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The Wagadu Chronicles offers a list of features coming in its first closed alpha test
This past January, The Wagadu Chronicles announced that it was heading towards its first public closed alpha this month. There's still no hard calendar...
Palia announces that it’ll hold to a free-to-play business model
Wondering how much it'll cost you to get down and cozy with Palia? Instead of going with a subscription or buy-to-play model, Singularity Six...
SWTOR: Legacy of the Sith gets ready for launch
Get fresh batteries for your lightsabers and comb all of the tangles out of your Ewoks, because Star Wars: The Old Republic's newest expansion...
Massively Overthinking: What else could Blizzard do to fix World of Warcraft?
Last time in Massively Overthinking, our writers and readers sure did have a lot of good ideas to fix New World that Amazon won't...
Global Chat: Is free-to-play in MMOs universally awful?
I think a lot of us sport a wide range of opinions on free-to-play business models, particularly depending on the way it's applied to...
Star Wars: The Old Republic tempts you with $40 Legacy of the Sith collector’s edition
While Star Wars: The Old Republic's upcoming Legacy of the Sith expansion can be unlocked for the cost of a single month's subscription, BioWare's...
Project Gorgon adds horses and riding in this week’s early access update
Mounts have come to Project Gorgon in this week's patch, Elder Game announced on its forums yesterday afternoon.
"In this update, you can learn to...
EA’s Q3 earnings call notes Battlefield 2042 sales ‘did not meet expectations,’ walks back crypto aspirations
Electronic Arts has had its Q3 2022 earnings call with investors this week, and it features some points of interest for our pocket of...
Embers Adrift plans beta and NDA drop for March 1, launch later this year
Embers Adrift has been teasing an announcement all week, as now we know what's up: beta. "Stormhaven Studios is excited to announce that Embers...
Embers Adrift’s latest video outlines a more ‘relaxed,’ strategy-dependent combat model that utilizes reagents
Earlier this month, Embers Adrift noted in a newsletter that combat mechanics will have distinct things like positional advantages and bonuses for a chosen...
Wisdom of Nym: What’s in Final Fantasy XIV’s February live letter?
It is not quite February yet at the time you read this, but it's not as if February is some distant future that we...
Mortal Online 2 wrestles with server queues, login issues, and unhappy players
Remember when we noted that Mortal Online 2 was having a pretty good launch overall? Well, that appears to have turned south as players...
PSA: Star Wars Squadrons is free-to-play on Steam until tomorrow
If you've been wondering how the multiplayer dogfighting title Star Wars Squadrons is shaping up after all this time but aren't eager to drop...
Make My MMO: Zenith becomes the first Kickstarter MMO to launch in 2022
The last few weeks in MMO crowdfunding have been wild and punctuated by the release of Zenith, which Kickstarted several years ago - but...
Newly launched Mortal Online 2 postpones subscriptions for a month
Who would have thought that Mortal Online 2 would actually be grabbing headlines and decent crowds on the depths of January? Yet such is...
The Game Archaeologist: The history of Hi-Rez’s Global Agenda
This past week, former Global Agenda players woke up to a surprising reality: Their game, which went offline in 2018, suddenly was back. Hi-Rez...
Lost Ark talks name reservations, endgame challenge, and the new level cap ahead of launch
We're just two weeks away from Lost Ark's big western debut now, and Smilegate and Amazon are tuning up the engines to prepare players...
Star Trek Online beefs up lifetime sub benefits – and benefits for all
Good news today for both lifetime and regular account holders of Star Trek Online -- your life is about to get a bit better!
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Full-loot PvP MMORPG sandbox Mortal Online 2 officially launches today
Mortal Online 2 is officially live today, as StarVault pulls it from its early access to launch. Readers will recall that the game was...
Lord of the Rings Online plans to make class, race, and virtue trait slots unlock by leveling in next update
The Bullroarer test server of Lord of the Rings Online has put Update 32 out for public testing, and one part of the update...
