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The Black Death emerges after months of silence with details on a new update for January
Anyone remember the grimdark medieval survival sandbox The Black Death? Yea, neither do I; the last time we heard a peep out of developer...
Tamriel Infinium: A 2019 Elder Scrolls Online retrospective
It’s been a banner year for The Elder Scrolls Online. From events galore to the release of the dragons, so much has happened that...
WoW Factor: Where WoW Vanilla’s and WoW Classic’s communities diverge
I want to talk about the community in WoW Classic because I think it's interesting and it's been on my mind ever since the story we...
World of Warcraft patches in Visions of N’Zoth on January 14
We knew it was coming after the new year, and now we have the date. The next major patch for World of Warcraft, Visions of...
The Snowball Festival returns to ArcheAge – and now to ArcheAge Unchained too
Is winter the turning point for ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained? We'd surely like to think so. Today's update to both versions of Gamigo's MMO...
EverQuest’s Torment of Velious and EverQuest II’s Blood of Luclin expansions are live
Happy Expansion Week for the EverQuest franchise! EverQuest Next is releasing its second expa... what? What dimension am I in right now? One where...
Cyberpunk MMO Neocron breaks out a big update (and Christmas!) for late 2019
Ever since 2012, Neocron quietly has become a poster child for a successful community-run MMORPG. That was the year that the insolvent Reakktor handed...
Winter events kick off in Anarchy Online and Age of Conan, Conan Exiles launches a holiday contest
It seems like a lot of MMOs and multiplayer games are starting to realize that Christmas is arriving in less than a week. Case...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s 2019 year in review, from Icebrood Saga to the future
The first half of 2019 was a rough time to be a Guild Wars 2 fan. It wasn’t without its bright spots, but it...
Choose My Adventure: Conquering the fear of Project Gorgon (and getting rewarded for it)
You’ll probably notice that last week’s CMA was absent, and that’s because Project Gorgon intimidated me. I basically was scared off for a bit.
I...
Skyforge’s Rock and Metal update goes live for PC players
Personally, I was hoping for some music-minded content in Skyforge's latest update, especially since one of its god classes uses a literal guitar, but...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s first Patch 5.2 preview in brief
I did actually sit down for the most recent live letter, which was only halfway intentional. It's not like I didn't want to hear...
Astellia reaffirms commitment to western version, may even rescue Korean players
Last week's news about Astellia Online's impending shutdown in its native Korea likely put a lot of fans on edge, especially since we've seen...
One Shots: An epic year
Every one of us deserves to look and feel a bit epic from time to time in MMORPGs, even if it's all in our...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v3.0
Behind history are people and stories, some of them well-known and some of them obscure. It has been my mission in The Game Archaeologist...
MMO Burnout: Pokemon Sword and Shield is fun but not innovative
I have a vivid memory from when I was younger - about 12 or so - of walking through the local Walmart with my...
WoW Factor: How WoW’s Corruption system breaks the redeeming features of Titanforging
Last time around in WoW Factor, we took a nice healthy look back at how itemization has evolved in World of Warcraft over the years....
Blade & Soul’s Will of Iron launches today with a new dungeon and Destroyer spec
Will of Iron is officially live today in NCsoft's Blade & Soul, presumably the last major update of the year for the game's western...
Warsong Gulch, Alterac Valley, and plugin nerfs are live in WoW Classic
It may be too late for the WoW Classic folks who've already abandoned ship - or at least their PvP servers - but battlegrounds...
Corepunk is a new top-down Dutch game with all the MMORPG trappings
Who wanted a new MMORPG for Christmas? Well, Corepunk isn't getting here in time for this Christmas, but it's now been officially announced to...