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One Shots: Don’t move or Kris Kringle gets it!
Even though it's the apocalypse, it doesn't mean we have to cancel Christmas! That's the message coming through loud and clear as our jolly...
New World’s Winter Convergence Festival returns December 10
While New World's recent roadmap focuses heavily on the game's seventh season coming in January along with more aspirational hopes for 2025, there's one...
Massively Overthinking: The top three MMOs we played in 2024
I know from experience that when I list out the MMOs I want to play in a given year, it is an aspirational list....
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMORPGs going into 2025
One of the biggest factors when choosing a potential MMO to enjoy is how "healthy" it is. In other words, is the online game...
Torchlight Infinite dev just launched Go Go Muffin, a ‘cozy fantasy MMO’ for mobile
Do you know the muffin MMO? Well, you're about to. Torchlight Infinite developer XD Games is calling its new F2P mobile game Go Go...
Pax Dei’s next major update will focus on establishing an in-game gold and trade economy
Right now, the general thrust of living in Pax Dei's world is merely survival. Sure, you can thrive and build a big ol' town...
Black Desert brings the Awakened Dosa to console, announces native PS5 and Xbox Series builds
For once in the weekly Black Desert news cycle, the console version of the sandbox MMORPG gets center stage as the game's most recent...
Star Citizen discusses larger adjustments coming to its divisive master modes system
The master modes system that was introduced last May in Star Citizen has, by CIG's own admission, generated mixed reception: Some players like what...
Palworld teases its biggest island update ever in December
We do not know right now what Palworld's big December update is going to look like, but the very limited preview that the developers...
WoW Factor: A World of Warcraft housing wishlist
To the surprise of basically no one who is at least passingly familiar with me over the past several years, I am indeed still...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Crossroads story beats are decidedly odd
While I definitely have enjoyed the content we have gotten in Final Fantasy XIV's latest patch so far, it's also very decidedly an x.1...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Mobile might not be for you, and that’s fine
Ugh. Do I have to? Yes, apparently I have to. Let's talk about Final Fantasy XIV Mobile as a new thing related to Final...
Massively Overthinking: Breaking the load-bearing mechanics in MMORPGs
The parable of Chesterton's Fence has been making the rounds on social media this week in a political context, but I want to talk...
Fractured has officially launched its first season – and it’s free-to-play now, too
It's patch day for Kickstarted MMORPG sandbox Fractured Online, and this isn't just any patch: This is the game's free-to-play relaunch.
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Wayfinder is planning a new nightmare mode, but it’s indefinitely delayed mods and the Xbox launch
Wayfinder dropped an update last night with both good news and bad news for "the rest of 2024." Let's get the bad news out...
MMO sandbox Life is Feudal is being resurrected for the second time this year
It has been a weird, winding, and wonky road for Life is Feudal. The MMO version of the game was shut down in 2021...
Square-Enix and Lightspeed Studio officially announce Final Fantasy XIV Mobile
Don't look now but Final Fantasy XIV is getting an official mobile adaptation. Publisher Square-Enix and developer Tencent-owned Lightspeed Studios have taken the wraps...
Here’s what’s actually making it into Corepunk’s early access launch build next week
So Corepunk studio Artificial Core put out a press release this morning, and I think most of our readers already know the main content...
BitCraft adds aggressive enemies, adjusts settlement mechanics, and eases new player onboarding
With sandbox MMO BitCraft now going through its latest closed alpha phase, it's time to keep eyes on what's changing in the game with...
Towers of Aghasba shares its early access roadmap and plenty of no-frills gameplay footage
At the top of the month we cast a spotlight on Towers of Aghasba, a co-op survival sandbox for up to four players that...
