Indie studio known primarily for Shards Online.
citadel studios
The Daily Grind: How can MMO communities revive a dying playerbase?
A while back, I read a Reddit thread from players of a certain small MMO who were discussing what the community could do to,...
Legends of Aria just announced The Shifting Sands, its fourth season of content
Just a few weeks after leaving early access and finally formally launching, Legends of Aria is already moving on to its next content phase....
Flameseeker Chronicles: First Impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Jormag Rising, live today
Just two short months ago, Guild Wars 2 introduced us to the Drizzlewood Coast, flashpoint of the civil war between the Charr United Legions...
The MOP Up: EVE Online’s Triglavian conflict comes to a head
The big conclusion of EVE Online's multipart Triglavian invasion is coming to a head with Quadrant 3: Zenith, which should hit soon.
"Actions have consequences,"...
Guild Wars 2 takes fans through the design process of the Assault on the Frost Citadel meta-event
With the next episode of Guild Wars 2 mere days away, a couple of devs at ArenaNet -- senior designer Bryan Yarrow and designer...
Guild Wars 2 previews Jormag Rising’s Frost Citadel in new teaser
So, things in Guild Wars 2 are about to get pretty frosty, what with the upcoming Jormag Rising episode seeing players square off against...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 279: New World in the new year
Justin and Bree discuss New World, WoW Shadowlands, Dual Universe, Legends of Aria, Elder Scrolls Online, and Torchlight III, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag topics on lazy development and Mists of Pandaria.
Legends of Aria throws a party to celebrate its official launch
The cat is out of the bag, the MMO is out of early access, and the fun is out of control. With the official...
Legends of Aria, Kickstarted in 2014 as Shards Online, has officially left early access and launched
As promised, Legends of Aria officially launched out of early access and into the wild last night. We should also probably say "finally," as...
Legends of Aria leaves early access, pushes out Frozen Tundra update
The year was 2019. People were completely taking for granted conventions, movie theaters, and getting deeply uncomfortable in crowded elevators. It was back in...
Procedural-gen MMO ReWorld Online teases coming PvP testing
We haven't touched on MMORPG ReWorld since last year, but a note on Reddit from the dev about the MMO's testing plans brought the...
Legends of Aria will temporarily suspend militias at the end of its current season
It appears that militias in Legends of Aria are going back to the drawing board. The devs have announced that militias will be temporarily...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s asset safety bait and switch was a colossal mistake
Imagine if you logged back into your favourite MMO after a few months away to find that your character's gear was gone or valuable...
TERA launches the Awakening update on consoles June 30
It's a big wake-up call for players in TERA on the game's console version, as both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will get...
EVE Online pirate pillages $60K worth of items from a shutdown Citadel
Last week we reported on a new kind of thievery happening in EVE Online thanks to a recent update which causes unpowered Citadels to...
EVE Online patch enables trillions of ISK in theft from inactive players
When EVE Online introduced player-built citadels in the 2016 Citadel expansion, there were fears that people wouldn't trust them enough to put their valuable...
Legends of Aria kicks off Season 2 with an emphasis on digging
The second season of time-limited content for Legends of Aria has started up, and the game is digging itself a hole. Wait, no, that's not...
OrbusVR plans summer events, treasure hunting, and economy tweaks for the rest of 2020
With OrbusVR's recent mini story pack behind it, the devs are moving on to the content coming for the rest of 2020, starting with...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO developers stuck in the past?
Earlier this month - so what feels like at least a few years ago - the MMO community amused itself jousting over comments from...
Neverwinter introduces its 19th module, Avernus, launching ‘soon’ for PC
In a bit of a low-key announcement this morning, Perfect World and Cryptic have taken the lid off what's next for Neverwinter. If you...