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Final Fantasy XIV plans maintenance for its new Oceania data center and its latest patch
The good news for Final Fantasy XIV players still waiting through slow queue times is that the game is getting a whole new data center...
RuneScape is getting a Steamforged Games-crafted tabletop game and board game
If you've been hankering for another version of RuneScape to play, Jagex is granting you your wish, though it's not a PC game this...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the ongoing balance pass, part two
So the good news to be noted is that at this point, we know there's going to be some job adjustments with the Final Fantasy...
EverQuest will take apps for its returning community council this week
One of the roadmap items EverQuest promised in 2022 was the return of the Community Resource Council, and now after some time was taken...
Getting ready for Lost Ark: Name reservations, founder’s packs, and server choice
We're not saying that you are the procrastinating type, but on the very off chance that you like to leave preparations for a new...
The Daily Grind: What were your three most-played MMOs in 2021?
Usually at the end of the year, Justin will ask me on the MOP Podcast what my top-played MMOs of the year turned out...
The MOP Up: Anvil hitches up its combat pants as it looks at 2022
Coop shooter Anvil pushed out its first update since the game's December early access launch. The patch brings in balance adjustments, a new relic,...
Old School RuneScape outlines Shattered Relics League fixes, starts returning lost items in Group Ironman storage
Old School RuneScape has been busy fixing, patching, and correcting a gaggle of bugs according to a recent update post from Jagex. The post...
Riot Games adds multi-factor auth, a new champion to League of Legends, muted words feature to Valorant
Riot Games is all up in our news business this week, with several headlines coming out of the studio for its multiplayer games. Here's...
One Shots: Dutch angle knockout
Despite how movies and TV make it look, knocking someone clean out with a punch isn't actually that easy (although attempting it is a...
Hellbugs and love hugs keep RIFT’s community busy
As the long-suffering RIFT community waits to see what may happen to their MMO, they have a couple of distractions to keep them busy...
LOTRO Legendarium: It’s time to revisit skirmishes in Lord of the Rings Online
Ever since 2009, I've loved skirmishes in Lord of the Rings Online. These were a new type of instance that rose to prominence in...
The Stream Team: Sweeping through AQ3D side quests
When a game keeps developing steadily, even if you clear a zone once, that might not be the case later. Such is the ways...
Warhammer Return of Reckoning has another Land of the Dead public test this Sunday
Are you ready to war in the Necropolis of Zandr? Then you've got another chance to hop into the ongoing Land of the Dead...
Massively on the Go: Orna’s a definitive MMOARG – but it keeps you at home
Twice now I have suggested a theoretical Earthbound ARG, and a central idea of such a game would be having a chosen safe spot for...
Massively Overthinking: Do cross-IP collabs and promos in MMOs bother you?
Transmedia synergy. Let's just lead with that. We have a long tradition around here of teasing MMOs for jamming in these weird promotions with...
Vague Patch Notes: Unpacking the Riot MMO’s group-centric philosophy
Well! It has been a week, that's for darn sure. And amidst everything else going on this particular week, it would've been easy to...
Sony believes Microsoft will ‘continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform’
While most MMORPG players are watching this week's pending sale of Activision-Blizzard to Microsoft because of the MMORPGs, people outside the World of Warcraft...
Leaderboard: What types of items do you buy in MMO cash shops?
Over the weekend, I used up some of the currency sitting on my Lord of the Rings Online account, and I want to talk...
EverQuest II’s Kael Drakkel alt ruleset server is level agnostic, launching February 22
One of the near-future releases teased in EverQuest II's roadmap earlier this week was the promise of a new alternate ruleset server. As of...
