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Four Winds: What made Lost Ark so successful where Elyon failed?
I'm sad about it, but I have to eat my words about Elyon and its place in this decade's pantheon of MMOs. I honestly...
Kickstarted MMO sandbox Fractured Online swings into early access today
As promised, Fractured Online is officially moving from beta to early access as of this morning.
MMO readers will remember that Fractured Online - then...
Kakao and XLGAMES reconfirm that ArcheAge 2 is launching in 2024
If you follow MOP, you already know that ArcheAge 2 has been in the works for quite a while; XLGAMES quietly confirmed it was...
Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored S1E4 Tower of Nightmares
Here we are at the penultimate episode of Guild Wars 2's restored and retooled Season 1 content! The pieces are finally starting to fall...
Fae Farm is a ‘magical and cozy co-op farm sim’ coming soon to Nintendo Switch
Most of our readers know Phoenix Labs as the dev studio behind the multiplayer co-op monster slayer Dauntless, but the studio's newly announced game...
Vitae Aeternum: The best solo armor and magical weapons in New World
I now return to bring you the second part of my analysis of weapon and armor choices for the solo player in New World....
The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Ultima Online
Last week in The Game Archaeologist, we traced the history of Ultima Online’s origin, development, and testing -- not to mention one pesky in-game...
WoW Factor: What makes World of Warcraft in particular appealing?
I've been covering MMOs professionally for about 13 years now. That's a long while. And it's kind of strange to me that I've been...
Wil Wheaton joins Star Trek Online as Mirror Wesley in next week’s Ascension launch
Star Trek Online is well-known for scoring big-name Star Trek names as voice actors, but today's reveal on Star Trek Day might be one...
Vague Patch Notes: The MMORPG industry shockwaves that still reverberate
A thought occurred to me the other day regarding World of Warcraft and the way that it deformed the MMO industry: People who are...
Perfect Ten: Recent promising MMOs that died before they were born
Is there anything more agonizing to an MMO fan than to get excited about a promising title and then see that title cancelled before...
EVE Online announces November expansion called Uprising
Whether you're a bittervet or a starry-eyed noob, every EVE Online player's ears are going to perk up a bit today at the news...
Amazon canceled its Lord of the Rings MMO over Tencent complications, Smed’s new game is still in production
Almost exactly four years ago, we first learned about the existence of a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG, backed by Hong Kong-based Leyou...
Elyon, once hotly anticipated as Ascent Infinite Realm, is sunsetting in December
I wish I could say nobody saw this coming, but unfortunately, that's not the case: Kakao is closing down Elyon.
"Kakao Games Europe, following lengthy...
Wisdom of Nym: Story impressions for Final Fantasy XIV’s Buried Memory
Gosh, this has felt like a long darn week, hasn't it? I couldn't tell you why it felt so particularly long to me, but...
WoW Factor: When your MMO design is hooked on a feeling
To start this off, I want you to summon up a feeling. I want you think back to the first time you can remember...
Bless Unleashed on console becomes the latest Bless title to shut down
Stop me if you've heard this one: Bless is shutting down.
It's Bless Unleashed this time. Our readers will remember that Bless Online originally launched...
World of Warcraft opens up the whole of Dragonflight for beta testing today
Want to test everything that's available in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight? The good news is that players who have opted into the beta may...
World of Warcraft’s Wrath of the Lich King prepatch launches in WoW Classic tonight
Blizzard's massive autumn World of Warcraft blitz continues today with the release of the Wrath of the Lich King's prepatch in WoW Classic. As...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Standout moments from 10 years of Guild Wars 2
Time sure flies when you're slaying Elder Dragons, doesn't it? Is it really possible that it has been a decade since our characters first...