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PSA: Diablo IV is free to play through the end of the year
In a move that by no means is counter-programming to Path of Exile 2's recent early access launch, Blizzard announced that it is making...
Make My MMO: Pantheon’s early access, Ship of Heroes’ launch window, Star Citizen’s alpha 4.0
Welcome back to Make My MMO - technically our last edition before the turn of the year, though next week we're doing a full...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2024 MMO predictions
Later this week, we're going to be offering up our traditional predictions for the MMO genre in 2025, but before we do that, we...
Ahead of tonight’s launch, Marvel Rivals outlines its battle pass and cosmetic monetization
So you know that Marvel Rivals is going to be free-to-play, and you know that it's going to offer all its maps, content, and...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen passes $750M in crowdfunding because y’all have no self-control
It's been over 12 years since Star Citizen's record-setting Kickstarter, and while the game is still being dragged through alpha, its crowdfunding has only...
Old School RuneScape heralds Leagues V release with cinematic trailer and time-limited subscription discount
Today marks the official launch of Leagues V: Raging Echoes in Old School RuneScape, and Jagex is rolling out the red carpet with a...
New World’s new free trial on console comes with a bunch of caveats
Buried in the big roadmap and season servers announcement from New World yesterday was the revelation that Amazon is also preparing a free trial...
Fractured has officially launched its first season – and it’s free-to-play now, too
It's patch day for Kickstarted MMORPG sandbox Fractured Online, and this isn't just any patch: This is the game's free-to-play relaunch.
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MMO sandbox Life is Feudal is being resurrected for the second time this year
It has been a weird, winding, and wonky road for Life is Feudal. The MMO version of the game was shut down in 2021...
Unity’s CEO says he flew around the world to understand why devs didn’t like runtime fees
Last year Unity decided it wanted to manufacture some discord within the games industry in the name of a quick buck when it added...
Elder Scrolls Online invites players back to the High Isle chapter in November 21’s zone-focused event
If you like the way Elder Scrolls Online entices you to revisit older DLC zones with events, then you're going to love the fact...
GeForce NOW will impose 100-hour monthly play limits to all users, but you can buy more time
If you're among those gamers who likes using the cloud gaming service of GeForce NOW, then this news will be important for you: Nvidia...
Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous’s Ascendancy, Embers Adrift’s misfortune
Kickstarted MMORPGs have been a rollercoaster over the last few weeks: Elite Dangerous is finally getting a major revival with the release of Ascendancy....
Interview: Drakantos discusses multiplayer open world content, monetization, testing, and more
Drakantos is one of those upcoming MMORPGs that looks so familiar while still being distinct. Its got undeniably gorgeous pixel art, a nostalgic retro...
Star Citizen marks progress on alpha 4.0’s AI, server meshing, and backend tech in October report
This week is when Star Citizen looks back at the work of last October and condenses it into a developer progress report. Regular followers...
First Impressions: Brighter Shores has gobs of potential buried under mountains of grind
When I first heard of it, I wasn't sure that Brighter Shores would be a game I wanted to play, but watching development unfold...
Brighter Shores officially launches into early access today, hoping to court RuneScape players
It's early access launch day for Fen Research's MMORPG Brighter Shores, a game so new to our radar that it wasn't even a known...
Vague Patch Notes: Solipsism and what it means for playing MMORPGs
We've been talking for the past couple of Vague Patch Notes columns about the fact that MMOs are, as a genre, defined by having...
US Copyright Office rules libraries can’t access old games remotely because of ‘market harm’ and recreational use ‘risk’
If you were hoping to research out-of-print video games and wanted to get access to a copy remotely, that's been made difficult thanks to...
Massively Overthinking: How much does gross monetization really affect your MMO play decisions?
Over the last couple of weeks, we've had several MMORPG tiffs over pay-to-win claims in our games. DC Universe Online just straight up added...
