covid-19
COVID-19 Roundup: EVE Online’s huge influx of newbies, live Gamescom is probably toast
Welcome back to another roundup of how MMOs and the gaming industry are faring and fronting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
First up: CCP's Hilmar Pétursson...
RuneScape adjusts the Shattered Worlds (with help from the Ninjas), Jagex gives over $125k to charity
Normally, I don't think many are in the habit of thanking ninjas for what they do, but in the case of RuneScape's Ninja Team,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 267: Who had ‘New World delay’ on their bingo card?
Andy, Justin, and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands, LOTRO, Chronicles of Elyria, New World, SWTOR, FFXIV, RuneFest, Champions Online, and EverQuest, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, Elite, SWG Legends, and Animal Crossing, and a mailbag entry on Secret World Legends and maintenance-mode MMOs.
Over a thousand people rolled toons in Ship of Heroes’ impromptu beta
Ship of Heroes had been making the best of the COVID-19 stay-home mandates with an impromptu beta test. Now that the test is done,...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off an eight-day free login campaign
It sounds a little bit cliche, but now really is the perfect time for a lot of people to explore MMOs that might not...
The Daily Grind: Have you noticed an uptick in players in your MMO of choice?
It's no secret that MMOs and other online games are doing better than usual thanks to the pandemic keeping a large portion of the...
Star Wars: The Old Republic shakes up its release schedule thanks to the pandemic
If there is one thing that the business world is discovering in the era of COVID-19, it's that there are limitations to what can...
COVID-19 roundup: Game spending shoots up, Stadia Pro goes free, and GDC tries again
Let's catch up on all of the craziness about how COVID-19 is impacting the world of gaming. It turns out that being locked inside...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida confirms that patch 5.3 will be delayed in the wake of the pandemic
It's been said many times that Final Fantasy XIV has one of the most rock-solid update schedules in the MMO space, but it turns...
Jagex cancels RuneScape’s RuneFest 2020, considers ‘alternative virtual events’
Another gaming event, this one specific to MMORPGs, is closing its doors this year thanks to the pandemic: Jagex announced this afternoon that it's...
Chronicles of Elyria boss says development is still ongoing, still seeking funding
Over the last couple of weeks, we've been covering the abrupt cancellation of Chronicles of Elyria, a Kickstarted MMORPG that raised millions of dollars...
Blizzard hasn’t canceled BlizzCon 2020 over the pandemic, is still working on the show
Every week that goes by during the COVID-19 pandemic, we've seen more and more gaming conventions throw in the towel and go digital, some...
Amazon’s MMO New World just delayed launch from May to August 25
Amazon's New World isn't going to make its planned May launch, as you've probably already guessed, given the fact that spring was supposed to...
MMO Business Roundup: Funcom’s corporate move, Japan’s ratings board, and Dean Hall’s next big thing
We're back with another roundup of MMO industry and business stories related to our corner of the online gaming world.
Funcom: Funcom is moving to...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor has been delayed, but only by about a week
Elder Scrolls Online's Skyrim-centric Greymoor chapter isn't going to make its original release window, unfortunately. ZeniMax's Matt Firor delivered the news to fans this...
Our interview with Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida and Yusuke Mogi
Health concerns kept the staff from Final Fantasy XIV away from this year's PAX East in Boston back at the end of February. This...
Riot’s Runeterra launches April 30 while COVID-19 slows Valorant
We were just talking on the podcast about how, with everyone stuck at home and looking for gaming outlets, that this is the perfect...
Massively Uplifting: Cake, coloring, and EVE Online’s PLEX4Good COVID-19 relief
The news this past month has been infected with the novel coronavirus. It's everywhere we turn, and we can't escape it even if we...
COVID-19 roundup: Brick-and-mortar game store stupidity, ‘reimagined’ E3 2021, and Twitch’s new record
We're back once again with some more novel coronavirus news stories all bundled up for you in one place, and friends, we're going to...
Popular Chinese MMO JX3 Online will close in Taiwan following COVID-19 protest
This article needs a quick bit of backstory: Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was one of the first whistleblowers for the current COVID-19 epidemic; he...
