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The Game Archaeologist: 1998’s Mankind
In the annals of the MMO genre, the massively multiplayer RTS has had perhaps the worst go of any variations on these online games....
RIFT just launched a mount datamined back in 2018 – and it’s in a lockbox
RIFT players' eyebrows are sky-high at the moment thanks to the addition of a new random mount in the Regulos Brooding Supply Crate lockbox...
Make My MMO: Playcraft’s Kickstarter ends May 28
This week in MMO crowdfunding, we're turning our eyes back to Playcraft, the MMO in which you build other MMOs. Its Kickstarter ends on...
Massively Overthinking: What are your favorite MMO ‘chores’?
A few months ago, The Outline ran a piece on Red Dead Redemption 2 titled I don't wanna do my video games chores, and...
EVE Online’s Invasion starter pack just went on sale for 100% off on Steam
While EVE Online has a limited free-to-play Alpha tier, new players can get a leg up on starting by buying one of the starter...
Not So Massively: Eden Rising provides a low-stress riff on survival games
Somehow I hadn't heard of Eden Rising until it launched out of early access as a free-to-play title, so to me at least it...
Anti-lootbox Senator claims gaming lobbyists are getting worried; Nintendo pulls mobile titles from Belgium over lootboxes
It's a day that ends in "y" and so that means some fresh lootbox-related news to share with you fine folks!
First up is an...
Fight or Kite: Features MMOs could borrow from successful esports titles
This week I wanted to try something a little different in our PvP-centric Fite or Kite column and take a look at a number...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s monthly studio report for… April
This week in MMO crowdfunding, we're in the back half of May now, and you know what that means: a rather belated studio report from...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Dark Domain, Habbo Hotel, Project Eternal, Stein.world, Zezenia, LaTale W
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've never heard of (or have totally forgotten about!). We've got a few...
Massively Overthinking: Unpopular MMORPG opinions
Unpopular opinions: We all have them. In fact we have so many that it's a straight up meme. This week's Massively Overthinking is one...
Square-Enix posts annual revenues up, MMO revenues down with ‘brisk’ subs ahead of FFXIV expansion
More companies with MMOs and MMO-adjacent games dropped financials this week.
At Square-Enix, net sales for the the year were up 8%, though for MMOs...
Make My MMO: Who do you love now? HOVERBIKES
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen once again made headlines with a concept ship sale, though it wasn't actually for a ship -...
Global Chat: Is it worth it to subscribe to MMOs?
MMO blog Altar of Gaming has a fascinating series going on in which Rimuru is evaluating whether or not it's worth picking up a...
LOTRO Legendarium: My vision for free-to-play version 2.0
A few weeks ago I embarked on an experiment that I had hoped would make for a fascinating column. Basically, I created a brand-new...
KurtzPel addresses issues with the game’s free-to-play balance with a new development letter
It turns out that converting a game from a buy-to-play model to a free-to-play one is somewhat harder than it looks. That's one of...
Make My MMO: Oath’s Kickstarter success, Star Citizen’s funding drama
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen made headlines once again thanks to a rather brutal article on Forbes that references everything from Chris...
The Game Archaeologist: Minions of Mirth
While large teams with big budgets and studios backing them are expected to push out smash hit MMORPGs, to me it's always vastly more...
Elder Scrolls Blades releases fresh early access trailer and patch
The Elder Scrolls: Blades is having a bit of a rough release, what with the endless string of criticism over its business model and...
Elder Scrolls Online’s latest free trial event has begun as fifth anniversary celebrations continue
If you've somehow never managed to try The Elder Scrolls Online in the last five years, first of all, what are you playing that's...
