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New World teases next week’s closed beta test – and no, there’s no NDA
Just this morning we asked our readers what expectations they had for Amazon's New World, and hopefully somewhere in that thread, someone asked for...
Crowfall addresses launch issues, Australian campaigns, marketing, and the game’s first post-launch update
Crowfall's Executive Producer Gordon Walton has penned a fresh dev blog this afternoon, one week in to the game's launch, to discuss the state...
Swords of Legends has officially launched today – and it’s already spun up a new server
It came all but out of nowhere this spring, and now it's live in the west: Gameforge's AAA MMORPG import Swords of Legends Online...
Elyon devs talk leveling, cash shop items, and design shift in new interview
Why did Elyon decide to remove air combat? What horrors are awaiting in the dark of its cash shop? How does leveling work? These...
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online, from launch to now
July 27th 2001. On this date, Funcom pulled the trigger on Anarchy Online, launching it in North America with a planned release in Europe a...
Aion Classic encourages global first races as players raise fresh pay-to-win alarms
Aion is enjoying a rare moment in the spotlight thanks to yesterday's launch of a legacy mode called Aion Classic. The opening day was...
Xianxia action MMORPG Swords of Legends Online is launching July 9
We've finally gotten a date for Swords of Legends Online: July 9th. I say this as if it's been a game we've been covering...
Aion Classic will officially make its western debut at noon tomorrow
Good news for MMO players raring to go in Aion Classic: You won't even need to get out of bed early to do it....
Aion Classic is really happening in the west, and it’s launching in ‘the Americas’ on June 23
We've been covering NCsoft's release of Aion Classic overseas and the teases and hints that it's been leveling at the western playerbase for a...
Pearl Abyss opens new studios in US and Europe as part of western expansion efforts
Pearl Abyss very clearly has eyes on expanding its reach further into the western market. The publisher/developer of Black Desert has opened up two...
NetEase launches new cross-platform sci-fi multiplayer online title Infinite Lagrange
NetEase is launching a new online game today: It's called Infinite Lagrange, and it's a multiplayer sci-fi strategy simulation title with a noticeable EVE...
NCsoft seemingly confirms that Aion Classic is coming to the west
Last fall, NCsoft announced a new classic mode for the Korean Aion servers. It was a huge success that brought the game back from...
Kakao and XL Games’ mobile MMORPG Moonlight Sculptor launches globally May 25
In mid-April we shone a light on Moonlight Sculptor, a new mobile MMORPG from publisher Kakao Games and developer XL Games (of ArcheAge infamy)...
LOTRO shutting down Ithil progression server, offers free transfers
Back when Lord of the Rings Online rolled out its progression server Anor back in November 2018, the response was so overwhelming that SSG...
The Game Archaeologist: Dragon Empires, Codemasters’ abandoned MMO
The name "Codemasters" is far more familiar to European players than North American ones, as the British developer and publisher was active on the...
MMO Business Roundup: Q1 2021 financials for Roblox, Nexon, and Star Stable
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news.
Star Stable: I'm frankly just as surprised as anyone to be starting this...
First impressions of Elyon’s western closed beta: Day one and a dungeon run
I can't believe I'm actually playing Elyon on local servers. People have been excited for this game since it was called Ascent: Infinite Realm, and just...
Elyon offers pre-loading ahead of first western closed beta tomorrow
We've been joking around MOP that May is "World Beta Month" due to how many MMO betas that are scheduled to run over the...
Four Winds: Why are Asian MMOs monetized the way they are?
Welcome to Four Winds, Massively OP's newest column, dedicated to Asian MMOs and the culture around it. As the resident Black Desert columnist, I'm...
The MOP Up: Apex Legends racks up 100 million players
For some games, the key metric to brag by is the total number of players that have come in through one's doors. And if...
