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One Shots: Dragons — why’d it have to be dragons?
Dragons: They come in every shape, size, and element, and about all of the ones that have ever been invented exist inside one MMO...
MMO Business Roundup: Guild Wars’ art book, Day of Dragons drama, Red Dead hackers, FogBank layoffs, and more
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Guild Wars' art book: If you happened to read our swag guide ahead of...
LOTRO Legendarium: Rating the best active racials in Lord of the Rings Online
Picking a race to play in Lord of the Rings Online isn't as consequence-free as you might encounter in other MMORPGs. For starters, the...
The Daily Grind: What’s the oldest MMO character you’ve ever picked back up?
Recently, I have found myself back in Neverwinter -- and quite enjoying myself! But what was really strange about this return is that I...
Following studio layoffs, Frostkeep is sunsetting Rend in one week
Earlier this month, we reported on layoffs of unknown size at Rend developer Frostkeep Studios. Now, the studio has admitted that it'll be closing...
MMO Business Roundup: Tencent, Ubisoft, Rockstar, energy, Creativerse, and Cold Iron Studios
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO (and MMO-adjacent) industry news!
Tencent: Just before Funcom and Tencent announced the Chinese gaming giant was angling to...
Albion Online is fixing up Elite Dungeon loot and fame along with Hideout issues
The Queen update for Albion Online is a big one; it's arguably something of a killer. Unfortunately it also killed a few things it really...
WoW Factor: Oh no, Visions of N’zoth is real bad
Based on a wholly informal poll based on what's going around the community right now, I've compiled most of the agreed-upon positives for the...
WoW Classic’s Alterac Valley is getting camping, premade, and honor changes
Ah, Alterac Valley. You were so much fun in World of Warcraft back in the day! And yet it seemed as if Blizzard was...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMORPG content roadmaps
You know what word I love to hear from MMORPG developers? Roadmap. If you're a millennial or older, you surely remember roadtrip life before...
Profane is a full-loot open PvP sandbox of territorial domination
Maybe you're among those who are upset at New World's shifting focus and you're wondering where your next fully open PvP MMO is. Perhaps...
Path of Exile’s update 3.9.2C makes additional improvements to Metamorphosis and Conquerors
Grinding Gear Games continues to tweak the Conquerors of the Atlas and Metamorphosis League of Path of Exile. The next series of adjustments are...
Aion NA invites players back to Katalam with a new battleground and instances on January 29
NA players of Aion are being beckoned to Katalam with the game's upcoming update. How do I know they're being aimed in Katalam's direction?...
Riot Games’ Legends of Runeterra writes a thank-you note to its community
Awwww, Riot Games loves its Legends of Runeterra players. In a moment of warm fuzzies, the devs of the League of Legends CCG have...
Blade & Soul’s 4th anniversary event includes the new Hunter’s Refuge
Wait, we've had Blade & Soul for four years now? That doesn't seem right, but it is in fact correct, as evidenced by several things...
The Stream Team: Giving Guardian a go in BDO
Massively OP's MJ has never been a big fan of melee classes, but Black Desert Online's Valkyrie has been an exception. Can lightning strike...
World of Warcraft took a tumble in SuperData’s December 2019 revenue rankings
SuperData's December 2019 report on the global games industry's monthly revenue is up, and it's a head-scratcher indeed.
On the PC side, there hasn't been...
Final Fantasy XIV’s next live letter is set for February 6
It seems fairly likely (but not yet confirmed) that the next major patch for Final Fantasy XIV will arrive on February 18th. The site of...
Perfect Ten: The best value MMOs in 2020
While there is nothing wrong with dropping some money on a worthy game, many of us are looking to be as frugal as possible...
Here’s how Crowfall’s spellbook and passive skills are changing in the February revamp
Crowfall is back this week with another new dev diary, this one building on the UI changes coming in February (as detailed previously) with...
