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Obituary: Former Free Realms creative director Laralyn McWilliams has passed away
I'm sorry to report this morning that game developer Laralyn McWilliams has passed away at the age of 58. MMO fans will remember her...
The Daily Grind: When was the last time an MMO studio truly impressed you?
Embers Adrift is probably never going to be my MMORPG, but damn I'm proud of Stormhaven Studios. Yes, I have a soft spot for...
Lord of the Rings Online preps Update 39 testing, Dungeons & Dragons Online readies Year of the Dragon
Standing Stone Games' weekend livestreams for both Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online have both come to pass, and while...
Final Fantasy XIV’s open beta for Xbox X|S starts February 21 – here’s how to get in
This time it's for real instead of a mistakenly early announcement: The Xbox X|S open beta test for Final Fantasy XIV has locked down...
The Daily Grind: How do you cope with losing someone in an MMORPG?
I have been immeasurably lucky in that I have never lost a close online friend to death, only to drifting away. But unfortunately, you...
The Daily Grind: Would you be interested in a Guild Wars 3?
Have you ever noticed how every MMO franchise seems to get to exactly two numbered installments and then stops, at most? Guild Wars 2...
WRUP: How to get ham from snakes edition
All right so I'm not actually sure what you need to learn here. For one thing, ham is a meat that comes from pigs....
The Daily Grind: How driven or chill are you toward your MMO progress?
I've always been a very goals- and projects-oriented person, even in my gameplay. I figure that if I'm going to spend time in a...
Minecraft claps hands with H&R Block to premiere a ‘tax-themed gaming experience’ February 3
Nobody likes doing taxes - heck, we're pretty sure that CPAs don't like doing taxes and it's their literal job - so it's really...
The Daily Grind: Do you even want an MMO with transmedia synergy?
We've been talking about transmedia synergy again thanks to Dune Awakening, so I want to go at it from a new angle. The term...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Los Angeles Sinnoh Tour
Pokemon GO's Sinnoh Tour is coming to Los Angeles February 16th-18th, but despite its already being sold out, Niantic is still dangling some key...
Casually Classic: When will WoW Classic stop adding expansions?
This spring, the era of Wrath Classic will officially come to an end when the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch hits ahead of the summer launch....
Embers Adrift’s 2024 roadmap promises more solo support and a free trial coming this month
Embers Adrift's Stormhaven Studios is the latest MMO team to deliver a juicy roadmap - and it's promising "big steps" for the indie title,...
Perfect Ten: Why MMOs should never ditch text chat
If you ever want to feel what an MMO is like without any sort of text chat, then spend a stretch of time in...
Valheim’s Discord server is finally back up after a nasty hack of its dev team
On Monday, we covered an emerging fiasco happening over in the Valheim community: The game's Discord and multiple developer Discord accounts had been hacked,...
The Daily Grind: What are some of the prettiest high-level zones in MMOs?
Back in the day, it used to be common for the early game in MMO to be nothing but verdant forests, lush meadows, and...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO shows little love for February
Pokemon Go's roadmap for February is out, but once again leakers have deflated some of that potential hype Niantic tends to squander anyway. While...
Choose My Adventure: Genshin Impact is a perfectly lovely single-player RPG
Before I begin, I want to point out that I promise I didn't write that headline just to get anger clicks. I don't want...
The Daily Grind: What do you think the next viral MMO will look like?
I am the first to admit that I didn't see Palworld coming. Oh, I knew about Palworld; we'd covered Palworld. We'd also been covering...
Ravendawn heralds high player numbers, acknowledges lag, and shares its first roadmap
Earlier this month we saw the Tibia-inspired MMO Ravendawn - the one that's not a blockchain cesspit - make its free-to-play launch, which is...
