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Global Chat: Star Trek Online’s content problem
As we kick off another edition of MMO gamer blogs talking about the titles that we love the most, we'll be visiting with Contains...
Raph Koster shows off Stars Reach’s updated world graphics in new footage
When Playable Worlds first fully revealed Stars Reach to the public earlier this summer, the one sticking point with a certain segment of MMO...
Massively Overthinking: When the big five MMORPGs have five big expansions in the same year
By the time you're reading this article, Black Desert's Land of the Morning Light Seoul has officially launched on PC, and it marks an...
You can still play your old Nightingale characters offline even after Realms Rebuilt launches
We're just two days away from the launch of Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt, which is less an update and more a full-scale revamp and reset...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends teases housing packup, Halloween, droid engineer love, and Jedi Themepark p2
"Star Wars Galaxies is not dead," says rogue server SWG Legends. "It is here and now, filled with our friends, family, and the fun...
New World offers in-game loot for testing Aeternum next week – open beta preloading begins September 11
New week starting on September 13th, Amazon is finally opening up the Aeternum beta for all comers, both PC and console. But if you've...
Here’s what to expect from Nightingale’s massive Realms Rebuilt update when it lands next week
Nightingale fans have been waiting for Realms Rebuilt all summer - since even before we knew it was called Realms Rebuilt. But your wait...
Massively Overthinking: Monetization dealbreakers in MMORPGs
A few weeks back, I overheard my kids complaining about some custom Minecraft server that was apparently trying to monetize survival mode, which seemed...
Guild Wars 2 just unveiled a new 5v5 PvP mode called Push with beta starting next week
Somebody go tell MOP's Sam that Guild Wars 2 is about to get a new PvP mode and he may actually like it! ArenaNet...
Stars Reach releases video footage of its movement tech from earliest testing to now
When writing up a post about last week's Stars Reach dev blog on character movement, I kept thinking one thing: This article needs a...
Tarisland opens SilverLit Cup guild PvP tourney registrations, previews its Viking-inspired season
Tencent has dropped several new dev blogs for Tarisland over the last few days, including previews of Blight Dragon Elegy and its PvP tourney.
Let's...
The MOP Up: 2008’s Grand Fantasia relaunches with a classic Origin server
Anime MMO Grand Fantasia is relaunching on September 3rd with a classic edition called Origin that harkens back to the title's 2008 era:
"New engine,...
Corepunk aims to shore up several systems for early access while delaying alpha wipe
The race definitely is on for Corepunk to make its deadline for a November 26th early access launch. After a couple of unexpected wipes...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs without player housing in 2024
Last week, Guild Wars 2 became the latest western MMORPG to finally add proper housing, with pages lifted straight out of Wildstar and RIFT....
Stars Reach previews its pre-alpha cameras and movement, from grappling to sliding
Raph Koster is back with another set of blogs on his upcoming MMORPG sandbox Stars Reach, this batch focusing on something that seems mundane...
Fractured extends free-play through the weekend, drops short-term content roadmap
Fractured has a new dev blog out with a roadmap and some good news for folks who've been enjoying the free-play event: The event...
Global Chat: Recapping World of Warcraft’s Pandaria Remix
With Pandaria Remix now officially over and done in World of Warcraft, it's time to move on... right after some post-mortem analysis, of course....
Multiplayer-optional ARPG TitanQuest II sets early access for this winter
Where are my Titan Quest friendos at? THQ Nordic decided to drop an early access release window for the sequel at Gamescom: Titan Quest...
World of Warcraft’s The War Within headstart is live – prepare for a long spoiler-dodging weekend
Depending on how much you shelled out for World of Warcraft's newest expansion, this is either the best or longest weekend of the year...
Massively Overthinking: Frames of reference in MMORPGs
Last week on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a heated discussion about terminology in MMORPGs (terminology we'll probably talk about in a separate thread...
