halloween 2023
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v7.0
Once again we put a wrap on another year of MMORPG news, opinions, and -- most pertinent to this column -- history. In a...
Hi-Rez just officially announced SMITE 2, soft-launching into beta this year – but SMITE will stay online
Have you ever wanted to play SMITE but with better graphics, improved matchmaking, and more modes and special events? Well, soon you can! Except...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Yuletide Festival is live
Yesterday was Halloween, today is Christmas. That's how it feels like, at least, and Lord of the Rings Online is doing nothing to dissuade...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go goes to Hisui with poor timing
Pokemon Go has a lot to make up for after last month... nay, last season. The bonuses were terrible, the Research Breakthrough 'mon were dull,...
Shroud of the Avatar prepares to celebrate 10 years of monthly updates in December
It's been almost 10 years since Shroud of the Avatar started making monthly updates - since December 2013 by Catnip Games' reckoning, which is...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Five Guild Wars 2 event farms to combat your labyrinth letdown
My favorite thing about Guild Wars 2's Shadow of the Mad King Halloween event is the Mad King's Labyrinth. There's nothing quite like it,...
The Stream Team: Making more Mogloween memories in AQ3D
Although Massively OP's MJ loved the addition of the Friday the 13th Ravenspire adventure and the Five Nights of Fright in Pizza Hero in...
Neverwinter previews Spelljammer’s Defense of the Moondancer trial
On Halloween, Cryptic rather abruptly announced Spelljammer, Neverwinter's next module, for November 7th. In addition to adding a new adventure zone and overhauls of...
PvP MMO Gloria Victis has officially sunsetted as Siege Survival Gloria Victis marches on
Back in August, we relayed the unfortunate news that Polish indie studio Black Eye Games was sunsetting siege PvP MMORPG Gloria Victis after a...
Embers Adrift releases new hair, alchemy, and a roadmap for the rest of 2023
Embers Adrift isn't resting on its laurels Halloween week like so many other MMOs: It's pumped out a new patch to bolster its ongoing...
DragonCon 2023: Costumes and cosplay were a treat
A key component of Halloween is the tradition of dressing up as favorite characters, be they from folklore, history, literature, media, or even every...
The Stream Team: Enjoying pumpkin carving in The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival
It's not often you find a game that is planned to only be around for a limited time annually, but when it follows a...
Ghostly death returns to Book of Travels in its biggest update since its early access release two years ago
Might and Delight's tiny MMO Book of Travels has traveled a very long way through its early access launch two years ago - and...
Dark Age of Camelot celebrates the Halloween holiday with its usual selection of events
It's another year of Halloween goodies for Dark Age of Camelot, though this year's celebration is pretty much a repeat of last year's. Even...
The Stream Team: Fighting against fear in Final Fantasy XIV’s All Saints’ Wake Halloween event
The Halloween season has once more descended upon Final Fantasy XIV, as has the dastardly voidsent family that seeks to feast on people's fear,...
One Shots: A night of masks and intrigues
The Princess Bride rightly taught me to be suspicious of anyone wearing a mask, which is why I keep my candy in a locked...
The Stream Team: Heading to AQ3D’s Pizza Hero Horror Nights
Massively OP's MJ loves spooky, horror, and Halloween so how could she not jump for joy when AQ3D announced Pizza Hero Horror Nights? She's...
Albion Online opens the Allhallows Hallowed Ground dungeon for Halloween through mid-November
You might have noticed that Albion Online was suspiciously missing from our recent Halloween roundup - but it was only because it hadn't started...
Diablo IV is free-to-play on PC through Battle.net until Monday
So if you were staring longingly at the free trial for Diablo IV granted to Xbox players earlier this month, you can stop now...
The Stream Team: Pumpkin smashing and chocolate hoarding in Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Night Revels
While Halloween is for collecting candy in meatspace, Night Revels is for collecting treats in Dungeons & Dragons Online. Instead of gorging in these...
