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Trion throws open Defiance 2050’s gates for another beta round this weekend
Trion is running yet another beta round for Defiance 2050 as the reboot heads to open testing on PC this weekend, starting tomorrow afternoon...
Global Chat: The fallout of Fallout 76
Bethesda's E3 reveal of Fallout 76 had many gamers and franchise fans talking, no more so than out among MMO bloggers. After all, taking...
The Daily Grind: Do you prefer ‘work’ simulation MMOs to more fantastic game worlds?
In the comments of my piece on Raph Koster's book last week, a commenter brought up the idea that mimicking the real world in...
Global Chat: The best of both worlds
If you have ever played more than one MMORPG, the thought has probably crossed your mind that you would love to see your favorite...
Dual Universe’s latest pre-alpha patch adds markets, scanning, and mining
Let's all take a moment for an appreciative round of applause to any studio that is considerate enough to post monthly round-ups of games...
Legends of Aria makes combat more sensible and nerfs fast travel in its latest update
It's a big day for Legends of Aria and its beta testers, as the game is undergoing some pretty meaty changes to combat and...
Blade and Soul throws the kitchen sink into next week’s patch
You know it's a really good and meaty content patch when a studio can get more than two blog posts out of it. Blade...
‘Magic through serendipity’: Raph Koster on the glorious mess that was Ultima Online
I was a wide-eyed, naive kid when I first stepped into Ultima Online in 1997, and as it turns out, the developers were too.
That's...
Lord of the Rings Online continues to fine-tune class adjustments
How many number twos can Standing Stone Games put after a Lord of the Rings Online patch before it collapses from the sheer decimal...
Battle Bards Episode 122: Happy town
In peaceful villages and bubbly burgs, you just know that there’s bound to be an abundance of happy music! Whenever the Battle Bards regroup...
Steam’s new chat system just hit beta – will it pull you away from Discord?
Steam's new chat client has gone into testing this week, with major overhauls to the friends list and group chat system. I gave it...
E3 2018: PUBG will launch Sanhok map June 22, plans snow mechanics and map for this winter
During yesterday's pre-E3 Xbox conference, Bluehole didn't trot out Brendan Greene himself to talk PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, but it did confirm what Reddit has apparently...
SCUM shows off pre-alpha character creation footage
Who is better suited to survive a horror-filled island than a bunch of hardened convicts? Running for your life and shooting anything that displeases...
Global Chat: FFXIV re-reborn, State of Decay 2, and Dungeons and Dragons Online
With the rollout of Patch 4.3, Final Fantasy XIV is offering its players a nice big slice of content to enjoy as we head...
Neverwinter’s art team builds Castle Ravenloft block by block (and using a few tricks)
Now that you've seen (or maybe you haven't) Dungeons and Dragons Online's version of Castle Ravenloft, you can check out Neverwinter's vision of this...
Massively Overthinking: Why is no one meeting the obvious player demand for big MMORPGs?
Massively OP reader ichi_san has a burning question about the state of the industry.
"Lots of people seem to be looking for an MMO they...
Star Wars Galaxies creator Raph Koster to release postmortem book on MMORPGs
Raph Koster is certainly a well-known name in the MMORPG industry who has spent his career working on titles such as Ultima Online, Star...
Get caught up on the Darkfall spinoffs as ex-Aventurine devs explain what happened to the original (and throw shade)
Unless you're a hardcore Darkfall player from way back in the day as MOP's Andrew was, you probably look at the sequels and spinoffs...
Battle Bards Episode 121: Myst Online
The world’s first, best, and only MMORPG music podcast is back to venture into a rather obscure title, Myst Online! The Battle Bards delve into...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time somebody recommended an MMO you actually wound up liking?
Across the MMORPG universe, gamers are always asking, what should I play? It's in our comments, on Reddit, in every guild and global chat...
