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Headstart for Albion Online’s new Albion East server has officially begun
If you purchased one of Albion Online's new founder packs, you're embarking on a new journey today, as you'll be entering the headstart phase...
The Daily Grind: What could MMO studios do to add value to their subscriptions?
When Blizzard first announced World of Warcraft's trading post and yet didn't actually include anything particularly objectionable, pay-to-win, or RMT, I thought it seemed...
Make My MMO: Embers Adrift’s price drop, Star Citizen’s alpha 3.18
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! While our own experience with Embers Adrift has been a bit...
Massively Overthinking: The FOMO in our MMOs
World of Warcraft has become a very dump-on-able game lately, and Blizzard isn't making it any harder, as a tweet the company sent out...
Vague Patch Notes: Why I’m anticipating Blue Protocol
My anticipation for Blue Protocol is something that I cannot adequately explain because at the end of the day it's more based around a...
Embers Adrift’s newest dev video plays up its largest patch to date
The Embers Adrift developer team is taking a victory lap around its biggest patch to date even as it revs up for the March...
WoW Factor: World of Warcraft is just coasting down the mountain
In November 1994, Marvel Comics launched a new comic book spin-off from the main X-Men series. Generation X, written by Scott Lobdell, was in...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Hoenn Tours had the lowest value of all tours to date
While I thought Pokemon Go's Las Vegas Hoenn Tour was bad, the Global one was somehow worse.
Now, to be clear, there is a difference...
Embers Adrift’s patch trailer previews this week’s new zone and content
It's hard not to be grudgingly impressed with the can-do spirit of Embers Adrift's dev team. Since its launch last fall, the indie title...
Embers Adrift lowers its box price and subscription price, maps out content for 2023
Over the course of the last few months, Embers Adrift has held sales for its brand of PvE MMORPG gaming, including free-to-play weekends and...
RIFT kicks off Carnival of the Ascended in celebration of its 12th birthday
Go ahead and pinch yourself to check, but you're not dreaming: Gamigo's now done two good things for RIFT in the span of a...
Amazon Games will publish NCsoft’s Throne & Liberty in the Americas, Europe, and Japan
The rumors were true: Amazon Games is publishing NCsoft's Throne and Liberty in the west. The companies announced the partnership early this morning.
"Amazon Games...
Choose My Adventure: Returning to Destiny 2 was both bumpy and engaging
As we close out this random whim of mine to enter shooter MMOs for this month's Choose My Adventure, we clear out our list...
Make My MMO: Embers Adrift’s new zone, Wagadu Chronicles’ next alpha
Welcome to another blast of MMO crowdfunding news from the last few weeks! Embers Adrift is building out a new zone: a three-tiered canyon-encrusted...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the ideal content cadence for an MMORPG in 2023?
Earlier this week, Guild Wars 2 revealed a major shake-up of its content delivery cadence. Studio ArenaNet suggested that the traditional living world cadence...
Pearl Abyss Q4 2022: Revenues decline as Black Desert and EVE hold steady and Crimson Desert malingers
Pearl Abyss posted its Q4 2022 financials this week, and unlike some of its regional counterparts whose chief interest is China or South Korea,...
Lost Ark applies a fix for its wrongly applied anniversary shop chests
Last weekend we reported on an issue with certain anniversary shop items in Lost Ark, which mistakenly had goodie bundles on offer that were...
PSA: Overwatch 2’s battlepass is confusing – make sure you understand what you’re buying
So here's an interesting tale of how a subtle change in an interface element can be deceptive, intentionally or otherwise. If you play Overwatch...
War of Dragnorox talks UE5 upgrade, monetization, and ‘dangerous’ and ‘highly intellectual’ combat
Back in December 2021, we reported on War of Dragnorox, a developing sandbox MMORPG from Triune Studios that hung its hat on having "dynamic...
WoW Factor: Blizzard’s latest earnings report was mixed news for World of Warcraft
On one level, the most interesting thing that came out of the most recent earnings call for Activision-Blizzard was how much stuff the company...
