fantasy
Murder at Castle Nathria goes live with a ‘Hearthstone whodunnit’
Unpopular opinion time, but I think that Hearthstone's view of the Warcraft universe always seems more fun and interesting than World of Warcraft's. It's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 383: New World strikes up the band
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Diablo Immortal, SWTOR, NCsoft Q1, and Guild Wars 3, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, and Glitch, plus a mailbag topic on better terms for MMOs.
Project L is confirmed to be free-to-play with ‘respectful’ monetization
Riot Games was long known for making exactly one game (League of Legends) but it's lately been diversifying into other fields. That diversification is...
Guild Wars 2 launches the Festival of the Four Winds, gives raptors to lowbies, and makes more class tweaks
There's a new update out today for Guild Wars 2 players, and it's got a little something for nearly everybody, whether you're a lowly...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs are better with fewer people playing?
In Tyler's longform piece on The Secret World a while back, he said something that leaped out at me: that the game isn't really...
Massively Uplifting: WoW players break barriers, Bungie and ZeniMax raise money to help children
Summer sweetness is not just for corn and watermelon! No, it's for all the kind and generous gestures of of our fellow gamers and...
Activision-Blizzard Q2 2022: More revenue dips for WoW, ABK, and Blizzard in spite of Diablo Immortal
Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials. As of this afternoon, we have Q2's results, comprising April, May, and June 2022; let's...
Final Fantasy XI turns on bonus campaigns and welcomes players back starting on Friday
Final Fantasy XI wants you to come back to hang out. No, really, it's even putting on its summer best and everything. The game...
Gamigo director and producer moves to new position at co-development studio Lost Boys Interactive
Gamigo has seen one of its executive-level staffers shift to a different company entirely: Matthew Pettit, who was part of Gamigo's Austin, Texas office...
Meridian 59 developer reveals secret ‘Easter egg’ room of statues that was made back in the ’90s
One of the oldest MMORPGs in existence still has the capacity to surprise us, even decades later.
Former Meridian 59 designer Damion Schubert confirmed a...
RuneScape revamps the Wilderness and adds a new quest, OSRS ties down an August 24 release for its next raid
This past week has seen Jagex crank out a whole lot of news for both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, so let's wrap up...
Lord of the Rings Online’s free Anor transfers are ‘incoming’ prior to its late August shutdown
The clock is ticking down to the closure of Lord of the Rings Online's original legendary server, and residents are getting a little antsy...
Wisdom of Nym: Did Final Fantasy XIV’s relic farming zones work?
One of the things that I am always going to admire about the Final Fantasy XIV team is the fact that it followed up...
Vitae Aeternum: The hits and misses of New World’s summer update
Last week saw the release of New World's big summer update, including an extensive music system, the Medleyfaire event, and various endgame tweaks. This...
Former CD Projekt Red devs announce a multiplayer co-op and PvP title full of ninja parkour in feudal Japan
Would you like to play a PvP and PvE co-op multiplayer title created by former CD Projekt Red devs that lets you be a...
The MOP Up: Trove’s Sunrise update arrives on consoles
Trove's new Solarian class is finally available to play on Xbox, Switch and PlayStation, as the Sunrise update landed on those consoles this past...
Indonesian government blocks access to Steam and EGS for failure to meet a database registration deadline
The government of Indonesia is drawing attention and ire after it implemented new regulation for internet services and digital games storefronts that have resulted...
One Shots: You’ll never be this exalted
For your average farmer or scribe in Guild Wars 2's world, they'll never find themselves in the presence of so much swirly, sparkly awesomeness...
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight nerfs Dracthyr’s soar speed, but here are some mounts to make up for it
World of Warcraft's newest race isn't going to be quite as zippy as early Dragonflight testers found. This is because Blizzard is nerfing the...
The Game Archaeologist: That time when EverQuest let you play as the monsters
It's a near-given that in every MMORPG, players assume the roles of heroes who are sent out to vanquish the evil, dark, or at...
