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The Wagadu Chronicles notes work on character customization, combat UI, and reputation system
The Wagadu Chronicles is once again offering up its usual monthly progress report on the development of its upcoming MMORPG, starting off with a...
Survival sandbox Fractured Veil offers a roundup of 2021 development updates
It's been an incredibly busy year for Fractured Veil, the self-described "open-world online survival game" set in a zombie infested version of Hawaii, and...
Pantheon is still planning to roll into alpha in 2022, teases a ‘new pledge tier’
Pantheon's latest newsletter is a mix of recap and previews, beginning with reminders about the game's "seven-figure investment" back in January, an influx of...
Dark Age of Camelot’s Midwinter Festival brings realm bonuses, Christmas cosmetics, and seasonal quests
As of last week, Dark Age of Camelot got deep in to the holiday spirit with the start of its Midwinter Festival, bringing plenty...
Kickstarted MMO Legends of Aria and its studio just got bought out by an NFT metaverse games company
Time to add another game to the acquisition heap this week: Blue Monster Games has apparently purchased Citadel Studios and Legends of Aria, along...
Hearthstone’s Winter Veil event features free card packs, a free skin, and returning tavern brawls
The Winter Veil event has descended upon the tavern of Hearthstone, and it's bringing with it the kinds of gifts that digital CCG fans...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best crafting in 2021?
In years past, we've given out a formal award for the best MMO crafting, but this year we're taking a break from that. There...
Trove’s Snowfest includes new questline, dungeons, and a winter bomber royal mode
Snowfest is on in Gamigo's voxelbox Trove this week through December 28th, simultaneously on PC and console. Players can get to the Hub and...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2021?
As a SWG Legends player, I was thrilled to see the launch of Bespin to a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server this year. Not...
Wisdom of Nym: Combat design and balance in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
I really want to talk about the story of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker. I really want to talk about it. But the expansion has...
New World’s director discusses testing cadence, future features, and contending with update issues
By now New World's unsteadiness is well-known among MMORPG fans. The game's initial launch caught fire, but over the past few months the game...
The MOP Up: Trove’s polished paragon paradise
Trove is making sure that its players have plenty to do this season thanks to a Polished Paragon system. This patch came out on...
Mad World’s December alpha adds an auction house, new weapon crafting, and a cash shop
When multiplayer ARPG Mad World announced that it was holding an alpha test on December 20th, we noted that the announcement was thin on...
Embers Adrift offers a summary of its Thanksgiving weekend alpha test
Remember when Embers Adrift announced plans to have an alpha test over the Thanksgiving weekend? Well the devs totally did that without any delays...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s travel problem is also a storage problem
Today, I'd like to discuss the recent change that increased the experience needed to level crafting in New World: It's terrible, and it should...
New World’s 1.1.1 update continues November patch clean-up, lays groundwork for server merges
Overnight, Amazon rolled out the weekly patch for New World as expected. The 1.1.1 update is basically a band-aid for the November update that...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends updates Smuggler slicing and weapon ‘freedom of skin’ system
Smugglers, if SWG Legends' last slicing update didn't do it for you, well then I'm not even sure why you're a Smuggler. But in...
Epic MMO Battles, post-apocalyptic edition: Fallout 76 vs. Fallen Earth
It just struck me over this past weekend that we post-apocalyptic fans are now blessed with two solid and intriguing online RPGs to enjoy....
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite thing to do in MMOs that isn’t violence?
A while back, I read a Twitter thread about one of the reasons video games revolve around violence: It's easy to assemble into content,...
Uncharted Waters Online puts out an update with new quests, skills, and power balancing
Back in September we had heard a pretty loud peep coming from Uncharted Waters Online, the Age of Sail MMO that's part of the...
