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Demi is a free-to-play online TCG with battling pantheons and online card trading now on Kickstarter
To read the crowdfunding pitch of Demi, you'd be forgiven for thinking that card games have lost some of the plot, and if you...
Apex Legends’ Grand Soiree Arcade Event features two weeks of changing game modes
Are you the sort of person who adapts to a new game mode in short order? Say, a couple of days? If that's the...
The Division 2 reveals early Episode 3 details, Hardcore Mode stats, and a new cosmetics lootbox
The latest State of the Game roundup from The Division 2 has a number of details for players of the co-op shooter, including some...
Massively Uplifting: Gaming studios and communities support kids, trees, cats, STEM, and gaming grandparents
While there are understandably many reasons folks may not want to look back on 2019 fondly, the year wasn't all bad. Massively Uplifting has...
Destiny 2’s Eververse cash shop begins to invade the game once again
There's just something about Destiny 2 repeating its own history. Think back to 2017, when the game's Dawning holiday event caused a furor over...
Storyboard: The future of MMO roleplaying in the new decade
Here we are in a brand-new decade! (If you feel the urge to pedantically correct this, you are wrong, it's a new decade, hush...
Elite Dangerous clarifies a misunderstanding regarding its Arx cash shop currency
Cash shop currency purchases are always a pretty sensitive thing, understandably, so when an Elite Dangerous player reported that deleting a character wiped out...
Winter events kick off in Anarchy Online and Age of Conan, Conan Exiles launches a holiday contest
It seems like a lot of MMOs and multiplayer games are starting to realize that Christmas is arriving in less than a week. Case...
Sea of Thieves adds holiday quests, new Skeleton Lords, and a new tutorial with the Festival of Giving
Just because the Sea of Thieves is full of cold-hearted buccaneers doesn't mean they can't experience a bit of generosity around this time of...
Wisdom of Nym: Impressions of Final Fantasy XIV’s first Blue Mage extension
Here we are. The newest Final Fantasy XIV patch is as much a proof of concept as the original Blue Mage launch was, showing how...
Path of Exile’s Conquerors of the Atlas update sparks a $53,750 boss kill challenge
A new content update for an MMO is exciting enough, but when you pair it up with $53,750 worth of prizes, it blows off...
Blade & Soul previews events that arrive with this week’s Will of Iron update
As is often the case with Blade & Soul patches, there will be events for players to take part in when they're not busy...
Ashes of Creation’s cash shop nods to Game of Thrones as Apocalypse continues to lose players
Baby it's cold outside, but you can still dress up nice and fancy for the cold in Ashes of Creation with this month's stock...
Vague Patch Notes: Why do MMOs have randomness?
If there's one concept that is nearly universally reviled among MMO players, it's randomness. Yes, pretty much everywhere. You could make a little fairy...
Wisdom of Nym: Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV and what the update needs to deliver
The funny thing about Blue Mage in Final Fantasy XIV right now is that the only people still really mad about it are... the...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO Thanksgiving 2019
Pass the cranberry sauce, we're having mashed potatoes! Oh the turkey looks great! Thank you for loving me, thank you for being there, thank you...
Sea of Thieves sets the world on fire with its Seabound Soul update and Thanksgiving cosmetics
"Prepare to meet the spectre of Sir Arthur Pendragon and embark upon the first chapter in a story of fire and woe. Be sure...
Fight or Kite: MMORPG PvP is about competition, not combat
Over the last month, Eliot has written a Daily Grind and Perfect Ten that really got me thinking about what PvP truly is. He...
Gameforge’s Kingdom Under Fire 2 has officially launched today in NA and EU
Developer Blueside and publisher Gameforge are dropping Kingdom Under Fire 2 for western players today, treating us to a new entry in a franchise...
Legends of Aria previews New Dawn’s episodic content and murder penalties
Just before Halloween, Legends of Aria's Citadel Studios announced some sweeping changes coming to the early access sandbox. After revamping its PvP system and...
