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Massively Overthinking: Which of the summer MMO launches captured your time and attention?
OK folks: We're in the thick of summer now, a summer that's seen an endless parade of MMO launches, mobile ports, expansions, classic servers,...
Elyon expands its gear system, fights RMT with new market mechanics
Where would an MMORPG be without a gear system? Lost. Alone. Frightened. Clinging to the side of an iceberg of indifference, adrift in the...
Lost Ark outlines its five base classes, says more will come after launch
Are you ready to play some Lost Ark? Whoa, whoa there, champ -- it's not out quite yet. We appreciate your enthusiasm and wild-eyed...
Guild Wars 2 offers Rising Flames for free, previews next week’s legendary armory launch
Guild Wars 2 fans are still reeling from the revelation that End of Dragons has been delayed into next year and that Colin Johanson...
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore talks about the challenges and benefits of its newly installed weather system
It's not always sunny in Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore. Namely because the game now has a day/night cycle, but also because the devs introduced...
Battle Bards Episode 196: Project Gorgon
This time around, the Battle Bards cruise into the indie MMO known as Project Gorgon to see what musical landscape is being concocted in...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite MMO house of all time?
You folks know I love MMO housing systems, and in fact, we've been crowning the MMOs with the best housing systems for years. But...
Life Beyond shares the step-by-step process of clearing out a texturing bug
The devs of survival title Life Beyond noticed that some rock surfaces had developed odd black spots on them. That means one of two...
Ultima Online is streaming more New Legacy reveals this afternoon [Updated with summary]
Broadsword has been talking up Ultima Online's incoming New Legacy server since the game's 23rd birthday stream last fall. So far, we know that...
Book of Travels explains its no-quest design philosophy
In case you never really clocked this, one of the many reasons that Book of Travels will be different than your typical MMO is...
TitanReach attempts to put its controversies in the past with new details on early access development
Indie MMO TitanReach has had a strange run to date. It caught our attention in 2020, when it launched a $430,000 US Kickstarter, which...
Vampire survivalbox V Rising highlights its gothic-horror atmospheric feel
Hey, remember V Rising? It's Stunlock Studios' upcoming multiplayer survival sandbox - yeah, the Battlerite folks. The vampire-themed title just got a new dev...
Project Gorgon talks Vampirism, player housing, mounts, Orcs, and new hires
Indie sandbox Project Gorgon is exactly a month out from its big May update, which added an optional subscription and perks like an offline...
Massively Overthinking: What class is missing from your favorite MMO?
I've been obsessed with Albion Online the last few weeks - it really feels so much like Ultima Online to me. Ultima Online but...
Battle Bards Episode 195: In the mountains
Attempting to summit the very best of MMO music, the Battle Bards head up, up, up into the mountains with this episode! What musical...
Massively Overthinking: Is ‘layering’ tech actually MMO community poison?
MOP reader ACuriousTanuki left a brilliant comment on a Palia article earlier this month that I thought deserved more discussion. Tanuki wondered about how...
Secret World fan author Blodwedd Mallory releases the sixth book of her series today
We've been following the writing journey of fan author Amber “Blodwedd Mallory” McKee for a long time now. Readers will recall she was greenlit...
Book of Travels features Breath of the Wild-inspired cooking, food, and even moonshine
We're barreling on toward Book of Travels' "chapter zero" early access launch on August 9th, but in the meantime... who's hungry? Yes, the latest...
Horse MMO Star Stable apologizes for the dust-up over its Pride event
File this one under this is why we can't have nice things: Horse-themed MMO Star Stable has been a bit of a mess thanks...
Massively Overthinking: Abysmal MMO launch experiences
Elite Dangerous' Odyssey launch has been a stark reminder to me that not all launches and launch experiences are the same. To hear some...
