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The Daily Grind: What are you hoping to hear from this year’s BlizzCon?
Perhaps I think or say this every year, but I truly feel that 2023's BlizzCon is setting up for a make-or-break moment for Blizzard....
Ilysia thanks players for their support as it rolls over early access bugs in latest patches
Last week saw the VR MMORPG Ilysia make its early access launch following a bumpy series of tests and delays, which naturally means a...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Party Play is peak Niantic
Pokemon Go's newest feature, Party Play, is out now, and it's... well, very Niantic. Since the feature was first datamined, it seemed like it...
WoW Factor: This time will not be different
The other day, I got a nasty email from a World of Warcraft fan. This is not inherently unusual; it happens a couple of...
The Daily Grind: Are you inured to MMO whaling and exploitative monetization?
Back in July, MOP reader Neowolf made an insightful comment about excessive monetization exploitation and MMO whaling - that is, MMOs targeting big-spenders with...
Pantheon confirms ‘247’ extraction play mode rumors: ‘This is not a cancellation of Pantheon’
Yesterday, we covered turmoil in the Pantheon Rise of the Fallen community stemming from multiple leaks from the game's VIP backer Discord. The leaker...
Dungeons and Dragons Online readies a community-wide challenge and a Deck of Many Curses
The latest batch of adventures went up on the Dungeons and Dragons Online test server this week. But if you were expecting the same-old,...
Old School RuneScape previews its next wave survival activity, reruns last year’s Halloween event
Old School RuneScape is once again bursting at the seams with all sorts of news and updates, from future plans to current events and...
The Daily Grind: Do you worry about getting too old for MMORPGs to release?
As I start to give the oncoming approach of the age of 50 a long, hard stare, I've had a new, weird concern arise:...
Throne & Liberty promises to show off more of its launch content on November 2
It feels safe enough to say that Throne & Liberty has not precisely lit the world on fire yet, especially with some less-than-enthusiastic reception...
Sky Children of the Light begins a ‘multi-year development plan’ for a permanent multiplayer town center
Sky: Children of the Light continues to beat the large-scale multiplayer drum in its updates, especially since they're the source of a lot of...
EVE Evolved: Is it too late to start playing EVE Online?
Sci-fi MMO EVE Online reached a special milestone this year with its 20th anniversary, and for many people, it raises an interesting question: Is...
Choose My Adventure: Amrine Excavation and other flail-based New World adventures
I wasn't sure that I was going to be playing with others this week in New World. That's not to suggest that I've been...
Gamigo grants RIFT players 10 days of free sub time to celebrate the MMO’s 10th birthday on Steam
Earlier this year, the MMO community was growing increasingly concerned about the future of the beloved but beleaguered MMORPG RIFT, which has seen repeated...
Rumor: Pantheon leaks suggest a monetized spin-off mode is en route for testing
The Pantheon Rise of the Fallen community is in uproar this morning over apparent leaks from the game's VIP backer section - regardless of...
The Daily Grind: Does playing MMOs ever feel like a job?
MOP reader HotPinkGoblin recently remarked that the march of time had changed their attitude about playing MMOs - in what I would consider a...
Whatever non-layoff thing is going on at Cryptic sounds ominous and we don’t like it
Disturbing and confusing news for Cryptic and its MMORPGs - chiefly Star Trek Online and Neverwinter - has erupted across social media today following...
EVE Online puts together a lore-focused informational video about November 14’s Havoc update
EVE Online is starting its march towards November 14th's Havoc update in one of gaming's favorite methods: the hype video. That said, the newest...
EverQuest, Guild Wars 2, LOTRO, and more fundraise for this year’s Extra Life push
It's the season for the annual push by gamers and game studios to support Extra Life, the charity that raises money for Children's Miracle...
Fight or Kite: Should PvPers return for New World’s Rise of the Angry Earth expansion?
All the talk going on around me about New World and its first paid expansion has caught my attention. There's been office chat discussing...
