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LOTRO kicks off legendary item Season 12, DDO patches in performance improvements
The first patch for Lord of the Rings Online's newest expansion arrived this past Wednesday. Update 42.1 unlocked the third tier of Legacy of...
WoW Factor: Home is where the heart is, even in World of Warcraft
It has been a curious sensation these last few months, looking at World of Warcraft: The War Within and not wanting to play. That...
Guild Wars 2 unveils Mount Balrior, its first proper raid in five years
So if you're looped into the Guild Wars 2 scene, you already know that the second big chunk of the four-part Janthir Wilds expansion...
Here’s everything you need to know about next week’s WoW Classic Classic launch
With yesterday's surprise announcement that WoW Classic is launching "Classic Classic" fresh start realms next week on November 21st, plenty of questions were raised...
Astroneer’s first-ever DLC, Glitchwalkers, has arrived with a freaky new planet in tow
Astroneer is a beloved multiplayer sandbox around here, but even we were surprised back in September when System Era Softworks announced Glitchwalkers - its...
WoW Factor: Thoughts on World of Warcraft getting housing and Classic Classic fresh start servers
With no BlizzCon this year and a pretty full and constantly updating roadmap for World of Warcraft unfolding (including this month's 20th anniversary activities),...
Pearl Abyss Q3 2024: Black Desert declines, EVE Online flattens, Crimson Desert dithers
Pearl Abyss - minus Pearl Abyss America head Jeonghee Jin, who left for NCsoft America this past summer - released its Q3 2024 financials...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 493: Landing on Brighter Shores
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's Legacy of Morgoth, Brighter Shores' early access, ArcheAge Chronicles' delay, Chrono Odyssey, Stars Reach's trailer, and FFXIV's Crossroads, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on handhelds and controllers for MMOs.
Guild Wars 2’s Janthir Wilds: Godspawn update arrives November 19 – plus we’ve got roadmap updates
Don't let Guild Wars 2's performance in NCsoft's Q3 financials get you down: The next chunk of the Janthir Wilds expansion is just around...
NCsoft Q3 2024: NCsoft teases Aion 2 for 2025, says Throne & Liberty sales ‘surpassed internal projections’
It's been one hell of a quarter for NCsoft - and we mean that for every interpretation of the phrase.
As readers might recall, in...
EVE Online’s Revenant expansion has officially launched – its 50th major release since 2003
EVE Online is getting a big jolt of content and activity today thanks to the release of the Revenant expansion, which - if Wikipedia's...
Lord of the Rings Online polls players about 2025’s dungeon visual overhaul update
This year isn't even over yet, but Lord of the Rings Online's world design team is already looking ahead to the first update of...
Wisdom of Nym: Things I want from Final Fantasy XIV that I fully expect to never get
The fact that I want something in Final Fantasy XIV does not make it a good idea. There are dropped threads that the game...
EVE Online posts the patch notes for tomorrow’s Revenant expansion
It's almost time for even more tools for corps to come to EVE Online, and that means that players are getting a deep-dive look...
The Daily Grind: How often do your MMO alts become your mains?
I've been thinking about this question for a while now, as my Engineer has taken my whole heart in Guild Wars 2. I have...
Cozy RPG sim Dreamlight Valley turns the page to its upcoming Storybook Vale expansion pass
Once upon a time, in a game that nobody seems to talk about yet probably has a bajillion players because it's Disney, a new...
WWII MMO Foxhole aims skyward with next summer’s Airborne expansion
Massively multiplayer WWII fighting sim Foxhole is poised to add a new dimension to its warfare next summer with its Airborne expansion. When it...
Destiny 2 plans a grandmaster nightfall catch-up feature November 19 and Revenant Act II preview November 12
The next two weeks are potentially big ones for players of Destiny 2, assuming those players want to access all of the hard mode...
Perfect Ten: 10 ways to put your MMO back on players’ radars
Running an MMORPG isn't like Field of Dreams. You can't just create a game and expect that everyone will show up because a magic...
LOTRO’s Legacy of Morgoth expansion has everyone fretting over the new Elf looks
The initial release of Lord of the Rings Online: Legacy of Morgoth seems to be going generally fine, albeit with a few bumps and...
