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MMO sandbox Fractured bumps launch to later in the summer than anticipated
Last night on Discord, Dynamight Studios' Jacopo Gallelli apologized to Fractured fans, telling them that among the eight-person staff, he was the person who...
SGF 2024: Previewing Funcom’s Dune Awakening, from PvP philosophy to the survival MMO label
I must admit I went into Summer Game Fest with pretty low expectations. I was MOP's "E3 guy" back when E3 was a concern,...
Here’s how to watch the keynote for Black Desert’s Heidel Ball in a French castle this weekend
In case you have somehow missed in over the last few weeks of mentioning it, Black Desert is holding its summer community spectacle this...
Blizzard promises a ‘robust footprint’ at Gamescom for WoW, Diablo, and Overwatch 2 celebrations
During not-E3's Xbox showcase, Blizzard hinted very strongly that it would have more reveals and festivities coming later in the summer, which made sense...
Wayfinder’s new AMA covers monetization, 1.0 content, and reception to Echoes
Now that Wayfinder's Echoes update is live with its new optional offline mode, the folks at Airship Syndicate have sat themselves down to talk...
The Classic Secret World community is hosting a 12th anniversary event for the game – not Funcom
Let's get this out of the way: No, Funcom has not had a massive change of heart and decided to start developing for either...
ARK Survival Ascended releases an official mod that injects the Power Rangers into the survivalbox
One of my favorite kinds of mods is the one that slaps in some off-the-wall character or feature that's less about maintaining worldbuilding and...
LOTRO Legendarium: Am I excited at all for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO?
With all of the recent hullabaloo around New World, I've noticed several mentions of what this may portend for Amazon's Lord of the Rings...
The Daily Grind: What are your plans for this week’s Tarisland launch?
In a way, I feel sorry for Tarisland trying to muscle its way into an already overcrowded summer gaming season. But you know what?...
Mortal Online 2’s next patch will add its Mastery system, a Wilderness dungeon, and new craftable armor
Originally, Mortal Online 2 had planned to include a system called the Veteran system, a mechanic designed to help improve build diversity and offer...
SGF 2024: Hands-on with NCsoft’s long-awaited Throne and Liberty, launching September 17
Most of the games I played at Summer Game Fest were more enjoyable than I expected - including Throne and Liberty, which was probably...
Choose My Adventure: Flying, dogfighting, and struggling with hardware in Star Citizen
Well, talk about a massive disappointment. After a bunch of attempts, tweaks, and some general stubbornness, I'm pretty much going to have to concede...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO saw its hype die shockingly quickly?
We get some weird PR in our inbox, but the other day a grown-ass man being paid four times what I make woke up...
Second Wind: Final thoughts on returning to World of Warcraft in 2024, from community to dragonriding
At long last, we've reached the fourth and final part of my series detailing my experiences returing to World of Warcraft after six years...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a plan for what happens to your MMO accounts when you die?
Ars Technica penned a piece a few weeks back about the legal quagmire awaiting people who hope to legally pass their Steam accounts on...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Big Big Run highlights the big problem with its PvE
As I shamelessly teased in the WRUP last week, I managed to make some time for Splatoon 3's new Salmon Run event, the Big...
One Shots: When the cuteness dug too deep
In this past week's adventures, Utakata claimed to have plumbed the great depths and mysteries of Khazad-dûm... with a mouse-person. I don't remember that...
LOTRO Legendarium: What will happen when Lord of the Rings Online dies?
You know that old hypothetical of "Would you want to know when you die or would you rather be ignorant of it?" A slightly...
Jagex postpones RuneScape’s in-person RuneFest event after showrunner company implodes
If you're a RuneScape fan who was looking forward to the return of the in-person RuneFest this year after its four year-long hiatus, we...
WRUP: Moist dessert recipes edition
Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about bizarre media franchise adaptions in video games.
