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Diablo IV opens public testing of Season 5’s new activities and quality-of-life June 25
Diablo IV has barely had time to let its Season 4 release settle and it's already gearing up for Season 5, and if you're...
Massively Overthinking: Unfair stigmas that follow MMORPGs
A few weeks back, our team was discussing the intersection of survival sandboxes, MMORPG virtual worlds, and gankboxes - and how hard it is...
Lost Ark’s Summer Heat is live, daring players to confront Echidna in the latest endgame raid
Lost Ark's Summer Heat update couldn't be more appropriate where I am right now under the heat dome in the Northeast US, but fortunately...
Trove adds a new underwater biome in today’s Rising Tides PC update
Does a rising tide lift all boats? You'll have to log into voxelbox MMO Trove today to find out, as Gamigo has launched its...
Rejoice: Diablo IV buffs classes across the board and nerfs The Pit
In all virtual worlds, there are buffs and there are nerfs. Both are inevitable, but you generally like to see the former and dread...
Blue Protocol celebrates its first Japanese anniversary, but no word yet on a western release
The hope that Blue Protocol will see a 2024 release is fading mightily, especially following an anniversary livestream in which Bandai Namco failed to...
With June patch inbound, Project Gorgon is safe and will see content through at least early 2025
Project Gorgon got a lot of attention at the tail end of last year, owing to the fact that its husband-and-wife dev team -...
Lost Ark’s roadmap heralds dungeon and raid solo mode, T4, and the North Kurzan continent
Lost Ark's really been churning out the content previews this week; just yesterday, Amazon's video on the June content blast was making apologies for...
Global Chat: So many questions about Guild Wars 2’s housing
With the news that Guild Wars 2 is adding homesteads in its next expansion, Nerdy Bookahs is not alone in asking a whole ton...
New World opens console sign-ups for its July Aeternum beta test
Now that you've heard what our own writer thought about his hands-on with New World Aeternum at Summer Game Fest, you can get your...
SGF 2024: Hands-on with New World’s controversial Aeternum reboot, which is still an MMORPG
How's everyone recovering from all this New World Aeternum news coming out of Summer Games Fest? It's been kind of a confusing time for me, as...
SGF 2024: Amazon discusses New World Aeternum on console, swimming, solo content, and archetypes
In case there's anyone out there still confused: New World Aeternum is not a single player or co-op game. I know the Summer Game Fest announcement of...
New World’s new Q&A struggles to explain why a massively multiplayer online RPG isn’t an MMORPG
Amazon's New World Aeternum announcement last Friday did not go to plan, unless getting reviewbombed to oblivion by PC players and confusing mainstream gaming...
Valheim launches to Mac players, V Rising arrives to PlayStation 5
This week is all about proliferation of Iron Gate's and Stunlock Studios' survival sandboxes, as both Valheim and V Rising have expanded to new...
SGF 2024: Ubisoft unveils new content for The Crew Motorfest, Skull & Bones, and The Division 2
The final breathless gasp of this year's Summer Game Fest presentations has occurred, as multiple days' worth of gaming showcases has ended with Ubisoft...
SGF 2024: Amazon unveils New World Aeternum, its console relaunch of the MMORPG
Ever wish New World were more cinematic - and more available on more platforms? Well, all of those things will be true come October 15th, 2024,...
BitCraft delays its second closed alpha test to July 8
The second closed alpha test for social-focused survival sandbox BitCraft has changed a couple of times before, as studio Clockwork Labs first stated it...
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail media tour: Hands-on with Dawntrail’s first dungeon, Ihuykatumu
The first dungeon of a Final Fantasy XIV expansion tells you a lot about what to expect from the rest of the expansion. I...
Survival sandbox Valheim expands its early access to Mac gamers next week
Before you ask, no, Valheim has still not emerged from early access. But it did just roll out its massive Ashlands expansion back in...
Former City of Heroes developers talk design chaos, sequels, and the MMO’s enduring legacy
Last night, I happened to log into City of Heroes Homecoming just as the team was posting up the promised mega Q&A with former...
