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Make My MMO: Elite Dangerous’ Fuel Rats have rescued 70,000 ships
This week in MMO crowdfunding, I needed something heartwarming, so there it is: The Fuel Rats, the folks who run around in Elite Dangerous...
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on themepark design, SWG inspiration, and the MMO genre
Last week, we ran an interview with Stormhaven Studios' Tim Anderson, the boss behind upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia. That interview was focused on...
Make My MMO: OrbusVR gets a permanent price cut, Book of Travels talks art
This week in MMO crowdfunding, OrbusVR, one of the few virtual reality MMOs out there, announced and implemented a permanent price cut to $19.99...
Interview: Saga of Lucimia on funding, development, launch, and business models
Upcoming MMORPG Saga of Lucimia has been somewhat dark over the last year as its developers hunkered down to develop rather than hype. But...
Perfect Ten: Pet peeves of doing MMO journalism
In many ways, Massively Overpowered is a dream (side) job for us. We get to write about something we love and have it published...
Make My MMO: Dragon Eye Online has entered alpha
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Dragon Eye Online, an MMO that was Kickstarted last year, hit alpha. It's a pixel MMO that touts its...
Funcom Q4 2019: DUNE takes priority, Conan Exiles confirms paid expansion, Tencent buyout continues
It's been an interesting financial period for Funcom, what with the Tencent buyout and investors pushing for accelerated production on the DUNE survivalbox. The...
Massively Overthinking: What one piece of knowledge would you like to impart to new MMO gamers?
A while back, I was reading on a non-MMO subreddit some comments from some younger people that made my head spin: They were informing...
Pearl Abyss America CEO talks about the MMO market and Black Desert Online’s success
It's a good sign that Black Desert Online has been not just a flash in the pan but an ongoing success in the MMO field...
The Daily Grind: What would tempt you to buy something in an MMO when you hate the business model?
Longtime commenter and friend to man and beast alike Danny Smith mentioned recently that there's a rumor of Blizzard putting World of Warcraft allied race...
Make My MMO: Temtem’s 500K sales, Kickstarter’s union, Elite’s lore debate
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Temtem studio Crema announced that it has officially sold over 500,000 copies of the game across the globe -...
Into the Super-verse: How City of Heroes welcomed me into MMOs
As we approach the first anniversary of City of Heroes' revival on the rogue server circuit, I wanted to take this opportunity to share...
Bless Unleashed offers a two-part preview of its cash shop
With Bless Unleashed finally approaching a launch, the developers want you to be aware of it and feeling good about giving it a spin. And...
Blue Protocol is going to be free-to-play on launch
Those of you eagerly following news about the upcoming cel-shaded Blue Protocol may be happy to know that the game now has a planned business...
Interview: Population Zero devs on the May Steam launch, buy-to-play, and PvP philosophy
Survival MMORPG Population Zero is officially launching on Steam in early May, Enplex Games announced today. As part of the reveal, the studio's also...
Interview: Pearl Abyss on Shadow Arena’s Black Desert origins, esports, audience, and more
Along with battle royale fans and Black Desert players, we've been keeping an eye on Pearl Abyss' Shadow Arena, the one-time battle royale mode...
Saga of Lucimia may be moving toward a hybrid business model
While the topic of lockboxes, cash shops, and business models isn't anything new -- which is an understatement -- Saga of Lucimia's team is...
Make My MMO: Fractured’s latest stress test brought it to 70K registered players
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Kickstarted MMORPG sandbox Fractured ended its second stress test with a bang this week, and unlike the first test,...
World of Warcraft: Classic is now inviting players into Blackwing Lair for the next phase of content
It's time to raid Blackwing Lair in World of Warcraft: Classic all over again. Of course, people have a slightly better idea of what to...
Lord of the Rings Online activates Riders of Rohan, hands out cloaks and armor
Lord of the Rings Online players are about to ride for ruin (in a good way), thanks to today's unlock of Riders of Rohan...
