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Lord of the Rings Online is testing major new customization options for hairstyle, skintone, and gobs more
Standing Stone Games opened up Lord of the Rings Online's Bullroarer test server last night with multiple surprises for content and customization.
"LOTRO is celebrating...
Black Desert PC makes further tweaks to trade, Black Desert Mobile adds umbral chaos gear
It's time yet again for another bundle of Black Desert news coming out of the PC and mobile versions of the MMORPG, with the...
Perfect Ten: 10 reasons New World deserves a second look
If you were one of the many, many players who skipped off New World after giving it an initial try, well, we don't blame...
Mad World’s new game guide teases pets, gear, and ‘Mad Pass’ monetization
We're just a few weeks away from the release of Mad World - 11 days for folks who've preordered and secured access to the...
Lost Ark’s April update and Sweet Sugarpetal Festival go live tonight – here are the patch notes
Lost Ark fans better furbish up their patchers because the spring update is officially live tonight - technically, tomorrow, as downtime begins at 3...
Wisdom of Nym: This is how Final Fantasy XIV wants you to play, even if it doesn’t say so
It is not a surprise that Final Fantasy XIV wants you to play the game a certain way. There are mechanics in place to...
Storyboard: Pros and cons for scripted narrative stories in MMOs
Last week, we looked at the pros and cons for stories in MMOs that were purely player-driven, or at least using player actions and...
EverQuest II adds more rewards and flexibility to the Kael Drakkel server
When you're playing EverQuest II, sometimes it can feel like there's a great deal of pressure on you to perform or group with others....
Dauntless patches in its Springtide celebration, a new weapon event, and bug fixes
Who's ready to protect some bunnies and go after some new golden claws? Players of Dauntless should be when the game's new patch goes...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon updates community on the new and improved Steam version
It's been a rather long road toward a Steam release for Darkfall: Rise of Agon, spanning from the original announcement of the reworked MMO...
The Elder Scrolls Online marks nine years on April 6 with XP-boosting cake and gift boxes
How do you generally feel after eating a slice of cake? Do you feel lethargic? Delighted? Or do you think that going out into...
Lost Ark details requirements and events to help players prep for April’s Brelshaza hard mode raid
The month of April is once more bringing another layer of top tier content to players of Lost Ark. At least it is to...
LOTRO Legendarium: Eight features I’d love to see added to LOTRO
Opinions, as they say, are like social media accounts: Everyone's got at least one and probably a dozen ready to ruin your life. This...
Pantheon talks up new crafting and gathering systems, April pre-alpha, and gameplay footage plans
Pantheon's March newsletter has arrived, and with it updates on the game's slow but steady push through pre-alpha.
"We continue to see solid progress on...
Albion Online teases legendary weapons, new weapon line, and ‘proper castle and siege fights’
The launch of Albion Online's Albion East server last week has seen multiple ups and downs for both realms over that period of time,...
Old School RuneScape floats three new skill ideas: Shamanism, Taming, and Sailing
As promised, Jagex revealed three potential new skill lines for Old School RuneScape today. Considering that OSRS is extremely skill-based, opening up the game...
For Science: Crit-Rate is another survey-driven attempt to match gamer personalities to games
I have to admit I almost deleted the press release for this story without reading it, but my finger twitched, and let me tell...
The Other World is a multiplayer action survival RPG promising an evolving land of lore instead of story
It's time to once more delve into the fanciful, big promise-delivering world of crowdfunded multiplayer and MMO games. Today we've been directed at The...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 414: EverQuesting on and on
Justin and Bree discuss Diablo IV, World of Warcraft, SWG Legends, Destiny 2, Star Citizen, EverQuest, LOTRO, and Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag topics on extreme MMO zones and puzzles in MMOs.
The Daily Grind: Do you still craft in MMOs where crafting is pointless?
I could swap out the words "craft" and "crafting" in the question in today's Daily Grind topic and I think the same point would...
