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ARK: Fear Evolved 2 introduces werewolves, vampires, and the DodoWyvern
Just because you are stranded on a mysterious island or lost in a massive desert in ARK doesn't mean you can't celebrate Halloween! However,...
Elder Scrolls Online cash shop creates gold-generating loophole
Give a cash shop an inch, they say, and it'll take a mile.
Sharp-eyed Elder Scrolls Online players have been watching the game's crown store ever...
EverQuesting: Landmark brings back PvP and Halloween in its latest patch
Note: While mainly focused on the franchise that started it all, EverQuesting delves into the other Daybreak news and titles as well.
I can't help...
Blizzard clarifies World of Warcraft quests that can’t be cleared in LFR
The World of Warcraft community was in a bit of a tizzy yesterday when it collectively discovered that you couldn't complete a quest chain...
Here’s everything you need to know about RIFT’s Starfall Prophecy expansion
When RIFT players cast their minds back to the last expansion, Nightmare Tide, chances are that two aspects that stick out more than the...
EverQuesting: Landmark is offering new races – for a price
I knew that new races would eventually come to Landmark! From the beginning it didn't make any sense to me that Daybreak would ignore something...
Massively Overthinking: Is every MMORPG with a cash shop pay-to-win?
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from one of our dear Patreon Patrons, Duane.
"There seems to be an ever broadening attitude towards what...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Update 11 features Argonian theme, new dungeons, updated trials, and new hair
ZeniMax is busily teasing its plans for The Elder Scrolls Online's Update 11 today. If you're a fan of the franchise's lizard peeps, you're...
Guild Wars 2 players fume over new lockbox cosmetics
Accompanying today's Guild Wars 2 raid wing patch is a cash shop update that has players pissed. New to the cash shop is the Privateer Weapon...
Lord of the Rings Online reveals new raid bosses, starts spring festival
Like the tides and fashion, raids in MMOs fall in and out of popularity in any given title. Lord of the Rings Online has...
WildStar is finally coming to Steam – on Thursday
As promised, WildStar is indeed launching on Steam -- and Carbine has just announced that the big day is this coming Thursday, June 9th.
"Alongside the...
EverQuesting: The absurd number of things to do in EverQuest II, part II
Have you finished up everything there was to do in EverQuest II from last week's list? Neither have I. That first half alone is...
AdventureQuest 3D is the cross-platform MMORPG that might hook you
If you're anything like me, you've hopefully realized that there can be just as much anticipation in your life over small, interesting games as with...
The Daily Grind: Why do you buy from MMO cash shops?
If you still aren't convinced that a great deal of MMORPG monetization is just gambling in disguise, consider that an acclaimed academic on the...
Black Desert’s second Mediah update brings new pirate events, cash shop buyables
Mediah part two launches in Black Desert today, bringing with it several class fixes, monster adjustments, the temporary removal of specific North American channels,...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO business models
Not too long ago, there was all but one way that you would pay for an MMO, and that was as a monthly subscription....
PAX East 2016: Richard Garriott discusses Shroud of the Avatar’s ‘launch’ and future
It might seem as if Shroud of the Avatar has been in early access for a very long time, probably because it has. Technically, it's...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s deepest dungeon, Palace of the Dead
The funny thing about Final Fantasy XIV, in some ways, is that the game could actually get away for a reasonably long time without...
Diablo III promises new cosmetics in its next patch
'Fess up if you're one of those people who play even action RPGs for the eyecandy. Good news for you today! Blizzard is bolstering...
Worlds Adrift walks down the fashion runway
Cosmetics are serious business, people. And lest you think we're joking, we really are not: Players obviously care deeply about how their characters look...
