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Pixel sandbox Necesse counts 250K new players last month alone, adds deep caves with Update 0.32
Don't sleep too long on Necesse, as this quirky sandbox MMO is truly picking up steam in 2025. In fact, indie developer Fair Games...
Blockchain MMORPG EVE Frontier opens a free trial for everyone until April 21 as its latest reset begins
This week, the floodgates for blockchain sandbox MMORPG EVE Frontier open, as this past Friday brought on a free trial for the game running...
No, Amazon isn’t nerfing Lost Ark’s gold faucet just because Smilegate is
Smilegate's Korean Lost Ark team recently ran a livestream about the future of the game and some of the specific changes it's making for...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 513: The MMORPG PvP theme show
Justin and Bree sit for a special themeshow all about MMORPG PvP in its many (many) forms, in addition to adventures in the LOTRO housing chaos.
Game company stock values in multiple markets start to tumble in the wake of US tariffs
With US President Donald Trump's imposed trade tariffs throwing the global economy into turmoil and stoking fears of another Great Depression in the US,...
Path of Exile 2’s Dawn of the Hunt goes live on PC and console this afternoon
It's patch day for Path of Exile 2 fans as the early access multiplayer OARPG is officially launching Dawn of the Hunt today -...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs
I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...
Massively Overthinking: Do you multibox in MMORPGs?
Last week on Twitter, I saw someone refer disparagingly to EVE Online as "the multiboxing game." I want to talk about the concept of...
Path of Exile 2’s Dawn of the Hunt introduces the Huntress, rogue exiles, a mount, and heaps of support gems
With Path of Exile 2 being in early access beta instead of launched, I was unsure whether Grinding Gear Games would be keeping to...
Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about phantom jobs in Final Fantasy XIV
At this point, we don't have a full list of the phantom jobs that will be available in Final Fantasy XIV's new field exploration...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best way to handle MMO economy errors?
Back in February, Amazon raised all the eyebrows when it clawed back a range of drops from innocent Lost Ark players. According to the...
Massively Overthinking: Are you tired of survival gameplay in MMORPGs?
When we were deep-diving Aloft earlier this year, MOP commenter Jon Wax said something that caught my attention. He thought the game looked neat,...
Anachronia is an indie survival MMORPG with dimensional gates to zones with unique gameplay rules
We've got a fresh survival sandbox MMORPG hoping to break its way into the scene and raise some extra Kickstarter money in the process....
Medieval MMO Anvil Empires’ next update wants to put you in the back of its cart
While other MMORPGs try to impress you with gigantic dragon mounts or fully decked-out spaceships to transport your lazy butt from Point A to...
SWG Legends confirms Jedi Themepark 2.0 is coming this year as devs consider apartment tweaks
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has released its winter newsletter this past week as the server celebrates its ninth birthday. But the...
Blockchain MMO EVE Frontier hires a real-world economist to help refine its in-game economy
EVE Frontier, the "hardcore" survival space MMO that CCP says can't possibly do what it does without being on the blockchain, is apparently taking...
Massively Overthinking: What should MMO corpse runs look like in 2025?
A couple of years ago - yeah, I save weird things in my "ideas bin" folder - MMO designer Damion Schubert tweeted about a...
Star Citizen details updates to character item recovery arriving in alpha 4.1 and beyond
The penalty for character death in Star Citizen is going to get a fresh new wrinkle, as CIG has begun to test item recovery...
RuneScape is getting a new boss as Jagex CEO Phil Mansell is stepping down
On the heels of RuneFest, we're witnessing a changing of the guard at Jagex: CEO Phil Mansell is stepping down. Mansell has served as...
Raph Koster’s Stars Reach has launched its $200,000 crowdfunding campaign (and now it’s fully funded)
If you're seeing these words, then the Kickstarter for Stars Reach is finally live.
Longtime readers will know we've been covering this game since...
