blog
Wizard101 continues its Wallaru zone teases, Pirate101 promises another content update by year’s end
The monthly newsletters for Pirate101 and Wizard101 are out now, and they're mostly continuing to point at things that have already been released or...
Global Chat: What do I need to know about New World’s new expansion?
Rise of the Angry Earth is making some big waves for New World this month, and it stands to reason that many people are flocking back to...
Coreborn Nations of the Ultracore studio will work on new games after it ‘fell short’ with early access
German studio Blankhans has delivered a candid state-of-the-game update for Coreborn Nations of the Ultracore - candid in the painful way, though it's clearly...
Massively Overthinking: What do you wish gamers knew about the games industry?
I was surfing the comments of another gaming site's article earlier this week when I stumbled upon a scathing note about games industry QA...
The Daily Grind: Should global chat be restricted to discussion of just that MMO?
The megaphone that is the world chat or global chat channel is a huge responsibility that few people seem to respect. Any player can...
Global Chat: So who’s ready for EverQuest 3?
Hibernating fans of the EverQuest franchise stirred from slumber this past month to hear that EG7 and Daybreak may actually be progressing with a...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the most chaotic behavior you’ve seen from MMO players?
A week or two ago, I found myself discussing Ultima Online by way of trying to convince our work chat that players often do...
Gameforge’s Aion Classic announces 2.4 Stormwing’s Revenge for EU players
Gameforge is continuing to get the jump on Aion Classic updates, as today it announced the European version's 2.4 Stormwing's Revenge. There's no launch...
Lost Ark’s next update arrives October 11 with the romantic continent of Pleccia
If it seems as if the September update for Lost Ark just landed yesterday, well that's because this fall is moving along at a...
Massively Overthinking: The impact of jump start servers in MMOs
With Chris' Choose My Adventure run on Lost Ark - specifically, on its jump-start servers - coming to a close, I thought it would...
V Rising is still eyeing launch for Q2 2024, with a new biome, customization, and live events
Back in June, we noted that Stunlock Studio's vampire survivalbox V Rising - which has been in early access since May of last year...
Battle Bards Episode 228: Cheery MMO dungeons
Not every dungeon has to be a drab and dour affair — a fact that sent the Battle Bards searching for the cheeriest tunes...
MMORPG sandbox BitCraft details the importance of core-skills and interdependence in its crafting systems
Clockwork Labs has been teasing... something for BitCraft over the course of September, noting just a week or two ago that it's been a...
VR MMO Zenith revamps its skill tree to be more visual and impactful
It's out with the old talent system and in with a completely revamped design over at Zenith. The virtual reality MMORPG unveiled its full...
Choose My Adventure: Wrestling with disappointment, boredom, and comfort in Lost Ark’s jump start server
It was probably asking a lot of myself to cut through Lost Ark as quickly as possible so that I could get to the...
Fractured Online will run one more beta this week before relaunching early access
Kickstarted MMORPG Fractured is pushing on toward one final test before it relaunches early access. Cut free from Gamigo, Dynamight Studios has set the...
Global Chat: Coming around on WoW Classic’s hardcore mode
With World of Warcraft Hardcore Classic out for a month now, it's continuing to show no quarter while it captures the interest of prior...
Massively Overthinking: Massively Overwhelming content in MMORPGs
This past weekend, I picked up my first premium house in Lord of the Rings Online after much hemming and hawing. I didn't expect...
EG7 and Daybreak: DCUO’s volatility, EverQuest’s stability, Cold Iron’s new game, LOTRO’s canceled remaster
Last night, we covered EG7's video pitch to investors, which among other things included a segment during which EG7 and Daybreak boss Ji Ham...
Overwatch 2 is re-running past content for all three weeks of its first birthday events
Can you believe it's already been almost a year since Blizzard pushed Overwatch 2 out the door without the key thing that set it...
