economy
Black Desert cancels plans to kill off the old menu, aims to boost silver value
I think today's header pic for Black Desert deserves captioning; that's definitely what I look like pouring way too much salt into the stew...
Vitae Aeternum: So just what is New World’s big June announcement?
For the past few months, Amazon Games has repeated the same mantra in regards to New World's future: Wait for the announcement in June....
New World’s latest economy video tackles coin balance, inflation, and PvP wealth, and bread
New World's Forged in Aeternum video this week homes in on one of my favorite things in MMOs: the economy. Amazon lead seasons designer...
Tarisland answers more questions about PvP, monetization, economy, and cross-platform progression
Tarisland is continuing its multi-day lineup of answers to Discord member questions, as days two and three have brought another couple of rounds of...
Entropia Universe announces plans to have an ‘AI president’ manage its MMO
Entropia Universe has not been one to ignore a big shiny bandwagon - remember that this MMO has tried to hawk egg NFTs and...
Life is Feudal MMO continues its comeback with a relaunch on Steam
In May of 2023, we learned that the MMO portion of Life is Feudal was coming back from its 2021 sunset under the stewardship...
New World talks tradeskill overhauls, makes pudding, and kicks off a cooking contest
The latest New World Forged in Aeternum is here, and it's no secret recipe: The team said last week that this update would dive...
MMO sandbox Anvil Empires previews homesteading upgrades and new crafting stations
Oh Anvil Empires, MMO players are just not paying any attention to you, but they should be, as Siege Camp's Foxhole has gained a...
New World’s Scot Lane talks Summer Game Fest announcement timing and Amazon support
As we noted this morning, New World's Season of the Guardian is live today - in fact, it was only a few minutes later...
Pax Dei elaborates on alpha two’s focus on combat and PvP with updates to several related systems
Pax Dei developer Mainframe Industries is looking to keep the conversation going about its April 23rd second alpha test, which leads us to its...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the most polarizing topic in your favorite MMORPG?
I was playing Lord of the Rings Online last weekend when my server naturally veered off into one of its favorite discussions: whether Moria...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most-used consumable in MMORPGs?
I've been thinking a lot of about economy problems lately - economy problems in MMORPGs, that is. It's a confluence of discussions, really: my...
Kickstarted multiplayer sandbox ECO releases a roadmap from early access to launch
It's been a few months since we talked much about ECO, the Kickstarted sandbox that has enchanted pretty much everyone who gives in to...
Nightingale’s latest patch allows players to select their server regions
For a game that allows you to hop through portals into new worlds, Nightingale hasn't been the best at giving players full control over...
LOTRO Legendarium: Three key problems LOTRO can’t seem to solve
There's a special agony reserved for faithful fans of a franchise when they see said franchise make unforced errors, decline in quality, or fail...
Sandbox MMO Anvil Empires previews chunks of its smithing and weaponcrafting systems
The latest Anvil Empires dev blog is all about making the pointy end part of "stick 'em with the pointy end" as the Siege...
Albion Online’s Foundations patch incentivizes guilds to fortify and protect their territory
Apart from the Crystal Raiders update at the top of the year, Albion Online has had a slow 2024 so far - and even...
Titan Forge’s EVE War for New Eden board game closed out a successful Kickstarter with $682K
The EVE Online-themed board game has finished out its Kickstarter this week, pulling in roughly $682,000 US from backers - not that there was...
Lost Ark warns cheaters following ‘major ban wave’ of bots and RMT accounts
Last week was apparently a bad time to be a botting or RMT account in Lost Ark, as Amazon Games whipped out its banhammer...
Q4 2023: Nexon, Krafton, and Roblox all posted soaring revenues in 2023
Welcome back to another MMO business roundup - this one all about financials for some of the companies we keep an eye on 'round...
