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Fortnite: Save the World loses its early access label, gains a price tag and less development
Remember when Fortnite was first announced? Back then it was an "action building" co-op multiplayer shooter where the idea was for teams to scavenge...
Global Chat: Too many shipwrecks in MMOs
In the vast annals of MMO tropes, there's one that has been in front of you all along and you've probably never noticed: shipwrecking...
The MOP Up: QuakeCon and Tankfest 2020 come to your home
If you are the sort who would much rather enjoy conventions from the comfort of your home, then 2020 is shaping up to be...
Gatewalkers is a new co-op survival ARPG hosting an alpha test on Steam now
Smash things, survive things, go through procedurally generated worlds, repeat. That's the core gameplay loop for Gatewalkers, a new game described as a co-op...
Last Oasis introduces new map and walker with this week’s Volcanic Update
Last Oasis is treating its early access players to a hefty - and free - update this week, just in time for the Steam...
Torchlight III schedules Act 3 and numerous fixes for June 30
Torchlight III may have had a bumpy early access launch this month, but Echtra Games is hoping to turn its fortunes around with next...
Population Zero writes about the errors made during the game’s early access launch
At this point, it's no secret that Enplex Games' multiplayer survival sandbox Population Zero had a rough start. The title stumbled out of the...
Crowfall’s current build is ‘technically’ the game’s beta version according to J. Todd Coleman
What makes a beta a beta? It's been a source of scowling-faced commenter "discussion" ever since marketing betas and early access muddied the water....
Crowdfunded ‘action-survival MMORPG’ Frozen Flame opens testing for founders in July
At the top of the month, which somehow feels like years ago, we covered Frozen Flame, a multiplayer survival RPG with a graphical vibe...
Last Oasis team addresses wipes, roadmaps, next week’s patch, and the future of the game
So what's going on with Last Oasis since its rocky early access launch? A lot, as it turns out, though much of it's been...
Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?
A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years.
"I...
Torchlight III acknowledges rocky launch, promises work toward act three and more
Not quite a week into the surprise early access launch of PWE's Torchlight III, Echtra Games' Max Schaefer has posted a developer messaging acknowledging,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 276: Opening the doors to Torchlight III and New World
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Torchlight III, EVE Online, Phantasy Star Online 2, Playable Worlds, ArcheAge, EverQuest, and EverQuest II, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on moderating chat toxicity and the impact of modding on games like Fallout 76.
Grapecard’s Atlas MMO promises new world map, system reset, and new devs
It's been a rocky year and a half for Atlas, the follow-up MMO to Studio Wildcard's ARK Survival Evolved. Just a few weeks ago,...
Torchlight III’s surprise early access launch was tormented by server issues and poor reviews
Torchlight III surprise-launched into early access on Steam this past weekend in the middle of the PC Gaming Show, and it hasn't really gone...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Past Fate, Damascus, Rise in Time, and Infinite Fleet
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs (and MMO-adjacent titles) you've never heard of!
Remember Past Fate? It made it into this roundup last...
Multiplayer robot building sandbox Main Assembly promises deep creation tools with its early access launch today
Sandboxes don't only have to be places where people get to whale away on each other in the most risk-free way possible. They can...
Black Desert delays season servers on PC, adds Margoria on console, as Shadow Arena sees 5K concurrent players
Black Desert's PC version is gearing up for summer, which means a deluge of events under the "Waiting for Summer" banner. Players will be...
Frozen Flame is a multiplayer survival RPG in a world constantly teetering towards a cataclysm
Surviving in a magical world with spells against monsters? No, it's not Citadel: Forged with Fire, it's Frozen Flame, an in-development multiplayer survival RPG...
Population Zero adds the option to play with friends as the survival sandbox’s player count dwindles
Do you have friends that you want to play Population Zero with? Then you're probably in rare company, but more on that later. With...
