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Palia’s new loyalty club has arrived with a de facto discount for cash shop currency
Just two weeks ago, Palia studio Singularity 6 announced what it's calling Zeki's Loyalty Club. As teased, the club sounded like a cross between...
Choose My Adventure: Murder mysteries and paywalls in RuneScape
This week... was a weird one. A weird and rough one. And it's going to get a tiny bit personal - some might say...
Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained layoffs, Pantheon’s patch delay, Stars Reach’s impending Kickstarter
Welcome to Make My MMO, MOP's long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both brand-new titles just starting their campaigns and older...
Embers Adrift’s latest patch offers a crafting revamp and new chat macros
Are you playing Embers Adrift to craft equipment and then chew on said equipment? Well, the bad news is that the crafting overhaul in...
Choose My Adventure: Necromancing in RuneScape is hella fun – so should I sub?
Well, that was another unforced error on my part: I had put the City of Um as one of the questing locations to shoot...
RuneScape fans riot over Jagex survey on $33 subs, in-game ads, and account restrictions
Yesterday we reported on a conjoint survey being sent out by Jagex to players of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape with a stated intention...
Old School RuneScape opens Leagues V reward shop and processes Final Dawn reward feedback
It's a new week in Old School RuneScape, and if you've been among those playing in the Leagues V server, then this week has...
LOTRO Legendarium: MOP’s guide to unlocking Lord of the Rings Online content in 2025
While Lord of the Rings Online is a tremendous MMORPG that I would recommend to anyone in a heartbeat, I won't deny that its...
Dungeons and Dragons Online opens its 64-bit server to everyone through April 15
As Standing Stone Games is preparing to open up new permanent 64-bit servers for Lord of the Rings Online in the near future, there...
SMITE 2 introduces Aladdin and opens up its beta as a free-to-play product
Hi-Rez tossed out a fresh batch of confusion when it announced that its new MOBA SMITE 2 is going free-to-play today. However, this is...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen sheds execs, Pantheon tops 6K concurrent, Stars Reach eyes Kickstarter
Welcome to our first Make My MMO of 2025! Make My MMO is a long-running column where we keep track of crowdfunded MMOs, both...
World of Warcraft is hiking subscription prices in Australia and New Zealand
Who doesn't like paying more for things? Wait. Sorry. The answer to that is "everyone," and so you can imagine that residents of Australia...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most expensive MMORPG right now at the top of 2025?
Your kneejerk answer to this morning's Daily Grind is probably going to be Star Citizen, and I get that urge. But in reality, most...
PSA: Mortal Online 2 will host a free-to-play weekend for lapsed players January 3
Has it been a long time since you roamed around in Nave looking for some soft targets to paste in FFA PvP? Then you...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding stories of 2024
Welcome to a Very Special end-of-the-year edition of Make My MMO, the MassivelyOP column where - most weeks - we keep track of the...
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...
