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Saga of Lucimia updates its four-year-old grouping manifesto
It's a little strange to consider that Saga of Lucimia has been around in development for four years now, but that's the gestation period...
The Daily Grind: What exactly defines an ‘indie’ MMORPG studio?
Earlier this week, I happened to see a mainstream website refer to ArtCraft as an indie studio, and it jolted me. ArtCraft, as anybody...
Want to try Legends of Aria? We’ve got trial keys just in time for the closed beta 2 launch!
It's a big day for indie MMORPG Legends of Aria, as its second closed beta official kicks off with a server wipe and a...
Perfect Ten: Best MMO debuts by year, 2007-2017
Continuing from my previous column that went back to 1997, I'm going to be running through the second decade of graphical MMORPG launches and...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s PR nightmare
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have noticed that two Guild Wars 2 developers were cut loose last week after a heated Twitter...
It’s starting to look like Valve is trying to murder SteamSpy on purpose
Back in April, Valve announced new supposedly privacy-oriented changes for Steam that had what everyone assumed to be an unintended (and unannounced) side-effect: It...
Square Enix scoops up Boundless, setting it up for a late 2018 launch
It's been a while since we last caught up with Boundless, that quirky voxel sandbox that might be better known by its former title,...
Citadel of Sorcery shuts down after 14 years of development
Chances are that you have never heard of Citadel of Sorcery. MJ, our resident "has played every MMO in the universe" expert, only vaguely...
Project Gorgon brings out catalog golems to help search player shops
One of Project Gorgon's old-school-made-new-again features is the incorporation of player vendors. And while that's all well and good to let players sell their...
Fractured reaches 30k registrations and shows off building mode
As Fractured continues to ramp up to its hopefully successful Kickstarter campaign, interest ramps up from the MMO community about this indie title. The...
Gran Skrea brings an indie sandbox MMO to early access
On the prowl for an undiscovered indie MMORPG these days? You might want to check out Gran Skrea Online, as it just went into...
The Daily Grind: Will you sub to EA’s new ‘Origin Access Premier’ service?
During EA Play this weekend, EA announced Origin Access Premier, its attempt at a subscription service on PC. For $100 a year, you'll basically...
Massively Overthinking: Why is no one meeting the obvious player demand for big MMORPGs?
Massively OP reader ichi_san has a burning question about the state of the industry.
"Lots of people seem to be looking for an MMO they...
Villagers & Heroes’s Midsummer update adds Twilight Vale event zone, buffs monster damage
Crossplatformy indie sandbox MMORPG Villagers & Heroes is building on its May expansion, Wellspring, with another big patch. Where Wellspring buffed the game's existing...
How the best devs are ‘fleeing in droves’ to escape the abusive games industry
My only nephew is something of a math prodigy, and the fact that he wants to be a game designer when he grows up...
Priests bless Project Gorgon’s newest update
Feeling particularly holy -- or at least, interested in medieval medicine? Then grab yourself Project Gorgon's newest skill line, the Priest. This new skill-slash-class...
Ship of Heroes discusses milestones and communication, plus we’ve got new day/night screenies
The transparency that comes with crowdfunded and indie MMORPGs is awesome - when everything is going to plan. But what about when it isn't?...
Legion: The Eternal War’s evil magic pits Elves against Humans
Here's an indie MMORPG that you may not have known about before this week. Legion: The Eternal War is a small title that's been...
Worlds Adrift plans to launch by launching a real-life skyship
If you've been working on a title like Worlds Adrift for years, it's likely that the impending launch will leave you feeling a bit......
Albion Online is coming to Steam on May 16 – check out the latest trailer
Crowdfunded indie PvP sandbox Albion Online officially launched last summer, finding so much initial success that its servers were hammered and it even suffered a round of extortion-centered DDOS attacks before...
