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Here’s how to join Fractured Online’s closed beta this weekend with our site key
Fractured Online opens its closed beta to the world today ahead of its planned early access later this fall, and if you've been curious...
Kickstarted indie MMO Genfanad will formally launch on September 27
MMO players are uncomfortably comfortable with the idea that Kickstarter MMOs linger in unfinished states for years, but that will not be the fate...
Past Fate enters open alpha on Steam after a brief authentication delay
This reads like one of the most basic headlines in MOP history, but that's because the news really is as simple as that: The...
Past Fate revamps its faction and class systems as it enters open alpha today
Big changes are afoot in Past Fate, as the indie MMORPG recently made some sweeping changes to its alpha build. The faction system's been...
Richard Garriott’s NFT MMO has a website and a name: Iron and Magic
You may remember that space tourist Richard Garriott, fresh off the utter collapse of Shroud of the Avatar, had threatened us all with another...
Whatever happened to The Repopulation? (2022 Edition)
A few weeks back, I was working on a column that includes a reference to The Repopulation, and I realized I hadn't heard anything...
Monsters & Memories works hard to get Ogre armpits just right
Indie MMO project Monsters & Memories is powering through the hot summer months to build up some of the essential backbone of this fantasy...
Past Fate shows off its first moments of gameplay in a new video
So what's it like when you first step into the world in Past Fate? You don't have to speculate about that any more because...
Crypt of the NecroDancer’s new Synchrony DLC adds online multiplayer
My kids got up this morning begging me to let them buy some Crypt of the NecroDancer DLC so they could player online together....
AdventureQuest 3D, of all games, tweaks Blizzard’s nose over mobile MMO cancelation
If you're sad about the cancelation of Blizzard's mobile Warcraft MMO Neptune, maybe some self-promotional cheek from the crossplatform indie MMO AdventureQuest 3D to...
Legends of Aria’s new blockchain owners are trying to sell $70 random P2W characters
The hits keep coming for Legends of Aria, and we don't mean the greatest hits compilation kind.
We regret to remind you that Aria, which...
Sandbox MMORPG Ethyrial Echoes of Yore lands itself a publisher
What a difference a couple of months makes. Readers might remember our reporting on Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore, the "high risk-reward" old-school MMORPG from...
Chronicles of Elyria admits to running out of money in 2021, ‘hemorrhaging cash’ ever since
There are grim tidings out of Chronicles of Elyria in its July State of Elyria report. Studio head Jeromy “Caspian” Walsh has once again...
Working As Intended: MMOs that wish they were Star Wars Galaxies
"My friends and I would skin someone alive for an SWG 2," an old Star Wars Galaxies player recently wrote on Reddit, and that...
Ship of Heroes opens free registration for this weekend’s housing beta
Indie superhero MMORPG Ship of Heroes is gearing up for another housing beta this weekend - and you can don some spandex and go...
Kickstarted MMORPG Past Fate previews gameplay, eyes early access in August
We've been keeping tabs on the development trajectory of Past Fate, the indie sandbox MMORPG from Icy North Games, for quite some time. The...
2-D MMORPG Archewood introduces procedural generation, improves server tech, and enhances QoL
We've been keeping tabs on a 16-bit 2-D MMORPG by the name of Archewood for some time now. The game's alpha first came across...
GDC joins the chorus of game studios and publishers supporting access to reproductive healthcare
Whether it's major studios speaking up or indie devs creating a charity bundle, the subject of supporting reproductive healthcare rights and bodily autonomy in...
MMO Business Roundup: Preservation, charity, modding, memes, and Microsoft’s merger
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business.
Microsoft ABK: It's not just the US digging into Microsoft's...
Indie MMORPG Genfanad’s $20K Kickstarter is fully funded, beta begins next month
A month ago, browser-based indie MMO Genfanad opened a modest Kickstarter - and as of this morning, it's fully funded.
Developer Rose Tinted Games has...
