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TERA is merging its PC servers too – here’s how it’s all going down in September
Last month, En Masse dropped its console servers for TERA from 22 down to 7. Now, the company is planning a similar round of...
Champions Online starts its four-week anniversary event
At one year shy of a full decade, Champions Online has defied all odds to become the longest-running superhero MMORPG on the planet. That...
Bless Online highlights login bonuses and offers a new Bless Unleashed trailer
Are login bonuses an excellent way to reward players for regularly logging into a game and thus enriching the active community, or are they...
Star Citizen partially reverses CitizenCon streaming paywall decision after community erupts
Note: We've updated the end of this post with the latest developments since the article went live Friday morning.
The Star Citizen subreddit has been...
No Man’s Sky kicks off its first official community event
No Man's Sky didn't just expand into persistent multiplayer with its NEXT update but also laid down the foundation for regular community events to...
The Daily Grind: If you were an MMO NPC, what items would you drop for the players who slay you?
I fell in love with an epic and frankly underrated Twitter thread from game dev Ben Porter this week. "If you were an NPC,...
EA sets up relief fund for Madden shooting victims and donates $1 million
The ripple effect of the horrendous shooting at an esports tournament are going to be felt for some time. EA has already cancelled the...
New World teases us with video clips about nothing
Now that the cat is out of the bag and Amazon is promoting New World, there's been a renewed interest in the community with...
Riot Games vows sweeping corporate culture changes in response to piles of sexism allegations
League of Legends studio Riot Games is in the news again, this time in relation to the ongoing sexism scandal going on within the...
How World of Warcraft was made, from an insider’s perspective
World of Warcraft fans are buzzing about a new book that looks at the development of the game from one of the insiders who...
The Daily Grind: How much of an MMO graphics snob are you?
Pretty much any time that Project Gorgon comes up in discussion around Massively OP, a discussion invariably takes place among readers that weighs the...
Global Chat: Why roleplaying in MMOs matters
If you haven't visited Psychochild's Blog -- the brainchild of former Meridian 59 and Storybricks dev Brian Green -- lately, you are missing out...
EA cancels Madden qualifiers after shooting as PAX West organizers allay security concerns
The mass shooting at a Madden esports tourney that claimed the lives of two young players, Elijah "TrueBoy" Clayton and Taylor "SpotMePlzz" Robertson, has...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any strange MMORPG memory associations, and what are they?
I've been thinking about this topic for a few weeks, ever since MJ and I did a stream on the City of Heroes base...
Check out the new trailer for Star Wars Galaxies’ Legends emulator
I've been trucking along in one of the dozens of Star Wars Galaxies emulators, Legends, for the better part of the summer thanks to a...
Dark and Light’s free DLC, Shard of Faith, is still slated for this summer
It's been a hot minute since we checked in with Dark and Light, the Snail Games MMO that's still technically in early access. It...
LOTRO adds more lockboxes and changes up endgame currency
In a recent livestream, Lord of the Rings Online CM Jerry Snook explained some of the more confusing changes coming with Update 23, most...
Ashes of Creation confirms subscription model, allays fears over IP blocking and region locking
More overseas publishing information has trickled out of Ashes of Creation this weekend thanks to players funneling info from Discord to the forums.
Readers will...
MapleStory 2 will include its own player-created mission system
MapleStory 2's sandbox elements are going to go far beyond housing and throwing a killer disco party with your three hundred best friends. Nexon...
The Daily Grind: How much effort do you put into your MMO guild names?
I don't think I am alone in thinking way, way too much about guild names, at least when I was first starting out in...
