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Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Ultima Online is getting shared bank storage after 20 years, making F2P play more viable
There's exciting news for the 20-year-old Ultima Online this week, as the game's latest newsletter announced an account-wide bank storage system.
"Between Publish 100 and...
Dark Age of Camelot delays its free-to-play shift to 2019
While we reported in December 2017 that Broadsword was aiming for a free-to-play option for Dark Age of Camelot, we haven't seen a lot...
Make My MMO: SOTA sees layoffs, Crowfall sees delay, Star Citizen sees shade, and Camelot Unchained sees beta on the horizon (June 23, 2018)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained is in the home stretch before open beta. Yes, really, open beta. This is happening, people! Clear...
SOS fully abandons its classic mode, and its Steam reviews are a dumpster fire
Outpost Games sent round a mailer this week announcing that SOS Battle Royale is now "free to play forever," thanks to its latest patch,...
Champions Online slashes prices on freeform characters, three for 60 bucks
At the beginning of June, PWE announced big changes for Champions Online: It was planning to drop the game's optional monthly subscription in favor...
PSA: EVE Online is offering a 15% Omega discount through June 26
Devoid of further context, the phrase "Omega Discount" sounds vaguely threatening. It's the last discount? No, it's a discount on the price of picking...
Final Fantasy XIV could still arrive on Nintendo Switch if console companies decide to play nice
Naoki Yoshida of Final Fantasy XIV fame was at this year's E3, and that means interviews with the man himself. One of those interviews...
E3 2018: Hands-on with Funcom’s upcoming Mutant Year Zero
Apparently, GDC was good to Funcom, The Bearded Ladies, and Mutant: Year Zero. The teams had originally thought to skip E3 this year, but...
EVE Online sells a bundle of ‘Venture’ skins for 120 Plex, poking fun at Star Citizen
Someone at CCP Games is obviously having quite a lot of fun with the latest EVE Online skin bundle. The bundle of skins for...
E3 2018: A second look at Trion’s Defiance 2050 reboot
GDC 2018 back in March was good to Defiance 2050, at least in terms of making people aware of the goals of the game....
ARK Survival Evolved Mobile has officially launched for iOS and Android
The mobile version of ARK: Survival Evolved is officially out and live for your mobile devices - both iOS and Android - as of today....
Get Elder Scrolls Online and Morrowind for 8 bucks, check out the Murkmire DLC teaser from E3
If you somehow missed the Morrowind chapter of the MMORPG we named game of the year in 2018, then this sale is most definitely...
The Daily Grind: Will you sub to EA’s new ‘Origin Access Premier’ service?
During EA Play this weekend, EA announced Origin Access Premier, its attempt at a subscription service on PC. For $100 a year, you'll basically...
Global Chat: FFXIV re-reborn, State of Decay 2, and Dungeons and Dragons Online
With the rollout of Patch 4.3, Final Fantasy XIV is offering its players a nice big slice of content to enjoy as we head...
Make My MMO: Star Citizen’s alpha 3.2 goes to the Evocati on the PTU, TemTem has already tripled its Kickstarter ask (June 9, 2018)
This week in MMO crowdfunding, Star Citizen continued inching its way toward alpha 3.2, as the latest build has hit the PTU for the early "Evocati"...
The Game Archaeologist: Myst Online
The impact of Myst in 1993 was akin to an atomic bomb going off in the PC gaming world. The leap forward in graphical...
Massively Overthinking: Why is no one meeting the obvious player demand for big MMORPGs?
Massively OP reader ichi_san has a burning question about the state of the industry.
"Lots of people seem to be looking for an MMO they...
ARK Survival Evolved Mobile is really happening – in fact, it launches June 14
Howsabout that mobile version of ARK: Survival Evolved? It's happening, and it's happening soon, as Studio Wildcard and War Drum Studios announced today that...
Champions Online puts subscription switch on hold in light of player disapproval
So, as we reported Friday, Champions Online was on deck to lose its subscriptions just like Star Trek Online. Except that as many, many players...
