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EA says it’s still working on server issues following Battlefield 2042 open beta rollout
As of yesterday, Battlefield 2042's open beta is up and running, and it's on a pretty tight schedule: It's early access open beta right...
Path of Exile’s Scourge update includes a major balance pass on defense and recovery
Yesterday, we noted that Grinding Gear Games is set on delivering a trio of dev blogs leading into the reveal and release of Path...
Twitch confirms huge security breach, says credit card and login credentials are safe
Yesterday, we covered claims that a hacker had yoinked 125GB of data from Twitch and dumped it into the wild, where it was leaked...
Here’s how Path of Exile is fixing and balancing flasks in October’s Scourge expansion
Grinding Gear Games has been teasing Path of Exile's 3.16 Scourge expansion with announcements of announcements; we already know the big reveal is set...
Global Chat: The good, the bad, and the ugly of New World
There is no shortage of opinions on the recently launched New World -- and no shortage of drama either. On top of all of...
Battle Bards Episode 201: Don’t stand in the fire!
Have you stood in the fire? Did you start the fire? Are you on fire at this very moment? Then stop, drop, and roll...
Crowfall tests 7.2 new player onboarding, outlines 7.3 update focus on smaller PvP content
The patches will keep on rolling in Crowfall, which isn't exactly news, but the content of those patches are what's news and are generally...
Here’s Blizzard’s rationale for changing some of World of Warcraft’s emotes, art, and names
In the wake of the ongoing investigations into and lawsuits over Activision-Blizzard's sexual harassment and discrimination scandal, the teams at Blizzard have said very...
Raph Koster says nobody wants a metaverse with ‘Fairyland butting up against World War II’
In his ongoing blog series on the metaverse, MMO developer Raph Koster has been digging through the technical challenges of how to build it...
Lord of the Rings Online explains legendary item revamp and conversion method
Does it seem fair that your average Lord of the Rings Online goblin, who can barely afford a rusty tin axe on his weekly...
Massively Overthinking: Initial impressions of New World
Amazon's Queue World - uh, I mean, New World - is finally upon us. In fact, I imagine that it's been hard to avoid...
Destiny company Bungie just keeps making other game studios look bad – now it’s axed mandatory arbitration
I have to be honest, I did not have "Bungie models good corporate behavior for the gaming industry" in my predictions for 2021, but...
EA’s Battlefield 2042 schedules open beta test for early October
Friends aren't real friends unless they let you shoot them in the face -- digitally, that is. EA is going to be testing the...
TitanReach turns off its servers to enter a multi-month ‘private development’ cycle
When we learned that TitanReach got fully funded by one person after it announced plans to suspend development, Square Root Studios co-founder Unravel noted that...
Global Chat: Going back to EverQuest Online Adventures
While so many EverQuest fans are eagerly awaiting word of the next entry in the legendary franchise, at least one player is going back...
Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster on why avatars traipsing across the metaverse are a major tech challenge
Virtual worlds... how the eff do they work? Playable Worlds' Raph Koster has an idea or two, and he's dishing them out in a...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?
Nonameplease recently posed us an interesting topic, inspired by a thread on the Star Trek Online subreddit. "It seems most people don't think the...
Vampire survivalbox V Rising discusses crafting, castles, and your insatiable thirst for blood
V Rising has been on our radar for a few months now; it's a multiplayer survival sandbox that's trying to make vampires cool again...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs with simply too much to do?
MMO blogger Bhagpuss recently penned a solid article about his time in Guild Wars 2, arguing in part that the game's problem isn't that...
The MOP Up: Ravendawn’s PvP system goes down in infamy
Ravendawn's newest dev blog tackles the meat and potatoes of the MMO's player-vs.-player conflict. Basically, the game is trying to pave the way for...
