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Funcom Q3 2019: Amid revenue drop and Tencent stock buy-up, Funcom is working on multiple new games
It was going to be hard for Funcom to top its 2018 financials, given that it rolled out Conan Exiles last year but has...
Vague Patch Notes: Does BlizzCon have a future in its current form?
BlizzCon 2018 was a pretty unnecessary disaster for Blizzard. It managed to demolish any hopes people had about Battle for Azeroth rounding the bend and...
UK art studio accuses Kickstarted MMORPG Oath of incompetence and failure to pay for work
Last spring, we covered an incredibly ambitious new MMO called Oath. Developer Ready-Up Studios rolled out a $35,000-ask Kickstarter to build a free-to-play, action-combat...
Former Bungie CEO publicly unveils his new multi-studio games company
Harold Ryan, the man who led Bungie for 15 years, has re-entered the games industry with a new company called ProbablyMonsters, which works a...
Perfect Ten: Kickstarter MMOs that raised the most money
The rise of crowdfunding in the mid-2010s swept a large wave of MMORPGs our way that might never have happened otherwise. For a while...
EVE Evolved: Is the EVE Online community a force for good in the world?
When we write or talk about MMO communities, we often focus on the practicalities of guilds or in-game events, the drama of forums, and...
Project Gorgon’s September update touches combat, treasure, and skills
Tiny indie studio Elder Game is still doggedly working on the whimsical and weird MMORPG Project Gorgon, and as of today, the September patch...
Massively Overthinking: Do you ever feel guilty about ‘freeloading’ in a free-to-play MMO?
A few weeks back, Massively OP's Ben Griggs made an observation that I bet some readers can relate to. He mentioned that in his...
Massively Overthinking: The future of WoW and WoW Classic
With WoW Classic finally launched, perfectly capping off the summer with jokes about queueing like it's 2004, we can't help but look to the...
Former Elder Scrolls and Guild Wars franchise composer is accused of sexual assault
The gaming industry is in the midst of its own #MeToo moment, and one of the industry vets who stands accused is popular composer...
Project Gorgon’s latest patch overhauls the shield skill and adds the Fae Realm zone
It's patch season for indie MMO darling Project Gorgon, as a new biome has entered the chat. It's called the Fae Realm.
"A new explorable...
Battle Bards Episode 151: Minions of Mirth
It’s an MMORPG you’ve never heard of. It’s an MMO soundtrack you’ve never heard, period. But as intrepid explorers of the musical unknown, the...
Whatever happened to the Jane Austen MMO Ever, Jane?
Don't worry - Ever, Jane is as fine as ever. But it popped back on our team's radar this week as a game we...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that flirted with permadeath
This month, Dungeons and Dragons Online will be venturing where many MMORPGs have feared to tread: into the realm of officially supported permadeath. The...
Hegemony is a new ‘classic’ MMORPG built using Minecraft
If you're still a bit bummed over Mojang canceling Minecraft's Super Duper Graphics Pack overhaul, then I do have a little bit of good...
Internet spaceship roguelike MMO Lazarus is shutting down
We have a soft spot for plucky indie MMOs like Lazarus, and have been tracking its development since its inception. Described in its infancy...
Into the Super-verse: How Ship of Heroes is winning the superhero race
When it came to the explosion of spiritual successors to City of Heroes, there's definitely something to be said about being first on the...
One Hour One Life’s latest patches craft the sandbox on a ‘grander scale’
Remember indie sandbox MMO One Hour One Life? We covered it last year when it finally popped up on Steam. As pitched, it was...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO with housing do you wish had even better housing?
A weekend or two ago, I finally decided to get a house in Villagers & Heroes. I've been building it up in my mind...
Cyberespionage MMO Spycursion plans a hackable media system with blackmailable journalists
Earlier this spring, I was disappointed by the failed Kickstarter for Spycursion. Defun Games had put up an MMO intended to support a "living...
