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Massively OP Podcast Episode 492: Grouping is the new soloing
Justin and Bree discuss Path of Exile 2, Elder Scrolls Online, Albion Online, Elite Dangerous, New World, and Embers Adrift, with adventures in World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2, plus a mailbag discussion on MMO dungeon pacing.
Corepunk’s alpha is offline until tomorrow for a new update and wipe
If you're one of the lucky early buyers who got in to Corepunk before preorder sales were halted, then you've been expecting this: Artificial...
You can pet the animals in Enshrouded’s massive Souls of the Frozen Frontier update, live now
So if you're looking for something engrossing to do today, something to take your mind off of, you know, things, how about some survival...
Monsters & Memories expands its team, aims for one last test this year
It's generally positive news from the Monsters & Memories team in the latest development update. The studio reports that it's added two new team...
In-development OARPG Titan Quest 2 discusses its familiar mastery combo class system
Regular players of the original multiplayer-optional OARPG will likely be pleased to know that the upcoming Titan Quest 2 will once again let players...
Smilegate’s new survivalbox IfSunSets hits early access on Steam tomorrow
Smilegate is continuing to stick its fingers into many pies - that's not meant to sound naughty, we swear - with the full reveal...
The studio behind Kickstarted MMO Past Fate releases a co-op survival side project called Tuonela
Generally, when a development studio elects to release a second side project while still working on a primary game, especially a Kickstarted MMO, that...
Pantheon extends pre-early access testing through December 1, with ‘record numbers’ showing up
With under two months to go until Pantheon launches into early access, you would think that studio Visionary Realms would be going all-out with...
Farm Together 2 has pumped out over 50 updates since its early access launch five months ago
Way back in May, we covered the launch of cozy multiplayer farming game Farm Together 2, the sequel to - you guessed it -...
Pixel art MMO Necesse is adding a new adventure journal and better crafting stations in today’s update
Back in August, we covered a new-to-us pixel art MMO called Necesse. The game, which allows servers of hundreds of people, had been in...
Post-sunset, The Wagadu Chronicles team says it considered and rejected open-sourcing the game
One of the saddest sunsets of 2024 affected Kickstarted afrofantasy The Wagadu Chronicles. The MMORPG was Kickstarted by players for nearly $200K all the...
Loftia targets alpha testing by the end of this year and early access at the end of 2025
Since last year we've been keeping eyes on the "mediumly multiplayer" cozy title Loftia, a life sim RPG that puts players into a colorful...
Elite Dangerous launches its Ascendancy update and teases a brand-new player colonization system
While today marks the big release of Elite Dangerous’ oft-delayed and much-anticipated revamp to the powerplay system along with the early access for the...
Nightingale suffers second round of layoffs in two weeks as staff say the game’s early access will continue
Last week, we covered some unfortunate news for co-op sandbox Nightingale when we learned that its studio, Tencent-backed Inflexion, had abruptly closed down its...
MMO Hype Train: Wayfinder is a genuinely good little RPG – but a missed opportunity to be an MMO
Look at that: I don't always talk a big talk -- sometimes I actually end up playing the game I said I will. Like...
Corepunk says it’s a month and a half behind schedule, but early access is on track for November 26
If you've been following the Corepunk's development over the last few years, you surely know that the team is running behind where it expected...
Hands-on with Lynked Banner of the Spark, an adorable roguelite with base building, crafting, and co-op
I typically gravitate towards intense, heart-pounding, combat games that go in hard and never let up. But every once-in-a-while, a game comes across my...
Path of Exile 2 delays early access to December 6 over account-linking database demons
If you were thinking that Path of Exile 2 was moving very quickly toward its early access on November 15th, you weren't wrong: Just...
My Time at Evershine’s Kickstarter ends successfully with nearly $3M raised from gamers
The appetite for the multiplayer RPG My Time at Evershine was already pretty apparent when its Kickstarter campaign met its goal within 30 minutes,...
Dreamhaven-pubbed co-op roguelite Lynked Banner of the Spark enters early access
Are you ready to take on adorable-sounding enemies known as Combots, befriend similarly adorable-sounding Unibots, and play with friends together in a colorful-looking co-op...