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Shroud of the Avatar offers free respecs, answers community queries
While Shroud of the Avatar isn't the most hardcore of MMOs out there, it certainly is a challenging beast to wrangle without the full...
Ultima Online announces a year of high seas content, starting with publish 104: Rising Tide
A week ago, I finally sat down and cleaned out my ancient Ultima Online account, picking up a thousand items from my house and...
Camelot Unchained is building a new siege scenario test map as backer siege testing continues
Last week, I saw some commenters discussing how Camelot Unchained had nothing to show from years of development, but of course, testers know better....
Progress Bar: The bullet hell of Survived By
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Progress Bar! This monthly column will be my personal look at early access MMO, MMO-like, and multiplayer games...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2019
This week, for our first Massively Overthinking of 2019, I’ve asked the Massively OP writers to share their gaming resolutions or their basic MMO goals for the year. Won't you join us?
EVE Online fan builds a custom fishtank with a Keepstar battle station
Considering how much nautical terminology space battles tend to adopt, we think it feels like a natural progression to include some scenery from space...
Crowfall’s latest stream is all about the art of cooking
Sure, fighting in large-scale PvP is fun, but have you considered focusing on cooking instead? The latest Crowfall livestream was all about the art...
The MOP Up: Hytale takes a deeper approach to the Minecraft genre
Have you heard of Hytale? If you're a fan of the Trove or Minecraft school of sandbox design, then it definitely bears further investigation....
Interview: New World’s Rich Lawrence on solving PvP problems and defining the sandbox
I think it's fair to say that New World is the biggest MMO currently under production in the west, at least among those games...
‘Apocalyptic sandbox MMO’ Fear the Night is Snail Games’ new zombie survival title
Remember back when zombies were all the rage? Now even H1Z1 has decided zombies are passe, but here we are with the launch of...
Star Wars Galaxies’ Wookiee Life Day returns on the Legends emu – nobody can sunset the Holiday Special
If for some reason you're angling to check out an MMO holiday inspired by a television special so terrible that George Lucas has spent...
Camelot Unchained races to clear out its quest log before 2018 ends
With the winter holiday break coming up for the Camelot Unchained team, its members are working feverishly to get as much done as they...
The Repopulation’s long-awaited update is arriving December 18
Yes, you're getting an update to game mechanics in The Repopulation for this holiday season. And that's the true meaning of Christmas, patches for The Repopulation....
Hellgate London’s latest incarnation has finally added Tokyo
When Hellgate London relaunched for like the 500th time a month ago on Steam, probably the biggest criticism, other than the fact that it's...
Wisdom of Nym: No, Final Fantasy XIV reliability isn’t a bad thing
There's a common criticism of Final Fantasy XIV that I frequently see and agree with. The argument goes that basically, five years out from the...
Shroud of the Avatar expands fishing and teleporting with today’s release
Shroud of the Avatar's final update of the year is live later today as Release 61 hits the ground running and the devs get...
Population Zero starts selling founder’s packs, lays out 2019 testing schedule
Russian-made survival MMO Population Zero plans to head into alpha testing at the start of 2019 -- and hopes to end the year with...
Runes of Magic unleashes the Snowflake Festival, new zone, and new multi-mode instance
Yes, Runes of Magic is still around, and in fact, it's still getting updates, including the one that's rolled out this week. The star of...
EverQuesting: It’s a cash shop Christmas in EverQuest II’s Frostfell
Abandon hope all ye who log in here. That is how I felt at the start of EverQuest II's Frostfell this past Tuesday. As...
Fallout 76’s campsite buffs and push-to-talk are live today, with another patch coming next week
Time to peek out from the rubble of Fallout 76 to see what's going on this week... Oh, it's just a patch? A patch...