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Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall officially launches today
It's been a very long road, but Crowfall is finally launching today. Yes, a crowdfunded MMO with a real launch! MMO readers will recall...
Not So Massively: Magic Legends had all the right ideas and all the wrong choices
This is the worst kind of column to write. Not only am I reporting on the closure of a game, but it's a game...
Blizzard announces next Hearthstone expansion, sells a WoW 6-month sub bundle in its summer sale
There's quite the little bundle of news updates coming out of Blizzard's games, so we've elected to tie them all together into a nice...
TitanReach attempts to put its controversies in the past with new details on early access development
Indie MMO TitanReach has had a strange run to date. It caught our attention in 2020, when it launched a $430,000 US Kickstarter, which...
MMO Burnout: Retro-inspired games offer a sense of accomplishment with a side of nostalgia
For someone who absolutely abhors the mere mention of paying a monthly sub for a game, I am totally sold on the Xbox Game...
The Daily Grind: How long do you want to wait between MMO patches?
Two hundred days and change. That's how long World of Warcraft players will have been waiting for the first big post-Shadowlands update by the...
Make My MMO: Fractured’s team is doubling in size thanks to what sounds like new investment
This week in crowdfunded MMOs, MMO sandbox Fractured explained why it's not kept pace with its roadmap, but fortunately, it's all good news: The...
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online, from launch to now
July 27th 2001. On this date, Funcom pulled the trigger on Anarchy Online, launching it in North America with a planned release in Europe a...
Project Gorgon talks Vampirism, player housing, mounts, Orcs, and new hires
Indie sandbox Project Gorgon is exactly a month out from its big May update, which added an optional subscription and perks like an offline...
Aion Classic is officially live in the west- are you playing? Or at least in the queue?
Listen, if you're reading this at work, then you're already behind in Aion Classic, I'm sorry to say. That's because after a brief delay,...
$100K Star Citizen whale discusses why he supports the game – and what he’s worried about
For those who orbit Star Citizen news and are aghast at why its business model -- a winner of this site's Worst Business Model...
Massively on the Go: Revisiting Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge’s ARG
A former coworker and I recently went to Disneyland, incidentally on the same day. We were talking about our days there, and she wondered...
Microsoft executives talk about expanding game services, game accessibility, inclusivity, and first-party releases
The head execs at Microsoft have some lofty plans for the wider gaming world if several statements are anything to go by. The company...
The Elder Scrolls Online brings back a free trial of its ESO Plus subscription this week
Did the reveals from E3 pique your interest in The Elder Scrolls Online? Did you happen to miss out on the last time the...
Fallout 76 ends Nuclear Winter battle royale mode, offers a free trial
While you'd think that the end of a nuclear winter would, y'know, be a good thing, it's bound to disappoint some of Fallout 76's...
Crowfall lowers its buy-to-play price and details its optional VIP sub
Ahead of Crowfall's launch this July, ArtCraft is announcing a reduction in its box price and reveals its full subscription plan. "Crowfall is unveiling...
Lost Ark launches this fall as an Amazon-published free-to-play title; founder packs are now live
The news won't shock anyone who's been watching Lost Ark inch its way across the world the last few many years and who noticed...
PAX Online East is selling a digital badge that grants merch discounts and early Discord access for 15 bucks
With PAX East going to an all-digital format this year, there are a few experiences that are missing from the event that probably can't...
World War II Online turns 20, tweaks sub, plans Steam launch and UE4 conversion
Cornered Rat Software's MMO World War II Online is 20 years old, believe it or not, and still under development "so as the create...
Make My MMO: Crowfall cometh
This week in crowdfunded MMOs, the big news was Crowfall - yes, the MMORPG everyone Kickstarted way back in 2015 is has a real...
