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Massively Overthinking: The times MMO developers admitted they were… wrong
Earlier in March, Jagex did the unthinkable for an MMORPG company: It admitted it was wrong about something. If you're used to the Blizzards...
Diablo-inspired indie OARPG Last Epoch is finally putting multiplayer through its paces
If you've got the Diablo bug right now but don't want to give Blizzard money or sit around twiddling your thumbs until Diablo IV's...
First impressions of Diablo IV: Resurrecting Diablo II once again
If franchise media has taught us anything, it's that sequels which take risks and aren't universally beloved cause the parent company to panic and...
Path of Exile’s next patch continues piling on the Voidborn Reliquary items and preps for end-of-league events
It's almost patch time for Path of Exile once again, and that means another patch notes preview that details what players can expect. We're...
Path of Exile dates events to close out the current league, confirms Sanctum will not stick around for now
Path of Exile's current Sanctum league is on the cusp of its planned early April end, but not before the ARPG kicks off several...
Path of Exile ties down dates for its next two expansion reveals and the ExileCon event
Whip out your favorite calendar (or your favorite calendar app because paper calendars are dead now I guess) because Path of Exile has some...
Path of Exile will let players who go offline remain in their party for a limited time
Every MMORPG player has experienced that dreadful moment when their connection to a game decided to get suddenly and randomly severed, followed by the...
Path of Exile makes some Sanctum adjustments and introduces the Voidborn Reliquary Key
The Sanctum league in Path of Exile saw some adjustments in a patch last week that targeted things like the Death Toll major affliction...
Path of Exile looks back at last year’s updates with a very literal list
Retrospectives can often be a fun exercise in reflection, reminiscence, and achievement. In the case of Path of Exile, its look back at 2022...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best value MMOs going into 2023
Every year when I do this post, I muse about what "value" actually means for MMOs because it's actually a tricky proposition and that...
The MOP Up: Spellcraft reflects upon growth and development in 2022
The Spellcraft team, made up of former ArenaNet and En Masse devs, paused their work on the upcoming real-time tactics game to reflect on...
The MOP Up: Chimeraland heads to the Epic Game Store
The unholy, unnatural, unbelievable Chimeraland has its sights set on a new conquest: the Epic Game Store. The studio announced that it's releasing on...
Global Chat: Shopping for a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server
Interested in going back to Star Wars Galaxies -- or trying it out for the first time -- but you find yourself paralyzed with...
The Stream Team: Speeding through Path of Exile’s new Sanctum league
With the launch of Path of Exile's new Sanctum league with The Forbidden Sanctum, Massively OP's MJ is interested in testing out the special...
Path of Exile’s Forbidden Sanctum expansion launches today – PC downloading has begun
It's go-time for Path of Exile: The Forbidden Sanctum launches on PC today at 2 p.m. EST, which means servers went down just a...
Path of Exiles’ rogue-like The Forbidden Sanctum launches December 9 for PC, December 14 on console
It's finally December! And you know what that means. No, we're not talking about that mega winter holiday filled with elves; we're talking about...
Path of Exile details the changes coming to Eldritch Altars in Forbidden Sanctum
Those of you who had relied upon Eldritch Altars for maps in Path of Exile will have to deal with the fact that when...
Path of Exile’s next content drop is The Forbidden Sanctum
While Grinding Gear Games is keeping most of the details about Path of Exile's big December content update secret (for now), the studio did...
Path of Exile outlines announcement plans for its next expansion and shares clips from the Mayhem event
While the month of November is mostly about events, the devs of Path of Exile are preparing to unleash the torrent of news about...
Path of Exile answers player questions about the upcoming Ruthless mode
Despite the name, Path of Exile's upcoming Ruthless mode will in fact allow you to have a character named Ruth, or Ruth-Anne, or Ruthie....