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Early access MMO Quest Master’s Realm will go free-to-play with optional DLC
Near the top of last year we took a first peek at Quest Master's Realm, an indie effort from Electronic Lightning that called itself...
MOBA-like battle royale brawler Battle Crush will introduce a solo play mode in next patch
The tail end of June saw NCsoft unleash its free-to-play MOBA-style battle royale Battle Crush to the early access scene, and while our own...
Corepunk halts pre-orders, says ‘level of interest in the project has exceeded […] expectations’
Corepunk's Artificial Core announced last night that it is shutting down pre-orders for the MMOARPG - but not out of a sense of impending...
Whatever happened to historical war MMO World War II Online?
It's been quite a while since we peered in on Cornered Rat Software's historical war MMO World War II Online, but that's not because...
Final Stand Ragnarok re-emerges with a new champion, progression overhaul, and new game mode
So. Final Stand: Ragnarok. You all remember that game? It's the side project of Camelot Unchained studio Unchained Development that went into its third...
Age of Water adds new story, new boss fights, and new ship modules in Against the Tide update
The suggestion that players of Age of Water are facing a challenge is pretty obvious in the title of the multiplayer game's latest update....
Corepunk aims to shore up several systems for early access while delaying alpha wipe
The race definitely is on for Corepunk to make its deadline for a November 26th early access launch. After a couple of unexpected wipes...
Dune Awakening talks about character builds, survival ‘pressures,’ and overall MMO gameplay
Dune: Awakening went from YouTube Shorts to a big Gamescom splash with the reveal of a 2025 launch on PC. We're now getting a...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen adds its Halnir Cave dungeon and reintroduces its death penalty
The seasonal testing rumbles forth within Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, so it's going to come as no surprise that the August newsletter from...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 482: The war within two expansion launches
Justin, Bree, and Colin discuss Guild Wars 2 Janthir Wilds, World of Warcraft The War Within, Elder Scrolls Online's U43, DDO's Myth Drannor, Dune Awakening, and Path of Exile 2.
The Soapbox: Paid MMO headstarts foster segregation and resentment in exchange for a revenue boost
The weekend before World of Warcraft: The War Within's global launch was not the same as past launches. In the lead up to the...
World of Warcraft cites ‘significant combat advantage’ for today’s War Within leveling nerf
Just because it's a brand-new expansion and era for World of Warcraft doesn't mean that old Blizzard isn't still lurking around. Indeed, the Fun...
Valheim begins dropping teases for its next update due in the fall
This past May saw Valheim finally introduce its Ashlands biome and related gameplay additions after a year and a half of wait, but if...
Global Chat: Recapping World of Warcraft’s Pandaria Remix
With Pandaria Remix now officially over and done in World of Warcraft, it's time to move on... right after some post-mortem analysis, of course....
Brighter Shores announces early access launch date of November 5
A couple of months ago, the devs behind RuneScape-inspired MMORPG Brighter Shores said that the game was on track for an early access release...
Multiplayer-optional ARPG TitanQuest II sets early access for this winter
Where are my Titan Quest friendos at? THQ Nordic decided to drop an early access release window for the sequel at Gamescom: Titan Quest...
Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era is a prequel to the classic turn-based RPG with multiplayer features
Care for a blast from the past? How about something that's olden? Then you're ready for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, the...
World of Warcraft’s The War Within headstart is live – prepare for a long spoiler-dodging weekend
Depending on how much you shelled out for World of Warcraft's newest expansion, this is either the best or longest weekend of the year...
SkyVerse is a new Bohemia-pubbed Minecraft-esque multiplayer survival sandbox
Of everything that's been newly announced during Gamescom so far, Bohemia Interactive's SkyVerse caught my attention quickest as a the type of cute voxelbox...
World of Warcraft invites you to view your character’s story with the new Warcraft Story site
After 20 years of operation, World of Warcraft characters have probably seen some things at this point. Would you like to take a tour...
