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E3 2017: CCP’s VR sports game Sparc debuts new trailer, summer PSVR launch
First announced back in February, CCP's multiplayer VR sports sim Sparc is getting the E3 treatment this week, being available for play (and spectating)...
E3 2017: Capcom announces Monster Hunter World for consoles and PC
First, the bad news: Monster Hunter World is not an MMO version of the long-running franchise. But it is a new installment bringing in...
E3 2017: Ubisoft officially reveals The Crew 2
Ubisoft is undoubtedly pleased with the sales and performance of The Crew because as previously teased, the developer has invested in a full-fledged sequel that's even...
E3 2017: Final Fantasy XIV hosts a Stormblood blood drive
Blood will be spilled in Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. That's almost a given. But blood gets spilled on a regular basis in the real...
E3 2017: Destiny 2 is launching September 6 on consoles, October 24 on PC
The launch dates for Bungie's highly anticipated Destiny 2 have been revealed, and PC players are going to need an extra-large dose of patience...
E3 2017: Survival sandbox Ashen boasts ‘passive multiplayer’
One of the indie highlights of this weekend's pre-E3 show was Ashen, a beautiful survival sandbox with a former Guild Wars 2 artist on board...
Shroud of the Avatar puts the final touches on Libris Ruins, promotes SotA Con 2017
One of the big additions to Shroud of the Avatar in this month's Release 43 will be Libris Ruins. Is it a little weird...
E3 2017: Ubisoft announces Skull and Bones, a multiplayer pirate sandbox
Sea of Thieves, you have a new challenger in the realm of MMOsy pirate games: Ubisoft just announced Skull and Bones at E3. The...
E3 2017: ARK Survival Evolved launches August 8
The time is fast approaching when we can stop cocking eyebrows at ARK: Survival Evolved for launching expansions while still in early access as...
E3 2017: State of Decay 2 targets spring 2018 launch
Call it State of Delay 2.
Players are going to have to wait a little bit longer to get their next hit of Undead Labs'...
E3 2017: Sea of Thieves delays release to early 2018
While it should come as no shock that Sea of Thieves was going to fail to make its projected spring 2017 release window, especially...
E3 2017: Elder Scrolls Online announces Horns of the Reach and Clockwork City DLC
The Elder Scrolls Online already spent its big ammo last week when Morrowind actually launched, but it's part of Bethsoft's E3 production all the...
E3 2017: EA BioWare reveals Anthem, a shared-world Destiny clone
Move over Destiny; BioWare is about to take a shot at your market share with its newly revealed Anthem.
Anthem is a "shared-world action-RPG" in...
E3 2017: Black Desert confirms Xbox ports for 2018
We've known Black Desert was coming to consoles for a long time now; the first teases landed last year, with confirmation as recently as...
Dual Universe on playtesting, the planetary map, and summer cons
Kickstarted indie sci-fi sandbox Dual Universe has posted its monthly update this week with a meaty dev vlog from Novaquark's JC Baillie.
Baillie says that...
World of Warcraft Patch 7.2.5 is coming on Tuesday; here’s Blizzard’s survival guide
You only have one more weekend to wait before experiencing the next chapter of World of Warcraft's saga: Blizzard has announced that Patch 7.2.5 will release...
E3 2017: Nexon’s dinosaur MMO Durango launches Q4 this year
I've been to Colorado's Durango many times, and I can assure you that there are no dinosaurs there. Nexon's Durango, however, is overrun with...
Primal Survival development has ceased for ARK: Survival Evolved
As we approach this year's E3, it seems like an opportune time to check back in on features and additions that were promised at...
The Daily Grind: Who’s the best villain ever in an MMORPG?
The past few weeks while I've been sick, I've been doing a rewatch of a couple of old favorite shows and fell into a TV...
Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist
This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...