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Massively OP Podcast Episode 493: Landing on Brighter Shores
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's Legacy of Morgoth, Brighter Shores' early access, ArcheAge Chronicles' delay, Chrono Odyssey, Stars Reach's trailer, and FFXIV's Crossroads, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on handhelds and controllers for MMOs.
Brighter Shores bans multiboxing and adds single-click actions in today’s update
Brighter Shores' first patch last week might have been a wee one, but clearly Fen Research was holding a bit back for this week's...
Brighter Shores patches in custom keybinds and quest difficulty stars
Brighter Shores has already talked about how to better communicate its so-called "breadth and depth" system in-game, and now thanks to its latest patch,...
The Stream Team: Exploring the first steps of Brighter Shores early access
This week brought something a little familiar yet different to the world of early access MMORPGs: Brighter Shores, a game that MOP's Chris and...
Brighter Shores explains its episode-specific professions design and asks players to ‘please give it a chance’
When Brighter Shores launched into early access this week, many players were surprised at the fact that each episode (aka a major zone) had...
First Impressions: Brighter Shores has gobs of potential buried under mountains of grind
When I first heard of it, I wasn't sure that Brighter Shores would be a game I wanted to play, but watching development unfold...
MMO Hype Train: Brighter Shores is a totally chill RuneScape clone
Former RuneScape creator Andrew Gower admits that he never planned to make another MMORPG -- at least until enough fans convinced him to give...
Brighter Shores officially launches into early access today, hoping to court RuneScape players
It's early access launch day for Fen Research's MMORPG Brighter Shores, a game so new to our radar that it wasn't even a known...
Brighter Shores’ closed beta begins behind an NDA as player trading is delayed
Brighter Shores, the new MMORPG from Jagex co-founder Andrew Gower, officially enters closed beta this week - but you won't be hearing much about...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 489: A requiem for Cryptic
Carlo, Justin, and Bree discuss the launch of Throne and Liberty, the Cryptic layoffs and their effect on Neverwinter and Star Trek Online, the early access plan for Brighter Shores, and the New World Aeternum rollout.
Brighter Shores shares load testing and new screenshots as it marches towards early access
If you're hearing the loud clanging of hammers and the rattling torquing of wrenches, that's just Brighter Shores doing a bit of tuning up...
Brighter Shores confirms November launch date following October 22 closed beta
Back in August, we learned that Brighter Shores, the new MMORPG en route from Jagex and RuneScape co-founder Andrew Gower, was targeting November 5th...
Brighter Shores announces early access launch date of November 5
A couple of months ago, the devs behind RuneScape-inspired MMORPG Brighter Shores said that the game was on track for an early access release...
RuneScape-inspired Brighter Shores says it won’t officially be complete until PvP arrives
With the early access launch of Brighter Shores planned for this fall, one big question's on the table for this RuneScape-inspired MMO: Will it...
Brighter Shores posts a candy rope timeline of its development, asks players to not try to eat it
Brighter Shores lead developer Andrew Gower is teasing us. Not with the game's mechanics itself - that happened last week - but with the...
RuneScape founder’s MMO Brighter Shores hints at detective profession en route to Q3 launch
It's been a couple months since we last checked in with Brighter Shores, the RuneScape-inspired MMO by Andrew Gower that promised to get here...
Cozy MMO Brighter Shores says it’s still on track for a Q3 2024 release
For all of you craving a brand-new MMO that hasn't been delayed to death, here's some promising news: Brighter Shores, the cozy skill-based MMO...
Brighter Shores lead dev highlights ‘room’ transitions and sensing small collectibles
MMORPG fans are kind of left waiting and wondering how Brighter Shores will shake out, particularly as its lead developer Andrew Gower continues to...
RuneScape-inspired Brighter Shores plans AFK character advancement
Ever since hearing how one of Jagex's co-founders is bringing a cozy RuneScape-like MMO to us later this year, we've been keenly interested to...
Jagex co-founder announces Brighter Shores MMO, launching free-to-play in Q3 2024
It would be pretty amusing if after all those mis-fires with new games, the next Jagex MMO actually comes from someone who left Jagex...
