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Dual Universe is adding UI and graphical improvements, bartering, and a talent tree
The next update to the alpha version of sci-fi voxelbox Dual Universe is bringing some pretty noteworthy features. Among these updates are some new...
Dual Universe is embracing player-to-player trading, not just an auction hall
While many MMO players are slowly becoming inured to the idea that some modern MMOs won't have proper player-to-player trading, I'll never be one...
Massively Overthinking: Super wrong snap judgments of MMORPGs
The year was 2004, and the month was May. My guild was growing increasingly frustrated with Star Wars Galaxies' slow development pace, so we...
Fallout 76 previews personal vending machines and other features coming next week
It just wouldn't be a Fallout game without rusty antique signs and vending machines, now would it? Bethsoft agrees, and this week it's previewing...
Battle Bards Episode 143: Rappelz
It may see itself as an “old school fantasy MMO,” but Rappelz’ soundtrack is a great mixture of old and new, traditional and experimental....
Nearly 30K people have rolled City of Heroes rogue server accounts as the game turns 15 years old
The City of Heroes community's live rogue server, Torchbearer, came online yesterday thanks to player developers and continues today with a new record: over...
Massively Overthinking: Is there a ‘do or die’ moment for MMOs now?
This week MOP's Eliot and I were chatting about the wild summer the MMO industry is about to have, what with a whole bunch...
Elite Dangerous posts its April update patch notes and offers to fund a tabletop CCG
It's a tale of two Elite: Dangerous stories this week: On the one hand, the game has kicked out its new April update, and...
Exclusive: MMORPG Astellia Online deep-dives its Warrior and Scholar classes
Korean-born Astellia has been hovering on the horizon for the last few years of its development as Barunson E&A - the majority owner of...
Neverwinter is making a loony old guy dance in tomorrow’s Undermountain expansion
In anticipation of the Undermountain expansion launch, Neverwinter took us on a trip behind the scenes on how it made one of the premier...
Global Chat: Can you play WoW Classic casually?
Over at Priest with a Cause, MMO blogger Shintar came up with a great question for those looking to play World of Warcraft's upcoming...
Guild Wars 2 is heavily overhauling some class’ elite specs in next week’s balance patch
Guild Wars 2 fans, are you ready for your favorite thing ever: a balance patch? Because that's coming next week along with the map...
Atlas shuts down the Empire server in favor of an NA PvE server and announces Easter plans
Hot on the heels of update 1.5 to Atlas comes this week's Captains Log dev blog, which provides word of the Empire PvP server's...
Caravan Stories announces summer launch date for console
We almost had given up hope that we would ever see Caravan Stories make the jump from Japan to the west, but yesterday brought...
Torchlight Frontiers’ new Railmaster is the most creative class MMOs have seen in years
CHOO CHOO all aboard the Torchlight Frontiers train. Yep, PWE this afternoon revealed a new class, the Railmaster. Now, I have no idea why...
Population Zero dishes on three of its planned player factions
Enplex Games' upcoming survival MMO Population Zero has thus far distinguished itself from other multiplayer survival titles with features including a hand-crafted world, factions,...
The MOP Up: Grab your Harry Potter nickname now!
When Harry Potter: Wizards Unite arrives later this year, by which name will you be known and feared? Lord Scooby? Mr. Cheddar? Fluffybutticus? The...
Battle Bards Episode 142: Sunrise, sunset
In MMORPGs across the world, days are beginning and days are ending — and with them come the catharsis of the sunrise and sunset....
The Daily Grind: What makes you dismiss an MMO without ever trying it?
I would say that I'm generally -- generally -- a fairly open person when it comes to trying out MMORPGs and other games. I...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s guild sigils are live today in 5.10.2: Heralds of Victory
It's patch day for Star Wars The Old Republic! BioWare is patching in 5.10.2: Heralds of Victory today, complete with the guild heraldry system...
