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Marine vet journalist contextualizes War Thunder’s multiple real-world military doc leaks
War Thunder players using sensitive military documents to win arguments or stump for updates to in-game vehicles has been something of an unfortunate trend...
Global Chat: EVE Vanguard has a lot to prove
Just because you're a huge EVE Online fan doesn't mean that you're instantly rallying to the cause of CCP's EVE Vanguard. The Ancient Gaming...
Ship of Heroes refurbs its camera, addresses feedback, and floats another demo event
Following up on what it characterizes as a "highly successful beta demo" during Steam Next Fest, Heroic Games has a new dev blog and...
Massively Overthinking: Are there any MMOs for which a spin-off mode would be welcome?
Pantheon's announcement that its developers are working on spinning out a monetized "247" extraction mode hasn't engendered a whole lot of hope for the...
Guild Wars 2’s latest roadmap plots events, balance, and betas well into 2024
As we noted this morning, ArenaNet has announced Guild Wars 2's next Secrets of the Obscure chapter, Through the Veil, but as it happens...
Massively Overthinking: What’s next for Blizzard under Microsoft?
So the Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard is basically a done deal. Oh, sure, the FTC is still fumbling around with hapless appeals, but look,...
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...
