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Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG tutorials are actually effective – vs. functionally useless?
Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street dropped a random thoughtful Twitter thread this past weekend, remarking on how people learn in school - and how that translates...
Mini MMO Palia sees Steam concurrency soar post-expansion, teases ‘Sunkissed Summer’ features
It's been barely two full days since Palia formally launched its Royal Highlands expansion and set players loose on a new map while riding...
Elder Scrolls Online teases U50’s Golden Pursuit-esque newbie onboarding path and guild mail system
Sure, Elder Scrolls Online just launched its Night Market content, but let's be real, we're already looking forward to the high point of the...
Massively Overthinking: What should MMOs do about ‘rush-to-endgame’ players?
Last week, GamesRadar did a tactful piece on the backlash toward Diablo IV's endgame coming from competitive players specifically. One particular streamer finished a...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMOs reward players for content they were gonna do anyway?
Last weekend, I was watching a video from YouTuber Berrohn that is, in a nutshell, about the perils of overgamification in life. He discusses...
Dune Awakening has officially split the Deep Desert into PvE and PvP instances with this week’s patch
The PvE/PvP split of Dune Awakening has begun this week with the rollout of the 1.3.20 patch, though you could easily miss the scope...
Children’s Week has returned to World of Warcraft with new Silvermoon City content
One of the most unusual in-game events in the entire MMORPG sphere is surely World of Warcraft's Children's Week, which honestly is less about...
Valheim briefly teases drawbridges and cooked food coming in the Deep North launch
When last we looked in on Valheim, it was being super weird and cagey. First, Iron Gate decided it was a great plan to...
Lord of the Rings Online’s pricy Rivendell housing arrives Thursday, and we wants it, precious
Are you a grumpy lil hobbit because Standing Stone Games abruptly delayed the rollout of Rivendell premium housing in Lord of the Rings Online...
Niantic is already sunsetting its 2023 mobile MMOARG Peridot
Back in 2022, we first caught wind of Peridot, yet another MMOARG coming from Pokemon Go and Ingress company Niantic. At the time, we...
Elder Scrolls Online details the circus of freaks (affectionate) you’ll be working for in the Night Market
When Elder Scrolls Online's tentpole season zero feature, the Night Market, opens for business next week, players will have to make a choice: Which...
Massively Overthinking: Do you try to deinfluence fellow gamers from any MMOs?
Last weekend, a big old dramabomb went off in a specific MMORPG community. I'm not gonna rehash it, but in the course of my...
Stars Reach pauses new tester invites owing to ‘rapid iteration’ of features in its alpha
When I think of an "exciting phase" in MMO development, I generally think of big patches, a push toward launch, and most of all,...
Blizzard has canceled yet another Hearthstone mode – this time, it’s Twist
Hearthstone is becoming a Ship of Theseus but in reverse: Blizzard is slowly stripping away its component parts but not replacing them with a...
Elder Scrolls Online begins testing a new Sheogorath questline, and it involves cheese
If you never played Elder Scrolls Oblivion, you might not quite understand the full vibe around Sheogorath, Daedric Prince of Madness. He's been referenced...
Kickstarted throwback MMORPG Pantheon showcases its upcoming mail system
Who's ready to get hyped about mail?! Pantheon hopes you are because Visionary Realms is taking time out of reimaging its combat and progression...
Albion Online previews the cross-progression and controller perks coming with its Xbox X|S launch next week
With Radiant Wilds in the rear-view mirror, Sandbox Interactive is turning its attention to the impending Xbox X|S launch of Albion Online, due out...
Elder Scrolls Online reimagines the open-world group dungeon in its upcoming Night Market
Elder Scrolls Online's Season Zero is technically open, but it doesn't really get its pièce de resistance until the Night Market launches at the...
Massively Overthinking: What kind of cozy content is missing in MMORPGs?
The days when "MMORPG sandbox" was synonymous with "life skilling virtual world" have been dwindling as the terms are slowly shifting, in my estimation,...
Temtem Pioneers lobs a detailed combat dev blog at hungry Kickstarter backers
As the Temtem Pioneers Kickstarter pushes onward - it's at $266,000 right now - studio Crema Games has released another dev update that discusses...
