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Choose My Adventure: An impressive and empowering first few steps in Albion Online
Albion Online has been one of those sandbox MMORPGs that I’d always had a passing curiosity about, but was never really eager to take...
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...
Star Trek Online accidentally yanks away players’ pricey ships
When you spend a crapton of money on video game ships, you kind of expect for the game to actually deliver them. And then...
The Daily Grind: Are you worried about the fate of EverQuest right now?
Ever since last Friday's latest Daybreak drama - the announcement that longtime EverQuest franchise head Holly Longdale was leaving the studio for some big...
Lootbox regulation recommended by Australian parliamentary committee
While words and recommendations can certainly be considered equal to vapor, the fact that Australia's parliament appears poised to make moves against lockbox monetization...
Hardcore sandbox MMO Trials of Ascension is back under a new team – with yet another Kickstarter
You folks remember Trials of Ascension, right? The hardcore permadeath sandbox MMO with all the messy Kickstarters and drama? The one whose last Kickstarter...
LOTRO Legendarium: Five ideas for special servers in Lord of the Rings Online
At PAX East recently, Standing Stone Games teased some details of Lord of the Rings Online's future. I'm going to hold off on talking...
Coronavirus concerns cancel SXSW, Minecraft Festival, and several FIFA 20 and Apex Legends esports events
The spreading novel coronavirus aka COVID-19 has once more seen a number of gaming-related events cancelled or otherwise postponed.
First off is the collective...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best type of MMO class for hiding scrubs?
Last week, the MOP staff were idly chatting about the early days of MMO, when one of us (who shall remain nameless!) mentioned being...
One Shots: Breaking the speed of awesome
Face it: No matter how long you live, you'll never look as amazing as Utakata here in Blade and Soul. Apparently she's being shot...
Warframe of Mind: Celebrating seven years with free styles, weapons, and a contest
Is seven a lucky number? It is for Warframe, which is turning seven years old this month. Actually, I think you could argue that...
Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse ends its beleaguered early access
Ashes of Creation’s Apocalypse battle royale spin-off is going dark, according to a post on the game's site last night.
"On Tuesday, March 10, 2020...
WRUP: Three directors whom I suspect of filling my personal belongings with mayonnaise edition
Sir Ridley Scott: On five separate occasions I have seen Sir Ridley Scott running away from my mailbox with mayonnaise dripping down his chin...
The Daily Grind: How do you feel about MMO cross-promotions?
Whether it's sanctioned or not, the tradition of MMOs taking any opportunity to draw upon the popularity of other entertainment mediums has been around...
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...
Destiny 2 staff told to work remotely to keep season on track (and the novel coronavirus at bay)
As the coronavirus has now passed 100,000 cases worldwide, more than just gaming conventions are angling to make sure they aren't among the list...
Cryptic is killing off cross-game chat in Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online
One of the best features of Cryptic's MMOs over the years was the fact that players could communicate cross-game in a unique multi-server global...
The Daily Grind: What MMO quality-of-life update had the biggest impact on your gameplay?
Quality-of-life updates in MMOs don't usually get all that much attention from the most plugged-in gamers, but the truth is, they can have an...
PlanetSide 2’s Escalation is really truly launching, this time on March 11
Back in February, Daybreak and Rogue Planet Games were talking up PlanetSide 2's Escalation update, at one point meant to launch February 19th, then...
Frontier tells Elite Dangerous fans there are ‘no plans’ to return GalNet and other lore initiatives to the game
(This post has been updated at the end.) Over the course of February, we covered a growing thunderstorm in the Elite Dangerous community about...