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EverQuest’s new Aradune server struggles with nasty queues
Not to be left out of the launch fiascos of last week, EverQuest is struggling in getting its two new progression servers operating the...
Darklands creator Arnold Hendrick passes away at age 69 due to cancer
Game dev lost another of its luminaries recently with the news that Arnold Hendrick has passed away at age 69, succumbing to terminal cancer...
Global Chat: Does SWTOR fail in the end for (Han) soloers?
As his name suggests, FibroJedi is a big Star Wars: The Old Republic player -- but even so, he is not above criticizing the...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO developers stuck in the past?
Earlier this month - so what feels like at least a few years ago - the MMO community amused itself jousting over comments from...
GeForce NOW lets game publishers opt-in, Guild Wars 2 and Albion Online decide to opt-out
The stumble-stepped release of Nvidia's cloud-based games service GeForce NOW is having another wobbling point. Nvidia has elected to let game developers and publishers...
Magic Legends boasts of ‘one of the most powerful, game-changing features’ Cryptic’s ever made
Need a refresher on Magic Legends or want a behind-the-scenes look at how the OARPG is being made? Executive Producer Steve Ricossa penned the...
Pokemon Go announces a digital festival for July and new Reality Blending features
In news that will likely not be a surprise to anyone considering the number of real-life events that have been cancelled or transformed into...
Neverwinter introduces its 19th module, Avernus, launching ‘soon’ for PC
In a bit of a low-key announcement this morning, Perfect World and Cryptic have taken the lid off what's next for Neverwinter. If you...
Blizzard has canceled BlizzCon 2020, aims for online replacement early next year
Remember back in April, when Blizzard said it was still working on BlizzCon even under the threat of the pandemic and hadn't fully canceled...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: The Hammer’s End
When you're trawling the internet for a fresh MMORPG experience that is quite far off the beaten path, you can't get much more lost...
Battle Bards Episode 169: Wild Things
Do you ever walk on the wild side in MMOs? Do you have a penchant for beastly races that aren’t merely reskinned humans? Then...
The MOP Up: And the new name for Life Beyond’s planet is…
The upcoming Life Beyond recently renamed its planet to Saren:Â "Introducing Seren, a new name for the planet. It ties beautifully into our origin story....
The Game Archaeologist: McDonalds’ McWorld MMO is a thing that existed
If you thought that it was strange for MTV to create its own virtual world, then you probably are forgetting how desperate companies always...
Sea of Thieves announces a Steam launch date of June 3, discusses the design of the Emissary system
For those who prefer their games on Steam (and only Steam), we've got a bit of good news for you: Sea of Thieves has...
The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of underwater MMO zones and content?
Underwater zones in video games has been a hot topic lately. I don't know who started it, but I noticed when I saw the...
Massively Overthinking: The more things change in MMOs, the more they stay the same
A while back, in the wake of our Desert Oasis column on Black Desert's guild system, Carlo and I were discussing guild wars -...
Life Beyond adds construction, renames its planet, and temporarily ends PvP in its latest update
In-development survival sandbox Life Beyond has made a couple of big strides in its latest update, not the least of which is the addition...
Legends of Aria’s Point Release 10 is bringing frosty environments, new items, and new systems
Things are going to get chilly for Legends of Aria players. Point Release 10 is opening up the Frozen Tundra region, and with it...
Classic EverQuest’s server merge update turned into almost two days of downtime
Crucible wasn't the only game struggling with downtime yesterday. Over in the land of classic MMOs, EverQuest fans were in agony over an extended...
Guild Wars 2 on the storytelling philosophy of next week’s No Quarter episode
ArenaNet's Novera King has emerged to pen Guild Wars 2's latest dev blog - no surprise since it's about storytelling and she's one of...
