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SMITE 2 enters into a second alpha weekend with two more gods and gameplay updates
Did you miss the last time SMITE 2 held a weekend alpha test? Fret not because there's a second alpha test happening right now,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO enters its Shared Skies season without sharing much info
We're entering the summer season in Pokemon Go, and this one is called Shared Skies. If you ignore the repeat info from the upcoming...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst whaling in a multiplayer game you’ve seen in the last year?
This week, mainstream MOBA gamers flipped alllll the tables over Riot Games' gambit to sell a $450 League of Legends cosmetics bundle themed around...
Casually Classic: Three questions I have for WoW Classic’s probable Pandaria
Oh hey, Cataclysm Classic is here. You can absolutely sense the palpable excitement and community buzz over it, much the same way you can...
Black Desert splashes out for its 10th birthday with a visual history of development and community fun
Black Desert is fond of celebrating its more unusual birthdays - like its 3000th day - so the 10-year anniversary coming up in December...
Corepunk is on day three of trying to get its big alpha test off the ground
Third time's a charm for Corepunk? Artificial Core's top-down MMORPG has struggled through its latest round of alpha, which was originally meant to include...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs where you absolutely love the visuals – but that’s it?
As much as we like to tell ourselves that we are deep and mature people of substance, sometimes all it takes is a little...
Choose My Adventure: Adventuring in Southern Elsweyr brings back Elder Scrolls Online’s simple pleasures
It's a bit unfortunate that I've had more fun playing Elder Scrolls Online by myself than with others in recent days, but then I...
Corepunk resets alpha, inviting another 5000 players and extending the test to June 3
Corepunk's latest alpha was meant to kick off this past weekend, but it wasn't without a hitch. Artificial Core admitted that the alpha test,...
New World’s latest community events feature XP boosts, hardware giveaways, and free canopic jars
New World is continuing to throw as many smoke bombs as it can in order to pad the time between now and when it...
The Daily Grind: Do you bring any habits from one MMO to the next?
So a few weekends ago, I was doing overworld questing on my Hobbit Hunter in Lord of the Rings Online when I caught myself...
NetEase’s post-apoc survival shooter Once Human opens mobile pre-registration
If you've been hoping to experience some SCP-style weirdness on your mobile device, then you'll be happy to note that the post-apocalyptic survival shooter...
Blizzard says adding raid finder to WoW Cataclysm Classic is a matter of player feedback
LFR. Three little letters that can apparently spell intense psychic damage to a certain class of player in World of Warcraft Classic. With the...
The Daily Grind: Has an MMO ever inspired your real pet’s name?
I love naming stuff. Not just my characters, but when allowed, I name my crafted items, housing plot, and of course, my virtual pets....
The MOP Up: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile’s Chinese launch crashes from high demand
Dungeon & Fighter is one of those odd franchises that nobody seems to notice in the west but is incredibly, obscenely, immensely popular in...
Global Chat: V Rising isn’t the Diablo clone you might expect
In An Age tucked into the bloody meal that is V Rising following the vampiric survival game's launch and found it a mixed bag...
One Shots: Who left the lights on?
As a dad, I am perhaps consumed by a drive to make sure that all of the lights in the house are off when...
The Game Archaeologist: Runes of Magic, an MMO that made millions disappear
In more ways than one, the year 2004 was a pivotal one for the MMORPG community. Even as games like City of Heroes, EverQuest...
WRUP: Vintage DLC controversy edition
FROM THE DESK OF MAJOR ALOYSIUS STONEMURDER CHESTELM THE THIRD (MRS.) -
It behooves me to write into the editor of this month's "Computing Entertainments...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever feel like you’re outside the wall of an MMO fandom?
It's a disquieting feeling to be around a bunch of people who are "in the know" on a trend or fandom but you're not....
