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Elite Dangerous Odyssey confirms a May 19 release date on PC
It looks like the progress being made in the Elite: Dangerous Odyssey alpha is moving at a predictable enough pace that Frontier Developments can...
Four Winds: Why are Asian MMOs monetized the way they are?
Welcome to Four Winds, Massively OP's newest column, dedicated to Asian MMOs and the culture around it. As the resident Black Desert columnist, I'm...
Elite Dangerous plans to remove minigame aspect of exo-biology, promises to fix planet scanning bugs
The primary feature of Elite: Dangerous Odyssey's third alpha phase has been the exo-biology gameplay loop, where players have to scan plants to earn...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends finally puts a date on the City in the Clouds expansion: May the fourth
Rogue server Star Wars Galaxies Legends has been teasing its Bespin expansion, called City in the Clouds, for literally years now. It was supposed...
Wisdom of Nym: Some interesting bits from Final Fantasy XIV’s 5.5 patch notes
Part of me has never been altogether clear on why I am so enthusiastic about seeing the fresh set of patch notes for Final...
First impressions from Diablo II Resurrected’s alpha: Just as good as you remember
Multiplayer isn't in yet. There are only two acts and three classes available. So why am I heading into Diablo II: Resurrected? Simple: It's...
Global Chat: Dealing with Magic Legends
Now that Magic Legends is out, you can best believe that a lot of MMO gamers are checking out Cryptic's latest offering. Among those...
Elite Dangerous Odyssey’s second phase of alpha testing is tentatively scheduled for Thursday
Players of the Elite: Dangerous Odyssey alpha test appear to be ready to move forward with phase two of testing, and for the most...
Whatever happened to Maguss, Spiral Knights, and Empyrion?
It's time to find out Whatever Happened To a couple of MMOs that have somehow managed to slip off our radars and need to...
Magic Legends provides a video overview of the Dimir Assassin class
Let's ignore the fact that the Dimir Assassin class of Magic Legends is an exercise in PWE and Cryptic's overreaching in lockbox monetization for...
Grinding Gear Games collects Path of Exile 2 reveals ahead of April 8 livestream, doesn’t see beta until 2022
As we've reported, this coming Thursday, April 8th, will have a new livestream for Path of Exile, which will showcase a new look at...
Stick and Rudder: Shaky space legs and promising potential in Elite Dangerous’ Odyssey alpha phase one
Yep. This certainly was an alpha test.
For those who are curious, yes, I bought my way in to the Elite Dangerous Odyssey alpha, as did...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends teases Bespin creatures coming in the City in the Clouds expansion
If you're still anxiously awaiting the arrival of Bespin in the Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server, you're going to want to peek into...
Hands-on with Monster Hunter Rise: Well-worth the cost of admission
Well, as Monster Hunter Rise is finally out. We received a pair of review copies at the last minute, so with about 10 hours...
Path of Exile will showcase its April 16 Ultimatum expansion and Path of Exile 2 in April 8 livestream
It's almost time once more for another round of expansion hype for Path of Exile. Developer Grinding Gear Games has put out an announcement...
So, how did Magic Legends’ soft launch go?
PWE's Magic Legends has been out in the wilds of soft launch open beta for two days now, so it's time for a check-in....
Magic Legends outlines the regional reputations system and previews each area’s rewards
Yes, Magic Legends will have a rep grind according to the game's latest preview post. Specifically, the multiplayer ARPG's reputation system won't be with...
Hands-on with Magic Legends: A solid action game that could be even more
So, real talk: I am kind of an easy mark for Magic Legends. The initial conception of it, at least. I was very excited...
Perfect Ten: 10 ways that MMOs kind of used to be worse
Believe you me, I know quite well the arguments that have been rehashed over the years about how the MMORPG genre and these online...
MechWarrior Online introduces a weapons balance pass and new Trial ‘Mechs in today’s patch
It's patch day for MechWarrior Online and that means patch notes! With today's update, players of the online stompy robot battler can look forward...