fantasy
Albion Online hatches a colorful spring event
Spring is in the air in Albion Online, if you couldn't tell by all of the colorful eggs littering the ground right now. The...
World of Warcraft improves questing limits and hints at new emotes in Battle for Azeroth
The limit of 25 active quests in World of Warcraft isn't so bad, so long as you never forget to abandon old quests, always...
GDC 2018: Exploring SpatialOS with Improbable CCO Bill Roper
SpatialOS: You've probably been seeing this name pop up more and more in the MMO sphere. Worlds Adrift, Mavericks, Fractured, Seed, MetaWorld, and Identity are just some of the titles we've...
Guild Wars 2 honors dearly departed MMO blogger Zach ‘Ravious’ Best with in-game quest
Last October, we were devastated to report that MMO blogger Zach "Ravious" Best had passed away at the young age of 36, taken by...
Battle Bards Episode 118: More starting zone themes
What are your favorite memories of those first few days in a brand-new MMORPG? Chances are that those memories are inextricably connected to the...
Tree of Savior hands out second anniversary gifts, previews new classes
It's been two years since Tree of Savior leaped onto the Steam scene, and the crew is celebrating with a nine-week event that is...
Dungeons and Dragons Online preps Disciples of Rage adventure pack
The next adventure pack for Dungeons and Dragons Online is undergoing testing and polish right now, as Standing Stone Games teases players with a...
Path of Exile is heavily revamping a bunch of skills this summer
Path of Exile fans should block out June in their calendar, as Grinding Gear has big plans for the game this summer starting with...
The MMO Book Club introduces the good kind of lootboxes
Not quite a year ago, we covered a brand-new MMO community called the MMO Book Club, whose goal was to bring MMO players together...
Black Desert rolls out egg hunt, April Fools’ Day event, and new food
Did I not say MMO April Fools' Day was starting early because of the holiday's rude and inconvenient weekend timing this year? Black Desert's...
Crowfall gives players better tools to build bigger castles
Before you can storm the castle, you must build the castle. And when it comes to Crowfall, that will be a pretty fun part...
Guild Wars 2 takes action against PvP match manipulation
Even if you're a winner you could be still be a loser in Guild Wars 2 -- if you cheat. ArenaNet announced that it...
Perfect Ten: More anthropomorphic MMO studio conversations
A while back, you may recall that I posted some of my conversations with anthropomorphized concepts of MMO studios. If you don't remember this,...
Twitch Prime members get tons of TERA console freebies
With the headstart live for its console edition, TERA is drawing all sorts of attention to its big monsters and bigger action. So how...
GDC 2018: Ultima Online post-mortem with Richard Garriott, Starr Long, Raph Koster, and Rich Vogel
Plenty of panels at GDC are recorded and uploaded to the internet weeks after the event, including this one. It's not quite the same...
RIFT is tweaking ability performance to address area impact
There's a bit of a problem that's turning up on RIFT, both the Prime server and the live servers. That problem? Some abilities just...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth adds new Blood Elf eyes and new models with its latest build
Blood Elf Paladins in World of Warcraft are drawing upon the power of the Sunwell, but they still have the same fel-green eyes as...
The Daily Grind: Are blacklists, quizzes, and threats effective at reducing text toxicity in MMOs?
Toxicity in online gaming just keeps popping up - specifically as it pertains to chat and commenting.
MOP reader Tanek pointed us to a thread about...
Albion Online finally makes plans to launch on Steam
Crowdfunded indie PvP sandbox Albion Online technically launched last summer, finding so much initial success that its servers were hammered and it even suffered...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 163: Expansions ‘Я’ Us
Justin and Bree talk expansions for Elder Scrolls Online, Star Trek Online, and Skyforge, with news on Bless, GDC, Ship of Heroes, SWTOR, a new Star Wars title, Project Gorgon, RIFT, WoW, and Trove, with mailbag questions on whether Gorgon vs EverQuest and our Steam Team.
