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Gigantic hands out goodies and preps a double XP weekend as compensation for server issues
Last week, the shooter MOBA Gigantic promised a compensation package for fans as an apology for its rickety relaunch. This week, those fans now...
The Daily Grind: What problematic MMO trends have you become inured to?
I was reading a review of a certain tiny MMO the other day when a line jumped out at me. The player was complaining...
EG7 transfers PlanetSide 2 development from Daybreak to Toadman, posts 2024 roadmap
Ever since Daybreak's February investor report that admitted the company had sold off a "noncore IP for USD 5.9 million" to " EG7 with...
ARK Survival Ascended opens temporary Scorched Earth servers, confirms premium mods for consoles in April
Evidently there are a lot of fans who are trying to get into the Scorched Earth map of ARK: Survival Ascended - enough that...
TERA is celebrating its sixth anniversary… on console, that is, because PC is still dead
Did you forget TERA was still alive? On console, anyway. The game's latest update opens the Draakon Arena dungeon in regular and hard mode,...
Embers Adrift begins testing ‘content compression’ that seeks to address several gameplay issues
Does climbing up to a maximum of 50 levels in Embers Adrift fill you with a sense of dread? Would climbing up to 30...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any embarrassing MMO-related habits?
I was having a laugh at myself the other day because I saw an ad for those little finger chopsticks - you know, those...
WRUP: There is a hidden message about a chocolate cake in this week’s WRUP edition
Join us for our weekly open thread! We're discussing what MMOs we're playing this weekend and answering a bonus question about...
Four years after MapleStory 2’s western sunset, the global fans on the Korean version are dwindling
We still mourn the loss of MapleStory 2 'round these parts, particularly since the well-liked sequel appears to have been frustratingly canned as an...
Star Citizen releases a new launcher and talks about its ongoing Overdrive Initiative missions
CIG is certainly not the first MMO to unleash an inordinate amount of fanfare for releasing a new game launcher, but even so, there...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO dev deserves sainthood for putting up with us MMO players?
The other day, Justin and I were joking about the Allan "Orion" Maki interview that turned out to be a massive three-hour affair. Orion...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends teases ships, city structures, and Jedi Themepark Part 2
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has dropped its spring newsletter, with a few teases about the future of the game - in...
Roblox walks back statements that children earning money is a ‘gift’ and not exploitation of labor
Roblox's PR department has found itself in the unenviable position of providing cover for some dumb nonsense an executive said at GDC this year....
Stormgate studio Frost Giant opens equity crowdfunding campaign to make players into investors
Back in February, we covered the eyebrow-raising story that Frost Giant, the studio behind multiplayer RTS Stormgate, was planning to make a push for...
Cozy MMO Sky Children of the Light launches F2P early access on Steam today
Thatgamecompany's five-year-old Sky: Children of the Light officially debuts on PC today, one of the rare few multiplayer titles these days that seems to...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that earned a notorious reputation
Nobody wants a bad reputation. I mean, you can't make everyone everywhere approve of you, but you also don't have to go out of...
The Daily Grind: What percent of your MMO gaming should be combat?
MMO combat is fun. It is. I love trying out combat skills, grouping with friends to take down bosses, and hearing the sound of...
Last week’s massive Palia layoffs included waaaay too many senior Singularity 6 staff
As Palia players continue to reel from last week's news that Singularity 6 had laid off 35% of its team, the staff are continuing...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the worst localization?
Back in March, Chris covered a Mad World patch that had the both of us scratching our heads: The English translation of the game's party system UI was using the term "mob" for "party" or "group." While you can kind of see the logic, it's not something an actual professional localization team would ever do, as the word mob means something entirely different in English-language games.
Can’t see the eclipse in person today? Here’s how to watch it with online with some gaming flair
As we noted on Friday, there's a major celestial event happening for North America today: A lot of you are about to see an...