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Indie sandbox MMO Galaxies of Eden talks crafting and economy, shares a pre-alpha housing test
Looking for Star Wars Galaxies without playing Star Wars Galaxies? Then you probably have your eyes on Galaxies of Eden, the ambitious indie sandbox...
Path of Exile’s Scourge revamps skill tree, adds passive masteries and guild hideouts
While Path of Exile's new Scourge league is fitting for Halloween, the expansion also brings some goodies and changes that will last beyond the...
Path of Exile’s spooky Scourge league offers tricks and treats starting October 22
Path of Exile's new leagues and updates come like clockwork every three months, just like seasons of the year. But it isn't often that...
Vitae Aeternum: New World through the eyes of an Elder Scrolls Online and EVE Online player
When I heard that Amazon Game Studios was releasing an MMO, my plan was to watch from the sidelines until such time that all...
Vitae Aeternum: New World excels and entertains despite uninspired gameplay design
After more than 20 levels’ worth of time in New World, you’d think I’d have a pretty good handle on why this game has...
BitCraft confirms free-to-play monetization and promises to sell ‘Lamborghinis over Medals of Honor’
When BitCraft unveiled itself to the world last month, it was a generally vague yet intriguing reveal, promising a community-driven sandbox MMORPG that seems...
The Game Archaeologist: Kingdom of Loathing
It is, in so many ways, the antithesis of a modern MMORPG. It has crude stick figure drawings instead of lush 3-D graphics. It...
Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster is not gonna stop saying the word metaverse
Even though I very much want to play around in whatever weird huge sandbox thing Raph Koster and Playable Worlds are building, I now...
Grab a free Steam key for MMORPG Gloria Victis [Ended]
Gloria Victis has been on our radar for years: It's a realistic medieval MMORPG with action combat, territory control, a player-driven economy, class-less character...
Not So Massively: Age of Empires IV is a thoughtful love letter to the past
Folks who grew up gamers probably all have a few games or franchises that just defined our childhoods. For me, one of those franchises...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is hoping to release Bespin apartments by Christmas
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends posted its latest newsletter over the weekend, and the big news is Bespin part two and plans...
Massively Overthinking: Would you play your favorite MMO without its IP?
Nonameplease recently posed us an interesting topic, inspired by a thread on the Star Trek Online subreddit. "It seems most people don't think the...
SEED shares blogs about multiplayer appointments, economy, Seedling interactions, and horrifying mutations
Well, I did it to myself. Last time I reported on SEED, I remarked with surprise that the devs at Klang Games only kicked...
Global Chat: New World beta pleases some, fails to grab others
The buzz around MMO Town these days is on New World, and specifically, the open beta that wrapped up last week. So far, the...
Star Citizen fixes a currency bug, confirms that alpha 3.15 will feature a full progression wipe
Star Citizen's official forums have a couple of important announcements to share with players. First, a bug that was seeing aUEC disappear has been...
Stick and Rudder: Gaining traction as a newbie in EVE Online
EVE Online has a reputation for being difficult for new players. The varied, complex systems, some of which are a product of the era...
Massively Overthinking: Overcoming barriers-to-exit in MMOs
About a thousand years ago, I wrote an article on Old Massively called "but I already have that game" about barriers-to-exit: the difficulty of...
Pixel sandbox MMO RPG MO celebrates ninth birthday with a big ol’ patch
It's been way too long since we checked in on RPG MO - 2016, in fact - so we're going to rectify that today,...
China now limits minors’ gaming time to three hours a week, indicates anti-monopoly policies are forthcoming
The Chinese government is introducing a significant crackdown on gaming for minors as state media has reported that children will only be allowed to...
Indie MMO TitanReach has apparently suspended development as ‘funds have dried up’
I have some bad news for fans of indie MMORPG TitanReach: The game has apparently suspended development thanks to a lack of funding. Australian studio...