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Neon multiplayer shooter Splatoon 3 previews gameplay ahead of September 9 launch
It's going to be a few months' worth of waiting, but before you know it, the time to get messy with brightly colored ink...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2022: Revenues plummet, Blizzard loses another 2M players
Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials.
As of this morning, we have Q1's results, comprising January, February, and March 2022, a...
Lord of the Rings Online devs reveal Easter eggs, memories, and history for the 15th anniversary
Let's give some props to Lord of the Rings Online: This MMO is setting a strong standard about how momentous anniversaries should be thrown....
Lost Ark’s April update release was marred by item issues and server woes
While the Battle for the Throne of Chaos went underway in Lost Ark earlier in the week, another battle was being fought by Amazon...
EVE Online is hiking its sub price to almost $20 – and the price of PLEX is going up too
RuneScape isn't the only major MMORPG announcing a price hike this month: CCP Games just told players that it's raising EVE Online's subscription fees.
"To...
Allods Online confirms an April 21 release date for Gates of Worlds update
Allods Online has been talking up its Gates of Worlds update for the past few days, but starting tomorrow, April 21st, players will get...
Microsoft reportedly considering placing advertisements in free-to-play Xbox titles
How does a free-to-play game make its money? In an ideal, sunny, happy world, it would sell cosmetics or expansions and continue to generate...
One More Game unveils its ‘real-time tactics’ multiplayer title Spellcraft, starts registration for alpha preview
Over the past couple of years, we've been following the development of One More Game, a studio founded in fall 2019 by former ArenaNet...
Embers Adrift asks players to break its world and showcases an hour of gameplay footage
It's not often that people are asked to shatter a world, but the devs of the sandbox MMORPG Embers Adrift are asking players to...
Dungeons and Dragons Online activates its new website, adds more value to its subscription
Standing Stone Games activated Dungeons and Dragons Online's brand-new website earlier this week with a modern look and easier navigation. This brings DDO up...
Lord of the Rings Online modifies store in preparation for its revitalized F2P model
When the next big update arrives this month for Lord of the Rings Online, it will forever change the landscape of the game's business...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 368: Morrowind and the Mirror Universe
Justin and Bree discuss Star Trek Online, movement in EverQuest and EverQuest II, RuneScape's subscription hike, Elder Scrolls Online's freebie Morrowind, and Ukraine's impact in Overwatch and Wargaming MMOs, with adventures in LOTRO, DDO, and TTRPG Hero Kids, plus a mailbag topic of virtual reality MMOs.
Richard Garriott is building a blockchain MMO following the failure of Shroud of the Avatar
Richard Garriott is working on a new MMORPG, and yes, it's filled with NFTs.
Garriott, who is probably best known to mainstream gamers as the...
SMITE promotes Rambo to god status
It's official: Pop culture movie icon Rambo is now a god. Sort of.
SMITE, no stranger to franchise cross-promotions, added a Rambo skin for its...
Make My MMO: Fractured’s persistent closed beta, Wagadu Chronicles’ alpha trailer
This week in MMO crowdfunding, SpatialOS MMORPG sandbox Fractured Online pushed its way into closed beta under Gamigo's publishing banner, with Dynamight's Jacopo Gallelli...
The Daily Grind: Do you try more MMOs since free-to-play became the dominant model?
I still remember when boxes for MMOs were very much the default. I owned boxed copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic, Star Trek Online,...
Jagex announces plans to raise prices of subs and cash items for RuneScape and Old School Runescape on May 4
Take heed, potential new subscribers and cash shop customers of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape: On Wednesday, May 4th, your subscription rates are going...
MassivelyOP’s guide to 13 MMORPGs that you can play on Macs
Until I got my first Macbook this past December, I admit that I never really paid attention to what MMOs could be played on...
Sony officially announces its new three-tier PlayStation Plus subscriptions coming in June
Last week, anonymous insiders spilled all sorts of beans on an upcoming subscription service for the PlayStation console that would, among other things, merge...
Insiders unveil PlayStation’s plans for a Game Pass-like subscription service
There's plenty of folks - 25 million of them, in fact - who love Microsoft's Game Pass service, a subscription plan that lets players...
