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Co-op survivalbox Enshrouded just launched into Steam early access
When I logged into my guild's Discord this morning, I realized half my crew was excitedly chattering about Enshrouded, multiplayer survival sandbox that we...
LOTRO Legendarium: Digging into LOTRO’s 2024 roadmap, from U39 to the Baharbêl expansion
Oh boy -- it's roadmap time for Lord of the Rings Online! As we've been seeing over the past few years, Standing Stone Games...
Albion Online drops a guide to alchemy, opens apps for its player Round Table
The first and perhaps most important thing to understand about how crafted potions behave in Albion Online is that these potions are sometimes best...
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
Lord of the Rings Online’s 2024 roadmap includes an expansion, new hobby, and kinship ‘refresh’
It's Lord of the Rings Online's turn at the roadmap podium as this 17-year-old MMORPG announced its 2024 plans today. While perhaps not as...
LOTRO Legendarium: Brainstorming new hobby ideas for LOTRO
April 24th, 2008. That was both the first and last time that Lord of the Rings Online added a hobby to the game --...
Vague Patch Notes: The real question every MMO has to answer
Why am I here?
A lot of times I will slow-roll my column and lead to something unexpected, something that I am sure you are...
Lasuni is a 2-D browser-based free-to-play MMO that’s eyeing a return in 2024
Yes, you read that headline right; this is the story of a re-launch, though it's also about an MMORPG that you may not have...
Wayfinder teases new roadmap, weapon, raids, pets, mounts, and more in new AMA
Wayfinder's been fairly quiet over the holidays since the stealth-launch of its last patch, but as it turns out, that's because the devs have...
Elder Scrolls Online sets January 18 reveal date as rumors over the next chapter swirl
It's January aka MMO roadmap month, and Elder Scrolls Online is joining the call, as ZeniMax Online Studios has announced that its big global...
Tarisland’s latest crafting overhaul proposal doubles down on prioritizing PvE drops over crafted gear
Tencent is back in Discord today with continuing updates on everything it's doing to make Tarisland more palatable for the western market, not that...
Tarisland makes major PvE and PvP changes to its beta build
Back from the winter break, Tarisland's dev team is cranking out a slew of changes to the beta build. In a recent Discord discussion,...
Lord of the Rings Online readies Ill Omens event, Update 39, and 2024 roadmap
After the holiday break, Lord of the Rings Online's team is revving up for another year in Middle-earth. In this past Friday's studio livestream,...
Trove’s Renewus event for 2024 is here to pump you up – in-game, anyway – as RIFT promotes 12-month sub
Are you ready to build muscle and become a voxel-y Adonis? Then the New Year-themed Renewus event that went live this week in Trove...
Palworld details pet mechanics and critters, Craftopia shares its latest roadmap
It's a pair of Pocket Pair updates in this news story, with the developer continuing to crank out the pet-focused footage for its still-gestating...
Well Fed: An introduction to our MMO kitchen and MOP’s new Well Fed column
Hello fellow MMORPG lovers and food enjoyers alike! Welcome to Well Fed! If you listened to the end-of-year podcast from Bree and Justin, you...
Choose My Adventure: Villagers & Heroes starts off feeling like a different game
I admit that it's been a very long time since I had played Villagers & Heroes - since 2020, to be exact - but...
Digital Extremes boss shares an hour of Soulframe pre-alpha gameplay in a livestream
We can likely count on one hand the number of times a game development studio's CEO has decided to livestream gameplay footage, but that...
Pax Dei promises ‘several milestones’ and shares new screenshots in an end-of-year message to fans
Pax Dei has had a pretty productive year by all accounts, with a first-ever alpha test that drew in over 12,000 players and plenty...
Player-vs-developer ‘medium fantasy’ MMO Astaria pops back up as Arvita
We would not blame you in the least if you had no recollection of Astaria. This was a suspicious project that was supposed to...
