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Massively Overthinking: Has the term MMORPG become toxic?
Back in 2016, when the MMORPG genre had just suffered a brutal one-two punch of losing EverQuest Next and the gutting of WildStar's team,...
The Daily Grind: Do you avoid MMO hype until it launches for real?
The cancellation of Blue Protocol, while not unforeseen, still stings. It seemed to have potential and was a pretty hefty new MMO in a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 483: Singing the Blues Protocol
Justin and Bree discuss the demise of Blue Protocol, WoW's War Within launch, RuneScape's sub fee hike, and Wizard101's console ambitions, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMO cosmetic gear, Ultima Online as a survival game, and sticking to a vision as MMOs age.
Betawatch: Blue Protocol departs the MMO beta list (because it’s dead)
After so many delays and so much waiting, the good-ish news is that people waiting for Blue Protocol finally found out what was happening...
Tencent’s Blue Protocol Mobile goes into closed beta testing in China (sigh)
Hey, remember when Blue Protocol completely ended the Japanese version and western launch? Yeah, that still really stings, thanks for bringing it up. As the...
Vague Patch Notes: When did Blue Protocol really die?
It was the middle of the night, for us, when we heard the news: Blue Protocol is dead. It will never be receiving a...
Blue Protocol is shutting down in Japan and will not be localized for the west
The writing has appeared to be on the wall for a while now, but it's now official: Blue Protocol is being shut down in...
Betawatch: Bree said if I don’t talk about Stars Reach my cats are gonna get it
No, really, I am not kidding. Bree has been freaking out nonstop since she found out literally anything about Stars Reach. It is all...
Blue Protocol’s fate up in the air after Bandai Namco Online declares insolvency
It's probably wise for us to severely ratchet down any expectations or hopes of seeing a triumphant release of Blue Protocol in the year...
LOTRO Legendarium: Am I excited at all for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO?
With all of the recent hullabaloo around New World, I've noticed several mentions of what this may portend for Amazon's Lord of the Rings...
Blue Protocol celebrates its first Japanese anniversary, but no word yet on a western release
The hope that Blue Protocol will see a 2024 release is fading mightily, especially following an anniversary livestream in which Bandai Namco failed to...
Vague Patch Notes: Why I am no longer anticipating Blue Protocol
Last year, I was pretty jazzed about Blue Protocol. I've actually been pretty jazzed about it for a while, but last year it looked...
Amazon Games opens new studio in Romania to support ‘ambitious long-term roadmap’
As large parts of the games industry contract, Amazon Games is buying the dip and expanding with a new game dev studio in Bucharest,...
Blue Protocol JP unveils the Beat Performer class headed for the MMO April 24
It's part bard, part hard rock guitarist, and an all-new class for the Japanese version of Blue Protocol. It's the Beat Performer, the headline...
Blue Protocol’s Chapter 5 update brings more main story questing, level cap raise, and new features
We're once again stuck staring wistfully at the Japanese version of Blue Protocol for update details since Bandai Namco and Amazon continue to be...
Vague Patch Notes: What does the future of MMORPGs look like?
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece about the history of MMORPGs as a market and PC gaming in general, suggesting at...
Bandai Namco reports YoY sales drop, admitting Blue Protocol JP ‘significantly fell short’
Bandai Namco has disclosed its fiscal-year third quarter financial reports, and it looks like things are not going well for the developer and publisher,...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024
For our first Massively Overthinking of the year, we're drawing a hard line between what we think will happen, what we mean to make...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond
We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the brightest future in 2024?
2024 is already shaping up to be an interesting year with plenty to anticipate from the big MMOs. We're looking at expansions for World...
