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The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s April Fools dungeon
April Fools Day may be past, but its spirit lives on in Neverwinter! This past week's small patch opened up a mini-dungeon for goofy...
Massively Overthinking: Self-imposed ‘rules’ for MMOs
I have a couple of rules of thumb when it comes to MMOs. When I start thinking about watching a video while playing an...
Fallout 76 details a new Daily Op mode, new mutations, and new rewards
Good news for Fallout 76 players: The next update is dubbed Locked & Loaded, and it expects you to handle loading and/or locking accordingly because...
Rumor: EG7 and Daybreak might be prepping PlanetSide 2’s Rogue Planet for its own company
Daybreak corporate sleuth and TheoryForge crewmate @MSandersonD has uncovered another Daybreak gem: new corporate registrations for Daybreak-related companies. California and Delaware filings show that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 316: Talkin’ trash with MMO Fallout
Justin, Bree, and MMO Fallout's Connor discuss April fools' day around the MMOverse, FFXIV's patch and PS5 beta, WoW's 9.1, Trove's Switch port, and Elyon's closed beta, with adventures in RuneScape, Wild Terra 2, Magic Legends, WoW Classic, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on starting fresh in WoW Classic and irritating season passes.
Fallout 76 promises more PvP elements, details legendary crafting, and confirms aliens returning in AMA
As we covered previously, this past Tuesday saw Fallout 76's project lead Jeff Gardiner and design director Mark Tucker take to the game's subreddit...
Fallout 76’s Q&A session talks about social features, pets, and field trips
A yearly forecast is always good for some renewed excitement, and Fallout 76 is taking advantage of any and all eyeballs on its post-apocalyptic...
Fallout 76 posts its roadmap for the rest of 2021 with the Brotherhood of Steel, daily ops, and four-star legendaries
The next patch for Fallout 76 is currently on the game's test server, so anyone who would like to check out C.A.M.P. slots, S.P.E.C.I.A.L. loadouts,...
Daybreak’s Z1 Battle Royale is enjoying another renaissance
Remember last year when Z1 Battle Royale -- the retitled version of H1Z1 that Daybreak still appears to operate -- saw an astonishing increase...
The Game Archaeologist: The online world of Diablo II
Most of us probably weren't expecting to see Diablo II once again propelled into the spotlight in the year 2021, but the BlizzCon announcement...
Perfect Ten: 10 ways that MMOs kind of used to be worse
Believe you me, I know quite well the arguments that have been rehashed over the years about how the MMORPG genre and these online...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 313: Hope you saved your game!
Justin and Bree discuss the RIFT layoffs, OVH fire, Saga of Lucimia drama, Elder Scrolls Online and Guild Wars 2 patches, LOTRO's roadmap, and Ashes of Creation's delay, with adventures in WoW Classic, ESO, SWG Legends, and City of Heroes, plus mailbag topics on onboarding returning players, crafting MMOs, and Last Oasis.
Alienware cut its League of Legends esports sponsorships short over ongoing Riot Games scandals
Last month, we covered yet another sexual harassment lawsuit swirling around Riot Games, this one a wrongful termination suit from a former executive assistant...
Fortnite rolls out Primal season, disqualifies esports pro over vile tweet
If you're hoping for Fortnite's lore to make sense with its latest patch, I have to question whether you've been paying any attention. And...
Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 76 launched on Xbox Game Pass as ESO celebrates 18M total players
Yesterday's Xbox and Bethsoft roundtable dropped a bit of information about the merger and the future of the games as well as the current...
Fallout 76’s Locked and Loaded update isn’t landing until April 27
Fallout 76 players already know that the Bethsoft team's been prepping the Locked and Loaded update this past season, and as of today, we...
Fallout 76 plans to open its test server for the next major update in mid-March
Eager to try out the next major patch for Fallout 76? Well, you can't. Not yet, anyway... but soon. The latest dispatch from the development...
MMO Business Roundup: Stadia’s and Bethsoft’s class-actions, Epic’s lockbox settlement, and CDPR’s DMCA takedowns
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news - in this case, all happy fun lawsuits.
Stadia: Consumers are waging a new...
Global Chat: Why do devs amputate content from MMOs?
MMO blogger Yeebo Fernbottom tackled an issue that's a standing pet peeve for me: When game developers take away systems, content, and fun toys...
Gamigo is merging down ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained’s servers, and yes there will be new land rushes
ArcheAge's misery just compounds lately: Gamigo has announced that it's merging many of the gamers servers servers under the "server evolution" catchphrase. Across both...
