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Riders of Icarus has dungeons galore incoming
Give the Riders of Icarus team credit: It seems to be very gung-ho in pumping out more content for the relatively new MMO. So...
EVE Online is getting an optional free-to-play mode
EVE Online is going free-to-play -- kinda. CCP is being careful not to call it that, saying that its plan is "for a new...
Global Chat: How should studios sunset MMOs?
When it comes time for whatever reason to put an MMORPG to pasture, how should a studio do it? For Brian "Psychochild" Green, this...
New report says South Korean MMORPG companies are ‘facing a crisis’
The Financial Times blog has a doom-and-gloom report out this week on the gaming market of South Korea, specifically the MMO genre.
"The country’s online...
Delays descend on Division DLC
In a blog post this afternoon, Ubisoft announced that it's delaying The Division's upcoming DLC and adjusting its content release schedule accordingly.
"It has become clear...
In Revelation Online, players level when they choose to
Can a character be defined by more than just its level and gear? Revelation Online plans for exactly that, and wants to give the...
Divergence Online brings a prequel survival game to Steam Greenlight
The Divergence Online project, a spiritual offshoot of Star Wars Galaxies, has spawned a survival game prequel that will lead into the MMO proper....
Neverwinter’s Storm King’s Thunder proves it is also sick of summer with Cold Run zone
PWE has a quick Neverwinter dev blog out today covering the frigid wasteland of Cold Run, whose name aptly describes what you should probably...
Niantic’s banhammer smashes Pokemon Go GPS spoofers and botters
Bye, Pokemon Go cheaters.
Niantic confirmed in a blog post last night that it's cracking down not just on the cheat apps but on the...
Global Chat: Deaf gamers and MMO captioning
What is it like to play MMORPGs if you're deaf? Just ask Stars of the Spiral's Kelsey, who talks of her condition and why...
Battle Bards Episode 80: Aura Kingdom
Never heard of Aura Kingdom? The Battle Bards hope that after an hour of attention, you might add a new title to your video...
Leaderboard: Is Black Desert destined for free-to-play in the west?
On this week's podcast, Justin and I discussed the general MMO blogger sentiment that Black Desert's recent business model drama -- specifically, the addition of...
Kakao denies mass-banning on Black Desert forums
Black Desert players have been up in arms over several recently announced changes to the formerly buy-to-play game, including a de facto subscription and plan...
Black Desert: Community uproar and analysts on Kakao
Black Desert forumgoers dug up an article in the Korea Herald from a few weeks ago that suggests publisher Kakao is using its games...
Here’s why Niantic shut off Pokemon Go’s third-party apps
Niantic has a fresh blog post out (communication! yay!) that takes a stab at explaining just why it put the kibosh on third-party Pokemon...
Massively Overthinking: One more chance for WoW Legion?
The World of Warcraft subreddit went nuts this week over a response to a player who told Blizzard that it had "one more chance... again"...
Riders of Icarus outlines its new PvP map, guild alliances, Manastone mode
Hot on the heels of the launch of Riders of Icarus' Blight of Frost Keep update, Nexon and WeMade made another big announcement for...
Global Chat: When MMORPG raiding becomes a job
When does a game go from fun to obligation? Xenophics wrote a gut-wrenching confession about how raiding in World of Warcraft became his "office,"...
Battle Bards Episode 79: Combat music
Ready to battle it out more than usual? The Battle Bards are cranking up the combat tunes from MMORPGs today, inviting all sorts of...
Worlds Adrift’s emblem creator tool is now online
When MMORPGs first got rolling, we were lucky to have guildtags at all, let alone emblem creators, but Dark Age of Camelot's guild sigils...
