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Massively Overthinking: The MMOs that are worth their dreadful early gameplay
I think many of us are primed to roll our eyes at anyone who says "oh man, just keep playing, it gets better later...
RuneScape launches the Dead and Buried quest, Old School RuneScape hypes next week’s Desert Treasure II
It's time for the next step forward in RuneScape's Fort Forinthry story, and this time Jagex is promising that this one is putting the...
Ashes of Creation provides a dev blog look at its high-tier freehold housing system
Ashes of Creation is continuing to flap excitedly in the direction of its exclusive freehold housing system, as Intrepid Studios follows up its earlier...
Blaugust returns for its 10th year of MMO blogging – here’s how you (yes you) can participate
If you've ever wanted to try your hand at blogging about MMOs but just never got around to it, my friends, Blaugust is your...
Massively Overthinking: Old zones vs. new zones in MMORPGs
I've been playing a lot of Lord of the Rings Online lately, in both very old zones from Moria and earlier and some of...
Anvil Empires teases its new map tech, animal husbandry, and player settlements
Siege Camp's ambitious upcoming war-centered sandbox MMORPG Anvil Empires continues along in pre-alpha, its tests punctuated by dev blogs, including the latest, which focuses on...
Indie MMORPG Project Gorgon, on sale for $10, talks new zones and playable orcs
Project Gorgon has a new dev blog out this week that both fans of the game and those curious about buying in will want...
New World’s Summer Medleyfaire invites you to become a guitar hero with 13 new playable songs
Last year's Summer Medleyfaire - or the Smedleyfaire, as some of us took to calling it in honor of the Smedleys who worked on...
KingsIsle highlights Pirate101 challenges, confirms Wizard101 test realm, and preps esports tourney
It's newsletter time for KingsIsle MMORPGs Pirate101 and Wizard101, and while both have vastly different highlights, one thing is shared between them: the upcoming...
Global Chat: Cheering on an online friend’s success in Wrath Classic
We almost need no prompting to eagerly share our latest accomplishments and milestones in MMORPGs. And while it certainly is fun to talk about...
Funcom discusses Dune Awakening’s South Korean prospects and MMORPG elements
Those of us who live in western countries know very well the pain of watching games develop in Asia as developers hedge on whether...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Kickstarter reels back blockchain aspirations thanks to lost revenue and a community council
Back in 2021, Kickstarter announced plans to go crypto, with the idea of using a Celo blockchain as part of a "decentralized crowdfunding protocol...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: The Hopebringer, Unyha, and Lootquest
Welcome back to another quick look at some MMORPGs and MMO-adjacent titles you've probably never heard of.
The Hopebringer - Let's kick it off with...
Chronicles of Elyria’s Jeromy Walsh: ‘Learn from my mistakes’
To say that Chronicles of Elyria boarded the drama train a while back with a long-distance ticket is a bit of an understatement (and...
Massively Uplifting: Spring and summer philanthropy and farewells in MMOs
'Tis the season! What season? Why, spring and summer! Spring is a time of growth, and our gaming-verse certainly saw growth of the generous...
Battle Bards Episode 226: Echoes of MMOs that never were
It’s always highly bittersweet when MMO fans sit back and consider the games that never were — the projects that got far along in...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
Baldur’s Gate 3 launches PC early on August 3, delays PS5 version to September 6
In a year stuffed full of delays, it'll be a welcome change to see a game launch early, and that's just what Baldur's Gate...
Sea of Thieves banned tens of thousands of accounts for exploits and toxicity this spring
Hey cheaters. Sea of Thieves cheaters, specifically. Your time to walk the plank has come.
That's according to a blog from studio Rare, which has...
