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Massively OP’s 2021 Awards: Best MMO Business Model
Welcome back to Massively Overpowered's formal end-of-the-year awards!
Today's award is for the Best MMO Business Model of 2021, which was awarded jointly to World...
Make My MMO: Crowfall’s future, Odyssey’s state, and Kickstarter crypto
This week in MMO crowdfunding, we fretted over the future of Crowfall, as rumors that ArtCraft is already considering a sunset were floated and...
Crowfall’s CM: ‘If the game [were] going to shut down, we’d let you know’
It's no secret that Crowfall didn't exactly have the launch year that it wanted, with a subdued launch, subsequent layoffs, and low player counts...
Wisdom of Nym: Initial impressions from Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker early access
All right. So technically it's a little early to talk about Endwalker's early access period in its totality because by my math early access...
ArcheAge players call out for a classic edition, but Kakao is noncomittal
With the change of ownership and relaunch of ArcheAge, some players are hoping that they might see a return to a simpler -- and...
Final Fantasy XIV breaks Steam concurrency record, offers free sub time as queue compensation
If it isn't already obvious, Final Fantasy XIV has a lot of people trying to play the new Endwalker expansion, which opened up to...
LOTRO Legendarium: OK, let’s talk about Lord of the Rings Online on console
I'll admit it: When EG7 acquired Daybreak back in 2020, I was very dismissive of the report that mentioned a console edition for Lord...
Titanfall enters maintenance mode as it’s removed from digital storefronts
For those who were curious about trying out Titanfall, the online FPS from Respawn Entertainment, we've got some particularly unfortunate news. The studio has...
Epic MMO Battles, post-apocalyptic edition: Fallout 76 vs. Fallen Earth
It just struck me over this past weekend that we post-apocalyptic fans are now blessed with two solid and intriguing online RPGs to enjoy....
Perfect Ten: 10 mounts that New World should definitely add
For some reason, New World does not have mounts. This is obviously not the only thing that the game lacks, as it also lacks...
Mortal Online 2 goes into early access for a $40 buy-in price
Remember when Mortal Online 2 declared that as a result of how its beta went, the game was not going to be entering into...
ArcheAge transfers to Kakao officially begin today – here’s what you’ve gotta do
ArcheAge fans, yesterday was the last time your data on Gamigo's servers will be saved. From here on out, you're going to need to...
Kakao’s overhauling ArcheAge Unchained’s business model again – and yes, it has a sub
With Gamigo's stewardship of ArcheAge coming to an end, Kakao is setting up shop - and I do mean shop. The game's new western...
Dual Universe plans to raise the cost of beta subscriptions for new players with Demeter update
In order to play the current beta version of Dual Universe, you need to pay a subscription fee, a fact that is not news...
Make My MMO: Crowfall’s freemium update, Star Citizen’s 3.15 alpha
Star Citizen's 3.15 alpha went live this week, news that was a bit overshadowed by the fact that studio Cloud Imperium also announced plans...
Star Wars The Old Republic’s 4K ultra HD versions of ‘Return’ and ‘Hope’ cinematics are live
Earlier this month, Star Wars: The Old Republic announced that it would be re-releasing its original trailers in 4K ultra HD as part of...
Fallout 76 is kicking off a free preview event for its Fallout First sub November 9
If you have been skeptical about Fallout 76's Fallout First pricy subscription but were still curious about it, next week's preview event is right...
Pathfinder Online disables all purchasing prior to its closure
Sometimes an MMO shutdown happens faster than you can blink, and sometimes a sunset is a drawn-out affair. Pathfinder Online is taking the latter...
Activision-Blizzard Q3 2021: Blizzard MAUs hold steady at 26M as Diablo II Resurrected drives revenues
Welcome back to our quarterly coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials, the release day of which has become one of the schadenfreude highlights of each...
World of Warcraft, lacking any sense of shame, releases a new cash shop mount
The year is 2021. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has been out for nearly a year. It has had one content update. One. Every other game...
