Fun fact: Google search trends don’t tell you bupkis about MMO popularity
You know what the surest sign of an MMO's popularity is? Whether or not World of Warcraft fans are defensive about its popularity. That apparently...
Star Wars comes to Star Trek Online thanks to some creative use of the character builder
Sometimes, we have to thank those who have too much free time on their hands, especially when it turns out fun things for others...
Mobile MMORPG Tales of Wind aims to release on PC this week
If you ask me, you can never have enough cute in your MMORPG diet, so at least from a visual standpoint consider me passing...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Haxity, Lumia Saga, Era of Newborns, Ancients Reborn, The Bird That Drinks Tears
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent games you’ve (probably) never heard of - or have totally forgotten about until now!
First up,...
Dang, Astellia Online is sunsetting in its native South Korea
Well, this is not a good sign: Nexon announced last night that it's closing Astellia Online in its native South Korea. If you'll forgive...
Tencent will host a cloud version of Blade & Soul in China soon
It's possible that the hacking cough that was Google Stadia's launch has turned you off from the notion that cloud gaming is the future,...
Google and Epic Games are squabbling over Fortnite’s Android fees – again
Epic Games and Google are butting heads in what continues to be the technology version of a DragonBall Z fight with similar levels of...
Black Desert Mobile has officially launched now around the globe
Pearl Abyss has officially done it: It's launched Black Desert on four total platforms now, three of them this year, now that Black Desert...
Kickstarted survival sandbox Day of Dragons’ early access launch is bogged down by drama
Remember the tussle over in-dev MMO Oath a while back? A sub-contractor for the game accused the developer of screwing with 'em, it hit...
You can start downloading Black Desert Mobile right now ahead of this week’s launch
Don't get too excited yet as it's not officially playable in the US just yet, but Black Desert Mobile is now available for preloading...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Past Fate, Rulers of the Sea, Legend of Mir Eternal, Dragon Raja, Fantasy Earth Genesis
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent games you've (probably) never heard of - or have totally forgotten about until now!
First up:...
The MOP Up: Settlers of Catan goes alternate reality
If you are anything like my family and friends, then you probably have a copy or three of Settlers of Catan in play on...
Into the Super-verse: 13 text-based superhero MMOs you can play today
As part of this column covering superhero MMORPGs, we have looked at the usual suspects: MMOs of the past (Champions Online, City of Heroes,...
Ascent: Infinite Realm is headed for open beta in southeast Asia soon
Where's Ascent: Infinite Realm? It's a question we collectively pondered recently, but it would appear that a Hungarian site has announced that the game...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 248: Saying farewell to Aradune
Bree and Justin mourn Brad McQuaid, dip into Guild Wars 2, side-eye Stadia, imagine 20 more years of LOTRO, and enjoy watching EVE Online and Star Citizen's cons fight. Plus we tackle two mailbag questions about MMO genre positivity and playing solo in MMOs.
Google counters accusations that Stadia’s 4K quality was ‘exaggerated’
Of all the problems early buyers expected to have with Google's Stadia, actual fraud probably didn't factor much into the list. But that's exactly...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun
That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...
Hypercute mobile MMO Lumia Saga begins global iOS and Android pre-registration
Chinese studio Century Game claims its new MMO is "the cutest MMORPG you'll ever play," and those are fighting words in a world with...
Google Stadia’s launch day might have arrived, but the future of cloud gaming hasn’t
For several years now, various companies have tried to attain the holy grail that is smooth cloud-based game streaming. For several years now, it...
Stadia holds an AMA that confirms a laundry list of features that won’t be available at launch
Well, at least they were honest? Members of the Google Stadia team took to Reddit for an AMA that gleefully revealed a significant chunk...
