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Path of Exile’s devs say its performance issues are down to ‘calculation complexity,’ not the engine
The word "performance" is being kicked around the Path of Exile community kind of a lot lately, but lest you think Grinding Gear Games...
Police nab WoW Classic DDOS suspect who tanked the game earlier this month
World of Warcraft players -- especially those in WoW Classic -- should still remember the highly annoying DDoS attacks that hit the game on...
The Stream Team: Following the Dungeons and Dragons Online newbie campaign trail
What's life like for a newly minted DDO group? Massively OP's MJ is giving you a front row seat to see! Her group of...
Massively Overthinking: Is the age of the $15 subscription coming to an end?
Massively OP's own Justin Olivetti penned a blog post this week in which he muses on the lifespan of the $15 MMO sub fee,...
Sea of Thieves celebrates talk like a pirate day with sweet Twitch loot
Dang, I almost forgot it was talk like a pirate day! If you aren't into LOTRO and World of Warcraft's take on the second-most...
Learn about storytelling and art design from the Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers leads
At this point most Final Fantasy XIV fans are familiar with the name Natsuko Ishikawa, the main scenario writer for Shadowbringers. She's the one responsible for...
Dungeons & Dragons Online launches a new MacOS client
If you're playing Dungeons & Dragons Online on an Apple desktop, you're going to need to change clients. The existing MacOS client for the systems...
Funcom’s running a free-play weekend for Conan Exiles, Conan Unconquered, and Age of Conan
Conan fans, this unlikely weekend is your moment to shine, as Funcom's making all the things free free free.
First up is Conan Exiles, normally...
Vague Patch Notes: Do video games really need trade shows anymore?
The past few years have seen some really big seismic shifts in the game industry. In the time that I've been working here alone,...
Albion Online details improvements coming to the Outlands in the Queen update
The open PvP regions that make up the Outlands of Albion Online need some adjustment. At least that's the gist of what director Robin...
Someone in RuneScape spent $62K on microtrans according to UK Parliament report
Remember last year when we polled our readers on how much money they'd spent on their Steam accounts? Most people seemed to track under...
World of Warcraft’s new black market auction house goodies are unveiled
Ah, the sinister black market auction house in World of Warcraft. It's not quite like a normal auction house, but instead a place where players...
Chronicles of Elyria marks its crowdfunding anniversary with a contest and more crowdfunding
Most MMO anniversaries are to mark a game's launch date, but since Chronicles of Elyria still hasn't quite completed development yet, it has to...
Lord of the Rings Online begins testing the new Stout-Axe Dwarves
Ever since we got word that a new Dwarf racial variant was on the way to Lord of the Rings Online, we've been curious...
Albion Online improves guild logs and adjusts enemies with its latest update
Have you ever found yourself fighting an enemy and think, "gosh, this boss has really let himself go?" Because the latest patch for Albion Online...
Black Desert plans three-week Season of the Hunt event starting September 25
It's been a bit of a bye week in Black Desert's PC version thanks to an extra-long maintenance mode - gamers will recall that...
Hearthstone’s Tombs of Terror, Overwatch’s Brick Challenge, and Blizzard’s Pencils of Promise charity sale
Even outside of World of Warcraft, Blizzard's been busy busy busy this week.
First, take a peek at Hearthstone: The MMOTCG opened the Tombs of...
Pantheon addresses questions for every class in the upcoming MMO
Visionary Realms is back this month with another look at Pantheon's development in its September newsletter. There's a new segment this round focused on...
Blizzard clarifies the policy on World of Warcraft exploits following the dungeon exploit in Classic
We know that Blizzard intends to punish players who exploited a bug to cause endless dungeon respawns in World of Warcraft: Classic. But as happens...
Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 just lost another great dev in Bill Freist
Not a week ago, we reported on the loss of two developers from Guild Wars 2 studio ArenaNet, a lead game designer and a...
