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Free battle-ready mounts charge into Conan Exiles in December
Conan Exiles is looking forward to a big December patch with battle mounts just in time for Christmas. "Ever since launch of Conan Exiles,...
The Daily Grind: Do you set MMO monthly goals?
There is a trend among us MMO bloggers that started a few years back in which we outline our gaming goals for each month...
Massively Overthinking: MMOs, challenge, and flow
A couple of weeks ago, MMO developer Mark Kern tweeted a controversial claim about how challenge and interactivity is the point of games (and...
Elder Scrolls Online on the ‘class identity’ that informs its upcoming combat and balance changes
If you're looking at the headline here and thinking oh no not class fantasy, then be aware: ZeniMax knows it's a loaded term and...
Star Wars: The Old Republic adds progression for Sorcerers and Sages
It is always disappointing when an MMO expansion comes along and then gives your character nothing to show for those shiny new levels he...
Chronicles of Elyria’s Kickstarter-versary crowdfunding drive sees nearly every extra item unlocked
Last week we told you about an anniversary/crowdfunding event for Chronicles of Elyria which was set to open up new items and new gameplay...
First impressions of Caravan Stories: More a gacha game than an MMORPG
When I was in college, my algebra professor once told me to curb my enthusiasm because inevitably, some thing or other will disappoint me....
Lord of the Rings Online starts Minas Morgul pre-orders, rolls out Stout-Axe Dwarves
What we know for certain: Lord of the Rings Online is pushing out Update 24.3 today, and that single decimal point usually indicates some...
Legends of Aria’s Point Release 8 introduces threat generation, macros, and the Runebook
Job one of the tank is to generate threat and keep aggro. Job two is to hope you're not teamed with a DPS who...
APB Reloaded discusses expansion into Asia, world consolidation, and engine upgrades
Little Orbit CEO Matt Scott has written up a dev blog full of tidbits of information for APB Reloaded players, including the game's expansion...
Battle Bards Episode 153: Elder Scrolls Online Summerset
Gryphons, Elves, and gobs and gobs of singing people — that’s Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset for ya! The Battle Bards return to Tamriel to...
Path of Exile’s devs say its performance issues are down to ‘calculation complexity,’ not the engine
The word "performance" is being kicked around the Path of Exile community kind of a lot lately, but lest you think Grinding Gear Games...
Massively Overthinking: Is the age of the $15 subscription coming to an end?
Massively OP's own Justin Olivetti penned a blog post this week in which he muses on the lifespan of the $15 MMO sub fee,...
EVE Online shares the numbers from the Aether Wars: Phase Two event
The second phase of EVE Online's tech demo for Aether Wars has long since come to a close, but there was still the question...
PlanetSide Arena drops weapons blog ahead of tomorrow’s early access phase one launch
Still on the fence about the newly revivified development of PlanetSide Arena? The massive-scale battle royale game moves from private preview to early access...
Discord is shutting down its Nitro subber games after one year of operation
After a year of attempting to bring a little something extra to the service in the form of a catalogue of games for purchase...
The MOP Up: Plants vs. Zombies goes multiplayer
Do you remember that quirky personality-filled Plants vs. Zombies lane defense game from way back when? Popcap has been expanding that series franchise ever...
Global Chat: Fallen Earth, Asheron’s Call, Albion Online, and Project Gorgon
Is it ever too late to take a look back at old MMORPGs -- even ones that have passed away? Not when there are...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online is losing players, and no one can agree on why
Nobody wants to think that a favourite MMO is losing popularity, but with EVE Online now being over 15 years old, it's a possibility...
Massively Overthinking: Let’s ban a word from the MMORPG lexicon
A while back, an MMO player I follow on Twitter who also happens to be super into sports retweeted something fun into my feed:...
