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Fractured Online lays out its 2022 roadmap and plans ahead of launch
With Fractured Online's indefinite closed beta underway, developer Dynamight has released a new roadmap that should take testers and backers all the way through...
The Cycle Frontier talks about upcoming balancing to alleviate solo player vs. squad pain points
When you drop into a match in The Cycle: Frontier, the fact that you don't know what or who you'll encounter is an intrinsic...
Embers Adrift recaps updates made to the beta over the course of March
There are a few things one tends to expect out of an open development MMORPG, and one of those things is a monthly report...
Camelot Unchained showcases work on the vitality stat, artifact designs, and the Golden Plains area
We're just into the middle of April, but Camelot Unchained is looking back at March as it does every month with another update report...
Betawatch: Fractured Online’s closed beta has launched
Mm, who doesn't like some good old-fashioned traditional closed beta testing? It tastes like nostalgia and actual progress toward launch. And also just a hint...
Blizzard refreshes players on World of Warcraft development and Overwatch 2 map design
The Sepulcher of the First Ones raid continues to release in slow molasses-drip format on World of Warcraft's raid finder, with the third wing of...
NetEase announces closed beta for new hardcore mobile MMORPG DarkBind
NetEase has another action MMORPG on deck: It's called DarkBind, and it's set to launch in both North America and Japan, with closed beta...
Jagex announces plans to raise prices of subs and cash items for RuneScape and Old School Runescape on May 4
Take heed, potential new subscribers and cash shop customers of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape: On Wednesday, May 4th, your subscription rates are going...
Interview: Scoping out Fractured Online’s closed beta content and update plans
By the time you're reading this, Fractured Online has already begun its closed beta phase, but before then I was granted the opportunity to...
EverQuest II’s GU 119 Coffers and Coffins launches April 12, with a new TLE server coming in May
In its roadmap update for EverQuest II today, Daybreak substudio Darkpaw Games announced the game's next patch: Coffers and Coffins, launching into beta today...
Bellatores is an in-development Unreal Engine 5 medieval MMORPG planning a release later this year
Let it never be said that game studios don't swing for the stars. Korean mobile game developer Nyou, which is responsible for titles like...
Wisdom of Nym: Catching up on Final Fantasy XIV’s second patch 6.1 letter
Ah, the second live letter about the patch, reliable as clockwork, confirming the date that we had already probably ascertained just based on the...
Old School RuneScape talks Android open beta, new quest, and future content
Jagex presumably loves to dish out newsletters, and the studio has a lot to talk about regarding Old School RuneScape if the March edition...
The MOP Up: Space Punks’ F2P open beta is coming
Looking to blow off some steam with oversized futuristic weapons and no qualms? Get thee to Space Punks as the looter shooter moves into...
Betawatch: Palia wraps up another alpha test
We're sorry if you're one of the many people who dearly wants to play Palia but was not invited to the most recent alpha. You...
Fractured’s closed beta begins April 6 amid Gamigo’s corporate chaos
Never mind that this information was supposed to land last week; it's here now. It's the news that Fractured Online's beta is rolling out...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 366: A blunder and a blunderbuss
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's next expansion, New World's latest patch, Gamigo's layoffs, Black Desert, and Elyon, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, GW2, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on MMO longevity and volunteerism in MMOs.
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s post-End of Dragons roadmap
Last week, we got a tsunami of good news from Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet. Studio directors Colin Johanson and John "JT" Taylor, along...
The Cycle: Frontier extends its second closed beta test through April 19
As exciting as testing a new game might be, having that ticking counter to the end of the alpha or beta can be a...
LOTRO Legendarium: Should LOTRO’s raids be made accessible to all?
Despite playing Lord of the Rings Online since beta and covering it professionally since 2010, there is a big part of the game that...
