variety...
Old School RuneScape makes targeted tweaks to its latest quest, adds more speedrunning worlds content
Now that the Secrets of the North quest has arrived to Old School RuneScape, the time has come for further content adjustments! Both the...
Betawatch: The Repopulation says goodbye once more
So The Repopulation has been through the wringer over the years, having been spirited away from its creators and original stewards by Idea Fabrik...
Bullet-hell battle royale game Dominance launches into Steam early access open beta
Does the world need another battle royale? How about a self-proclaimed "first bullet-hell battle royale"? We're about to find out, as Cyprus-based studio Stage23...
Wayfinder drops lore blog ahead of next week’s beta testing
One of our most-anticipated releases of 2023 is preparing for another round of closed beta tests. Wayfinder reiterated that it's planning its first PlayStation...
Classic EverQuest plans new progression server and 30th expansion launch in 2023
If EverQuest II's 2023 roadmap wasn't your cup of fizzle pop, then perhaps the classic EverQuest is, and Daybreak's dropped a roadmap for your...
Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones has been delayed for the sixth time, potentially to 2024
Listen, if you didn't put another Skull and Bones delay on your 2023 predictions list, you have already failed because Ubisoft has once again...
EverQuest II’s 2023 roadmap teases GU122, GU123, and the game’s 20th expansion
Daybreak dropped a tasty roadmap for EverQuest II last night, and while roadmaps aren't new at all for the franchise, this one's the slickest...
MMO shooter Ashfall previews companions, boss weaknesses, and base decorating
Do you remember Ashfall? It's a self-described adventure shooter MMORPG from NetEase and Legendary Star Studios that's set in a post-apocalyptic world where players...
The Stream Team: Gunning down the nanobot menace in the Synced open beta
The world has been taken over by killer nanobots and it's up to MOP's Chris to try to stop them! He'll be heading into...
Betawatch: Pantheon schedules its first monthly pre-alpha for later this month
So some people may have been a bit skeptical when Pantheon promised it would have monthly pre-alpha tests in 2023. And, you know, there's...
EVE Online says lowsec murder and ship production are up since Uprising
In its first producer's letter of 2023, CCP Games is once again talking up EVE Online's active players, but if you're hoping for an...
Mad World recaps everything added since the last closed beta
Just yesterday we were wondering what Mad World was up to and found that it was kicking out armor previews and all the videos...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2023
As 2022 drew to a close, we spent our Massively Overthinking roundtables discussing our predictions for 2023 as well as our goals. Now, we're...
The Game Archaeologist: PlaneShift, the poster child of open-source MMOs
As the character creation screen fades out, a dark vista fades into being. The fledgling adventurer looks around at dim shapes and sinister movements...
