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Massively Overthinking: Do you take vacation time to play MMOs?
Back when Amazon was busy merging several dozen Lost Ark servers, I saw a comment thread where people were grousing about being locked out...
New World officially announces fresh start servers coming November 2
Just about a month ago, Amazon's New World teased the possibility of fresh start servers, with the devs saying they "hear you" and "think...
Ultima Online dev reminisces on chasing cheaters and combusting castles
If you're a longtime Ultima Online player, you surely know the name Tim "Draconi" Cotten, even if only from seeing his name on holiday...
Tower of Fantasy confirms an October 20 release date for its Vera update, announces rise in iOS purchase prices
Tower of Fantasy has been more than eager to tell players about the upcoming Vera update, primarily through the vehicle of preview videos, and...
Battle Bards Episode 217: Legend of Edda
Chances are you’ve never heard of today’s featured MMO — or its quirky little soundtrack! So why not come along with Syp and Syl...
Massively Overthinking: What do you think about MMO expansion prepatches?
Prepatches for expansions have been a major event for World of Warcraft players to contend with for a very long time, but it's far...
Google is sunsetting Stadia in January with mass refunds in the works
If you're among the small but stalwart group of gamers still playing on Stadia, you'll be disappointed to know that it's about to be...
New World players average 110 minutes per play session according to Amazon’s infographic
Amazon must be feeling pretty pleased with itself, seeing as how it's turning around New World's playerbase slump just as the game is turning...
Wolcen Lords of Mayhem moves to a new backend this week, plans more controller features and balancing
This week, the multiplayer ARPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem is making a big move. A new in-house backend solution has been developed, and the...
Raph ‘Designer Dragon’ Koster reminisces on 25 years of Ultima Online
While our own Game Archaeologist columnist Justin offered a retrospective of Ultima Online (and its alt ruleset server New Legacy was delayed into next...
Global Chat: Warming up to story-driven MMORPGs
Do you play MMOs for the narrative or ignore the story altogether? There's a sharp line dividing the community on this issue, but MMO...
Diablo II Resurrected’s first anniversary patch is live with terror zones but not season two
Diablo II Resurrected's second season - and new sundering charms - won't actually release until October 6th, but the 2.5 patch is live as...
Massively Overthinking: The MMO Kickstarters that let us down
MOP's Chris penned a solid piece earlier this week about the fate that has apparently befallen Destiny's Sword, and as I was editing it,...
Classic Tibia is getting sound for the first time in 25 years
One of the oldest MMORPGs around is finally getting a voice - in the form of sound, that is. The devs behind Classic MMO...
Fractured Online’s latest patches stabilize the game, squash bugs, and close up a duping exploit
Now that Fractured Online has hit the seas of early access, it's time for the inevitable bug patching and stability improving updates that invariably...
Global Chat: Torchlight Infinite’s infinite challenges
The upcoming Torchlight Infinite is starting to build some positive buzz for this multiplayer ARPG, and Battle Stance was on the scene to check...
Massively Overthinking: Have you ever returned to an old MMO and fallen in love?
Earlier this month, MOP's Eliot penned a WoW Factor that doesn't quote but certainly does evoke the ol' Heraclitus quote about how you cannot...
Dauntless’ roadmap teases community-built Behemoth, new game mode, and mini-events
There are not too many months remaining in 2022, but just because time is running out on the year doesn't mean that players of...
Blade & Soul posts patch notes and season 4 battle pass for this week’s Autumn Overture
Later this week, players of Blade & Soul will be getting the Autumn Overture update and its various features. One of those features is...
Camelot Unchained devs are working on siege models and a UI refresh
While City State Games has been relatively quiet this summer, work on the long-awaited Kickstarted MMO Camelot Unchained apparently continues, as the game's latest...
