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Choose My Adventure: Farewell to Project Gorgon
Out of all the titles that I've played for Choose My Adventure, Project Gorgon is probably the earliest in its development cycle. It's also,...
Perpetuum Online developer: MMO felt like a ‘no-win scenario’
At the end of the game's life, when the lights are going out and the developers drifting off to different positions, the most interesting...
The Daily Grind: How do we solve the broken MMO dev cycle?
Massively OP reader Yuri has posed us an interesting chicken-or-the-egg question for this morning's Daily Grind. "People got burned on paying for unfinished games and...
Prosperous Universe liberally borrows from Facebook for one of its systems
With so much going on while you attempt to manage your own space economic empire, you're going to need a little help to stay...
The Daily Grind: What skills would you like to see added to MMOs?
One of the features that captivates and draws players to Project Gorgon is the quirky indie MMO's design of infusing the game with a...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon pushes for crowdsourcing and a freemium model
Do you have talent? Then Darkfall: Rise of Agon wants you to chip in and help out -- for pay, of course. The team...
Prosperous Universe expands its team to three, starts to map out the future
It's been a couple of months since we last checked in with Prosperous Universe, the indie economic sandbox set in space. So what has...
The Immortal Rift invites testers to join this month’s closed beta
How about a brand-new indie online RPG to brighten up your playing prospects this spring? Meet The Immortal Rift, a medieval fantasy MMO full...
Video game preservationists attempt to raise $450K to rez Marvel Heroes [Updated]
(We've updated below with MMOBomb's detailed investigation into this Indiegogo - short story, don't go handing over your dough.)
With Marvel Heroes dead and gone,...
Massively Overthinking: What are your criteria for recommending MMOs?
Last week, we got a well-intentioned email from a reader named Rick, who proposed a column in which readers tell us what they are...
David Brevik reveals a new indie title in the vein of Diablo and Terraria
Diablo, Hellgate: London, and Marvel Heroes creator David Brevik has just announced his newest game -- and it's both similar and unlike anything he's...
Linkrealms is sunsetting today
Sad news this morning: Linkrealms is sunsetting, today if our read of the letter sent to players yesterday is correct, since today is the...
Ship of Heroes deep-dives villains and new ‘body-conscious’ female hero costumes
If you cared about the lore in City of Heroes, you were probably pretty attached to certain villain groups, right? Who doesn't remember Circle...
Wall Street firm sees Destiny 2 ‘struggling with player engagement’
Destiny 2 is definitely not riding high in its first year of live operation. Warning signs started to appear late last year, as datamining...
Whatever happened to Ascent: the Space Game, Aura Kingdom, and Fragmented?
Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...
PSA: Darkfall New Dawn is free-to-play right now ahead of next week’s launch
If you've been curious about the indie spinoff Darkfall: New Dawn but aren't sure yet about plunking down pre-order cash, then you'll be interested...
Dauntless maps out its feedback-inspired plans for early 2018
Dauntless is doubtless eyeing Monster Hunter World's launch at the end of the month with trepidation, but the plucky indie dev team is forging...
Camelot Unchained lands $7.5M investment to hasten development: Our chat with Mark Jacobs on funding, VR, and beta one
If you know one thing about indie MMORPG Camelot Unchained, it's that CEO Mark Jacobs appears to dwell perpetually in internet comment sections amiably...
City of Titans drafts volunteer to build metro landmarks
Considering that it's City of Titans and not Prairies of Titans or Lonely Country Road of Titans, it's safe to assume that this indie...
Elite Dangerous drops the first part of Beyond this quarter, with beta launching January 25
We're guessing there are lots of new Elite Dangerous players roaming around now, what with the game having been just 7 bucks on Steam...
