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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...
Brighter Shores’ closed beta begins behind an NDA as player trading is delayed
Brighter Shores, the new MMORPG from Jagex co-founder Andrew Gower, officially enters closed beta this week - but you won't be hearing much about...
Not So Massively: ZeroSpace is the last hope for multiplayer RTS fans
All right, that headline is a bit of hyperbole, but it does reflect how I'm feeling right now.
A bit over a year ago, I...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen opens CitizenCon, Fractured eyes F2P, Fractured Veil and Shadow’s Kiss sunset
Star Citizen's CitizenCon event kicked off this morning under a cloud of drama as backers tuned in to see where the game and S42...
RIFT shivers with terror as the Autumn Harvest reaps once more
If the scariest thing that RIFT fans can envision is their MMO closing, then it's almost a relief to see the sheer terror and...
Fractured is going free-to-play as it revamps its content model around seasons
Fractured Online's devs have been a bit quiet over the last month, you may have noticed, but there was a method to the madness,...
Ultima Online officially launches its first year-long New Legacy server and ClassicUO compatibility
New World isn't the only MMO with a big launch today: 27-year-old MMORPG Ultima Online also picked October 15th, 2024, for the rollout of...
Star Trek Online ends grandfathered subscriptions – in exchange for free lifetime memberships
As if the news of Cryptic's mass layoffs and de facto demise this week wasn't news enough, now Star Trek Online's new caretakers appear...
