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Lord of the Rings Online has delayed Mordor’s release
Those of you who were hoping to casually stroll into the eponymous Mordor in Lord of the Rings Online will be sorely disappointed today,...
One Shots: The one where we mention Michael Bay
Warning: This column will contain GRAPHIC and EXPLICIT references to film auteur Michael Bay. You may find yourself cutting away in excitement every two...
Star Citizen’s 3.0 alpha appears to have been delayed yet again
Ever wonder whether developers regret transparency? With Star Citizen, probably not so much when the money keeps coming anyway, even when the game's 3.0...
Massively multiplayer wargame Foxhole hits early access
MMOs these days shy away from calling themselves massively multiplayer, so it's always strange when a game that we wouldn't assume is an MMO...
Dark and Light preps huge bug-fixing and quality-of-life patch
Snail Games is riding high after Dark and Light's early access launch last week, and it's already prepping its next big patch, which the...
Citadel: Forged With Fire launches early access today
Those of you who hate long waits and excessive transparency during those waits are getting your wish today, as Citadel: Forged With Fire lumbers...
Shroud of the Avatar stymies insider trading at the perceived expense of backer privileges
Yesterday, Shroud of the Avatar's Starr Long announced a change to its testing forums that has ruffled more than a few backer feathers.
"Due to the...
Pokemon Go organizers apologize for live event debacle, saying they’re ‘horrified with the results’
Over the weekend, we reported on the distastrous Pokemon Go Fest in Chicago, where thousands of paying ticket holders spent most of the day...
Grim Dawn has begun public testing of its unnamed expansion
Back in January, ARPG Grim Dawn announced a formal expansion coming our way in the first half of 2017 -- at the time, we...
Citadel Forged With Fire’s last weekend beta was a bit rough
If you jumped into Citadel: Forged With Fire's stress-test-style of beta this past weekend, you may have gotten a heaping helping of just what...
Dark and Light is on sale, encourages players to enjoy bugs
Are you sitting around the house, whining to your mom that you're bored? Are you doing that while technically being 35 years of age?...
The Soapbox: The disastrous Pokemon Go Fest was just Niantic being Niantic, and that has to stop
I know I complain a lot about Pokemon Go in my articles here, but there's a reason for this. I'm a huge fan not just of the...
The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest pet peeve about early access MMOs?
Early access is kind of a garbage system for the vast majority of gamers. Yes, yes, I know, some games and game types just...
Wild Terra is free to play all weekend
Who doesn't love free things? How about free isometric MMO sandboxes? Wild Terra is putting itself in the free bin for the weekend as...
Path of Exile’s microtransaction system is finally live
After multiple false starts over the summer, Path of Exile has finally patched in its new microtransaction system as of last night.
"In the new...
Dark and Light has officially launched into early access
Following multiple development delays, weird PR moves, gorgeous screenshot dumps, and a month of closed beta, decade-old MMORPG sandbox Dark and Light has finally...
Chaos Theory: Are levels good for Secret World Legends?
We'd heard about (and stressed over!) various Secret World Legends changes for a while, but you just can't know how those changes will affect...
Black Desert bans and suspends node exploiters
Last week, Black Desert's Reddit erupted with claims that a popular streamer, who been previously banned and unbanned in a spring crackdown, had unwittingly...
Here’s how magic in Citadel: Forged With Fire will work
This morning, we wrote about a new "massive online sandbox RPG," Citadel: Forged With Fire, built by Slender devhouse Blue Isle Studios and expected to...
The Survivalist: Osiris New Dawn is doing early access right even amid disappointments
A couple of weeks ago, when Osiris: New Dawn introduced new classes, I'd delved back into the sci-fi survival sandbox after a bit of...
