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Massively on the Go: A dozen Splatoon 3 Salmon Run tips from the EVPs
With Big Run coming to Splatoon 3 any day now, I've realized it's awakened a kind of dread. Regular Salmon Run can be hell, like...
Albion Online continues to ramp up Mists rewards, preps per-character sub fee hike
Are you ready for even more rewards from doing things in the Mists of Albion Online? Then the sandbox MMORPG's latest hotfix is right...
Valheim’s long-awaited Mistlands update opens up to players on the PTS
The long drought of new content coming to Valheim appears to be nearly at an end. Nine months after developer Iron Gate first unveiled...
BitCraft dates next pre-alpha test for November 18, promises changes to movement, fishing, and farming
The month of November is bringing a little something for lucky BitCraft fans, as the game's latest address has outlined dates for its next...
RuneScape previews its SMITE crossover and plants a garden in the desert, Old School RuneScape talks poll changes
Today is seeing a veritable flood of news rushing out of Jagex's two ever-running MMORPGs RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, so we're going to...
WoW Factor: The Dragonflight pre-patch talent trees fix a lot of problems in WoW
If you don't want to read an entire column in which I talk about the new talent trees in World of Warcraft... good gosh,...
Massively Overthinking: Do you have a love/hate relationship with specific MMO content?
This week's Massively Overthinking is inspired by one of Justin's Daily Grinds, ironically. It was the one about the best online card game you've...
Diablo II Resurrected adds Terror Zones, new charms, and its second ladder season
Diablo II: Resurrected has added some terror this spooky season, but it's not a Halloween event; it's the addition of Terror Zones as part...
Black Desert PC dates its next seasonal servers, unveils ambassadors, and changes fishing and farming
The PC version of Black Desert once again a cornucopia of news items for players to check out, so you know what that means:...
The Daily Grind: Do you engage in ‘mapping’ in explorable MMORPGs?
A while back, we did a Daily Grind on "vestigial organ" design in MMOs, and I mentioned Guild Wars 2's leveling system as being...
MMO sandbox BitCraft makes exploring – and walking – far more satisfying
Even though BitCraft is still in pre-alpha, that doesn't mean its world is devoid of meaning and content. The studio behind the procedurally generated...
Diablo II Resurrected’s first anniversary patch is live with terror zones but not season two
Diablo II Resurrected's second season - and new sundering charms - won't actually release until October 6th, but the 2.5 patch is live as...
The MOP Up: Valheim comes to Microsoft’s store this month
That kooky Norse survival sim Valheim is sending a raiding party to new shores -- in this case, to Microsoft itself. The company announced...
Arcane Waters sails into a fresh playtest with treasure finding, updates to the perk system, and a new tutorial
It's a new month, a new weekend, and incidentally a new playtest for the pixel-styled pirating MMO Arcane Waters. The game has offered up...
Fae Farm is a ‘magical and cozy co-op farm sim’ coming soon to Nintendo Switch
Most of our readers know Phoenix Labs as the dev studio behind the multiplayer co-op monster slayer Dauntless, but the studio's newly announced game...
NFT gaming consultant proposes conscripting poor gamers as MMO NPCs
In case you needed another reason to keep crypto out of gaming, a new article on Rest of World chronicles an NFT scheme in...
Final Fantasy XIV revives the Callback Campaign through the end of September
So you have some friends who are no longer playing Final Fantasy XIV. That's fine, it happens, other things come up in our lives,...
The Wagadu Chronicles shows off some new cultural accessories arriving in its September 12 alpha test
The second alpha test for sandbox MMORPG The Wagadu Chronicles is set to start in less than a week, bringing with it farming, new...
Ravendawn posts the patch notes for its upcoming September closed beta test
Last week, Ravendawn was promising an action-packed two months, and this week they're starting to deliver if you equate action with reading patch notes...
Diablo II Resurrected brings the farming-focused Terror Zones feature to PTR
Hitting the level cap of 99 in Diablo II: Resurrected can feel like a milestone achievement the first time through, but perhaps you're the...
