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Global Chat: Does permadeath mode in MMOs have merit?
Whenever you're stuck for an MMO topic to talk about on a blog, you can never go wrong with chewing on the concept of...
ArcheAge Unchained just launched two new ArchePasses, including one with no end date
Gonna be honest, ArcheAge Unchained's business model has flipped and scooched so many times now that I can't even keep track of it -...
Ingress announces an optional subscription, sparking speculation among Pokemon Go players
It's been some time since Ingress, the MMOARG from the same company that brought us Pokemon Go, has been in the news, but this...
Make My MMO: Chronicles of Elyria backers lodge lawsuit, Wagadu snags more funding
This week in MMORPG crowdfunding, the backers of Chronicles of Elyria have officially lodged their class-action lawsuit against Soulbound Studios and Xsolla in a...
First impressions of Skyforge on Nintendo Switch: A messy port of a solid MMORPG
I played Skyforge briefly when it first launched on PC in 2015, but only put a few hours into it. My short stay there...
Blizzard celebrates Lunar New Year in World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Hearthstone
Blizzard is no slouch when it comes to Lunar New Year celebrations: Its largest online titles have all gotten updates for the season.
In World...
Vague Patch Notes: If this MMO was so good, why didn’t it succeed?
Your mission today, should you choose to accept it, is to participate in an experiment. I want you to write up a nice long...
Vague Patch Notes: The difficult value of MMOs
If given the option, I would probably get a lifetime subscription to Final Fantasy XIV. But the key word there is probably, and this is a...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best-value MMOs at the start of 2021
What exactly is value, especially when it comes to MMOs? We all know what the word means, but the thing about "best value" is that...
Make My MMO: Temtem turns one, Elyria marches onward, and Pantheon scores fresh investment
We're off to a good 2021 for MMO crowdfunding:Â Pantheon got a nice infusion of investment, Chronicles of Elyria posted a second video on its...
Microsoft walks back its previously announced price hike for Xbox Live Gold subscription
Much of the online multiplayer gaming world was lit on fire by Microsoft earlier this week when the company attempted to raise the cost...
Skyforge is selling new Nintendo Switch founder pack bundles prior to launch
Skyforge is getting a nice boost of coverage and publicity thanks to its imminent launch on the Nintendo Switch. My.com is taking advantage of...
PSA: The Elder Scrolls Online is offering a free trial of its ESO Plus subscription
If you've already bought The Elder Scrolls Online and are curious about the benefits of subscribing to the game but aren't too keen on...
Kickstarted Jane Austen MMORPG Ever, Jane closed its doors over the holidays
Well crap - just when we thought we'd escaped 2020 without too many MMO sunsets, another one sneaks in at the last minute to...
Star Trek Online player is banned following lifetime subscription refund bungle
File this one under "no good deed goes unpunished": A 10-year veteran of Star Trek Online who picked up a lifetime sub to the...
Make My MMO: Ashes of Creation’s alpha, Chronicles of Elyria’s path forward
It's been a few weeks since we did a classic Make My MMO column, what with the annual recap over the holidays and all....
The Game Archaeologist: Free Realms
Its very name was a declaration of rebellion against the status quo. In an era that had yet to shift from a subscription-only model...
Torchlight III is coming to Xbox Game Pass next week
After a not-quite-so-spectacular launch season for Torchlight III, the team at Echtra Games is hoping that it can bolster the online ARPG going into...
Apple takes down over 39K games on its Chinese App Store as part of a greater licensing crackdown
Apple took a rather drastic step on its Chinese App Store this past New Year's Eve as the company removed 46,000 apps, including 39,000...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2020
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. If you're...
