dev diary
Marvel Rivals walks back plans for its mid-season ranked reset after facing withering player outrage
Fans of ranked play in Marvel Rivals are likely breathing a sigh of relief and wiping their extremely sweaty brows after NetEase changed course...
Temtem continues to defend its final content patch as ‘the completion of a journey that began eight years ago’
A couple of weeks ago, Crema Games marked two million total users for its creature collecting MMO Temtem by spending some of its time...
Old School RuneScape releases a fight against twin giants and decides to rejigger delve boss rewards
It's a busy week in the world of Old School RuneScape as Jagex has released a pair of elemental giants to fight, marks its...
EVE Online preps showcases for chat updates, ship highlights, and better skinning and API tools this month
If you're looking at the words "EVE Evolved" and thinking they sound familiar, that's because the phrase has been the name of MOP's Brendan...
Raph Koster offers a high-level overview of what Stars Reach is and what you’ll do in it
"Today I’m going to give you a tour of Stars Reach, the game. Like, the whole thing." So begins Raph Koster's latest dev blog...
Chronicles of Elyria’s dev blogs disappear, and there’s no timeline for when they’ll return
This past December we reported on the continued drawing inward of communication and updates from the kickstarted MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria, as Soulbound Studio's...
RuneScape outlines tweaks to level 110 Runecrafting that include a new rune and new craftable items
With Woodcutting and Fletching having a new high-level mark in RuneScape, the time is soon coming for another crafting profession to hit a max...
World of Warcraft kicks off Lunar New Year, Season of Discovery phase 7, and Mythic+ revision
World of Warcraft is having a busy week in multiple versions of the game, but let's start with the holiday: the Lunar Festival is...
Destiny 2 outlines Heresy episode’s updated content release cadence, Trials rework, and gear changes
We're just under two weeks away from the next episode release for Destiny 2, and that means Bungie is bursting at the seams with...
Palia’s New Beginnings update arrives today with Lunar New Year and a new discount loyalty club
Cozy multiplayer RPG Palia is rolling out the first beta patch of the new year today, and appropriately, it's called New Beginnings. As the...
Last Oasis discusses balance adjustments to its PvP-focused Season 6 after latest testing round
Last September, developer Donkey Crew exhumed the body of its first early access survival sandbox Last Oasis with a call for testers to help...
Last Epoch shares a general roadmap of additions and improvements for Season 2 as it eyes an April launch
If you were dismayed by September's reveal that Last Epoch is going to push its next content update into sometime early this year, perhaps...
‘Conquest adventure’ MMO Havenhold shares stats and lessons from previous alpha playtests
Do you remember Havenhold? We first reported on this martial arts-styled "multiplayer conquest adventure" MMO (or MMOACT to use the game's own parlance) last...
Old School RuneScape adjusts run energy and seeks player opinions about its Final Dawn quest activities
With Old School RuneScape's Varlamore: The Final Dawn quest inching its way closer to its projected spring launch, Jagex is once again developing via...
Creature capturing MMO Untamed Isles resumes development after being bought up by a blockchain studio
It's been almost three years since we heard anything out of Untamed Isles, a cute-looking creature capturing MMORPG from developer Phat Loot Studios that...
Ship of Heroes collects its dev progress through 2024 as it still eyes launch this year
Among the MMOs we've suggested you should keep your eyes on in 2025 is Ship of Heroes, which is looking to make its release...
Persist Online stumps for FFA PvP as an essential storytelling and gameplay driver in its open world
Stop us if you've heard this one before: The only way that players can tell truly dynamic stories in an open MMO world is...
New World’s PvP seasonal worlds and season 7 launch January 21
At the end of November, Amazon finally released a roadmap for New World, revealing its plan to launch the PvP-themed season 7 early in...
Blizzard’s 2024 infographic is light on useful info, but gamers did play 8.34B hours in Blizz games this year
Blizzard president Johanna Faries penned a dev blog to the Blizzard community last night, with kind words for players and developers alongside one of...
Co-op skyship survivalbox Echoes of Elysium will be published by Snail Games
Remember Echoes of Elysium, the multiplayer survivalbox coming from Loric Games? It's one of multiple co-op skyship-themed sandboxes we've been watching for the last few...
