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Make My MMO: Squadron 42, Pantheon 247
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Indeed, these last few weeks have been packed with wild stories...
Pantheon argues 247 extraction mode is meant to satisfy replayability and runs parallel to MMORPG loops
Our readers already know that things are not going well among backers of Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, as developer Visionary Realms confirmed the...
Vague Patch Notes: Default MMORPG genre features change over time, and that’s OK
I want you to picture a nonexistent MMO in your head right now. Not one that hasn't released yet; one that hasn't even been...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s November events are looking lean
Pokemon Go seems to be skipping the Turkey and giving us a lean-looking November, at least based on the leaks so far. That's not...
Perfect Ten: Solid MMOs you might be sleeping on in 2023
For today's list, I wanted to take a different approach to recommending MMORPGs to you. I know we often talk about underrated titles, but...
Amazon Prime’s exclusive Fallout TV series confirms a premiere date of April 12 next year
Over the past couple of years we've been keeping track of the upcoming TV series based around Fallout, which was first confirmed in 2020...
PSA: Diablo IV is offering a 10 hour-long free demo for Xbox players until October 22
Is 10 hours enough time for a console player to decide whether or not to buy Diablo IV? That might be up for debate,...
RIFT revels in Autumn Harvest celebrations during its Steam Tennaversary
You know what MMO threw a pretty good Halloween time? RIFT. Its Autumn Harvest was one of the better annual festivals for the MMO...
Ship of Heroes’ digital storefront leaks the MMORPG’s box price and subscription fee
Update 10/17/23: Ship of Heroes' Casey McGeever has clarified that the publicly accessible pricing page - which has since been removed from the game's...
Mortal Online 2 reiterates plan to begin subs with end-of-October UE5 launch
The latest developer livestream from Mortal Online 2 might seem to be repeating itself a bit at first blush, but perhaps fans should be...
Lawful Neutral: Reverse engineering World of Warcraft’s subscriber numbers
Do you know what time it is? It's almost quarterly financial report time! We probably won't see a full quarterly report from Activision-Blizzard as...
Embers Adrift goes free through November 5th for its first anniversary
The first anniversary for indie MMO Embers Adrift arrives this month, and Stormhaven Studios is capitalizing on the moment to entice players to its...
New World’s concurrent players are higher than they’ve been all year thanks to Rise of the Angry Earth
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been simultaneously taking nervous peeks at New World's player count the last week - and also...
Make My MMO: Ship of Heroes’ demo, Pantheon’s art, Ashes of Creation’s alpha two
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Interestingly, there's actually been kind of a lot of nice forward...
Embers Adrift opens up subscription perks to all for its anniversary event
It's already been just about a year since Embers Adrift first reached launch, and that's something to celebrate for any MMO. Even more so...
Fight or Kite: Harry Potter Magic Awakened’s guilds, story quests, and pay-to-win gacha mechanics
I’d be lying if I said my game time over the last several months hasn’t been completely upended by Harry Potter: Magic Awakened. It’s...
Embers Adrift encourages new and lapsed players to login for its first anniversary
Embers Adrift is going to be marking its first anniversary this month, and the devs at Stormhaven Studios would really, really like players to...
The Soapbox: The real cost of breaking trust with gamers
There's a quote going around these days in gaming spheres about trust being like a broken vase that can be fixed but will never...
Whatever happened to the indie sandbox MMORPG Ethyrial Echoes of Yore?
Regular readers and genre fans are likely familiar with the fate of Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, the old school-styled indie sandbox MMORPG that launched...
Not So Massively: The growing field of StarCraft II spiritual successors
StarCraft II ranks very highly on my list of my favourite games of all time, but while it remains popular, it is in maintenance...
